• I mean this guy can't even keep his lies straight. He's told so many in the last week, he's not sure what the truth is.

    Robin Miller on Kevin Kalkoven, February 2008

  • The only reason I'm wearin' it is so I didn't leave it in no hotel nowhere!

    A.J. Foyt on his Indy 500 winner's ring, Detroit, June 3rd 2016

  • 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

  • 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

  • With photos, sometimes people get old. Not me, but some people do.

    Helio Castroneves, June 2009

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

    Marco Andretti, July 2006

  • We are trying to fix them but when you start behind the eight ball like last year you are playing catch-up and you will continue to play catch-up until we get rid of these stupid kits!

    Michael Andretti on aerokits, Autosport.com, 15th April 2016

  • 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

  • ...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 can hardly believe it. Who would have thought it?!

    Dario Franchitti on winning the 91st Indy 500

  • She probably does not know what that is, so I can say I'm going to Las Vegas to play poker and she'll think it's something like that!

    Fernando Alonso on what his mother would think about the Indy 500, motor.as.com, April 20th 2016

  • I came in not knowing what to expect. I basically fell in love with IndyCar.

    Romain Grosjean on his rookie season, Laguna Seca, September 19th 2021

  • And here comes Max Crappis into the pits!

    Paul Page, Michigan '99

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

    Helio Castroneves, St Pete's 2007

  • 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

  • I drove the best race of my whole career!

    Rinus VeeKay on finishing 5th at the IMS Road Course, July 4th 2020

  • I plan to be here hopefully until I'm into my 40s, and to accomplish something like Scott has done.

    Alexander Rossi on building an IndyCar legacy, Mobil1TheGrid.com, December 10th 2018

  • My Father said if you are going to win one race, make sure it is the Indianapolis 500

    Eddie Cheever after winning the Indy 500

  • 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

  • Milka, if you're gonna go that slow you gotta drive your mirrors, hon'!

    Ryan Hunter-Reay to Milka Duno after Watkins Glen qualifying, July 2010

  • Every podium tastes like glory and every victory more so.

    Alex Palou on the calibre of competition in IndyCar, September 5th 2023, via Marca.com

  • I'm a little rough around the edges like him and I say what I feel, there's no B.S. and that's one of the things I've always admired about him.

    Paul Tracy on AJ Foyt, May 2009

  • 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

  • It's great that it's one minute after six!

    Marty Roth, Indy Bump Day 2007

  • Good news is we've won every race we've finished!

    James Hinchcliffe on crashing out at Long Beach, April 22nd 2013

  • 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

  • We're all back to square zero!

    James Hinchcliffe on the start of a new season, Trackside, March 18th 2014

  • For a moment, all is right with the world - Danica Patrick is leading the Indianapolis 500.

    Adam Alexander, Indy 2005

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

    Roger Yasukawa, Indy 2007

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

    Sarah Fisher after the 2009 Indianapolis 500

  • 3-horse chase. Power, Dixie and GR

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

  • I didn't leave. I was terminated.

    Sebastien Bourdais on the flip side of the Coyne, NBCSports.com, November 22nd 2019

  • Everyone thinks that running in dirty air causes the front end to wash out, but actually it affects the whole car and you just can't follow someone close in fast or medium-speed corners since the aerokits came in.

    Will Power on aerokits, Motorsport.com, May 4th 2016

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

    Arie Luyendyk, Texas '97

  • It was a tough day – really disappointing... I guess it was a good day in reality.

    Josef Newgarden on finishing 7th at the IMS Road Course, July 4th 2020

  • I never would've had my opportunity to race at Indy if it weren't for Tony George and the IRL.

    Tony Stewart, May 2007

  • I don't know him at all. Is he in his own little world?

    Kevin Lee on Jacques Villeneuve, Trackside, August 2012

  • James Hinchcliffe on bumping at Indy, May 19th 2018

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • That's a cool shot of the glowing brake disc!

    Colton Herta watching a replay of his pass on Rossi, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 3rd October 2020

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

    Tony Kanaan, Kansas 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

  • They're creating a much bigger problem than the one they're trying to solve. And it's mind-boggling, absolutely mind-boggling, that they don't see it and that these discussions have even made it this far.

    James Hinchcliffe on INDYCAR mandating domed skids, Motorsport.com, April 5th 2016

  • 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

  • Whatever you heard, somebody made it up. For the first two days, he talked nonsense because he had a concussion. It doesn't matter what he was saying. He doesn't even remember it.

    Tony Kanaan on the rumours of Dario Franchitti's retirement after Houston, 2013

  • 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

  • Antony! Yer losin' 3 seconds a lap! Now get yer foot into it, I'm not gonna tell ya again!!

    AJ Foyt, Chicagoland 2004

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

    Helio Castroneves on the return to road courses

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
Toby Sowery 2 17 17.0 17 $295000 $295000 $295000
Nolan Siegel 5 10 12.7 18 $305000 $305000 $305000
Linus Lundqvist 16 5 13.4 36 $300000 $305938 $310000
Kyffin Simpson 12 5 10.8 18 $305000 $307917 $310000
Rinus VeeKay 69 5 20.6 60 $290000 $308406 $330000
Marcus Armstrong 23 5 17.3 35 $295000 $305217 $315000
Christian Rasmussen 11 5 11.7 22 $295000 $295455 $300000
Josef Newgarden 200 0 31.1 111 $250000 $315425 $335000
Patricio O'Ward 78 0 30.5 91 $275000 $316218 $330000
Agustin Canapino 29 0 10.8 19 $300000 $303276 $305000
Marcus Ericsson 87 0 25.5 109 $270000 $314828 $325000
Scott McLaughlin 62 0 26.0 71 $300000 $317903 $330000
Graham Rahal 230 0 24.1 107 $250000 $311696 $340000
Romain Grosjean 58 0 19.0 48 $300000 $311388 $320500
Sting Ray Robb 29 0 9.2 18 $295000 $298793 $305000
Pietro Fittipaldi 21 0 12.7 28 $280000 $293571 $305000
Felix Rosenqvist 86 0 22.4 69 $270000 $312674 $320000
Alexander Rossi 137 0 28.9 124 $250000 $315547 $335000
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
Will Power 234 0 33.2 108 $250000 $331389 $390000
Alex Palou 70 0 34.4 85 $290000 $322071 $335000
David Malukas 38 0 16.7 42 $295000 $305263 $310000
Scott Dixon 234 0 35.3 105 $250000 $332434 $390000
Colton Herta 88 0 27.2 104 $275000 $314545 $325000
Hunter McElrea 1 $295000 $295000 $295000
Currently Inactive Drivers
Driver Total
Races
Points Value
Min Avg Max Min Avg Max
Kyle Larson 1 21 21.0 21 $315000 $315000 $315000
Christian Lundgaard 1 19 19.0 19 $290000 $290000 $290000
Car #98 Barracuda Racing 1 14 14.0 14 $285000 $285000 $285000
Buddy Rice 2 12 17.0 22 $300000 $300000 $300000
Roger Yasukawa 2 12 12.0 12 $250000 $250000 $250000
Adam Carroll 2 12 13.0 14 $240000 $240000 $240000
Mario Romancini 10 12 13.6 20 $220000 $242000 $260000
Bruno Junqueira 2 12 12.5 13 $275000 $275000 $275000
Hideki Mutoh 18 12 14.6 18 $250000 $267222 $320000
Danica Patrick 35 12 20.4 40 $250000 $298286 $340000
Sarah Fisher 7 12 13.1 15 $240000 $244286 $250000
John Andretti 3 12 15.7 22 $240000 $253333 $270000
Car #18 Dale Coyne Racing 2 11 11.5 12 $285000 $292500 $300000
Tomas Scheckter 9 10 15.2 24 $260000 $273333 $285000
Colin Braun 2 10 10.0 10 $295000 $295000 $295000
Alex Lloyd 22 10 15.0 35 $250000 $261591 $280000
Rubens Barrichello 15 10 19.4 32 $300000 $302000 $310000
Paul Tracy 11 10 15.6 28 $270000 $290000 $310000
Wade Cunningham 4 10 15.5 26 $250000 $261250 $270000
Milka Duno 16 10 11.4 12 $220000 $231250 $240000
Jay Howard 10 10 12.9 24 $230000 $260000 $300000
Rodolfo Gonzalez 5 10 18.8 44 $265000 $277000 $290000
Mario Moraes 17 10 17.2 30 $270000 $274706 $290000
Bertrand Baguette 17 10 14.9 26 $230000 $242353 $280000
Dan Wheldon 19 10 23.9 50 $300000 $303684 $320000
Davey Hamilton 4 10 12.0 14 $250000 $267500 $280000
Giorgio Pantano 4 10 13.3 16 $250000 $253750 $265000
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
Raphael Matos 21 10 16.3 32 $260000 $276429 $310000
Joao Paulo de Oliveira 1 10 10.0 10 $240000 $240000 $240000
Alfonso Celis Jr. 2 10 11.5 13 $275000 $280000 $285000
Vitor Meira 33 10 17.4 30 $240000 $272424 $285000
Dillon Battistini 1 10 10.0 10 $250000 $250000 $250000
Ryan Norman 1 10 10.0 10 $295000 $295000 $295000
Tristan Vautier 28 9 17.0 45 $260000 $288750 $320000
Rene Binder 5 8 12.2 17 $280000 $285000 $290000
Theo Pourchaire 5 8 15.0 20 $305000 $309000 $310000
Franck Montagny 1 8 8.0 8 $270000 $270000 $270000
Esteban Gutierrez 6 8 15.2 27 $280000 $290833 $295000
Lucas Luhr 2 8 8.0 8 $270000 $270000 $270000
Robert Wickens 15 8 29.4 54 $250000 $303667 $315000
Francesco Dracone 7 7 8.9 12 $240000 $257143 $265000
Kevin Magnussen 1 7 7.0 7 $300000 $300000 $300000
EJ Viso 65 7 16.9 46 $260000 $278385 $320000
Zachary Claman De Melo 11 7 14.8 26 $250000 $277727 $290000
Stefano Coletti 16 6 13.5 29 $250000 $282188 $295000
Juri Vips 2 6 9.0 12 $295000 $295000 $295000
Ana Beatriz 28 5 12.8 19 $240000 $256071 $320000
Dario Franchitti 64 5 30.9 70 $310000 $346352 $395000
Tetiana Calderon 7 5 8.3 16 $290000 $290714 $295000
James Jakes 64 5 15.9 62 $250000 $279922 $320000
Tom Blomqvist 9 5 7.8 15 $295000 $297222 $300000
Luca Ghiotto 4 5 6.8 9 $295000 $295000 $295000
Oliver Askew 12 5 20.9 64 $290000 $296667 $305000
Cody Ware 3 5 8.7 11 $290000 $291667 $295000
Mike Conway 48 5 21.6 92 $260000 $294167 $325000
Ryan Hunter-Reay 200 0 26.9 126 $250000 $317500 $355000
Takuma Sato 212 0 20.8 137 $230000 $299646 $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
Luca Filippi 19 0 17.5 41 $270000 $292368 $310000
Jacques Villeneuve 2 0 14.5 29 $285000 $292500 $300000
RC Enerson 7 0 11.1 22 $285000 $294286 $300000
Dalton Kellett 37 0 9.4 20 $290000 $297297 $305000
Marco Andretti 180 0 22.9 103 $250000 $309958 $335000
Pippa Mann 24 0 13.1 33 $250000 $284583 $320000
Conor Daly 104 0 18.2 69 $250000 $301635 $320000
Mikhail Aleshin 44 0 22.7 55 $285000 $301023 $315000
Gabby Chavez 39 0 18.7 53 $250000 $290769 $310000
Ed Jones 62 0 19.1 93 $250000 $302661 $315000
Jordan King 14 0 14.4 34 $250000 $281786 $300000
Callum Ilott 39 0 14.3 37 $295000 $304359 $310000
Benjamin Pedersen 17 0 7.6 15 $295000 $300882 $305000
Simona De Silvestro 75 0 15.6 60 $230000 $279020 $320000
Oriol Servia 61 0 21.9 60 $250000 $299918 $330000
Katherine Legge 15 0 10.9 22 $260000 $273667 $305000
Buddy Lazier 9 0 7.5 14 $250000 $291667 $320000
Juan Pablo Montoya 57 0 32.1 102 $250000 $319649 $350000
Zach Veach 44 0 18.4 48 $250000 $295682 $310000
Matheus Leist 34 0 15.6 34 $250000 $287500 $300000
Ben Hanley 6 0 7.5 14 $270000 $290833 $300000
Justin Wilson 83 0 22.3 67 $250000 $303494 $335000
Tony Kanaan 176 0 25.1 101 $250000 $317955 $360000
Martin Plowman 5 0 11.0 19 $250000 $270000 $300000
Bryan Clauson 5 0 10.3 21 $250000 $277000 $300000
Jack Hawksworth 48 0 18.1 63 $250000 $294896 $310000
Fernando Alonso 4 0 21.7 47 $300000 $303750 $315000
Jimmie Johnson 28 0 11.5 50 $290000 $299643 $315000
Devlin DeFrancesco 34 0 11.3 28 $290000 $301765 $310000
Charlie Kimball 151 0 21.1 78 $250000 $296060 $325000
James Davison 12 0 14.8 36 $250000 $282500 $300000
Carlos Huertas 21 0 17.8 58 $250000 $290238 $310000
Jack Harvey 87 0 17.2 52 $250000 $300460 $315000
Kyle Kaiser 8 0 9.6 14 $250000 $280000 $300000
RC Enerson 1 0 0.0 0 $300000 $300000 $300000
Ed Carpenter 106 0 22.0 92 $250000 $298396 $340000
Sebastien Bourdais 150 0 23.3 76 $250000 $303467 $325000
Spencer Pigot 58 0 18.9 40 $250000 $299655 $335000
Felipe Nasr 1 0 0.0 0 $290000 $290000 $290000
Helio Castroneves 182 0 26.8 118 $250000 $323791 $385000
Ryan Briscoe 78 0 25.4 64 $290000 $330449 $385000
Sebastian Saavedra 65 0 15.5 38 $230000 $282462 $320000
Simon Pagenaud 183 0 30.1 112 $250000 $316585 $335000
Kurt Busch 2 0 40.0 80 $300000 $300000 $300000
Max Chilton 83 0 16.7 86 $250000 $300361 $315000
Alex Tagliani 67 0 17.9 34 $250000 $297164 $350000
James Hinchcliffe 155 0 24.5 95 $250000 $308065 $330000
A.J. Allmendinger 7 0 13.2 37 $280000 $292143 $320000
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
Car #99 Schmidt Peterson 1 $320000 $320000 $320000
Robert Doornbos 1 $270000 $270000 $270000
Car #40 Ed Carpenter Racing 1 $320000 $320000 $320000