| YEAR | DRIVER | TEAM | CAR | NUMBER | IMAGE CAR | RACE SPEED | START |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Ray Harroun | Marmon "Wasp" | Marmon/Marmon | 32 | No image | 74,602 | 28 |
| 1912 | Joe Dawson | National | National/National | 8 | 78,719 | 7 | |
| 1913 | Jules Goux | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 16 | 75,933 | 7 | |
| 1914 | Rene Thomas | Delage | Delage/Delage | 16 | 82,474 | 15 | |
| 1915 | Ralph DePalma | Mercedes | Mercedes/Mercedes | 2 | 89.84 | 2 | |
| 1916 | Dario Resta | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 17 | 84,001 | 4 | |
| 1919 | Howdy Wilcox | Peugeot | Peugeot/Peugeot | 3 | 88.05 | 2 | |
| 1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | Monroe | Frontenac/Frontenac | 4 | 88,618 | 6 | |
| 1921 | Tommy Milton | Frontenac | Frontenac/Frontenac | 2 | 89,621 | 20 | |
| 1922 | Jimmy Murphy | Murphy | Duesenberg/Miller | 35 | 94,484 | 1 | |
| 1923 | Tommy Milton | H.C.S. | Miller/Miller | 1 | 90,954 | 1 | |
| 1924 | L.L. Corum | Duesenberg | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 15 | 98,234 | 21 | |
| 1925 | Pete DePaolo | Duesenberg | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 12 | 101,127 | 2 | |
| 1926 | Frank Lockhart | Miller | Miller/Miller | 15 | 95,904 | 20 | |
| 1927 | George Souders | Duesenberg | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 32 | 97,545 | 22 | |
| 1928 | Louis Meyer | Miller | Miller/Miller | 14 | 99,482 | 13 | |
| 1929 | Ray Keech | Simplex Piston Ring | Miller/Miller | 2 | 97,585 | 6 | |
| 1930 | Billy Arnold | Miller-Hartz | Summers/Miller | 4 | 100,448 | 1 | |
| 1931 | Louis Schneider | Bowes Seal Fast | Stevens/Miller | 23 | 96,629 | 13 | |
| 1932 | Fred Frame | Miller-Hartz | Wetteroth/Miller | 34 | 104,144 | 27 | |
| 1933 | Louis Meyer | Tydol | Miller/Miller | 36 | 104,162 | 6 | |
| 1934 | Bill Cummings | Boyle Products | Miller/Miller | 7 | 104,863 | 10 | |
| 1935 | Kelly Petillo | Gilmore Speedway | Wetteroth/Offy | 5 | 106.24 | 22 | |
| 1936 | Louis Meyer | Ring Free | Stevens/Miller | 8 | 109,069 | 28 | |
| 1937 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw-Gilmore | Shaw/Offy | 6 | 113.58 | 2 | |
| 1938 | Floyd Roberts | Burd Piston Ring | Wetteroth/Miller | 23 | 117.2 | 1 | |
| 1939 | Wilbur Shaw | Boyle | Maserati/Maserati | 2 | 115,035 | 3 | |
| 1940 | Wilbur Shaw | Boyle | Maserati/Maserati | 1 | 114,277 | 2 | |
| 1941 | Floyd Davis | Noc-Out Hose Clamp | Wetteroth/Offy | 16 | 115,117 | 17 | |
| 1946 | George Robson | Thorne Engineering | Adams/Sparks | 16 | 114.82 | 15 | |
| 1947 | Mauri Rose | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt/Offy | 27 | 116,338 | 3 | |
| 1948 | Mauri Rose | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt/Offy | 3 | 119,814 | 3 | |
| 1949 | Bill Holland | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt/Offy | 7 | 121,327 | 4 | |
| 1950 | Johnnie Parsons | Wynn's Friction Proofing | Kurtis/Offy | 1 | 124,022 | 5 | |
| 1951 | Lee Wallard | Belanger Motors | Kurtis/Offy | 99 | 126,244 | 2 | |
| 1952 | Troy Ruttman | Agajanian | Kuzma/Offy | 98 | 128,922 | 7 | |
| 1953 | Bill Vukovich | Fuel Injection | Kurtis Kraft 500A - Offenhauser | 14 |  | 127.74 | 1 |
| 1954 | Bill Vukovich | Fuel Injection | KK500A/Offy | 14 | 130.84 | 19 | |
| 1955 | Bob Sweikert | John Zink | KK500D/Offy | 6 | 128,209 | 14 | |
| 1956 | Pat Flaherty | John Zink | Watson/Offy | 8 | 128.49 | 1 | |
| 1957 | Sam Hanks | Belond Exhaust | Salih/Offy | 9 | 135,601 | 13 | |
| 1958 | Jimmy Bryan | Belond A.P. | Salih/Offy | 1 | 133,791 | 7 | |
| 1959 | Rodger Ward | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson/Offy | 5 | 135,857 | 6 | |
| 1960 | Jim Rathmann | Ken-Paul | Watson/Offy | 4 | 138,767 | 2 | |
| 1961 | A.J. Foyt | Bowes Seal Fast | Trevis/Offy | 1 | 139.13 | 7 | |
| 1962 | Rodger Ward | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson/Offy | 3 | 140,293 | 2 | |
| 1963 | Parnelli Jones | Agajanian Willard Battery | Watson/Offy | 98 | 143,137 | 1 | |
| 1964 | A.J. Foyt | Sheraton-Thompson | Watson/Offy | 1 | 147.35 | 5 | |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | Lotus powered by Ford | Lotus/Ford | 82 | 150,686 | 2 | |
| 1966 | Graham Hill | American Red Ball | Lola/Ford | 24 | 144,317 | 15 | |
| 1967 | A.J. Foyt | Sheraton-Thompson | Coyote/Ford | 14 | 151,207 | 4 | |
| 1968 | Bobby Unser | Rislone | Eagle/Offy | 3 | 152,882 | 3 | |
| 1969 | Mario Andretti | STP Oil Treatment | Hawk III/Ford | 2 | 156,867 | 2 | |
| 1970 | Al Unser | Johnny Lightning 500 | P.J. Colt/Ford | 2 | 155,749 | 1 | |
| 1971 | Al Unser | Johnny Lightning | P.J. Colt/Ford | 1 | 157,735 | 5 | |
| 1972 | Mark Donohue | Sunoco McLaren | McLaren/Offy | 66 | 162,962 | 3 | |
| 1973 | Gordon Johncock | STP Double Oil Filter | Eagle/Offy | 20 | 159,036 | 11 | |
| 1974 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren | McLaren/Offy | 3 | 158,589 | 25 | |
| 1975 | Bobby Unser | Jorgensen Eagle | Eagle/Offy | 48 | 149,213 | 3 | |
| 1976 | Johnny Rutherford | Hy-Gain | McLaren/Offy | 2 | 148,725 | 1 | |
| 1977 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore Racing Team | Coyote/Foyt | 14 | 161,331 | 4 | |
| 1978 | Al Unser | 1st National City Travelers Checks | Lola/Cosworth | 2 | 161,363 | 5 | |
| 1979 | Rick Mears | The Gould Charge | Penske/Cosworth | 9 | 158,899 | 1 | |
| 1980 | Johnny Rutherford | Pennzoil | Chaparral/Cosworth | 4 | 142,862 | 1 | |
| 1981 | Bobby Unser | Norton Spirit | Penske/Cosworth | 3 | 139,184 | 1 | |
| 1982 | Gordon Johncock | STP Oil Treatment | Wildcat/Cosworth | 20 | 162,029 | 5 | |
| 1983 | Tom Sneva | Texaco Star | March/Cosworth | 5 | 162,117 | 4 | |
| 1984 | Rick Mears | Pennzoil Z-7 | March/Cosworth | 6 | 163,612 | 3 | |
| 1985 | Danny Sullivan | Miller American | March/Cosworth | 5 | 152,982 | 8 | |
| 1986 | Bobby Rahal | Budweiser | March/Cosworth | 3 | 170,722 | 4 | |
| 1987 | Al Unser | Cummins/Holset Turbo | March/Cosworth | 25 | 162,175 | 20 | |
| 1988 | Rick Mears | Pennzoil Z-7 | Penske/Chevrolet Indy | 5 | 144,809 | 1 | |
| 1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro | Penske/Chevrolet Indy | 20 | 167,581 | 3 | |
| 1990 | Arie Luyendyk | Domino's Pizza | Lola/Chevrolet Indy | 30 | 185,981 | 3 | |
| 1991 | Rick Mears | Marlboro | Penske/Chevrolet Indy A | 3 | 176,457 | 1 | |
| 1992 | Al Unser Jr. | Valvoline | Galmer/Chevrolet Indy A | 3 | 134,477 | 12 | |
| 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Penske Marlboro | Penske PC-22 - Chevrolet | 4 |  | 157,207 | 9 |
| 1994 | Al Unser Jr. | Marlboro Penske | Penske/Mercedes Benz | 31 | 160,872 | 1 | |
| 1995 | Jacques Villeneuve | Player's LTD/Team Green | Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB | 27 | 153,616 | 5 | |
| 1996 | Buddy Lazier | Hemelgarn Racing-Delta Faucet-Montana | Reynard/Ford Cosworth XB | 91 | 147,956 | 5 | |
| 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | Wavephore/Sprint PCS/Miller Lite/Provimi | G Force/Oldsmobile Aurora | 5 | 145,827 | 1 | |
| 1998 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Rachel's Potato Chips | Dallara/Oldsmobile Aurora | 51 | 145,155 | 17 | |
| 1999 | Kenny Brack | A.J. Foyt PowerTeam Racing | Dallara/Oldsmobile Aurora | 14 | 153,176 | 8 | |
| 2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | G Force/Oldsmobile | 9 | 167,607 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Helio Castroneves | Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara/Oldsmobile | 68 | 141,574 | 11 | |
| 2002 | Helio Castroneves | Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 3 | 166,499 | 13 | |
| 2003 | Gil de Ferran | Marlboro Team Penske | Panoz G Force/Toyota | 6 | 156,291 | 10 | |
| 2004 | Buddy Rice | Rahal-Letterman Argent/Pioneer | Panoz G Force/Honda | 15 | 138,518 | 1 | |
| 2005 | Dan Wheldon | Klein Tools/Jim Beam | Dallara/Honda | 26 | 157,603 | 16 | |
| 2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara/Honda | 6 | 157,085 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Dario Franchitti | Canadian Club | Dallara/Honda | 27 | 151,774 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Honda | 9 | 143,567 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Helio Castroneves | Team Penske | Dallara/Honda | 3 | 150,318 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Dario Franchitti | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Honda | 10 | 161,623 | 3 | |
| 2011 | Dan Wheldon | William Rast - Curb/Big Machine | Dallara/Honda | 98 | 170,265 | 6 | |
| 2012 | Dario Franchitti | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara/Honda | 50 | 167,734 | 16 | |
| 2013 | Tony Kanaan | Hydroxycut KV Racing Technology-SH Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 11 | 187,433 | 12 | |
| 2014 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | DHL Honda | Dallara/Honda | 28 | 186,563 | 19 | |
| 2015 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet | Dallara/Chevrolet | 2 | 161,341 | 15 | |
| 2016 | Alexander Rossi | NAPA Auto Parts / Curb Honda | Dallara/Honda | 98 | 166,634 | 11 | |
| 2017 | Takuma Sato | Andretti Autosport Honda | Dallara/Honda | 26 | 155,395 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Will Power | Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet | Dallara/Chevrolet | 12 | 166,935 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Simon Pagenaud | Menards Team Penske | Dallara/Chevrolet | 22 | 175,794 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Takuma Sato | Panasonic / PeopleReady | Dallara/Honda | 30 | 157,824 | 3 | |
| 2021 | Helio Castroneves | AutoNation/SiriusXM | Dallara/Honda | 6 | 190,069 | 8 | |
| 2022 | Marcus Ericsson | Huski Chocolate Chip Ganassi Racing Honda | Dallara/Honda | 8 | 175,428 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Josef Newgarden | Shell Powering Progress Team Penske | Dallara DW12 - Chevrolet | 2 |  | 167,763 | 3 |
| 2023 | Josef Newgarden | Shell Powering Progress Team Penske | Dallara DW12 - Chevrolet | 2 |  | 168,193 | 17 |
