• 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

  • Then again my favorite films of all time are Fast and the Furious 1 through 8 or however many of them there are.

    Conor Daly on underglow. Via Twitter, July 16th 2020

  • 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

  • It's amazing how different an Indycar is from anything else on a racetrack.

    Alexander Rossi, Autosport.com, April 26th 2017

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

    Tony Stewart, May 2007

  • 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

  • ...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 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

  • I just can't wait to get back in the car. I wonder if I'm still any good.

    Will Power on the long off season, St Petersburg, March 21st 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

  • 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

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

    Sam Hornish Jr. on winning the 90th Indy 500

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

    Eric Bachelart, Indy 500 Bump Day 2009

  • It was talent and skill, that's how I did it. A masterful display of driving ability!

    James Hinchcliffe on getting through the gap that took him from 17th to 6th at Mid Ohio, August 2014

  • Gentlemen, start your engines.

    Wilbur Shaw

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • Any time I get to come to Indianapolis, any time I get to participate in the greatest spectacle in motor racing, it's a great day.

    Paul Diatlovitch, Indy Bump Day 2007

  • F1 is for sissies, this is proper racing, you can quote me on that!

    Dan Wheldon

  • 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

  • The race that made the IRL famous!

    Eddie Gossage on the Bombardier Lear Jet 500, May 2009

  • 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

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

    Buddy Lazier on the Indy 500

  • 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

  • The Indy 500 is one of the greatest events in the sport. Drivers all over the world know this. I belong there. Because I'm a racer.

    Fernando Alonso on The Indy 500, The Players Tribune, May 18th 2017

  • Who is the buff guy in blue with the big #Schnozolla?

    Chip Ganassi on Tony Kanaan's Family Feud appearance, via Twitter, July 26th 2016

  • 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

  • Good morning from the start/finish line at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

    Tom Carnegie

  • I'm a moving chicane out here!

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

  • Racing IndyCars at Richmond is like flying fighter jets in a gymnasium.

    Eddie Cheever Jr.

  • Fernando Alonso on the difference between an IndyCar and an F1 car, May 3rd 2017

  • I really wish I'd gone to college and got a proper job!

    Katherine Legge on the stress of last chance qualifying, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 19th 2024

  • You don't pay me to run second.

    Dan Wheldon to Chip Ganassi, Nashville 2006

  • 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

  • "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

  • It's going to be a close finish. I have the bigger nose, I guess I have a good chance.

    Tony Kanaan, Kansas 2005

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Tony Kanaan, May 2007

  • I don't want to take a defeatist attitude here but it's going to be ugly. If IndyCar goes the domed skid route, we're going to be taking a knife to a gunfight.

    Sam Schmidt on Chevy's advantage with domed skids, Racer.com, April 7th 2016

  • 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

  • There comes a time in a race where money doesn't matter, living doesn't matter. Winning is the only thing that matters, and so when you go into those corners, it's winning that tells all.

    Al Unser Jr.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Since last fall I've been wondering what in the hell it's going to feel like, and now I know.

    Danica Patrick on driving an IndyCar after 7 years away, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 1st 2018

  • 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

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