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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Race Information | |
| Year | Date | Circuit | Length | Laps | Distance |
| 1960 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1959 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1958 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1957 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1956 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1955 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1954 | 31 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1953 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1952 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1951 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 200 | 804.672 |
| 1950 | 30 May | Indianapolis | 4023 | 138 | 555.223 |
| Wins |
| Year | Time | Kmh | Driver | Car/engine |
| 1960 | 3:36'11.36 | 223.32 | Jim Rathmann | Watson/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4252 Ken-Paul Special |
| 1959 | 3:40'49.20 | 218.64 | Roger Ward | Watson/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4252 Leader Card 500 Roadster Special |
| 1958 | 3:44'13.80 | 215.32 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4252 Belond Ap Special |
| 1957 | 3:41'14.25 | 218.23 | Sam Hanks | Epperly/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4255 Belond Exhaust Special |
| 1956 | 3:53'28.84 | 206.79 | Pat Flaherty | Watson/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 John Zink Special |
| 1955 | 3:53'59.53 | 206.33 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft 500C/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 John Zink Special |
| 1954 | 3:49'17.27 | 210.57 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft 500A/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4271 Fuel Injection Engineering Special |
| 1953 | 3:53'01.69 | 207.19 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft 500A/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 Fuel Injection Engineering Special |
| 1952 | 3:52'41.88 | 207.48 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 Agajanian Special |
| 1951 | 3:57'38.05 | 203.17 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 241 4.5 L4 Belanger Motors Special |
| 1950 | 2:46'55.97 | 199.56 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 Wynn's Friction Proofing Special |
| Pole Position |
| Year | Time | Kmh | Driver | Car/engine |
| 1960 | 4'05.58 | 235.92 | Eddie Sachs | Ewing/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4252 Dean Van Lines Special |
| 1959 | 4'06.73 | 234.82 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4252 Racing Associates Special |
| 1958 | 4'06.62 | 234.92 | Dick Rathmann | Watson/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4255 Mac Namara Special |
| 1957 | 4'10.09 | 231.66 | Pat O'Connor | Kurtis Kraft 500G/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4255 Sumar Special |
| 1956 | 4'07.26 | 234.31 | Pat Flaherty | Watson/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 John Zink Special |
| 1955 | 4'17.06 | 225.38 | Jerry Hoyt | Stevens/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 Jim Robbins Special |
| 1954 | 4'15.26 | 226.97 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft 500C/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 Hinkle Special |
| 1953 | 4'20.13 | 222.72 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft 500A/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 Fuel Injection Engineering Special |
| 1952 | 4'20.85 | 222.11 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft/Cummins Diesel 3.0 L6 6401 Cummins Diesel Special |
| 1951 | 4'23.74 | 219.67 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft/Novi 8181 3.0 Novi Purelube Special |
| 1950 | 4'27.97 | 216.21 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft 2000/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 Grant Piston Ring Special |
| Fastest Race Laps |
| Year | Time | Kmh | Driver | Car/engine |
| 1960 | 1'01.59 | 235.17 | Jim Rathmann | Watson/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4252 Ken-Paul Special |
| 1959 | 1'01.89 | 234.03 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4252 Racing Associates Special |
| 1958 | 1'02.37 | 232.23 | Ton Bettenhausen | Epperly/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4252 Jones & Maley Special |
| 1957 | 1'02.75 | 230.82 | Jim Rathmann | Epperly/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4255 Chiropractic Special |
| 1956 | 1'02.32 | 232.42 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft/Novi 183 L8 3.0 Compresseur Novi Vespa |
| 1955 | 1'03.67 | 227.49 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft 500C/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 Hopkins Special |
| 1954 | 1'04.04 | 226.17 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft 500C/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 Hinkle Special |
| 1953 | 1'06.24 | 218.66 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft 500A/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 4270 Fuel Injection Engineering Special |
| 1952 | 1'06.60 | 217.48 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft 500A/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 Fuel Injection Engineering Special |
| 1951 | 1'07.26 | 215.35 | Lee Wallard | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 241 4.5 L4 Belanger Motors Special |
| 1950 | 1'09.77 | 207.60 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft/Offenhauser 4.5 L4 Wynn's Friction Proofing Special |
| Death |
| May 30, 1955 -- Bill Vukovich (USA) - race. |
| May 30, 1959 -- Jerry Unser (USA) - race |
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