• It's a Top-10 but after finishing here fifth last year nothing less than that would really be satisfying because you always want more.

    Ed Carpenter after the 2009 Indianapolis 500

  • That's a good way to lose a championship.

    Tony Kanaan, Kansas 2007

  • My mom hasn't played much of a role in my racing career. In fact, I think she still wants me to join the Coast Guard. But I still love her.

    PJ Chesson on Mothers Day

  • I keep getting asked by Europeans, drivers also, if racing around IMS was boring an' easy. I just want to shake my head and walk away.

    Connor Daly, June 6th 2013, via Twitter

  • Eyes on the starter...

    Tom Carnegie

  • I wasn't thinking, 'That's Eddie [Cheever] and he's in an Infiniti and so I need to beat him.' I was thinking, 'That's Eddie, and I want to kick his ass!'

    Robbie Buhl, after winning at WDW in 2000

  • It's a great feeling. I wouldn't trade it for anything else.

    Sam Hornish Jr. on winning the 90th Indy 500

  • A happy wife is a happy life!

    Scott Dixon on marriage at the Carb Night Burger Bash, 2015

  • You've only seen me smile here.

    Romain Grosjean on being in IndyCar, after the GMR Grand Prix, IMS, May 15th 2021

  • All up it was one of the toughest weekends of my career in ANY form of motorsport, and you can sometimes learn more from your roughest days out there.

    Scott McLaughlin on his Detroit weekend, June15th 2021, Speedcafe.com

  • I have learned more in one week here than I did in my entire Formula One career.

    Jean Alesi, Bump Day, Indy 2012

  • It's just crazy. If I never won another pole, I wouldn't care. Almost.

    James Hinchcliffe on winning the pole for the 100th Indy 500, May 22nd 2016

  • You don't pay me to run second.

    Dan Wheldon to Chip Ganassi, Nashville 2006

  • I wish Beaux Barfield was officiating when I was driving - I'd have gotten a lot less penalties!

    Paul Tracy on lax penalties for avoidable contact, Long Beach 2014

  • This is a huge day for the IndyCar Series and for our sport as a whole, for sure.

    Michael Andretti, February 22nd 2008

  • It was so scary for me. I don't know what else to say. I don't know what happened but it felt like my front and rear wings were upside down.

    Marco Andretti, Kansas 2007

  • I bet you'd love to drive one, you just wouldn't want to crash one!

    Charlie Kimball to Dale Jr. via Twitter, Pocono, August 23rd 2015

  • I've seen this place be absolutely great to me, and I've seen it wrench my heart from my body.

    Dan Wheldon on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

  • We'd love to see Buddy Rice in a car and in the Indy 500, but as best we can tell, no driver has ever qualified for the Indy 500 from their couch.

    TrackSideOnline, May 2009

  • Cheever had a problem with my dad, he had a problem with me, and now he's taking it out on Marco.

    Michael Andretti, Watkins Glen 2006

  • At 220mph friendship, risk and victory become extremely volatile.

    Dan Wheldon

  • The Indianapolis 500 is about the fastest 33 Indy car drivers going for one prize. If they happen to come from America, that's great.

    Tony Stewart, May 2007

  • This track, believe it or not, has done worse to me in the past, and we came back swinging.

    James Hinchcliffe on Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Bump Day, May 19th 2018

  • I've got the Grandfathers Club with Helio and Juan, right?!

    Roger Penske on his older two drivers, motorsport.com, March 22nd 2016

  • I need a nap now.

    Colton Herta on winning his first IndyCar race, COTA, 24th March 2019

  • When you've driven it for a day, you're going to feel naked without it.

    Will Power on testing the Aeroscreen, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, October 2nd 2019

  • Going into Texas with four wheels on the car is pretty exciting!

    Sarah Fisher after the 2009 Indianapolis 500

  • Someone asked me if I win the Indy 500 if I'd still retire? I'd still retire. What better way to go out?

    Danica Patrick on her final race, racing.ap.org, March 7th 2018

  • I'm tired of being nice about it. The fact is, grip created by aerodynamic downforce is our enemy... At the moment, the downforce is so great that it masks the handling and hurts the racing

    Rick Mears on what's wrong with IndyCar, Motorsport.com, October 28th 2015

  • Last season, we lost the championship in the last corner of the last lap of the last race to some other guy.

    Chip Ganassi, Daytona 2008

  • Maybe he should start thinking about driving and stop thinking about dancing because that was a stupid move.

    Tomas Scheckter on Helio Castroneves, Detroit 2007

  • The toughest people out there passing me are my teammates, and I don't get that. I think three of the four of us get what the camaraderie of Andretti Green Racing is.

    Marco Andretti on an unidentified teammate after Milwaukee 2009

  • Some of the drivers roll out this 'safety' word, and suddenly it ties everybody's hands. But those arguments make no sense anyway. Remove downforce and you actually improve safety

    Rick Mears on downforce, Motorsport.com, October 28th 2015

  • I am a connoisseur of information!

    Conor Daly on silly season rumours, Trackside, September 13th 2016

  • You're not going to out-Dixon Dixon!

    James Hinchcliffe on trying to beat Scott Dixon on fuel mileage, during the Bommarito Automative 500, August 27th 2023

  • You know, if you're going to have an example of how not to go about things, this is 100 percent how you would do it.

    Scott Dixon on Alex Palou's contract dispute, Toronto, July 15th 2022

  • Some of the drivers who don't want to do the Indy 500, they just have small balls. I think that's the only explanation.

    Mikhail Aleshin on drivers who are too scared to run the Indy 500, May 16th 2017

  • To finish first you must first finish.

    Rick Mears

  • My picture isn't everywhere, but people recognize me. I'm telling you, it's the nose.

    Tony Kanaan, May 2007

  • I was a craft beer and a wallet chain away from being a hipster!

    James Hinchcliffe on beard growth, Tim and Sid's Plays of the Week, September 14th 2015

  • The Indy 500 was the defining stage of my career.

    Mario Andretti

  • It looks so easy when you watch it on TV, but it's not.

    Franck Perera on racing ovals, Homestead 2008

  • I wish I could get my deadbeat family to participate.

    Kurt St. Angelo on the IndyCarFanZone fantasy league, Twitter, September 14th 2022

  • I was just hanging back there waiting for someone to make a mistake and it turned out to be me!

    Colton Herta on the final restart, Road America, June 12th 2022

  • When I saw he was slowing down, I have to say it was a relief. I thought, 'Now we can finally unleash the beast inside and go for the win.'

    Simon Pagenaud on Will Power's misfortune at Sonoma, ESPN.com, September 18th 2016

  • If someone said choose one race to win, just one, and that was the only race you ever got to win, it would be the Indy 500.

    Jack Harvey on the Indianapolis 500, indianapolismotorspeedway.com, February 21st 2019

  • Everyone wants to pick a fight with me. Whatever.

    Sage Karam on everyone wanting to pick a fight with him, IndyStar.com, August 3rd 2015

  • Downforce is the enemy of racing.

    Rick Mears, Motorsport.com, September 15th 2016

  • I sometimes think that Graham doesn't have the right filter for this Sport!

    Curt Cavin on Graham Rahal speaking his mind, Traxkaide, May 23rd 2023

  • And here comes Max Crappis into the pits!

    Paul Page, Michigan '99

Driver Statistics

These statistics are calculated from data compiled by IndyCarFanZone since the first race of the 2010 IndyCar season.

Currently Active Drivers
Driver Total
Events
Points Value
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
Scott Dixon 224 0 35.5 105 $250000 $332609 $390000
Alex Palou 60 0 33.9 85 $290000 $320917 $335000
Will Power 224 0 33.3 108 $250000 $331585 $390000
Josef Newgarden 190 0 31.7 111 $250000 $314711 $335000
Patricio O'Ward 68 0 30.8 91 $275000 $315000 $330000
Alexander Rossi 127 0 29.1 124 $250000 $315197 $335000
Colton Herta 78 0 27.2 104 $275000 $313654 $325000
Scott McLaughlin 52 0 26.4 71 $300000 $316346 $330000
Marcus Ericsson 77 0 25.9 109 $270000 $314351 $325000
Graham Rahal 220 0 24.4 107 $250000 $311795 $340000
Felix Rosenqvist 76 0 22.6 69 $270000 $311776 $320000
Rinus VeeKay 59 5 21.6 60 $290000 $308136 $330000
Christian Lundgaard 36 0 20.7 54 $295000 $306667 $315000
Santino Ferrucci 57 0 20.3 65 $280000 $303509 $315000
Romain Grosjean 48 0 19.2 48 $300000 $311469 $320500
Jack Harvey 79 0 17.8 52 $250000 $300000 $315000
Marcus Armstrong 13 5 17.3 26 $295000 $302308 $310000
Kyffin Simpson 2 16 16.0 16 $310000 $310000 $310000
Kyle Kirkwood 36 0 15.8 54 $295000 $306944 $320000
Callum Ilott 38 0 14.1 37 $295000 $304211 $310000
Pietro Fittipaldi 11 0 14.0 28 $280000 $292273 $305000
Agustin Canapino 19 0 10.7 19 $300000 $302895 $305000
Linus Lundqvist 6 5 10.6 18 $300000 $304167 $310000
Christian Rasmussen 2 9 9.0 9 $295000 $295000 $295000
Sting Ray Robb 19 0 8.4 18 $295000 $299211 $300000
Colin Braun 2 8 8.0 8 $295000 $295000 $295000
Tom Blomqvist 5 5 7.3 13 $295000 $296000 $300000
Currently Inactive Drivers
Driver Total
Races
Points Value
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
Kurt Busch 2 0 40.0 80 $300000 $300000 $300000
Juan Pablo Montoya 57 0 32.1 102 $250000 $319649 $350000
Dario Franchitti 64 5 30.9 70 $310000 $346352 $395000
Simon Pagenaud 183 0 30.1 112 $250000 $316585 $335000
Robert Wickens 15 8 29.4 54 $250000 $303667 $315000
Helio Castroneves 179 0 27.1 118 $250000 $324022 $385000
Ryan Hunter-Reay 199 0 27.0 126 $250000 $317538 $355000
Carlos Munoz 71 0 26.2 115 $250000 $301620 $320000
Ryan Briscoe 78 0 25.4 64 $290000 $330449 $385000
Tony Kanaan 176 0 25.1 101 $250000 $317955 $360000
James Hinchcliffe 155 0 24.5 95 $250000 $308065 $330000
Dan Wheldon 19 10 23.9 50 $300000 $303684 $320000
Sebastien Bourdais 150 0 23.3 76 $250000 $303467 $325000
Marco Andretti 179 0 23.0 103 $250000 $309958 $335000
Mikhail Aleshin 44 0 22.7 55 $285000 $301023 $315000
Justin Wilson 83 0 22.3 67 $250000 $303494 $335000
Ed Carpenter 104 0 22.1 92 $250000 $298173 $340000
Oriol Servia 61 0 21.9 60 $250000 $299918 $330000
Fernando Alonso 4 0 21.7 47 $300000 $303750 $315000
Mike Conway 48 5 21.6 92 $260000 $294167 $325000
Charlie Kimball 151 0 21.1 78 $250000 $296060 $325000
Takuma Sato 210 0 21.0 137 $230000 $299500 $325000
Oliver Askew 12 5 20.9 64 $290000 $296667 $305000
J.R. Hildebrand 77 0 20.4 76 $240000 $294156 $320000
Danica Patrick 35 12 20.4 40 $250000 $298286 $340000
Rubens Barrichello 15 10 19.4 32 $300000 $302000 $310000
Ed Jones 62 0 19.1 93 $250000 $302661 $315000
Christian Lundgaard 1 19 19.0 19 $290000 $290000 $290000
Spencer Pigot 58 0 18.9 40 $250000 $299655 $335000
Townsend Bell 12 0 18.8 55 $250000 $295000 $320000
Rodolfo Gonzalez 5 10 18.8 44 $265000 $277000 $290000
Gabby Chavez 39 0 18.7 53 $250000 $290769 $310000
Zach Veach 44 0 18.4 48 $250000 $295682 $310000
Conor Daly 103 0 18.2 69 $250000 $301602 $320000
Jack Hawksworth 48 0 18.1 63 $250000 $294896 $310000
Alex Tagliani 67 0 17.9 34 $250000 $297164 $350000
Carlos Huertas 21 0 17.8 58 $250000 $290238 $310000
Luca Filippi 19 0 17.5 41 $270000 $292368 $310000
Vitor Meira 33 10 17.4 30 $240000 $272424 $285000
Mario Moraes 17 10 17.2 30 $270000 $274706 $290000
Tristan Vautier 27 9 17.2 45 $260000 $288519 $320000
Buddy Rice 2 12 17.0 22 $300000 $300000 $300000
EJ Viso 65 7 16.9 46 $260000 $278385 $320000
David Malukas 34 0 16.8 42 $295000 $304706 $310000
Max Chilton 83 0 16.7 86 $250000 $300361 $315000
Raphael Matos 21 10 16.3 32 $260000 $276429 $310000
James Jakes 64 5 15.9 62 $250000 $279922 $320000
John Andretti 3 12 15.7 22 $240000 $253333 $270000
Paul Tracy 11 10 15.6 28 $270000 $290000 $310000
Simona De Silvestro 75 0 15.6 60 $230000 $279020 $320000
Matheus Leist 34 0 15.6 34 $250000 $287500 $300000
Sage Karam 30 0 15.6 57 $250000 $293667 $300000
Wade Cunningham 4 10 15.5 26 $250000 $261250 $270000
Sebastian Saavedra 65 0 15.5 38 $230000 $282462 $320000
Tomas Scheckter 9 10 15.2 24 $260000 $273333 $285000
Esteban Gutierrez 6 8 15.2 27 $280000 $290833 $295000
Alex Lloyd 22 10 15.0 35 $250000 $261591 $280000
Bertrand Baguette 17 10 14.9 26 $230000 $242353 $280000
James Davison 12 0 14.8 36 $250000 $282500 $300000
Zachary Claman De Melo 11 7 14.8 26 $250000 $277727 $290000
Hideki Mutoh 18 12 14.6 18 $250000 $267222 $320000
Jacques Villeneuve 2 0 14.5 29 $285000 $292500 $300000
Jordan King 14 0 14.4 34 $250000 $281786 $300000
Car #98 Barracuda Racing 1 14 14.0 14 $285000 $285000 $285000
Mario Romancini 10 12 13.6 20 $220000 $242000 $260000
Stefano Coletti 16 6 13.5 29 $250000 $282188 $295000
Giorgio Pantano 4 10 13.3 16 $250000 $253750 $265000
A.J. Allmendinger 7 0 13.2 37 $280000 $292143 $320000
Pippa Mann 24 0 13.1 33 $250000 $284583 $320000
Sarah Fisher 7 12 13.1 15 $240000 $244286 $250000
Adam Carroll 2 12 13.0 14 $240000 $240000 $240000
Jay Howard 10 10 12.9 24 $230000 $260000 $300000
Ana Beatriz 28 5 12.8 19 $240000 $256071 $320000
Bruno Junqueira 2 12 12.5 13 $275000 $275000 $275000
Matt Brabham 3 0 12.3 23 $280000 $288333 $300000
Rene Binder 5 8 12.2 17 $280000 $285000 $290000
Roger Yasukawa 2 12 12.0 12 $250000 $250000 $250000
Davey Hamilton 4 10 12.0 14 $250000 $267500 $280000
Car #18 Dale Coyne Racing 2 11 11.5 12 $285000 $292500 $300000
Jimmie Johnson 28 0 11.5 50 $290000 $299643 $315000
Alfonso Celis Jr. 2 10 11.5 13 $275000 $280000 $285000
Milka Duno 16 10 11.4 12 $220000 $231250 $240000
Katherine Legge 13 0 11.3 22 $260000 $269615 $305000
Devlin DeFrancesco 34 0 11.3 28 $290000 $301765 $310000
RC Enerson 7 0 11.1 22 $285000 $294286 $300000
Martin Plowman 5 0 11.0 19 $250000 $270000 $300000
Bryan Clauson 5 0 10.3 21 $250000 $277000 $300000
Michel Jourdain 2 10 10.0 10 $260000 $290000 $320000
Ho-Pin Tung 1 10 10.0 10 $250000 $250000 $250000
Jean Alesi 1 10 10.0 10 $260000 $260000 $260000
Joao Paulo de Oliveira 1 10 10.0 10 $240000 $240000 $240000
Dillon Battistini 1 10 10.0 10 $250000 $250000 $250000
Ryan Norman 1 10 10.0 10 $295000 $295000 $295000
Stefan Wilson 10 0 9.9 31 $250000 $286000 $300000
Kyle Kaiser 8 0 9.6 14 $250000 $280000 $300000
Dalton Kellett 37 0 9.4 20 $290000 $297297 $305000
Juri Vips 2 6 9.0 12 $295000 $295000 $295000
Francesco Dracone 7 7 8.9 12 $240000 $257143 $265000
Cody Ware 3 5 8.7 11 $290000 $291667 $295000
Tetiana Calderon 7 5 8.3 16 $290000 $290714 $295000
Franck Montagny 1 8 8.0 8 $270000 $270000 $270000
Lucas Luhr 2 8 8.0 8 $270000 $270000 $270000
Benjamin Pedersen 17 0 7.6 15 $295000 $300882 $305000
Buddy Lazier 9 0 7.5 14 $250000 $291667 $320000
Ben Hanley 6 0 7.5 14 $270000 $290833 $300000
Kevin Magnussen 1 7 7.0 7 $300000 $300000 $300000
RC Enerson 1 0 0.0 0 $300000 $300000 $300000
Felipe Nasr 1 0 0.0 0 $290000 $290000 $290000
Robert Doornbos 1 $270000 $270000 $270000
Car #40 Ed Carpenter Racing 1 $320000 $320000 $320000
Car #99 Schmidt Peterson 1 $320000 $320000 $320000