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Indianapolis 500: Champions · Records · Women · Pole-sitters · Rookies · Margins

The pole starters in the Indianapolis 500, with average qualifying speed in mph and finish in the race. The Indianapolis 500 has been won from the pole 20 times (winners in bold).

Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters year-by-year
YearDriverSpeedFinish
2011Alex Tagliani227.47228
2010Helio Castroneves227.9709
2009Helio Castroneves224.8641
2008Scott Dixon226.3661
2007Helio Castroneves225.8173
2006Sam Hornish Jr.228.9851
2005Tony Kanaan227.5668
2004Buddy Rice222.0241
2003Helio Castroneves231.7252
2002Bruno Junqueira231.34231
2001Scott Sharp226.03733
2000Greg Ray223.47133
1999Arie Luyendyk Sr.225.17922
1998Billy Boat223.50323
1997Arie Luyendyk Sr.218.2631
1996a-Tony Stewart233.10024
1995Scott Brayton231.60417
1994Al Unser Jr.228.0111
1993Arie Luyendyk223.9672
1992Roberto Guerrero232.48233
1991Rick Mears224.1131
1990Emerson Fittipaldi225.3013
1989Rick Mears223.88523
1988Rick Mears219.1981
1987Mario Andretti215.3909
1986Rick Mears216.8283
1985Pancho Carter212.58333
1984Tom Sneva210.02916
1983Teo Fabi207.39526
1982Rick Mears207.0042
1981Bobby Unser200.5461
1980Johnny Rutherford192.2561
1979Rick Mears193.7361
1978Tom Sneva202.1562
1977Tom Sneva198.8842
1976Johnny Rutherford188.9571
1975A.J. Foyt193.9763
1974A.J. Foyt191.63215
1973Johnny Rutherford198.4139
1972Bobby Unser195.94030
1971Peter Revson178.6962
1970Al Unser170.2211
1969A.J. Foyt170.5688
1968Joe Leonard171.55912
1967Mario Andretti168.98230
1966Mario Andretti165.88918
1965A.J. Foyt161.23315
1964Jim Clark158.82824
1963Parnelli Jones151.1531
1962Parnelli Jones150.3707
1961Eddie Sachs147.4812
1960Eddie Sachs146.59221
1959Johnny Thomson145.9083
1958Dick Rathmann145.97427
1957Pat O'Connor143.9488
1956Pat Flaherty145.5961
1955Jerry Hoyt140.04531
1954Jack McGrath141.0333
1953Bill Vukovich138.3921
1952Freddie Agabashian138.01027
1951Duke Nalon136.49810
1950Walt Faulkner134.3437
1949Duke Nalon132.93929
1948Rex Mays130.57719
1947Ted Horn126.5643
1946Cliff Bergere126.47116
1941Mauri Rose128.69126
1940Rex Mays127.8502
1939Jimmy Snyder130.1382
1938Floyd Roberts125.6811
1937Bill Cummings123.3436
1936Rex Mays119.64415
1935Rex Mays120.73617
1934Kelly Petillo119.32911
1933Bill Cummings118.52425
1932Lou Moore117.36325
1931Russ Snowberger112.7965
1930Billy Arnold113.2681
1929Cliff Woodbury120.59933
1928Leon Duray122.39119
1927Frank Lockhart120.10018
1926Earl Cooper111.73516
1925Leon Duray113.1966
1924Jimmy Murphy108.0373
1923Tommy Milton108.171
1922Jimmy Murphy100.501
1921Ralph DePalma100.7512
1920Ralph DePalma99.155
1919Rene Thomas104.7811
1916Johnny Aitken96.6915
1915Howdy Wilcox98.907
1914b-Jean Chassagne88.3129
1913b-Caleb Bragg87.3415
1912b-Gil Anderson80.9316
1911c-Lewis Strang29
Note: a-Scott Brayton qualified for the pole at 233.718 but was killed in practice; b-drew pole; c-awarded pole
 

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