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Indy 500 Winners
A highlight of Memorial Day weekend for racing fans, the Indianapolis 500 reigns as one of the premier auto races in the world, where drivers and teams compete flat-out for 500 miles at the iconic track known as “The Brickyard.” The race has always been associated with Memorial Day, and since 1971 has been held on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend — except for rain delays and 2020 when the race was rescheduled to August 23 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — and run with no spectators in the stands. Last year the race returned to its traditional Memorial Day weekend date with fans returning as well, although with attendance limited to 40 percent capacity. This year the race continues on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend at full capacity. As Memorial Day approaches, let’s roar down memory lane and look back at all previous Indy 500 winners.
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2021 Indy 500 Winner
Last year fan favorite Helio Castroneves earned his fourth Indy 500 victory, joining an elite group previously consisting of three other drivers who have won the race four times each: A.J. Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears. Castroneves drove the No. 06 AutoNation/Sirius XM Honda for Meyer Shank Racing to the team’s first Indy win by passing Alex Palou on the outside of Turn 1 on lap 199 and holding off the Spaniard at the finish line to win by .4928 of a second. As the only active driver of the four drivers with four wins, Castroneves holds the unique position of being able to win an unprecedented fifth Indy 500 at the 106th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 29th, 2022. Read on for a look back at all Indy 500 winners, from the first race in 1911 to the present. Note: The Indianapolis 500 was not run between 1917–18 and 1942–45 because of World Wars I and II, respectively.
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1911
Driver: Ray Harroun
Team/Sponsor: Nordyke and Marmon
Chassis/Engine: Marmon/Marmon
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1912
Driver: Joe Dawson
Team/Sponsor: National Motor Vehicle
Chassis/Engine: National/National
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1913
Driver: Jules Goux
Team/Sponsor: Peugeot
Chassis/Engine: Peugeot/Peugeot
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1914
Driver: Rene Thomas
Team/Sponsor: L. Delage
Chassis/Engine: Delage/Delage
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1915
Driver: Ralph DePalma
Team/Sponsor: Mercedes/E.C. Patterson
Chassis/Engine: Mercedes/Mercedes
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1916
Driver: Dario Resta
Team/Sponsor: Peugeot Auto Racing
Chassis/Engine: Peugeot/Peugeot
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1919
Driver: Howdy Wilcox
Team/Sponsor: Peugeot/Indianapolis Speedway Team
Chassis/Engine: Peugeot/Peugeot
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1920
Driver: Gaston Chevrolet
Team/Sponsor: Monroe/William Small
Chassis/Engine: Frontenac/Frontenac
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1921
Driver: Tommy Milton
Team/Sponsor: Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Chassis/Engine: Frontenac/Frontenac
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1922
Driver: Jimmy Murphy
Team/Sponsor: Jimmy Murphy
Chassis/Engine: Duesenberg/Miller
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1923
Driver: Tommy Milton
Team/Sponsor: H.C.S. Motor
Chassis/Engine: Miller/Miller
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1924
Driver: L.L. Corum/J. Boyer
Team/Sponsor: Duesenberg
Chassis/Engine: Duesenberg/Duesenberg
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1925
Driver: Pete DePaolo
Team/Sponsor: Duesenberg
Chassis/Engine: Duesenberg/Duesenberg
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1926
Driver: Frank Lockhart
Team/Sponsor: Miller/Peter Kreis
Chassis/Engine: Miller/Miller
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1927
Driver: George Souders
Team/Sponsor: Duesenberg/William White
Chassis/Engine: Duesenberg/Duesenberg
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1928
Driver: Louis Meyer
Team/Sponsor: Miller/Alden Sampson II
Chassis/Engine: Miller/Miller
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1929
Driver: Ray Keech
Team/Sponsor: Simplex Piston Ring/Yagle
Chassis/Engine: Miller/Miller
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1930
Driver: Billy Arnold
Team/Sponsor: Miller-Hartz
Chassis/Engine: Summers/Miller
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1931
Driver: Louis Schneider
Team/Sponsor: Bowes Seal Fast
Chassis/Engine: Stevens/Miller
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1932
Driver: Fred Frame
Team/Sponsor: Miller-Harry Hartz
Chassis/Engine: Wetteroth/Miller
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1933
Driver: Louis Meyer
Team/Sponsor: Tydol
Chassis/Engine: Miller/Miller
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1934
Driver: Bill Cummings
Team/Sponsor: Boyle Products/Henning
Chassis/Engine: Miller/Miller
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1935
Driver: Kelly Petillo
Team/Sponsor: Gilmore Speedway/Petillo
Chassis/Engine: Wetteroth/Offenhauser
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1936
Driver: Louis Meyer
Entrant: Ring Free/Louis Meyer
Chassis/Engine: Stevens/Miller
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1937
Driver: Wilbur Shaw
Team/Sponsor: Shaw-Gilmore
Chassis/Engine: Shaw/Offenhauser
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1938
Driver: Floyd Roberts
Team/Sponsor: Burd Piston Ring/Moore
Chassis/Engine: Wetteroth/Miller
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1939
Driver: Wilbur Shaw
Team/Sponsor: Boyle Racing Headquarters
Chassis/Engine: Maserati/Maserati
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1940
Driver: Wilbur Shaw
Team/Sponsor: Boyle Racing Headquarters
Chassis/Engine: Maserati/Maserati
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1941
Driver: F. Davis/M. Rose
Team/Sponsor: Noc-Out Hose Clamp/Moore
Chassis/Engine: Wetteroth/Offenhauser
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1946
Driver: George Robson
Team/Sponsor: Thorne Engineering
Chassis/Engine: Adams/Sparks
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1947
Driver: Mauri Rose
Entrant: Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
Chassis/Engine: Deidt/Offenhauser
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1948
Driver: Mauri Rose
Entrant: Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
Chassis/Engine: Deidt/Offenhauser
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1949
Driver: Bill Holland
Team/Sponsor: Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
Chassis/Engine: Deidt/Offenhauser
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1950
Driver: Johnnie Parsons
Team/Sponsor: Wynn’s Friction Proofing /Kurtis Kraft
Chassis/Engine: Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser
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1951
Driver: Lee Wallard
Team/Sponsor: Murrell Belanger
Chassis/Engine: Kurtis/Offenhauser
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1952
Driver: Troy Ruttman
Team/Sponsor: J.C. Agajanian
Chassis/Engine: Kuzma/Offenhauser
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1953
Driver: Bill Vukovich
Team/Sponsor: Fuel Injection/Keck
Chassis/Engine: Kurtis Kraft 500A/Offenhauser
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1954
Driver: Bill Vukovich
Team/Sponsor: Fuel Injection/Keck
Chassis/Engine: Kurtis Kraft 500A/Offenhauser
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1955
Driver: Bob Sweikert
Team/Sponsor: John Zink
Chassis/Engine: Kurtis Kraft 500C/Offenhauser
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1956
Driver: Pat Flaherty
Team/Sponsor: John Zink
Chassis/Engine: Watson/Offenhauser
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1957
Driver: Sam Hanks
Team/Sponsor: Belond Exhaust/Salih
Chassis/Engine: Salih/Offenhauser
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1958
Driver: Jimmy Bryan
Team/Sponsor: Belond AP/Salih
Chassis/Engine: Salih/Offenhauser
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1959
Driver: Rodger Ward
Team/Sponsor: Leader Card 500 Roadster
Chassis/Engine: Watson/Offenhauser
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1960
Driver: Jim Rathmann
Team/Sponsor: Ken-Paul
Chassis/Engine: Watson/Offenhauser
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1961
Driver: A.J. Foyt
Team/Sponsor: Bowes Seal Fast/Bignotti
Chassis/Engine: Trevis/Offenhauser
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1962
Driver: Rodger Ward
Team/Sponsor: Leader Card 500 Roadster
Chassis/Engine: Watson/Offenhauser
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1963
Driver: Parnelli Jones
Team/Sponsor: J.C. Agajanian/Willard Battery
Chassis/Engine: Watson/Offenhauser
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1964
Driver: A.J. Foyt
Team/Sponsor: Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted
Chassis/Engine: Watson/Offenhauser
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1965
Driver: Jim Clark
Team/Sponsor: Lotus powered by Ford
Chassis/Engine: Lotus/Ford
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1966
Driver: Graham Hill
Team/Sponsor: American Red Ball/Mecom
Chassis/Engine: Lola/Ford
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1967
Driver: A.J. Foyt
Team/Sponsor: Sheraton-Thompson/Ansted
Chassis/Engine: Coyote/Ford
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1968
Driver: Bobby Unser
Team/Sponsor: Rislone/Leader Cards
Chassis/Engine: Eagle/Offenhauser
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1969
Driver: Mario Andretti
Team/Sponsor: STP Oil Treatment
Chassis/Engine: Hawk III/Ford
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1970
Driver: Al Unser
Team/Sponsor: Johnny Lightning/Parnelli Jones
Chassis/Engine: P.J. Colt/Ford
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1971
Driver: Al Unser
Team/Sponsor: Johnny Lightning/Parnelli Jones
Chassis/Engine: P.J. Colt/Ford
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1972
Driver: Mark Donahue
Team/Sponsor: Sunoco McLaren/Penske
Chassis/Engine: McLaren/Offenhauser
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1973
Driver: Gordon Johncock
Team/Sponsor: STP Double Oil Filter/Patrick
Chassis/Engine: Eagle/Offenhauser
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1974
Driver: Johnny Rutherford
Team/Sponsor: McLaren Cars
Chassis/Engine: McLaren/Offenhauser
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1975
Driver: Bobby Unser
Team/Sponsor: Jorgensen/All American Racers
Chassis/Engine: Eagle/Offenhauser
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1976
Driver: Johnny Rutherford
Team/Sponsor: Hy-Gain/McLaren
Chassis/Engine: McLaren/Offenhauser
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1977
Driver: A.J. Foyt
Team/Sponsor: Gilmore Racing
Chassis/Engine: Coyote/Foyt
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1978
Driver: Al Unser
Team/Sponsor: First National City/Chaparral
Chassis/Engine: Lola/Cosworth
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1979
Driver: Rick Mears
Team/Sponsor: The Gould Charge
Chassis/Engine: Penske/Cosworth
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1980
Driver: Johnny Rutherford
Team/Sponsor: Pennzoil/Jim Hall Racing
Chassis/Engine: Chaparral/Cosworth
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1981
Driver: Bobby Unser
Team/Sponsor: The Norton Spirit/Penske
Chassis/Engine: Penske/ Cosworth
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1982
Driver: Gordon Johncock
Team/Sponsor: STP Oil Treatment/Patrick
Chassis/Engine: Wildcat/Cosworth
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1983
Driver: Tom Sneva
Team/Sponsor: Texaco Star/George Bignotti – Dan Cotter
Chassis/Engine: March/Cosworth
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1984
Driver: Rick Mears
Team/Sponsor: Pennzoil Z-7/Penske
Chassis/Engine: March/Cosworth
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1985
Driver: Danny Sullivan
Team/Sponsor: Miller American/Penske
Chassis/Engine: March/Cosworth
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1986
Driver: Bobby Rahal
Team/Sponsor: Budweiser/Truesports
Chassis/Engine: March/Cosworth
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1987
Driver: Al Unser
Team/Sponsor: Cummins-Holset/Penske
Chassis/Engine: March/Cosworth
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1988
Driver: Rick Mears
Team/Sponsor: Pennzoil Z-7
Chassis/Engine: Penske/Chevrolet Indy V8
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1989
Driver: Emerson Fittipaldi
Team/Sponsor: Marlboro/Patrick Racing
Chassis/Engine: Penske/Chevrolet Indy V8
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1990
Driver: Arie Luyendyk
Team/Sponsor: Domino’s Pizza/Shierson
Chassis/Engine: Lola/Chevrolet Indy V8
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1991
Driver: Rick Mears
Team/Sponsor: Marlboro
Chassis/Engine: Penske/Chevrolet Indy V8
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1992
Driver: Al Unser Jr.
Team/Sponsor: Valvoline
Chassis/Engine: Galmer/Chevy Indy V8A
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1993
Driver: Emerson Fittipaldi
Team/Sponsor: Marlboro Penske
Chassis/Engine: Penske/Chevrolet Indy V8C
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1994
Driver: Al Unser Jr.
Team/Sponsor: Marlboro Penske
Chassis/Engine: Penske/Mercedes Benz
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1995
Driver: Jacques Villeneuve
Team/Sponsor: Player’s LTD/Team Green
Chassis/Engine: Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB
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1996
Driver: Buddy Lazier
Team/Sponsor: Delta Faucet/Montana/Hemelgarn
Chassis/Engine: Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB
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1997
Driver: Arie Luyendyk
Team/Sponsor: Wavephore/Sprint PCS/Miller Lite/Provimi
Chassis/Engine: G Force/Aurora
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1998
Driver: Eddie Cheever Jr.
Team/Sponsor: Rachel’s Potato Chips
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Oldsmobile Aurora
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1999
Driver: Kenny Brack
Team/Sponsor: A.J. Foyt PowerTeam Racing
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Oldsmobile Aurora
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2000
Driver: Juan Pablo Montoya
Team/Sponsor: Target
Chassis/Engine: G Force/Oldsmobile
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2001
Driver: Helio Castroneves
Team/Sponsor: Marlboro Team Penske
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Oldsmobile
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2002
Driver: Helio Castroneves
Team/Sponsor: Marlboro Team Penske
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Chevrolet
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2003
Driver: Gil de Ferran
Team/Sponsor: Marlboro Team Penske
Chassis/Engine: G Force/Toyota
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2004
Driver: Buddy Rice
Team/Sponsor: Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz
Chassis/Engine: G Force/Honda
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2005
Driver: Dan Wheldon
Team/Sponsor: Andretti Green Racing
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2006
Driver: Sam Hornish Jr.
Team/Sponsor: Marlboro Team Penske
Chassis/Engine: G Force/Toyota
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2007
Driver: Dario Franchitti
Team/Sponsor: Andretti Green Racing
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2008
Driver: Scott Dixon
Team/Sponsor: Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2009
Driver: Helio Castroneves
Team/Sponsor: Team Penske
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2010
Driver: Dario Franchitti
Team/Sponsor: Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2011
Driver: Dan Wheldon
Team/Sponsor: Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2012
Driver: Dario Franchitti
Team/Sponsor: Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2013
Driver: Tony Kanaan
Team/Sponsor: KV Racing Technology
Chassis/Engine: Dallara Honda
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2015
Driver: Juan Pablo Montoya
Team/Sponsor: Verizon Team Penske
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Chevrolet
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2016
Driver: Alexander Rossi
Team/Sponsor: Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2017
Driver: Takuma Sato
Team/Sponsor: Andretti Autosport
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Honda
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2018
Driver: Will Power
Team/Sponsor: Verizon Team Penske
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Chevrolet
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2019
Driver: Simon Pagenaud
Team/Sponsor: Menards Team Penske
Chassis/Engine: Dallara/Chevrolet
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