102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 17, IndyCar Champs Without Winning Indy 500 (March 2, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 86 days away! This is the 17th day of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until the 102nd Indy 500.

Each day from now until the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some of well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth. You can view the current list of 102-stat blogs by clicking here.

Today’s list looks at the drivers who have won a Championship/IndyCar victory but did not win, or have not yet won, the Indianapolis 500. This list, which includes 26 drivers, does not include championships that were awarded retroactively (i.e., Means & Haresnape, Russ Catlin, Motor Age or other historians/statisticians).

Championship/IndyCar Titlists Who Did Not Won Indianapolis 500

- Sebastien Bourdais: 4 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Champ Car World Series)

- Ted Horn: 3 (1946, 1947, 1948 AAA National Championship)

- Rex Mays: 2 (1940, 1941 AAA National Championship)

- Tony Bettenhausen: 2 (1951 AAA National Championship, 1958 USAC National Championship)

- Joe Leonard: 2 (1971, 1972 USAC National Championship)

- Alex Zanardi: 2 (1997, 1998 CART)

- Barney Oldfield: 1 (1905 AAA National Championship)

- Eddie Hearne: 1 (1923 AAA National Championship)

- Harry Hartz: 1 (1926 AAA National Championship)

- Bob Carey: 1 (1932 AAA National Championship)

- Henry Banks: 1 (1950 AAA National Championship)

- Chuck Stevenson: 1 (1952 AAA National Championship)

- Roger McCluskey: 1 (1973 USAC National Championship)

- George Snider: 1 (1981-82 USAC Gold Crown Series)

- Michael Andretti: 1 (1991 CART)

- Nigel Mansell: 1 (1993 CART)

- Buzz Calkins: 1 (1996 Indy Racing League)

- Scott Sharp: 1 (1996 Indy Racing League)

- Jimmy Vasser: 1 (1996 CART)

- Tony Stewart: 1 (1996-97 Indy Racing League)

- Greg Ray: 1 (1999 Indy Racing League)

- Cristiano da Matta: 1 (2002 CART)

- Paul Tracy: 1 (2003 Champ Car World Series)

- Will Power: 1 (2014 IndyCar Series)

- Simon Pagenaud: 1 (2016 IndyCar Series)

- Josef Newgarden: 1 (2017 IndyCar Series)

Notes of Interest

- Will Power, Simon Pagenaud, Josef Newgarden and Sebastien Bourdais are the four current drivers on the list that hope to remove themselves from the list at some point. Power, Pagenaud and Newgarden drive for Team Penske.

- Michael Andretti and Jimmy Vasser have won the Indianapolis 500 as team owners.

- Alex Zanardi and Cristiano da Matta are the only drivers on the list that did not compete in the Indianapolis 500.

- Of the 26 drivers on the list, 21 were born in the United States.