The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 91 days away! This is the 12th
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 includes victories by car owner Roger Penske.
The Captain has 16 victories in the Indianapolis 500, 10 more than his nearest
competitor (Team Green and a number of organizations involving owner Michael
Andretti). Penske has won the 500 in five consecutive decades with 11 different
drivers.
- 1972: Mark Donohue (1)
- 1979: Rick Mears (2)
- 1981: Bobby Unser (3)
- 1984: Rick Mears (4)
- 1985: Danny Sullivan (5)
- 1987: Al Unser (6)
- 1988: Rick Mears (7)
- 1991: Rick Mears (8)
- 1993: Emerson Fittipaldi (9)
- 1994: Al Unser Jr. (10)
- 2001: Helio Castroneves (11)
- 2002: Helio Castroneves (12)
- 2003: Gil de Ferran (13)
- 2006: Sam Hornish Jr. (14)
- 2009: Helio Castroneves (15)
- 2015: Juan Pablo Montoya (16)
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