• "Many people always ask me why I sign off 'Until we meet again.' Because goodbye is so final. Goodbye, Dan Wheldon."

    Marty Reid, Las Vegas, October 16th 2011

  • Now it's obvious we were too conservative, we should have just gone for it

    Eric Bachelart, Indy 500 Bump Day 2009

  • I think this is something that will really change the complexion of the sport for a long time to come, so this is big

    Jay Frye on the Aeroscreen, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, October 2nd 2019

  • I think it's is a long putt, so I think we're safe for a while.

    Roger Penske on the possibility of F1 returning to Long Beach, April 2014

  • I think Danica's pretty aggressive in our cars. I mean, you know especially if you catch her at the right time of the month, she might be trading plenty of paint out there!

    Ed Carpenter, July 2006

  • You don't pay me to run second.

    Dan Wheldon to Chip Ganassi, Nashville 2006

  • 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

  • What makes IndyCar racing so good is there's not much you can do on your car to differentiate it from the others. It's only dampers, third springs. There's the aero with the aero kits – and hopefully those are going away.

    Bobby Rahal on the benefits of a spec series, Racer.com, May 18th 2016

  • 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

  • As a past driver, I'd answer the phone if Roger or Chip called...

    Sarah Fisher on keeping Josef Newgarden in her team, Racer.com, August 3rd 2015

  • ...one of the things that has always been wrong with that theory that NASCAR is the enemy... and they are... is because the people at NASCAR need to protect NASCAR.

    Curt Cavin on Trackside, May 13th 2010

  • I think the IRL has been poised for a long time to be discovered by a lot of people.

    Chip Ganassi

  • Helio lives for this. This is his passion. He loves Indy.

    Simon Pagenaud, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 15th 2018

  • You don't get too many times like that at the Indy 500 where you're out there and you have a chance to win the race right in front of everybody on the last lap.

    Sam Hornish Jr, Indy 2006

  • The track is narrower than I thought! You watch the television and you see three cars alongside on the main straight - now I am in the car on the main straight and it's hard to imagine how you can fit three cars there at speed.

    Fernando Alonso after his first test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 3rd 2017

  • I'd have finished my career very disappointed had I not won the Indy 500. It's an amazing feeling and an amazing event.

    Will Power on winning the 102nd Indy 500, racer.com, August 7th 2018

  • Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug. And sometimes you have an air gun failure.

    Simon Pagenaud on equipment issues, St Petersburg, March 11th 2018

  • If you run around in the back with the squirrels, you're bound to get your nuts cracked.

    PJ Chesson

  • The last I looked, I earned the label of Indy 500 champion; those lobbing unfounded accusations at me have not.

    Eddie Cheever Jr. after Watkins Glen 06

  • You've only seen me smile here.

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

  • I've never been so happy to be in last place.

    Ryan Hunter Reay, Indy 500 Bump Day 2009

  • To finish first you must first finish.

    Rick Mears

  • He said its the best team out there. If its the best team, he shouldn't have a problem.

    Chip Ganassi on whether he'd allow Jaun Pablo Montoya to test for Penske, Houston, October 2013

  • I'm throwing this one out to Dan. This is his hometown, this is his car.

    James Hinchcliffe after his first career victory, St. Petersburg, March 24th 2013

  • Andy Granatelli for as much as he put into the sport, especially at Indianapolis. I had to deal with that big kiss. I can still smell the garlic.

    Mario Andretti on Andy Granatelli after the 1969 Indianapolis 500

  • That's the kind of incident that leaves skidmarks *inside* the cockpit!

    Tom Sneva

  • Downforce is the enemy of racing.

    Rick Mears, Motorsport.com, September 15th 2016

  • And here comes Max Crappis into the pits!

    Paul Page, Michigan '99

  • It's always sad to be out of a race but I'm happy that I walked away; it was a nasty, nasty crash.

    Tony Kanaan at the 2009 Indianapolis 500

  • I need a nap now.

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

  • We'll be fine. I'll take them to Six Flags tomorrow and we'll all be fine.

    Tony Kanaan on Marco & Danica, June 2009 at Texas Motor Speedway

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

    Dan Wheldon

  • Without the IRL, a lot of guys would never have been able to show what they can do.

    Tony Stewart, May 2007

  • When Will was going off on Versus, I was cracking up. I was like, man, I didn't know you could talk like that! And I never knew you could say 'wanker' on TV, but that's my new word for now on... so I guess something good did come out of Toronto!

    Tony Kanaan on Will Power, Toronto, July 2011

  • You don't gotta win by five seconds - you just gotta win.

    Tony Kanaan, Motegi 2007

  • Pounding down toward the yard of bricks...

    Tom Carnegie

  • I think Briscoe and I had a pretty good race going on, but we got what we got.

    Scott Dixon on losing the race and the championship, Homestead 2009

  • I hope all the fans out there were as excited about that race as I am. It was awesome doing so much passing. Racing can't get any better!

    Graham Rahal on the Kentucky 300, August 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 told him I'd follow him anywhere he went, as long as it was on the racetrack.

    Sam Hornish Jr on Tomas Scheckter, Texas 2005

  • Now they've got competition and they are not talking about winning. I feel like they want to sit around and hold hands and sing. I want to win.

    Chip Ganassi on Honda, St Petersberg, March 23rd 2013

  • If we're not racing hard, we're not racing.

    Tony Kanaan, St Pete's 2007

  • Well, the elephant in the room is the aero kits.

    Marco Andretti on why the Honda teams were struggling, Barber, April 27th 2015

  • You need to learn how to f***ing count.

    Arie Luyendyk, Texas '97

  • The day started when I walked into Gasoline Alley and saw the grandstands. It was my first time here on race day and it was quite unbelievable.

    Alex Tagliani on the 2009 Indianapolis 500

  • If I have to race until I am 86 years old, I am going to race until I win another Indianapolis 500.

    Dan Wheldon after finishing 2nd in the 2010 Indianapolis 500

  • We won a 500-mile race - not the right one, but we won a 500-miler...

    Will Power on the 2016 season, ESPN.com, September 18th 2016

  • Hope you're all snug in your beds, while Indycars dance in your head...

    Simon Pagenaud on insomnia, Twitter, 4:31 AM, July 23rd 2019

  • That was for the team.

    Tony Kanaan, Fontana 2005

  • If he thinks I'm not going to remember that, HE'S CRAZY!

    Danica Patrick on Dan Wheldon, Milwaukee 2007

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 238 0 35.2 105 $250000 $332330 $390000
Will Power 238 0 33.3 108 $250000 $331303 $390000
Alex Palou 74 0 34.5 85 $290000 $322500 $335000
Scott McLaughlin 66 0 27.9 90 $300000 $318333 $330000
Patricio O'Ward 82 0 30.7 91 $275000 $316707 $330000
Alexander Rossi 141 0 28.8 124 $250000 $315674 $335000
Josef Newgarden 204 0 31.3 111 $250000 $315613 $335000
Colton Herta 92 0 28.3 104 $275000 $315163 $330000
Marcus Ericsson 91 0 25.1 109 $270000 $314835 $325000
Felix Rosenqvist 90 0 22.2 69 $270000 $313000 $320000
Graham Rahal 234 0 24.0 107 $250000 $311645 $340000
Romain Grosjean 62 0 19.0 48 $300000 $311298 $320500
Kyle Kirkwood 50 0 19.5 54 $295000 $310600 $320000
Rinus VeeKay 73 5 21.3 60 $290000 $308699 $330000
Christian Lundgaard 50 0 20.9 54 $295000 $308400 $315000
Kyffin Simpson 16 5 12.1 28 $305000 $307188 $310000
Marcus Armstrong 27 5 19.3 35 $295000 $306667 $315000
David Malukas 42 0 17.1 42 $295000 $306429 $320000
Linus Lundqvist 20 5 17.1 39 $300000 $305750 $310000
Santino Ferrucci 71 0 21.2 65 $280000 $305141 $315000
Nolan Siegel 9 9 16.3 34 $305000 $305000 $305000
Conor Daly 108 0 18.4 69 $250000 $301759 $320000
Jack Harvey 91 0 17.0 52 $250000 $300659 $315000
Sting Ray Robb 33 0 10.4 24 $295000 $299545 $305000
Christian Rasmussen 14 5 12.6 33 $295000 $296429 $300000
Pietro Fittipaldi 25 0 13.0 28 $280000 $294400 $305000
Katherine Legge 18 0 11.6 27 $260000 $277778 $305000
Currently Inactive Drivers
Driver Total
Races
Points Value
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
Dario Franchitti 64 5 30.9 70 $310000 $346352 $395000
Ryan Briscoe 78 0 25.4 64 $290000 $330449 $385000
Helio Castroneves 182 0 26.8 118 $250000 $323791 $385000
Car #40 Ed Carpenter Racing 1 $320000 $320000 $320000
Car #99 Schmidt Peterson 1 $320000 $320000 $320000
Juan Pablo Montoya 57 0 32.1 102 $250000 $319649 $350000
Tony Kanaan 176 0 25.1 101 $250000 $317955 $360000
Ryan Hunter-Reay 200 0 26.9 126 $250000 $317500 $355000
Simon Pagenaud 183 0 30.1 112 $250000 $316585 $335000
Kyle Larson 1 21 21.0 21 $315000 $315000 $315000
Marco Andretti 180 0 22.9 103 $250000 $309958 $335000
Theo Pourchaire 5 8 15.0 20 $305000 $309000 $310000
James Hinchcliffe 155 0 24.5 95 $250000 $308065 $330000
Callum Ilott 39 0 14.3 37 $295000 $304359 $310000
Fernando Alonso 4 0 21.7 47 $300000 $303750 $315000
Dan Wheldon 19 10 23.9 50 $300000 $303684 $320000
Robert Wickens 15 8 29.4 54 $250000 $303667 $315000
Justin Wilson 83 0 22.3 67 $250000 $303494 $335000
Sebastien Bourdais 150 0 23.3 76 $250000 $303467 $325000
Agustin Canapino 30 0 10.7 19 $300000 $303167 $305000
Ed Jones 62 0 19.1 93 $250000 $302661 $315000
Rubens Barrichello 15 10 19.4 32 $300000 $302000 $310000
Devlin DeFrancesco 34 0 11.3 28 $290000 $301765 $310000
Carlos Munoz 71 0 26.2 115 $250000 $301620 $320000
Mikhail Aleshin 44 0 22.7 55 $285000 $301023 $315000
Benjamin Pedersen 17 0 7.6 15 $295000 $300882 $305000
Max Chilton 83 0 16.7 86 $250000 $300361 $315000
Buddy Rice 2 12 17.0 22 $300000 $300000 $300000
RC Enerson 1 0 0.0 0 $300000 $300000 $300000
Kevin Magnussen 1 7 7.0 7 $300000 $300000 $300000
Kurt Busch 2 0 40.0 80 $300000 $300000 $300000
Oriol Servia 61 0 21.9 60 $250000 $299918 $330000
Spencer Pigot 58 0 18.9 40 $250000 $299655 $335000
Takuma Sato 212 0 20.8 137 $230000 $299646 $325000
Jimmie Johnson 28 0 11.5 50 $290000 $299643 $315000
Ed Carpenter 106 0 22.0 92 $250000 $298396 $340000
Danica Patrick 35 12 20.4 40 $250000 $298286 $340000
Christian Lundgaard 2 19 29.5 40 $290000 $297500 $305000
Dalton Kellett 37 0 9.4 20 $290000 $297297 $305000
Tom Blomqvist 9 5 7.8 15 $295000 $297222 $300000
Alex Tagliani 67 0 17.9 34 $250000 $297164 $350000
Oliver Askew 12 5 20.9 64 $290000 $296667 $305000
Charlie Kimball 151 0 21.1 78 $250000 $296060 $325000
Zach Veach 44 0 18.4 48 $250000 $295682 $310000
Colin Braun 2 10 10.0 10 $295000 $295000 $295000
Townsend Bell 12 0 18.8 55 $250000 $295000 $320000
Luca Ghiotto 4 5 6.8 9 $295000 $295000 $295000
Juri Vips 3 6 9.7 12 $295000 $295000 $295000
Toby Sowery 3 13 15.0 17 $295000 $295000 $295000
Hunter McElrea 1 6 6.0 6 $295000 $295000 $295000
Ryan Norman 1 10 10.0 10 $295000 $295000 $295000
Jack Hawksworth 48 0 18.1 63 $250000 $294896 $310000
RC Enerson 7 0 11.1 22 $285000 $294286 $300000
Mike Conway 48 5 21.6 92 $260000 $294167 $325000
J.R. Hildebrand 77 0 20.4 76 $240000 $294156 $320000
Sage Karam 30 0 15.6 57 $250000 $293667 $300000
Jacques Villeneuve 2 0 14.5 29 $285000 $292500 $300000
Car #18 Dale Coyne Racing 2 11 11.5 12 $285000 $292500 $300000
Luca Filippi 19 0 17.5 41 $270000 $292368 $310000
A.J. Allmendinger 7 0 13.2 37 $280000 $292143 $320000
Buddy Lazier 9 0 7.5 14 $250000 $291667 $320000
Cody Ware 3 5 8.7 11 $290000 $291667 $295000
Ben Hanley 6 0 7.5 14 $270000 $290833 $300000
Esteban Gutierrez 6 8 15.2 27 $280000 $290833 $295000
Gabby Chavez 39 0 18.7 53 $250000 $290769 $310000
Tetiana Calderon 7 5 8.3 16 $290000 $290714 $295000
Carlos Huertas 21 0 17.8 58 $250000 $290238 $310000
Paul Tracy 11 10 15.6 28 $270000 $290000 $310000
Michel Jourdain 2 10 10.0 10 $260000 $290000 $320000
Felipe Nasr 1 0 0.0 0 $290000 $290000 $290000
Tristan Vautier 28 9 17.0 45 $260000 $288750 $320000
Matt Brabham 3 0 12.3 23 $280000 $288333 $300000
Matheus Leist 34 0 15.6 34 $250000 $287500 $300000
Stefan Wilson 10 0 9.9 31 $250000 $286000 $300000
Rene Binder 5 8 12.2 17 $280000 $285000 $290000
Car #98 Barracuda Racing 1 14 14.0 14 $285000 $285000 $285000
Pippa Mann 24 0 13.1 33 $250000 $284583 $320000
James Davison 12 0 14.8 36 $250000 $282500 $300000
Sebastian Saavedra 65 0 15.5 38 $230000 $282462 $320000
Stefano Coletti 16 6 13.5 29 $250000 $282188 $295000
Jordan King 14 0 14.4 34 $250000 $281786 $300000
Kyle Kaiser 8 0 9.6 14 $250000 $280000 $300000
Alfonso Celis Jr. 2 10 11.5 13 $275000 $280000 $285000
James Jakes 64 5 15.9 62 $250000 $279922 $320000
Simona De Silvestro 75 0 15.6 60 $230000 $279020 $320000
EJ Viso 65 7 16.9 46 $260000 $278385 $320000
Zachary Claman De Melo 11 7 14.8 26 $250000 $277727 $290000
Rodolfo Gonzalez 5 10 18.8 44 $265000 $277000 $290000
Bryan Clauson 5 0 10.3 21 $250000 $277000 $300000
Raphael Matos 21 10 16.3 32 $260000 $276429 $310000
Bruno Junqueira 2 12 12.5 13 $275000 $275000 $275000
Mario Moraes 17 10 17.2 30 $270000 $274706 $290000
Tomas Scheckter 9 10 15.2 24 $260000 $273333 $285000
Vitor Meira 33 10 17.4 30 $240000 $272424 $285000
Martin Plowman 5 0 11.0 19 $250000 $270000 $300000
Franck Montagny 1 8 8.0 8 $270000 $270000 $270000
Lucas Luhr 2 8 8.0 8 $270000 $270000 $270000
Robert Doornbos 1 $270000 $270000 $270000
Davey Hamilton 4 10 12.0 14 $250000 $267500 $280000
Hideki Mutoh 18 12 14.6 18 $250000 $267222 $320000
Alex Lloyd 22 10 15.0 35 $250000 $261591 $280000
Wade Cunningham 4 10 15.5 26 $250000 $261250 $270000
Jay Howard 10 10 12.9 24 $230000 $260000 $300000
Jean Alesi 1 10 10.0 10 $260000 $260000 $260000
Francesco Dracone 7 7 8.9 12 $240000 $257143 $265000
Ana Beatriz 28 5 12.8 19 $240000 $256071 $320000
Giorgio Pantano 4 10 13.3 16 $250000 $253750 $265000
John Andretti 3 12 15.7 22 $240000 $253333 $270000
Roger Yasukawa 2 12 12.0 12 $250000 $250000 $250000
Ho-Pin Tung 1 10 10.0 10 $250000 $250000 $250000
Dillon Battistini 1 10 10.0 10 $250000 $250000 $250000
Sarah Fisher 7 12 13.1 15 $240000 $244286 $250000
Bertrand Baguette 17 10 14.9 26 $230000 $242353 $280000
Mario Romancini 10 12 13.6 20 $220000 $242000 $260000
Adam Carroll 2 12 13.0 14 $240000 $240000 $240000
Joao Paulo de Oliveira 1 10 10.0 10 $240000 $240000 $240000
Milka Duno 16 10 11.4 12 $220000 $231250 $240000