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

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

  • I arrived in Turn 1 and I was convinced that I was doing flat out, but the foot was not flat - it had its own life, it was not connected to my brain at that moment.

    Fernando Alonso on Turn 1 commitment at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 3rd 2017

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Tom Carnegie on A.J. Foyt, 1967

  • 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

  • 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

  • We'll see how it unfolds, and we're going to have to give each other respect and the space on the track.

    Danica Patrick on Dan Wheldon, June 2007

  • 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

  • That was the hairiest day I've ever had.

    Ryan Hunter Reay, Indy 500 Bump Day 2009

  • Let's wait and watch.

    Tom Carnegie

  • I promise you this: it isn't the last you've seen of me at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. My last time there will not be a day when I'm walking out with my tail between my legs.

    Paul Tracy, Indy Bump Day 2010

  • I get one more opportunity to head into the defining racing venue of my career with a single, achievable goal: Win.

    Danica Patrick on her final Indy 500, The Players' Tribune, May 15th 2018

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

    Franck Perera on racing ovals, Homestead 2008

  • Howard and me set the first and third fastest times of the day, and we both got beaten to grid slot 33 by a kid in Methodist Hospital with a smoking wreck of a car. The magic of Indy, huh?

    Paul Tracy, Indy Bump Day 2010

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

    Tony Kanaan, Motegi 2007

  • Brian Clauson's car got pretty beat up yesterday. It's black and blue all over

    Justin Wilson on Brian Clauson's patchwork DW12, bump day, Indy 2012

  • I WILL win at Kentucky.

    Will Power, Chicago 2010

  • And in 7 hours off to NYC!! Can't believe. Don't want to sleep thinking I'm gonna wake up from a dream.

    Sebastian Saavedra, Indy Bump Day 2010, via Twitter

  • 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

  • NASCAR has nothing on us. Look at the crowd at Indy – that's three Daytona 500s all in one place.

    Graham Rahal on the Indianapolis 500, Racer.com, June 4th 2016

  • It's a living, breathing, organism.

    Eddie Cheever on Indianapolis Motor Speedway

  • 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

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

    Michael Andretti, February 22nd 2008

  • Why do you think there are so many skid marks? It's not because it's a lovely corner.

    John Andretti, Indy 2010

  • Brad Pitt got a super license before me. Tough.

    Colton Herta on Brad Pitt joining the F1 grid to film a movie, Twitter, May 4th 2023

  • 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

  • Time to go to the back row party!

    Ryan Hunter Reay, Indy 500 Bump Day 2009

  • 3-horse chase. Power, Dixie and GR

    Curt Cavin with a new twist on an old saying, GP of Baltimore 2013

  • He's grounded.

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

  • 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

  • ...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 just kept focused, focused, focused, all day long, getting every corner perfect.

    Helio Castroneves, St Pete's 2007

  • And here comes Max Crappis into the pits!

    Paul Page, Michigan '99

  • I'm 19 years old, I drive Indy cars... I'm happy.

    Marco Andretti, July 2006

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

    Arie Luyendyk, Texas '97

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

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

  • 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

  • The Indy 500 is the biggest race in the world. I don't think it's even debatable. It is.

    Dan Wheldon

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

    Danica Patrick on Dan Wheldon, Milwaukee 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

  • Back then there were 50-75 cars just trying to make the field. And they were the best drivers in the world. I remember thinking; I can’t believe this. I can't believe I got a spot.

    A.J. Foyt on qualifying for his first Indianapolis 500 mile race

  • Winning is always a great feeling, but winning at your home track, a place that you grew up at and a place that helped you fall in love with the sport of IndyCar racing... this is priceless.

    Graham Rahal on winning at Mid-Ohio, Instagram, August 3rd 2015

  • Again, I was scared to death. I had zero grip, and I was lifting at the start/finish line going into one. It's embarrassing.

    Marco Andretti, Kansas 2007

  • 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

  • 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'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

  • I'm just so f***ing disappointed!

    Kosuke Matsuura, St Pete's 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

  • 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

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 234 0 33.2 108 $250000 $331389 $390000
Scott Dixon 234 0 35.3 105 $250000 $332434 $390000
Graham Rahal 230 0 24.1 107 $250000 $311696 $340000
Josef Newgarden 200 0 31.1 111 $250000 $315425 $335000
Alexander Rossi 137 0 28.9 124 $250000 $315547 $335000
Alex Palou 70 0 34.4 85 $290000 $322071 $335000
Patricio O'Ward 78 0 30.5 91 $275000 $316218 $330000
Scott McLaughlin 62 0 26.0 71 $300000 $317903 $330000
Rinus VeeKay 69 5 20.6 60 $290000 $308406 $330000
Marcus Ericsson 87 0 25.5 109 $270000 $314828 $325000
Colton Herta 88 0 27.2 104 $275000 $314545 $325000
Romain Grosjean 58 0 19.0 48 $300000 $311388 $320500
Felix Rosenqvist 86 0 22.4 69 $270000 $312674 $320000
Kyle Kirkwood 46 0 17.9 54 $295000 $309783 $320000
Santino Ferrucci 67 0 20.2 65 $280000 $304552 $315000
Christian Lundgaard 46 0 20.8 54 $295000 $308043 $315000
Marcus Armstrong 23 5 17.3 35 $295000 $305217 $315000
Linus Lundqvist 16 5 13.4 36 $300000 $305938 $310000
David Malukas 38 0 16.7 42 $295000 $305263 $310000
Kyffin Simpson 12 5 10.8 18 $305000 $307917 $310000
Agustin Canapino 29 0 10.8 19 $300000 $303276 $305000
Sting Ray Robb 29 0 9.2 18 $295000 $298793 $305000
Nolan Siegel 5 10 12.7 18 $305000 $305000 $305000
Pietro Fittipaldi 21 0 12.7 28 $280000 $293571 $305000
Christian Rasmussen 11 5 11.7 22 $295000 $295455 $300000
Hunter McElrea 1 $295000 $295000 $295000
Toby Sowery 2 17 17.0 17 $295000 $295000 $295000
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
Carlos Munoz 71 0 26.2 115 $250000 $301620 $320000
Car #99 Schmidt Peterson 1 $320000 $320000 $320000
J.R. Hildebrand 77 0 20.4 76 $240000 $294156 $320000
Townsend Bell 12 0 18.8 55 $250000 $295000 $320000
Conor Daly 104 0 18.2 69 $250000 $301635 $320000
Ana Beatriz 28 5 12.8 19 $240000 $256071 $320000
Pippa Mann 24 0 13.1 33 $250000 $284583 $320000
Buddy Lazier 9 0 7.5 14 $250000 $291667 $320000
Simona De Silvestro 75 0 15.6 60 $230000 $279020 $320000
James Jakes 64 5 15.9 62 $250000 $279922 $320000
Michel Jourdain 2 10 10.0 10 $260000 $290000 $320000
Dan Wheldon 19 10 23.9 50 $300000 $303684 $320000
Hideki Mutoh 18 12 14.6 18 $250000 $267222 $320000
Tristan Vautier 28 9 17.0 45 $260000 $288750 $320000
Sebastian Saavedra 65 0 15.5 38 $230000 $282462 $320000
A.J. Allmendinger 7 0 13.2 37 $280000 $292143 $320000
Car #40 Ed Carpenter Racing 1 $320000 $320000 $320000
EJ Viso 65 7 16.9 46 $260000 $278385 $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
Jack Harvey 87 0 17.2 52 $250000 $300460 $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
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
Rubens Barrichello 15 10 19.4 32 $300000 $302000 $310000
Zach Veach 44 0 18.4 48 $250000 $295682 $310000
Paul Tracy 11 10 15.6 28 $270000 $290000 $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
Benjamin Pedersen 17 0 7.6 15 $295000 $300882 $305000
Katherine Legge 15 0 10.9 22 $260000 $273667 $305000
Oliver Askew 12 5 20.9 64 $290000 $296667 $305000
Jacques Villeneuve 2 0 14.5 29 $285000 $292500 $300000
RC Enerson 7 0 11.1 22 $285000 $294286 $300000
Buddy Rice 2 12 17.0 22 $300000 $300000 $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
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
Jay Howard 10 10 12.9 24 $230000 $260000 $300000
Martin Plowman 5 0 11.0 19 $250000 $270000 $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 2 6 9.0 12 $295000 $295000 $295000
Cody Ware 3 5 8.7 11 $290000 $291667 $295000
Ryan Norman 1 10 10.0 10 $295000 $295000 $295000
Rene Binder 5 8 12.2 17 $280000 $285000 $290000
Christian Lundgaard 1 19 19.0 19 $290000 $290000 $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
Franck Montagny 1 8 8.0 8 $270000 $270000 $270000
John Andretti 3 12 15.7 22 $240000 $253333 $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