102 Stats in 102 Days Until 102nd Indy 500 – Day 74, Youngest Polesitters (April 28, 2018)

The 102nd Indianapolis 500 is 29 days away! This is the 74th 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 top 10 youngest drivers to serve as the polesitter for the Indianapolis 500. Rex Mays holds the top two spots, having won the pole as a 22-year-old in 1935, and again a year later at 23.

Youngest Polesitters

- Rex Mays: 22 years, 81 days (1935 race)

- Rex Mays: 23 years, 81 days (1936 race)

- Frank Lockhart: 24 years, 53 days (1927 race)

- Billy Arnold: 24 years, 165 days (1930 race)

- Tony Stewart: 25 years, 6 days (1996 race)

- Bruno Junqueira: 25 years, 203 days (2002 race)

- Howdy Wilcox: 25 years, 341 days (1915 race)

- Mario Andretti: 26 years, 91 days (1966 race)

- Jerry Hoyt: 26 years, 121 days (1955 race)

- Bill Cummings: 26 years, 200 days (1933 race)

Notes of Interest

- Tony Stewart assumed the pole position for the 1996 after teammate Scott Brayton was killed in practice.

- Billy Arnold was the only driver on the list to win that year’s race. Overall, five of the nine drivers on the list won the race: Arnold, Frank Lockhart, Howdy Wilcox, Mario Andretti and Bill Cummings.

- Four of the top 10 youngest drivers earned the pole in a race in the 1930s.