• The walls are white, the track is grey, the grass is green, and the sky is blue... your job is to keep them all where they belong.

    Johnny Rutherford's advice to Indy 500 rookies

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

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

  • Wild thought. This 18th Indy 500 means I've been in IndyCar for exactly half of my life. 👀😅

    Marco Andretti on getting older, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 18th 2023, via Twitter

  • Patience is a virtue... and someone wasn't very virtuous today.

    James Hinchcliffe on an unnamed driver, Long Beach 2014

  • I'm a moving chicane out here!

    Juan Pablo Montoya, lap 42 at St Pete's, March 30th 2014

  • If you're an open-wheel racer and not at Indy in May, you're not really a race car driver. You just think you are.

    Eddie Cheever

  • 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

  • This is a great decision by IndyCar. Plus it gives me another month to get ready.

    Jimmie Johnson on the 2021 season opener being delayed, via Twitter, January 6th 2021

  • The minute he got in front of me, he slowed down half-a-second a lap because he knows I'm fighting him for the championship and he was out of the race. It's probably the most unsportsmanlike thing I've ever seen on the racetrack, apart from shunting someone into a wall.

    Wade Cunningham on Sebastien Saavedra, Iowa 2009

  • I remember the first year I raced here, I took pictures of the entrance. I was taking pictures. I hoped one day to race here in May.

    Fernando Alonso on Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 3rd 2017

  • You won't believe it!

    Tom Carnegie

  • Gentlemen, start your engines.

    Wilbur Shaw

  • 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

  • The things that play on your mind the most are the ones that just got away.

    Buddy Lazier on the Indy 500

  • Will he get through? Where is he? Where is he? There he is!

    Tom Carnegie on A.J. Foyt, 1967

  • I was going good but then I slipped in my own drool.

    Helio Castroneves on the return to road courses

  • I love this championship and everything it represents. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to be here. I wouldn't want to have it any other way.

    Alexander Rossi on IndyCar, The Indy Star, September 14th 2018

  • There is nothing like winning the Indianapolis 500 and fortunately I was able to do so.

    Eddie Cheever Jr.

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

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

  • 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

  • He's grounded.

    Bryan Herta to Marco Andretti on Colton Herta knocking Marco out of P1 in final practice, Long Beach, April 14th 2019

  • It's like a reunion to come back here every May. I've never retired. I always say, "I'm not done yet."

    Parnelli Jones, Indy 2007

  • Off to heat yoga with @PitFitTraining. Gonna be sweating like a rapist.

    Tomas Scheckter showing his class on Twitter, April 6th 2011

  • 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

  • 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

  • She was acting like a spoiled brat. I don't respect that. I tried to step away. She kept grabbing on me like a dog that wanted to bite my ankles.

    Dan Wheldon on Danica Patrick, June 2007

  • To finish first you must first finish.

    Rick Mears

  • 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

  • Having raced all over the planet, I would say that IndyCar is the toughest beast yet to master for me.

    Felix Rosenqvist, Motorsports.com, September 17th 2019

  • The race that made the IRL famous!

    Eddie Gossage on the Bombardier Lear Jet 500, May 2009

  • Rick Mears is a great race car driver. Hopefully I have plenty of years to try to earn his respect again.

    Tony Kanaan, Detroit 2007

  • If we're racing on Superspeedways with catch fencing, I fear we're just playing the odds until we have something protecting our heads. It’s a scary thing to say.

    Ryan Hunter-Reay on canopies, Racer Magazine, 15 September 2014

  • The last time this flag was on the front row of the Indy500, I wasn’t born. Makes me proud.

    Rinus Veekay on the Dutch flag, Twitter.com, May 25th 2021

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

    Mario Andretti

  • Speed on ovals is insane. Currently re-calibrating my eyes.

    Jimmie Johnson on his first oval test at Texas Motor Speedway, via Twitter, August 30th 2020

  • Pounding down toward the yard of bricks...

    Tom Carnegie

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

    Dan Wheldon

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

    Sarah Fisher after the 2009 Indianapolis 500

  • P2 to P8 to P20 to who knows to P2. Confirmed… Portland IS weird.

    Alexander Rossi on another wild race at Portland, via Twitter, September 13th 2021

  • Having a pulse should make you want to attend the 500.

    James Hinchcliffe on what should make you want to attend the 500, via Twitter, April 2012

  • What a day. This place is magical. It is still the 'beginning of the season' for me but everything is starting to fall into place. This is the best month of May, ever.

    Helio Castroneves after winning the Indy 500, May 2009

  • The wall came too close and too quickly.

    Fernando Alonso after crashing in practice, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 15th 2019

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • I'm just so f***ing disappointed!

    Kosuke Matsuura, St Pete's 2007

  • Gentlemen... restart your engines!

    Tom Carnegie, Indy 2004

  • This is and always will be the greatest spectacle in racing. This is the Indianapolis 500.

    Leigh Diffey, as the green flag waved at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 29th 2022

  • This is just an excellent race and to be a part of the history, I'm really grateful for that.

    Roger Yasukawa, Indy 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
Will Power 237 0 33.2 108 $250000 $331329 $390000
Scott Dixon 237 0 35.2 105 $250000 $332361 $390000
Graham Rahal 233 0 24.1 107 $250000 $311652 $340000
Josef Newgarden 203 0 31.3 111 $250000 $315567 $335000
Alexander Rossi 140 0 28.7 124 $250000 $315643 $335000
Alex Palou 73 0 34.6 85 $290000 $322397 $335000
Patricio O'Ward 81 0 30.2 91 $275000 $316605 $330000
Scott McLaughlin 65 0 27.1 90 $300000 $318231 $330000
Colton Herta 91 0 27.9 104 $275000 $315000 $330000
Rinus VeeKay 72 5 21.1 60 $290000 $308611 $330000
Marcus Ericsson 90 0 25.2 109 $270000 $314833 $325000
Romain Grosjean 61 0 18.9 48 $300000 $311320 $320500
Conor Daly 107 0 18.1 69 $250000 $301729 $320000
Felix Rosenqvist 89 0 22.2 69 $270000 $312921 $320000
Kyle Kirkwood 49 0 18.7 54 $295000 $310408 $320000
David Malukas 41 0 16.8 42 $295000 $306098 $320000
Jack Harvey 90 0 16.9 52 $250000 $300611 $315000
Santino Ferrucci 70 0 20.4 65 $280000 $305000 $315000
Christian Lundgaard 49 0 20.7 54 $295000 $308367 $315000
Marcus Armstrong 26 5 19.2 35 $295000 $306346 $315000
Linus Lundqvist 19 5 15.4 36 $300000 $305789 $310000
Kyffin Simpson 15 5 11.7 28 $305000 $307333 $310000
Katherine Legge 17 0 11.0 22 $260000 $276471 $305000
Sting Ray Robb 32 0 10.1 24 $295000 $299375 $305000
Nolan Siegel 8 9 16.7 34 $305000 $305000 $305000
Pietro Fittipaldi 24 0 12.8 28 $280000 $294167 $305000
Christian Rasmussen 13 5 10.5 22 $295000 $296154 $300000
Currently Inactive Drivers
Driver Total
Races
Points Value
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
Dario Franchitti 64 5 30.9 70 $310000 $346352 $395000
Helio Castroneves 182 0 26.8 118 $250000 $323791 $385000
Ryan Briscoe 78 0 25.4 64 $290000 $330449 $385000
Tony Kanaan 176 0 25.1 101 $250000 $317955 $360000
Ryan Hunter-Reay 200 0 26.9 126 $250000 $317500 $355000
Juan Pablo Montoya 57 0 32.1 102 $250000 $319649 $350000
Alex Tagliani 67 0 17.9 34 $250000 $297164 $350000
Danica Patrick 35 12 20.4 40 $250000 $298286 $340000
Ed Carpenter 106 0 22.0 92 $250000 $298396 $340000
Marco Andretti 180 0 22.9 103 $250000 $309958 $335000
Justin Wilson 83 0 22.3 67 $250000 $303494 $335000
Spencer Pigot 58 0 18.9 40 $250000 $299655 $335000
Simon Pagenaud 183 0 30.1 112 $250000 $316585 $335000
Oriol Servia 61 0 21.9 60 $250000 $299918 $330000
James Hinchcliffe 155 0 24.5 95 $250000 $308065 $330000
Takuma Sato 212 0 20.8 137 $230000 $299646 $325000
Charlie Kimball 151 0 21.1 78 $250000 $296060 $325000
Sebastien Bourdais 150 0 23.3 76 $250000 $303467 $325000
Mike Conway 48 5 21.6 92 $260000 $294167 $325000
J.R. Hildebrand 77 0 20.4 76 $240000 $294156 $320000
Townsend Bell 12 0 18.8 55 $250000 $295000 $320000
Carlos Munoz 71 0 26.2 115 $250000 $301620 $320000
Car #40 Ed Carpenter Racing 1 $320000 $320000 $320000
Ana Beatriz 28 5 12.8 19 $240000 $256071 $320000
Pippa Mann 24 0 13.1 33 $250000 $284583 $320000
Car #99 Schmidt Peterson 1 $320000 $320000 $320000
Simona De Silvestro 75 0 15.6 60 $230000 $279020 $320000
Buddy Lazier 9 0 7.5 14 $250000 $291667 $320000
James Jakes 64 5 15.9 62 $250000 $279922 $320000
Dan Wheldon 19 10 23.9 50 $300000 $303684 $320000
Michel Jourdain 2 10 10.0 10 $260000 $290000 $320000
Hideki Mutoh 18 12 14.6 18 $250000 $267222 $320000
Sebastian Saavedra 65 0 15.5 38 $230000 $282462 $320000
Tristan Vautier 28 9 17.0 45 $260000 $288750 $320000
EJ Viso 65 7 16.9 46 $260000 $278385 $320000
A.J. Allmendinger 7 0 13.2 37 $280000 $292143 $320000
Mikhail Aleshin 44 0 22.7 55 $285000 $301023 $315000
Ed Jones 62 0 19.1 93 $250000 $302661 $315000
Fernando Alonso 4 0 21.7 47 $300000 $303750 $315000
Jimmie Johnson 28 0 11.5 50 $290000 $299643 $315000
Kyle Larson 1 21 21.0 21 $315000 $315000 $315000
Max Chilton 83 0 16.7 86 $250000 $300361 $315000
Robert Wickens 15 8 29.4 54 $250000 $303667 $315000
Luca Filippi 19 0 17.5 41 $270000 $292368 $310000
Rubens Barrichello 15 10 19.4 32 $300000 $302000 $310000
Gabby Chavez 39 0 18.7 53 $250000 $290769 $310000
Callum Ilott 39 0 14.3 37 $295000 $304359 $310000
Theo Pourchaire 5 8 15.0 20 $305000 $309000 $310000
Paul Tracy 11 10 15.6 28 $270000 $290000 $310000
Zach Veach 44 0 18.4 48 $250000 $295682 $310000
Jack Hawksworth 48 0 18.1 63 $250000 $294896 $310000
Devlin DeFrancesco 34 0 11.3 28 $290000 $301765 $310000
Carlos Huertas 21 0 17.8 58 $250000 $290238 $310000
Raphael Matos 21 10 16.3 32 $260000 $276429 $310000
Dalton Kellett 37 0 9.4 20 $290000 $297297 $305000
Christian Lundgaard 2 19 19.0 19 $290000 $297500 $305000
Agustin Canapino 30 0 10.7 19 $300000 $303167 $305000
Benjamin Pedersen 17 0 7.6 15 $295000 $300882 $305000
Oliver Askew 12 5 20.9 64 $290000 $296667 $305000
Buddy Rice 2 12 17.0 22 $300000 $300000 $300000
Jacques Villeneuve 2 0 14.5 29 $285000 $292500 $300000
RC Enerson 7 0 11.1 22 $285000 $294286 $300000
Jordan King 14 0 14.4 34 $250000 $281786 $300000
Matheus Leist 34 0 15.6 34 $250000 $287500 $300000
Ben Hanley 6 0 7.5 14 $270000 $290833 $300000
Jay Howard 10 10 12.9 24 $230000 $260000 $300000
Martin Plowman 5 0 11.0 19 $250000 $270000 $300000
Bryan Clauson 5 0 10.3 21 $250000 $277000 $300000
Car #18 Dale Coyne Racing 2 11 11.5 12 $285000 $292500 $300000
Tom Blomqvist 9 5 7.8 15 $295000 $297222 $300000
James Davison 12 0 14.8 36 $250000 $282500 $300000
Kyle Kaiser 8 0 9.6 14 $250000 $280000 $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
Stefan Wilson 10 0 9.9 31 $250000 $286000 $300000
Sage Karam 30 0 15.6 57 $250000 $293667 $300000
Matt Brabham 3 0 12.3 23 $280000 $288333 $300000
Colin Braun 2 10 10.0 10 $295000 $295000 $295000
Stefano Coletti 16 6 13.5 29 $250000 $282188 $295000
Tetiana Calderon 7 5 8.3 16 $290000 $290714 $295000
Luca Ghiotto 4 5 6.8 9 $295000 $295000 $295000
Esteban Gutierrez 6 8 15.2 27 $280000 $290833 $295000
Juri Vips 3 6 9.7 12 $295000 $295000 $295000
Toby Sowery 3 13 15.0 17 $295000 $295000 $295000
Cody Ware 3 5 8.7 11 $290000 $291667 $295000
Hunter McElrea 1 6 6.0 6 $295000 $295000 $295000
Ryan Norman 1 10 10.0 10 $295000 $295000 $295000
Rene Binder 5 8 12.2 17 $280000 $285000 $290000
Rodolfo Gonzalez 5 10 18.8 44 $265000 $277000 $290000
Mario Moraes 17 10 17.2 30 $270000 $274706 $290000
Felipe Nasr 1 0 0.0 0 $290000 $290000 $290000
Zachary Claman De Melo 11 7 14.8 26 $250000 $277727 $290000
Tomas Scheckter 9 10 15.2 24 $260000 $273333 $285000
Car #98 Barracuda Racing 1 14 14.0 14 $285000 $285000 $285000
Alfonso Celis Jr. 2 10 11.5 13 $275000 $280000 $285000
Vitor Meira 33 10 17.4 30 $240000 $272424 $285000
Alex Lloyd 22 10 15.0 35 $250000 $261591 $280000
Bertrand Baguette 17 10 14.9 26 $230000 $242353 $280000
Davey Hamilton 4 10 12.0 14 $250000 $267500 $280000
Bruno Junqueira 2 12 12.5 13 $275000 $275000 $275000
Wade Cunningham 4 10 15.5 26 $250000 $261250 $270000
John Andretti 3 12 15.7 22 $240000 $253333 $270000
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
Francesco Dracone 7 7 8.9 12 $240000 $257143 $265000
Giorgio Pantano 4 10 13.3 16 $250000 $253750 $265000
Mario Romancini 10 12 13.6 20 $220000 $242000 $260000
Jean Alesi 1 10 10.0 10 $260000 $260000 $260000
Roger Yasukawa 2 12 12.0 12 $250000 $250000 $250000
Sarah Fisher 7 12 13.1 15 $240000 $244286 $250000
Ho-Pin Tung 1 10 10.0 10 $250000 $250000 $250000
Dillon Battistini 1 10 10.0 10 $250000 $250000 $250000
Adam Carroll 2 12 13.0 14 $240000 $240000 $240000
Milka Duno 16 10 11.4 12 $220000 $231250 $240000
Joao Paulo de Oliveira 1 10 10.0 10 $240000 $240000 $240000