102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 67, Winner’s Average, 10 MPH Increments (April 21, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 36 days away! This is the 67th 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 broken barriers for winner’s average speed for 500 miles, at each 10 mph increments.

Winner’s Average, 10 MPH Increments 

- 70 mph: Ray Harroun, 1911 (74.602 mph)

- 80 mph: Rene Thomas, 1914 (82.474 mph)

- 90 mph: Jimmy Murphy, 1922 (94.484 mph)

- 100 mph: Peter DePaolo, 1925 (101.127 mph)

- 110 mph: Wilbur Shaw, 1937 (113.580 mph)

- 120 mph: Bill Holland, 1949 (121.327 mph)

- 130 mph: Bill Vukovich, 1954 (130.840 mph)

- 140 mph: Rodger Ward, 1962 (140.923 mph)

- 150 mph: Jim Clark, 1965 (150.686 mph)

- 160 mph: Mark Donohue, 1972 (162.962 mph)

- 170 mph: Bobby Rahal, 1986 (170.722 mph)

- 180 mph: Arie Luyendyk: 1990 (185.981 mph)