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'''Previous winners:''' | '''Previous winners:''' |
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The Indianapolis 500 is an American race for automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. This race gives its name to the "Indy Car" class of racecars.
Janet Guthrie became the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 on May 29, 1977.
Previous winners:
- 1911 - Ray Harroun
- 1912 - Joe Dawson
- 1913 - Jules Goux
- 1914 - Rene Thomas
- 1915 - Ralph DePalma
- 1916 - Dario Resta
- 1919 - Howdy Wilcox
- 1920 - Gaston Chevrolet
- 1921 - Tommy Milton
- 1922 - Jimmy Murphy
- 1923 - Tommy Milton
- 1924 - Lora L. Corum & Joe Boyer
- 1925 - Peter DePaolo
- 1926 - Frank Lockhart
- 1927 - George Souders
- 1928 - Louis Meyer
- 1929 - Ray Keech
- 1930 - Billy Arnold
- 1931 - Louis Schnieder
- 1932 - Fred Frame
- 1933 - Louis Meyer
- 1934 - Bill Cummings
- 1935 - Kelly Petillo
- 1936 - Louis Meyer
- 1937 - Wilbur Shaw
- 1938 - Floyd Roberts
- 1939 - Wilbur Shaw
- 1940 - Wilbur Shaw
- 1941 - Floyd Davis & Mauri Rose
- 1946 - George Robson
- 1947 - Mauri Rose
- 1948 - Mauri Rose
- 1949 - Bill Holland
- 1950 - Johnnie Parsons
- 1951 - Lee Wallard
- 1952 - Troy Ruttman
- 1953 - Bill Vukovich
- 1954 - Bill Vukovich
- 1955 - Bob Sweikert
- 1956 - Pat Flaherty
- 1957 - Sam Hanks
- 1958 - Jimmy Bryan
- 1959 - Rodger Ward
- 1960 - Jim Rathmann
- 1961 - A.J. Foyt
- 1962 - Rodger Ward
- 1963 - Parnelli Jones
- 1964 - A.J. Foyt
- 1965 - Jimmy Clark
- 1966 - Graham Hill
- 1967 - A.J. Foyt
- 1968 - Bobby Unser
- 1969 - Mario Andretti
- 1970 - Al Unser, Sr.
- 1971 - Al Unser, Sr.
- 1972 - Mark Donohue
- 1973 - Gordon Johncock
- 1974 - Johnny Rutherford
- 1975 - Bobby Unser
- 1976 - Johnny Rutherford
- 1977 - A.J. Foyt
- 1978 - Al Unser, Sr.
- 1979 - Rick Mears
- 1980 - Johnny Rutherford
- 1981 - Bobby Unser
- 1982 - Gordon Johncock
- 1983 - Tom Sneva
- 1984 - Rick Mears
- 1985 - Danny Sullivan
- 1986 - Bobby Rahal
- 1987 - Al Unser, Sr.
- 1988 - Rick Mears
- 1989 - Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1990 - Arie Luyendyk
- 1991 - Rick Mears
- 1992 - Al Unser, Jr.
- 1993 - Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1994 - Al Unser, Jr.
- 1995 - Jacques Villeneuve
- 1996 - Buddy Lazier
- 1997 - Arie Luyendyk
- 1998 - Eddie Cheever, Jr.
- 1999 - Kenny Brack
- 2000 - Juan Montoya
- 2001 - Helio Castroneves
- 2002 - Helio Castroneves
Winners of the Indianapolis 500 not born in the United States:
- Brazil:
- 1989 & 1993 -- Emerson Fittipaldi
- Canada
- 1995 -- Jacques Villeneuve
- Colombia
- 2000 -- Juan Montoya
- England:
- 1946 -- George Robson
- 1966 -- Graham Hill
- France:
- 1913 -- Jules Goux
- 1914 -- René Thomas
- 1920 -- Gaston Chevrolet
- Italy:
- 1915 -- Ralph DePalma
- 1916 -- Dario Resta
- 1969 -- Mario Andretti
- Netherlands:
- 1990 & 1997 -- Arie Luyendyk
- Sweden:
- 1999 -- Kenny Brack
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