102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 82, Most Laps Led By Driver, By Birth State (May 6, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 21 days away! This is the 82nd day of the 102 Stats in 102 Days Until the 102nd Indy 500 blog.

Each day from now until the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a look at the drivers that have led the most laps in the Indianapolis 500, from the state in which they were born. The number of laps shown below do not include laps led in relief appearances. Thirty-four of the 50 states are represented, with New Mexico's Al Unser topping the list.

Most Laps Led By Driver, By Birth State

- Al Unser: 644 (New Mexico)

- A.J. Foyt: 555 (Texas)

- Wilbur Shaw: 508 (Indiana)

- Parnelli Jones: 492 (Arkansas)

- Bill Vukovich: 485 (California)

- Bobby Unser: 440 (Colorado)

- Michael Andretti: 431 (Pennsylvania)

- Rick Mears: 429 (Kansas)

- Billy Arnold: 410 (Illinois)

- Gordon Johncock: 339 (Michigan)

- Louis Meyer: 332 (New York)

- Mauri Rose: 256 (Ohio)

- Tommy Milton: 218 (Minnesota)

- Jimmy Bryan: 216 (Arizona)

- Tom Sneva: 208 (Washington)

- Danny Sullivan: 162 (Kentucky)

- Earl Cooper: 123 (Nebraska)

- Joe Boyer: 119 (Missouri)

- Wally Dallenbach: 108 (New Jersey)

- Fred Frame: 106 (New Hampshire)

- Floyd Roberts: 92 (North Dakota)

- Danny Ongais: 79 (Hawaii)

- Troy Ruttman: 69 (Oklahoma)

- Ralph Hepburn: 68 (Massachusetts)

- Paul Russo: 35 (Wisconsin)

- Tony Gulotta: 33 (Louisiana)

- Phil Shafer: 29 (Iowa)

- George Amick: 18 (Oregon)

- Josef Newgarden: 14 (Tennessee)

- Russ Snowberger: 14 (Maryland)

- Davey Hamilton: 3 (Idaho)

- Scott Sharp: 3 (Connecticut)

- Paul Bost: 2 (North Carolina)

- Bobby Allison: 1 (Florida)