102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 84, Most Laps Led, By Birth State (May 8, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 19 days away! This is the 84th 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 laps led in the Indianapolis 500 by birth states. California-born drivers have led 1,930 laps, just 70 laps away from 2,000. Pennsylvania-born drivers have led the second-most laps at 1,461 (39 short of 1,500 laps), while Indiana-born drivers have led the third-most laps in their home race, at 1,182 laps led.

Indianapolis 500 Laps Led, By Birth State

- California: 1,930

- Pennsylvania: 1,461

- Indiana: 1,182

- Texas: 1,072

- Ohio: 1,050

- Illinois: 1,017

- Kansas: 986

- New York: 811

- New Mexico: 754

- Colorado: 516

- Arkansas: 492

- Arizona: 424

- Michigan: 404

- Minnesota: 252

- Washington: 224

- New Jersey: 215

- Kentucky: 162

- Nebraska: 130

- Massachusetts: 127

- Missouri: 121

- New Hampshire: 106

- Oklahoma: 96

- North Dakota: 92

- Hawaii: 79

- Wisconsin: 43

- Louisiana: 33

- Iowa: 29

- Oregon: 27

- Tennessee: 14

- Maryland: 13

- Connecticut: 4

- Idaho: 3

- North Carolina: 2

- Florida: 1