102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 61, Indianapolis 500/Long Beach Winners (April 15, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 42 days away! This is the 61st 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.

The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is widely known as the second biggest race on the current IndyCar Series calendar, with only the Indianapolis 500 larger in stature. The 2018 race, held earlier today, was won by Alexander Rossi, the 10th driver to have won both the Indianapolis 500 and Grand Prix of Long Beach.

Here’s the full list, in order of their first Long Beach victory.

Drivers to Win Both Indianapolis 500 and Grand Prix of Long Beach

- Mario Andretti: 1 Indianapolis 500 (1969); 3 Long Beach (1984, 1985, 1987)

- Al Unser Jr.: 2 Indianapolis 500 (1992, 1994); 6 Long Beach (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995)

- Danny Sullivan: 1 Indianapolis 500 (1985); 1 Long Beach (1992)

- Juan Pablo Montoya: 2 Indianapolis 500 (2000, 2015); 1 Long Beach (1999)

- Helio Castroneves: 3 Indianapolis 500 (2001, 2002, 2009); 1 Long Beach (2001)

- Dario Franchitti: 3 Indianapolis 500 (2007, 2010, 2012); 1 Long Beach (2009)

- Ryan Hunter-Reay: 1 Indianapolis 500 (2014); 1 Long Beach (2010)

- Takuma Sato: 1 Indianapolis 500 (2017); 1 Long Beach (2013)

- Scott Dixon: 1 Indianapolis 500 (2008); 1 Long Beach (2015)

- Alexander Rossi: 1 Indianapolis 500 (2016); 1 Long Beach (2018)