A statistical recap of all 33 competitors in the 102nd Indianapolis 500, the sixth round of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule, won by Will Power.
Winner: Will Power, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 11 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 6 top 10s, best finish of 1st (2018), 7 races led for 135 laps; average finish of 11.91
- Starting position stats: Best start of 2nd (twice – 2010, 2015), average start of 6.64
- 2nd Australian-born driver to win the Indianapolis 500; 2008 race winner Scott Dixon was born in Australia though he represents New Zealand
- With his 11th start in the Indianapolis 500, now has most starts ever by an Australian, breaking a three-way tie with Ryan Briscoe and Geoff Brabham
- Has led each of the last 6 Indy 500s for at least 2 laps
- Including this year’s event, Power has an average start of 6.64, which led all drivers in this year’s field
- 3rd-place starter has now won race 12 times, second-most among starting positions behind the polesitter (20 times)
- Became first front row starter to win race since Dario Franchitti (2010, also started 3rd)
- 3rd-place starter has never finished last
- 1st Indianapolis 500 win for Team Penske since 2015 (Juan Pablo Montoya)
- Team Penske has 17 victories, with 3 drivers – Mark Donohue (1972), Rick Mears (1984) and now Will Power (2018) – have won the race for Penske from the 3rd-starting position
- Fifth driver to win the Indianapolis 500 in their 11th Indianapolis 500
- First driver born in 1981 to win Indianapolis 500
- Ninth driver born in March to win Indianapolis 500 (1st since 1999, Kenny Brack) and 11th victory by a driver born in March
- Power is the 73rd driver to win Indianapolis 500 at least once
- Power is the 33rd driver to complete at least 2,000 laps; his 2,061 laps completed moved him from 43rd all-time to 30th
- First race this season Power has finished better than he started
- Fifth win for a 37-year-old driver, joining Floyd Roberts, 1938; Wilbur Shaw, 1940; Graham Hill, 1966; and Dario Franchitti, 2010
- 2018 Winnings: $2,525,454
- Best/worst finish for third-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (12 times)/32nd (once)
- Average finish for third-place starter: 12.14
- Best/worst finish for car No. 12: 1st (twice – 1925 with Peter DePaolo and 2018 with Will Power))/32nd (twice)
- Average finish for car No. 12: 15.26 (80 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 2 wins (Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Indianapolis 500), 3 podiums, 4 top 10s, 4 races led for 201 laps (most of any driver this season), moved from 7th to points lead
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 193 races, 34 wins, 51 pole positions, 125 top 10s, 3,713 laps led
- Power is one of four drivers to win an IndyCar Series race this season (won Grand Prix of Indianapolis and Indianapolis 500 at IMS) and 1 of 2 drivers with multiple wins; other winners are Sebastien Bourdais, Josef Newgarden (also has 2 wins) and Alexander Rossi
- Power has won at least one race in each of the last 12 IndyCar seasons, including 2007 Champ Car World Series season (averages 3.09 wins per season in 11 IndyCar Series seasons)
- This was Power’s 147th IndyCar race with Team Penske
2nd Place: Ed Carpenter, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 15 races, 2 top fives, 4 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (2018), 6 races led for 139 laps; average finish of 17.21
- Starting position stats: 3 pole positions (2013, 2014, 2018), 4 front row starts, 6 starts in front three rows; average start of 11.73
- Led race-high 65 laps; most laps he’s led in an Indianapolis 500
- Completed every lap of the race for only 6th time in 15 races
- Moved to 45th all-time in Indianapolis 500 laps led with 139 laps, which is 6th all-time in laps led by a driver without a victory
- 3r all-time in laps led by a driver born in Illinois (moved past Gary Bettenhausen by one lap; trails Billy Arnold and Jimmy Snyder)
- Carpenter led the first 30 laps, the most a driver led since the start of the race since Dario Franchitti led the first 30 laps of the 2010 race (and most led by a polesitter to open the race since Bruno Junqueira led the first 32 laps of the 2002 race)
- Carpenter moved from 15th to 14th all-time in Indianapolis 500 laps completed, now at 2,607 laps (passed Cliff Bergere [2,425]; now 2nd all-time in laps completed by a driver without winning (46 laps behind Michael Andretti’s 2,653 laps completed)
- Moved to 31st all-time in laps led by a U.S.-born driver (139 laps)
- First time since 2016 that the winner and second-place finishers were same age (both drivers are 37; winner Alexander Rossi and 2nd-place finisher Carlos Munoz were 24 years old in 2016)
- Carpenter is one of two drivers with three or more Indianapolis 500 pole positions that has never won the race (Rex Mays has four poles)
- Carpenter has more starts of any driver in this year’s Indianapolis 500 (15) without winning the race; if he wins the 500 in the future, he’ll set the record for most races before first win
- 9th consecutive Indianapolis 500 in which the polesitter did not win the race
- 2018 Winnings: $911,504
- Best/worst finish for polesitter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (20 times)/33rd (5 times)
- Average finish for polesitter: 12.17
- Best/worst finish for car No. 20: 1st (three times)/31st (four times)
- Average finish for car No. 20: 13.61 (41 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 2 races, 1 top five, 2 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (Indianapolis 500), 1 race led for 65 laps (Indianapolis 500); average finish of 4.5
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 172 races, 3 wins (all on ovals), 46 top 10s, 375 career laps led
- Only 9th race completed in last 19 IndyCar Series starts; had led only 7 laps in 19 races dating back to 2015 (led 65 laps in 2018 Indy 500)
- This is Carpenter’s 60th start for his own team, Ed Carpenter Racing
- Last IndyCar win came in 2014 at Texas Motor Speedway
3rd Place: Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 16 races, 6 top fives, 11 top 10s, 1 victory (2008), 11 races led for 439 laps; average finish of 10.38
- Starting position stats: 3 pole positions (2008, 2015, 2017), 10 starts from the front three rows, average start of 7.38
- In finishing 3rd, recorded best result since finishing 2nd in 2012
- Failed to lead laps for 2nd Indianapolis 500 in last 3 races (led 5 laps between 2016-2018; led race-high 84 laps in 2015 race)
- At 3rd, highest finishing former race winner and 1 of 3 former winners in top five (Alexander Rossi and Ryan Hunter-Reay)
- Remained 10th all-time in laps led (439 laps)
- Moved to 10th all-time in laps completed with 2,869; came into the race 11th (passed Johnny Rutherford, who completed 2,792 laps)
- 2018 Winnings: $587,129
- Best/worst finish for ninth-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (once)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for ninth-place starter: 16.52
- Best/worst finish for car No. 9: 1st (four times)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for car No. 9: 13.61 (84 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 3 top fives, 5 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (Grand Prix of Indianapolis), 0 laps led, average finish of 5.33, 4th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 293 races, 41 wins (4th all-time in IndyCar competition), 209 top 10s, 134 races led for 5,030 laps
- Next victory ties him with Michael Andretti for 3rd all-time in IndyCar wins
- 44 laps away from having led 5,000 in IndyCar Series career (including CART, has led 5,030 laps)
- Dixon has won at least one race in 13 seasons heading into 2018 (still looking for first victory of 2018)
- One of four drivers to complete all 812 laps this season
4th Place: Alexander Rossi, No. 27 Andretti Autosport Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 3 races, 1 win (2016), 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 3 races led for 38 laps; average finish of 4.0 (never finished worse than 7th)
- Starting position stats: Best start of 3rd (2017), average start of 15.33
- Highest finishing Andretti Autosport driver; Andretti Autosport had won each of the last two Indianapolis 500s
- Second-highest finishing former race winner in this year’s race (behind Scott Dixon) and 1 of 3 former winners in the top five
- Rossi is the only driver born in the 1990s to win the Indianapolis 500 (born in 1991)
- Made up a race-high 28 positions, the most a driver has made up since Scott Goodyear advanced 31 positions in the 1992 race (33rd to second) and first driver since Goodyear to finish in the top five after starting in the last row (1st top 10 finish for last-row starter since Sage Karam came from 31st to finish 9th in 2014)
- Only 11th top-five and 43rd top-10 finish by drivers starting 31st, 32nd or 33rd
- 2018 Winnings: $454,804
- Best/worst finish for 32nd-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 2nd (twice)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 32nd-place starter: 19.15
- Best/worst finish for car No. 27: 1st (three times)/32nd (twice)
- Average finish for car No. 27: 15.35 (62 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 1 win, 5 top fives, 5 races led for 80 laps, average finish of 4.5 (leads all drivers), 2nd in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 39 races, 3 wins (one in each of the last three seasons), 7 podiums (6 in the last 11 races), 21 top 10s (10 in the last 12 races), 12 races led for 202 laps
- One of three drivers to lead points standings after at least one race this season; currently second in standings, two points behind 2014 series champion Will Power
5th Place: Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 28 Andretti Autosport Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 11 races, 1 win (2014), 3 top fives, 4 top 10s, 5 races led for 163 laps; average finish of 16.45
- Starting position stats: Best start of 3rd (2016), average start of 15.82
- 1st top-five finish in Indianapolis 500 since winning race in 2014 (hadn’t completed every lap of the race since 2015 race)
- Second highest-finishing Andretti Autosport driver
- Third-highest finishing former race winner in this year’s race (behind Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi) and 1 of 3 former winners in the top five
- 4th driver age 37 to finish in top five, the most drivers of the same age to finish in the top five in race’s history
- 2018 Winnings: $419,804
- Best/worst finish for 14th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (once)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 14th-place starter: 15.85
- Best/worst finish for car No. 28: 1st (once)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for car No. 28: 16.35 (49 previous races)
IndyCar Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 4 top fives, 4 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (Barber Motorsports Park), 4 races led for 8 laps, average finish of 9.17, 5th in points standings (moved up 4 positions)
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 224 races, 16 wins, 39 podiums, 110 top 10s, 50 races led for 1,332 laps
- 50th career IndyCar race led
- 139th race with Andretti Autosport
6th Place: Simon Pagenaud, No. 22 Team Penske Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 7 races, 0 top fives, 3 top 10s, best finish of 6th (2018), 2 races led for 36 laps (2015); average finish of 12.14
- Starting position stats: Best start of 2nd (2018), average start of 12.14
- None of Team Penske’s now 17 Indianapolis 500 victories have come from the second starting position
- Second consecutive year car No. 22 finished 6th (Juan Pablo Montoya, 2017)
- Moved from 12th to 9th in points standings
- Led first lap of the 2018 season, on Lap 174
- 2018 Winnings: $419,804
- Best/worst finish for second-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (11 times)/33rd (4 times)
- Average finish for second-place starter: 14.81
- Best/worst finish for car No. 22: 2nd (twice)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for car No. 22: 14.55 (67 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 0 wins, 4 top 10s, best finish of 6th (Indianapolis 500), 1 race led for 1 lap (Indianapolis 500), 9th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 124 races, 11 wins, 85 top 10s, 909 laps led
- Pagenaud has only suffered nine retirements in 124 IndyCar races (running at the finish 115 times, including 51 of 55 races with Team Penske; has finished 92.7 percent of career races)
- Has won at least one IndyCar race in four of last six seasons (winless in 2015 and so far in 2018)
- Pagenaud has failed to finish better than he started in any of the 6 races this season (started/finished 9th at Barber Motorsports Park); has lost an average of 6 positions per race this season
7th Place: Carlos Munoz, No. 29 Andretti Autosport Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 6 races, 3 top fives, 5 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (twice – 2013 as a rookie and 2016), 4 races led for 29 laps; average finish of 7.5
- Starting position stats: Best start of 2nd (2013), average start of 11.5
- Has completed all 6 of his Indianapolis 500 starts on the lead lap
- 3rd Andretti Autosport driver in the top 7
- 2018 Winnings: $254,005
- Best/worst finish for 21st-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (three times)/33rd (seven times)
- Average finish for 21st-place starter: 18.79
- Best/worst finish for car No. 29: 3rd (once)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for car No. 29: 19.67 (45 previous races)
- Highest finish of the nine drivers making first IndyCar appearance of 2018
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, 1 top 10, best finish of 7th, 1 race led for 4 laps (Indianapolis 500)
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 71 races, 1 win, 7 podiums, 30 top 10s, 8 races led for 91 laps
8th Place: Josef Newgarden, No. 1 Team Penske Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 7 races, 1 top five, 3 top 10s, best finish of 3rd (2016), 2 races led for 17 laps (2016); average finish of 17.43
- Starting position stats: Best start of 2nd (2016), average start of 11.0
- Only driver born in the state of Tennessee to lead the Indianapolis 500 (17 career laps led)
- Team Penske has 17 Indianapolis 500 victories but none have come from the fourth-starting position
- 2018 Winnings: $400,654
- Best/worst finish for fourth-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (7 times)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for fourth-place starter: 13.25
- Best/worst finish for car No. 1: 1st (seven times)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for car No. 1: 12.33 (78 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 2 wins, 5 top 10s, led 5 races for 110 laps (3rd most among all drivers), average finish of 5.83 (3rd best to Alexander Rossi’s 4.5 and James Hinchcliffe’s 5.8), 3rd in points standings (entered race in points lead)
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 106 races, 9 wins, 21 podiums, 52 top 10s, 33 races led for 1,179 laps
- One of two drivers with multiple victories in IndyCar Series competition this season (won at ISM Raceway near Phoenix and Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama)
- One of four drivers in this weekend’s race to finish all 812 laps this season
- Worst finish of season was 11th in Grand Prix of Indianapolis
- Has finished 22 of 23 races driving with Team Penske (only retirement was 2017 race at Texas Motor Speedway, which resulted in an accident)
- Has led laps in 15 of last 16 IndyCar races
9th Place: Robert Wickens, No. 6 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 1 race, 1 top 10, best finish of 9th (2018), average finish of 9.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 18th (2018), average start of 18.0
- Third Canadian to earn Rookie of the Year honors (Jacques Villeneuve, 1994; Alex Tagliani, 2009)
- Moved up 9 positions in race (most he’s made up in 6 races this season) and was 1 of 2 rookies Sunday to lead race (Zachary Claman DeMelo led most laps for a rookie, with 7)
- 2018 Winnings: $424,979
- Best/worst finish for 18th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 2nd (three times)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 18th-place starter: 16.85
- Best/worst finish for car No. 6: 1st (five times)/33rd (four times)
- Average finish for car No. 6: 15.27 (79 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018/Overall IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s, 4 races led for 134 laps (2nd most among all drivers), best finish of 2nd (ISM Raceway), average finish of 9.8 (leads all rookies), 7th in points standings
10th Place: Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 11 races, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, best finish of 3rd (2011), 3 races led for 20 laps; average finish of 17.36
- Starting position stats: Best start of 4th (2009), average start of 18.0
- Led 12 laps, most laps led in Indy 500 career (had led 2 races for a total of 8 laps coming into 2018 race); has led each of last 2 500s
- Led at halfway mark, most positions (29) gained up until that point
- Has finished on the lead lap in all 7 races in which he’s finished (in three of the four races he’s failed to finish, he’s had an accident)
- Rahal family (Bobby/Graham) have now led 9 races for total of 144 laps
- 2018 Winnings: $401,229
- Best/worst finish for 30th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 4th (once)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for 30th-place starter: 21.22 (one of highest in field; has 2 top fives and 9 top 10s)
- Best/worst finish for car No. 15: 1st (3 times)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for car No. 15: 15.89 (74 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 1 top five, 6 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (Grand Prix of Long Beach), 3 races led for 22 laps (doubled previous total of 10 through first 5 races), average finish of 7.0 (3rd best among drivers this season without a win and 2nd best among drivers to compete in all 6 races), remains 6th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 183 races, 6 wins, 27 podiums, 89 top 10s, 35 races led for 372 laps
- Has made up a total of 61 positions this season (which leads all drivers) from start to finish, an average of 10.17 positions per race
- Only driver this season to finish in the top 10 in every race (James Hinchcliffe has finished in top 10 in every race he’s contested in 2018)
- Has finished every lap in each of the last 19 IndyCar races
11th Place: JR Hildebrand, No. 66 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 8 races, 1 top five, 4 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (2011), 3 races led for 13 laps; average finish of 12.5
- Starting position stats: Best start of 6th (2017), average start of 13.38
- Made up 16 positions in race, third most of any driver behind Alexander Rossi (+28) and Graham Rahal (+20)
- 2018 Winnings: $225,305
- Best/worst finish for 27th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (once)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 27th-place starter: 18.63
- Best/worst finish for car No. 66: 1st (once)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for car No. 66: 16.74 (19 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, best finish of 11th (Indianapolis 500), average finish of 11.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 63 races, 0 wins, 3 podiums, 17 top 10s, 11 races led for 122 laps
12th Place: Marco Andretti, No. 98 Andretti Autosport Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 13 races, 5 top fives, 8 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (2006), 7 races led for 141 laps; average finish of 10.75
- Starting position stats: Best start of 3rd (2013), average start of 10.08
- 1 of 2 Andretti Autosport drivers that did not lead 2018 race (4th consecutive Indy 500 without leading a lap); Zach Veach was the other
- 73rd Indianapolis 500 start for an Andretti, and the 46th Indianapolis 500 to feature at least one Indianapolis 500 (all in last 54 years, since 1965)
- Moved from 21st to 15th all-time in laps completed in Indianapolis 500 history with 2,405 laps (passed Raul Boesel, Jim Rathmann, Rick Mears, Lloyd Ruby and Gary Bettenhausen)
- 2018 Winnings: $364,129
- Best/worst finish for 12th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (twice)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for 12th-place starter: 15.64
- Best/worst finish for car No. 98: 1st (four times)/32nd (three times)
- Average finish for car No. 98: 15.19 (48 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 3 top 10s, best finish of 6th (Long Beach Grand Prix), 0 laps led, average finish of 10.33, 11th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 206 races, 2 wins, 96 top 10s, 48 races led for 1,006 laps
- Has gone 115 races without an IndyCar win (Iowa Speedway, 2011)
13th Place: Matheus Leist, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 1 race, best finish of 13th (2018), average finish of 13.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 11th (2018), average start of 11.0
- Highest-finishing Brazilian of 3 drivers in 2018 race
- 90th Indianapolis 500 for car No. 4, the most of any car number in this year’s race
- Highest starting rookie in 2018
- 2018 Winnings: $357,129
- Best/worst finish for 11th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (three times)/32nd (three times)
- Average finish for 11th-place starter: 16.04
- Best/worst finish for car No. 4: 1st (5 times)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for car No. 4: 13.63 (90 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018/Overall IndyCar Stats: 6 races, best finish of 12th (Barber Motorsports Park), average finish of 17.17, 0 laps led
- Started season-best 3rd in first career race at Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in March
14th Place: Gabby Chaves, No. 88 Harding Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 4 races, 0 top fives, 1 top 10, best finish of 9th (2017), 0 races led; average finish of 14.75
- Starting position stats: Best start of 21st (2016), average start of 23.5
- Tied season-best finish of 14th (Grand Prix of St. Petersburg)
- Has improved on his starting position in each of 4 races (advanced an average of 8.75 positions per start, and at least 8 positions in 3 of 4 races)
- Only driver to win sporting a car number in the 80s was Jim Clark (car No. 82; 1965)
- 2018 Winnings: $315,305
- Best/worst finish for 22nd-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (twice)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for 22nd-place starter: 17.96
- Best/worst finish for car No. 88: 5th (once)/32nd (once)
- Average finish for car No. 88: 18.0 (21 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, best finish of 14th (Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Indianapolis 500), 0 laps led, average finish of 16.0, 16th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 32 races, 0 wins, 4 top 10s, best finish of 5th (2017 Texas Motor Speedway), 1 race led for 31 laps (Pocono Raceway, 2015)
15th Place: Stefan Wilson, No. 25 Andretti Autosport Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 2 races, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, best finish of 15th (2018), 1 race led for 3 laps (2018); average finish of 21.5
- Starting position stats: Best start of 23rd (2018), average start of 26.5
- Led 3 laps (from Laps 193-195) before making pit stop for fuel; 1st Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series race led
- 1st IndyCar race finishing all scheduled laps
- Became 227th driver to lead Indianapolis 500
- Late brother Justin Wilson led 13 laps; now 4th pair of brothers to lead Indianapolis 500 (Gaston and Louis Chevrolet; Al and Bobby Unser; Buddy and Jaques Lazier – at least 1 of the brothers in parenthesis has won the race)
- Highest-finishing of 4 British drivers
- Did not compete in 2017 Indianapolis 500 to give Fernando Alonso opportunity to race
- 2018 Winnings: $212,330
- Best/worst finish for 23rd-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 2nd (once)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 23rd-place starter: 18.44
- Best/worst finish for car No. 25: 1st (once)/34th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 25: 17.33 (58 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, best finish of 15th (2018), average finish of 15.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 3 races, best finish of 15th (2018 Indianapolis 500), average finish of 19.67
16th Place: Jack Harvey, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 2 races, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, best finish of 16th (2018), 0 races led; average finish of 23.5
- Starting position stats: Best start of 27th (2017), average start of 29.0
- Ran as high as 2nd in race before pitting on Lap 196 for fuel
- 2018 Winnings: $200,305
- Best/worst finish for 31st-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 4th (once)/33rd (five times)
- Average finish for 31st-place starter: 20.75
- Best/worst finish for car No. 60: 5th (once)/27th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 60: 16.85 (13 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 3 races, best finish of 12th (Long Beach Grand Prix), led 0 laps, average finish of 17.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 6 races, best finish of 12th (2018 Long Beach Grand Prix), led 0 laps
17th Place: Oriol Servia, No. 64 Scuderia Corsa w/ Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Servia Indy 500 stats: 10 races, 1 top five, 2 top 10s, best finish of 4th (2012), 2 races led for 34 laps; average finish of 14.8
- Starting position stats: Best start of 3rd (2011), average start of 17.2
- Led 2nd career Indianapolis 500; 1 of 2 drivers at age 43 to lead 2018 Indy 500 (Tony Kanaan led 19 laps; both 43-year-old drivers led at least 16 laps); 1st IndyCar race led since 2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis
- Has led at least 16 laps in both starts
- Led as late as Lap 192 before slowing to save, then pit for, fuel
- 2018 Winnings: $211,105
- Best/worst finish for 26th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 3rd (twice)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for 26th-place starter: 19.81
- Best/worst finish for car No. 64: 12th (once)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for car No. 64: 24.08 (12 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, best finish of 17th (Indianapolis 500), average finish 17.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 203 races, 1 win, 101 top 10s, 27 races led for 288 laps led
18th Place: Charlie Kimball, No. 23 Carlin Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 8 races, 2 top fives, 4 top 10s, best finish of 3rd (2015), 3 races led for 18 laps; average finish of 14.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 14th (twice – 2012 and 2015), average start of 18.5
- Final driver of 18 to finish on the lead lap (has finished on lead lap in 5 of 8 races and 5 of 6 races in which he’s finished)
- 2018 Winnings: $300,305
- Best/worst finish for 15th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (four times)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for 15th-place starter: 15.66
- Best/worst finish for car No. 23: 1st (twice)/38th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 23: 19.35 (51 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 1 top 10, best finish of 10th (Grand Prix of Long Beach), 0 laps led, average finish of 18.0, 20th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 123 races, 1 win, 6 podiums, 50 top 10s (50th came in 2018 Grand Prix of Long Beach), 20 races led for 162 laps
19th Place: Zachary Claman DeMelo, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 1 race, best finish of 19th (2018), 1 race led for 7 laps (2018); average finish of 19.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 13th (2018), average start of 18.0
- Led 7 laps (1st career Indianapolis 500 as well as IndyCar Series race led)
- Indianapolis 500 was DeMelo’s first oval race in the IndyCar Series
- First driver to finish 1 lap down
- 2018 Winnings: $339,354
- Best/worst finish for 13th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (four times)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for 13th-place starter: 17.04
- Best/worst finish for car No. 19: 2nd (once)/35th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 19: 17.63 (65 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 5 races, best finish of 12th (Grand Prix of Indianapolis), average finish of 18.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 5 races, best finish of 12th (2018 Grand Prix of Indianapolis), 1 race led for 7 laps
20th Place: Spencer Pigot, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 3 races, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, best finish of 18th (2017), 1 races led for 3 laps (2018); average finish of 21.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 6th (2018; started 29th in first two races, in 2016 and 2017), average start of 21.33
- Led 3 laps (Laps 32-34); 1st IndyCar laps led in both Indianapolis 500 and on an oval (2nd career race led)
- This was Pigot’s third Indianapolis 500, all with a different team (ran with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in 2016 and Juncos Racing in 2017)
- 1st driver with first name of Spencer to lead Indy 500 since 1911 (Spencer Wishart, led 5 laps)
- 166th driver from the United States to lead Indy 500
- 2018 Winnings: $346,154
- Best/worst finish for sixth-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (5 times)/32nd (once)
- Average finish for sixth-place starter: 14.14
- Best/worst finish for car No. 21: 2nd (once)/34th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 21: 16.79 (71 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, best finish of 15th (four times), average finish of 15.67, 14th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 28 races, 4 top 10s (best career finish of 7th at Mid-Ohio in 2016), 2 races led for 11 laps
- In 4 of 6 starts this season, has finished 15th
- The last driver to win a race for Ed Carpenter Racing was Josef Newgarden (Iowa, 2016)
21st Place: Conor Daly, No. 17 Dale Coyne dba Thom Burns Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 5 races, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, best finish of 21st (2018), 8 races led; average finish of 27.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 22nd (2015), average start of 27.2
- Only driver in 2018 Indianapolis 500 born in Indiana
- 2018 Winnings: $200,305
- Best/worst finish for 33rd-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 2nd (twice)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 33rd-place starter: 19.83
- Best/worst finish for car No. 17: 1st (once – 1916, Dario Resta)/37th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 17: 18.18 (61 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, best finish of 21st (Indianapolis 500), average finish of 21.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 40 races, 0 wins, 1 podium, 10 top 10s, best finish of 2nd (2016 Race #1 at Belle Isle), 7 races led for 71 laps
- Still looking to lead for IndyCar lap on an oval
22nd Place: Max Chilton, No. 59 Carlin Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 3 races, 1 top five, 1 top 10, best finish of 4th (2017), 1 race led for 50 laps; average finish of 13.67
- Starting position stats: Best start of 15th (2017), average start of 19.0
- 22nd-place finish was worse in 3 starts; failed to finish all 200 laps for 1st time as well
- 2018 Winnings: $300,305
- Best/worst finish for 20th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (3 times)/33rd (7 times)
- Average finish for 20th-place starter: 17.24
- Best/worst finish for car No. 59: 2nd (once)/39th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 59: 19.5 (20 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, best finish of 16th (Grand Prix of Indianapolis), 0 laps led, average finish of 19.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 39 races, 0 wins, 0 podiums, 8 top 10s, best finish of 4th (2017 Indianapolis 500), 6 races led for 66 laps
23rd Place: Zach Veach, No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 2 race, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, best finish of 23rd (2018), 0 races led; average finish of 24.5
- Starting position stats: Best start of 25th (2018), average start of 28.5
- 2018 Winnings: $334,129
- Best/worst finish for 25th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (once)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for 25th-place starter: 18.49
- Best/worst finish for car No. 26: 1st (twice)/40th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 26: 17.69 (61 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 1 top five, best finish of 4th (Long Beach Grand Prix), 0 laps led, average finish of 15.83
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 8 races, 0 wins, 1 top 10, best finish of 4th (2018 Long Beach Grand Prix), 0 laps led
24th Place: Jay Howard, No. 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports/AFS Racing Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats): 3 races, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, best finish of 24th (2018), 0 races led; average finish of 29.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 20th (twice – 2011 and 2017), average start of 22.67
- 2018 Winnings: $200,305
- Best/worst finish for 28th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (twice)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for 28th-place starter: 18.72
- Best/worst finish for car No. 7: 1st (twice)/34th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 7: 15.63 (86 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, best finish of 24th (Indianapolis 500), average finish of 24.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 14 races, best finish of 13th (twice, both in 2008: Twin Ring Motegi and Kansas Speedway, driving for Roth Racing)
25th Place: Tony Kanaan, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 17 races, 8 top fives, 9 top 10s, one win (2013), record 14 races led for 346 laps (average of 24-plus laps per race led); average finish of 12.88
- Starting position stats: 1 pole (2005), 11 starts in front three rows, average start of 9.53
- Moved into 9th all-time in laps completed with 2,952 (passed Johnny Rutherford, at 2,792 laps completed; now just five laps out of 8th all-time, behind Arie Luyendyk); now needs only 48 laps completed to become 8th driver all-time to complete 3,000 laps
- Led 14th career Indianapolis 500 (twice for 19 laps), breaking a tie with team owner A.J. Foyt for most Indianapolis 500s led in a career by a driver; race was 7th consecutive Indy 500 led by Kanaan, the most of any current driver
- Moved into 14th all-time in Indianapolis 500 laps led, from 17th (passed Dario Franchitti, Louis Meyer and Gordon Johncock); has now led 346 laps (has led 82.4 percent of career races)
- 2nd among Brazilian drivers in Indianapolis 500 laps led (Emerson Fittipaldi, 6th all-time in Indy 500 laps led, leads all Brazilians in laps led with 505)
- Remains tied for 5th all-time in top fives in Indianapolis 500 with eight (Gordon Johncock and Helio Castroneves also have eight)
- 2018 Winnings: $346,954
- Best/worst finish for 10th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (twice)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 10th-place starter: 14.12
- Best/worst finish for car No. 14: 1st (6 times)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for car No. 14: 15.34 (90 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 2 top 10s (best finish of 8th twice, at ISM Raceway and Grand Prix of Long Beach), 1 race led for 19 laps, average finish of 14.0, 13th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 349 races, 17 wins, 77 podiums, 218 top 10s, 121 races led for 4,070 laps
- 289th consecutive IndyCar race (not counting 2008 Grand Prix of Long Beach, Champ Car World Series race held during same weekend as IndyCar Series race at Twin Ring Motegi)
- 55th consecutive race without a win (last victory came in 2014 season finale at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California)
26th Place: Sage Karam, No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 5 races, 0 top fives, 1 top 10, best finish of 9th (2014), 1 race led for 2 laps (2016); average finish of 25.4 (has finished 32nd twice)
- Starting position stats: Best start of 21st (twice – 2015 and 2017, average start of 24.0
- Crashed after completing 154 laps; failed to finish 4 of 5 starts (3 of 4 retirements dur to accidents)
- 26th-place finish best finish in last 4 races
- 1 of 2 drivers with multiple penalties, both for pit safety infraction (car No. 21 also penalized twice during race)
- 2018 Winnings: $203,305
- Best/worst finish for 24th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 4th (five times)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for 24th-place starter: 18.79
- Best/worst finish for car No. 24: 1st (once)/40th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 24: 19.39 (56 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, best finish of 26th (Indianapolis 500), average finish of 26.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 16 races, 0 wins, 1 podium, 3 top 10s, best finish of 3rd (2015 at Iowa Speedway), 3 races led for 14 laps
27th Place: Helio Castroneves, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 18 races, 8 top fives, 14 top 10s, 3 wins (2001, 2002, 2009), 12 races led for 305 laps; average finish of 8.11
- Starting position stats: 4 poles (2003, 2007, 2009, 2010), 3 eighth-place starts (2004, 2013, 2018), average start of 6.78
- Crashed on Lap 145; accident marked only 2nd retirement in 18 starts (also crashed in 2006, finishing 25th after completing 109 laps; 16 races completed is 3rd all-time; Al Unser and A.J. Foyt were each running at the finish 18 times)
- 27th-place finish was worse in 18 starts
- Castroneves has completed 3399 laps, the most of a driver in this year’s field and third all-time (completed every lap of 15 of 18 races); 1 of 7 drivers to complete 3,000 laps in Indy 500 career
- Remained tied for 5th all-time in top fives in Indianapolis 500 with 8 (Gordon Johncock and Tony Kanaan also have 8), and 3rd all-time in top 10s with 14
- Five-race streak of leading Indy 500 ended (had led every 500 since 2013)
- Set fastest race lap of 224.138 mph (40.1538 seconds) on Lap 131 (14 laps before his accident)
- Car No. 3 was 89th start in the Indianapolis 500, in record-tying 38th consecutive race, dating back to 1981 (car No. 5 had competed in 38 races coming into this year but will not compete)
- Has an average finish of 8.11, still among best all-time among race winners
- 2018 Winnings: $205,305
- Best/worst finish for 8th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (twice)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 8th-place starter: 14.83
- Best/worst finish for car No. 3: 1st (record 11 times)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for car No. 3: 11.73 (89 previous races; still has best average finish among all car numbers used more than once; No. 07 made one appearance and finished 8th in 2011)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 2 races, 1 top 10, best finish of 6th (Grand Prix of Indianapolis), 0 laps led, average finish of 16.5
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 346 races, 30 wins, 93 podiums, 227 top 10s, 169 races led for 6,037 laps
- Castroneves completed his 40,000 IndyCar Series lap in Grand Prix of Indianapolis
- 307th race with Team Penske
28th Place: Sebastien Bourdais, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 7 races, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s, best finish of 7th (2014), 1 race led for 4 laps (2018); average finish of 16.57
- Starting position stats: Best start of 5th (2018), average start of 14.71
- Highest starting Honda driver in the field (5th)
- Led 4 laps (Laps 96 and 130-132) for 1st Indianapolis 500 led in career
- Did not compete in 2017 Indianapolis 500, due to practice accident which resulted in a broken pelvis and other injuries
- 2018 Winnings: $348,829
- Best/worst finish for 5th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (7 times)/33rd (twice)
- Average finish for 5th-place starter: 13.26
- Best/worst finish for car No. 18: 2nd (twice)/38th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 18: 17.0 (72 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 1 win (Grand Prix of St. Petersburg), 3 top fives, led 6 races for 108 laps, average finish of 10.67, 8th in points standings (was 3rd going into Indianapolis 500)
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 177 races, 37 wins, 34 poles, 55 podiums, 106 top 10s, 75 races led for 2,639 laps
- Only driver this season to lead laps in all 6 races
- 37 career IndyCar wins most for French-born driver and second most for European-born driver (Mario Andretti was born in Italy and has 52 wins)
29th Place: Kyle Kaiser, No. 32 Junco Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 1 race, best finish 29th (2018), average finish 29.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 17th (2018), average start of 17.0
- Hit personnel on Lap 37; served a drive-through penalty
- Kaiser was the only retirement of 9 drivers due to a mechanical problem
- Defending Indy Lights champion; one of 11 former Indy Lights champs to compete in race
- 2018 Winnings: $205,805
- Best/worst finish for 17th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (twice)/33rd (four times)
- Average finish for 17th-place starter: 17.13
- Best/worst finish for car No. 32: 1st (twice, including inaugural race in 1911, by Ray Harroun)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for car No. 32: 17.63 (38 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018/Overall IndyCar Stats: 4 races, best finish of 16th (Long Beach Grand Prix), 2 laps led (Grand Prix of Indianapolis); failed to finish each of his 2 starts on an oval
30th Place: Danica Patrick, No. 13 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 8 races, 2 top fives, 6 top 10s, best finish of 3rd (2009), 2 races led for 29 laps; average finish of 11.38 (was 8.71 going into race)
- Starting position stats: Best start of 4th (2005), one 7th-place start (2018), 4 starts in front 3 rows, average start of 11.5
- Patrick’s 30th-place finish marked the worst of 5 Indy 500 starts by No. 13 car (previous worst was 27th by Greg Ray in 2004) and worst finish in IndyCar career
- 30th-place finish was worst in 8 Indianapolis 500s, and only 2nd retirement for Patrick (crashed in 2008 after completing 171 laps; finished 22nd)
- 2018 Winnings: $208,305
- Best/worst finish for 7th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (5 times)/33rd (5 times)
- Average finish for 7th-place starter: 22.4
- Best/worst finish for car No. 13: 8th (once)/30th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 13: 22.4 (5 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, best finish of 30th (Indianapolis 500), average finish of 30.0
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 116 races, 1 win, 63 top 10s, 16 races led for 124 laps
31st Place: Ed Jones, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 line stats: 2 races, 1 top five, 1 top 10, best finish of 3rd (2017), zero races led; average finish of 17.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 11th (2017), average start of 20.0
- The 29th starting position has never won the Indianapolis 500 (no driver has ever won the race after starting 29th or worse)
- Only driver ever from United Arab Emirates to compete in race
- 2018 Winnings: $338,129
- Best/worst finish for 29th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 2nd (twice)/33rd (once)
- Average finish for 29th-place starter: 21.03
- Best/worst finish for car No. 10: 1st (once)/39th (once)
- Average finish for car No. 10: 16.86 (77 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 1 top five, 2 top 10s, best finish of 3rd (Long Beach Grand Prix), 0 laps led, average finish of 17.33 (4 finishes of 20th or worse)
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 23 races, 0 wins, 2 podiums, 7 top 10s, best finish of 3rd (twice – 2017 Indianapolis 500 and 2018 Long Beach Grand Prix), 0 laps led
- Only 6th appearance for Chip Ganassi Racing
32nd Place: Takuma Sato, No. 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 9 races, 1 win (2017), 1 top five, 1 top 10, 2 races led for 48 laps; average finish of 19.33
- Starting position stats: Best start of 4th (2017), average start of 17.44
- Failed to finish 4 of 9 Indianapolis 500 starts (all 4 retirements came as a result of accidents)
- Sato is only driver from Japan to win Indianapolis 500
- Made first Indianapolis 500 with RLL Racing since 2012 (ran second at the start of Lap 200 before crashing in Turn 1 while attempting to pass Dario Franchitti for the lead)
- 2018 Winnings: $300,305
- Best/worst finish for 16th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (twice)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 16th-place starter: 17.58
- Best/worst finish for car No. 30: 1st (once)/32nd (once)
- Average finish for car No. 30: 15.05 (22 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 6 races, 2 top 10s, best finish of 8th (Barber Motorsports Park), 0 laps led, average finish of 15.67, 15th in points standings
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 141 races, 2 wins, 6 podiums, 41 top 10s, 23 races led for 477 laps
33rd Place: James Davison, No. 33 A.J. Foyt with Byrd/Hollinger/Balardi Chevrolet
Indy 500 Stats
- Career Indy 500 stats: 4 races, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, best finish of 20th (2017), 1 race led for 2 laps; average finish of 24.0
- Starting position stats: Best start of 19th (2018; had never started better than 28th before this year), average start of 28.25 (third lowest among drivers in this year’s field)
- Only driver involved in multiple accidents during Indianapolis 500 (crashed in Friday practice prior to qualifying)
- First time since 2014 that the winner and last-place finisher were from the same country, and first time both of those drivers were from Australia
- Third time car No. 33 and 19th-place starter finished 33rd
- 2nd Australian to finish last in Indianapolis 500 (Geoff Brabham, 1984)
- 2018 Winnings: $200,305
- Best/worst finish for 19th-place starter (worst finish based on 33-car field): 1st (twice)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for 19th-place starter: 17.23
- Best/worst finish for car No. 33: 2nd (twice)/33rd (three times)
- Average finish for car No. 33: 17.29 (51 previous races)
IndyCar Notes/Stats
- 2018 IndyCar Stats: 1 race, best finish of 33rd (Indianapolis 500), led 0 laps
- Overall IndyCar Stats: 6 races, best finish of 15th (2013 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course), average finish of 21.5
- Davison has never finished in the top 10 in five previous IndyCar starts
- 33rd-place finish in Indianapolis 500 marked 1st of 6 career IndyCar races in which Davison failed to finish better than he started
Notes of Interest
- Chevrolet’s first victory since 2013 (also 1st 1-2 for Chevrolet and 1st Chevrolet pole/race sweep since 2013), ending Honda’s four-race Indianapolis 500 winning streak
- Chevrolet’s 9th victory in the Indianapolis 500 overall
- 1st time 3 former winners finished in the top 5 since 2010 (Dario Franchitti, winner; Dan Wheldon, 2nd; Scott Dixon, 5th)
- 1st time since 2014 the winner and last-place driver (Will Power and James Davison) were from the same country (Ryan Hunter-Reay and Graham Rahal from the United States in 2014), and first time both such drivers were not from the United States since 2009 (Helio Castroneves won and Mario Moraes finished 33rd; both drivers are from Brazil)
- 1st Indianapolis 500 that Chip Ganassi Racing failed to lead since 2005 (Scott Dixon and Darren Manning were the drivers)
- Team Penske has led laps in 7 consecutive Indianapolis 500s (last race not led was 2011)
- 2 of 3 drivers who started in Row 3 crashed (Danica Patrick and Helio Castroneves)
- 8 drivers retired due to accidents, down from 9 drivers in 2017 but up from 5 drivers in 2016
- 12 drivers who earned their best-career Indianapolis 500 finish: Will Power (1st); Ed Carpenter (2nd); Simon Pagenaud (6th); Robert Wickens (9th); Matheus Leist (13th); Stefan Wilson (15th); Jack Harvey (16th); Zachary Claman DeMelo (19th); Conor Daly (21st); Zach Veach (23rd); Jay Howard (24th); Kyle Kaiser (29th)
- 10 straight Indianapolis 500s without the polesitter winning (4 of 6 polesitters won between 2004 and 2009); tied for 2nd longest streak all-time (no polesitter won between 1911 and 1921; polesitter also failed to win between 1939 and 1952 races, a record string of 10 consecutive races)
- 6 of 7 drivers that led 2018 Grand Prix of Indianapolis also led Indianapolis 500 (Will Power, Robert Wickens, Sebastien Bourdais, Alexander Rossi, Graham Rahal and Josef Newgarden; Kyle Kaiser was the only driver to lead GP but not 500)
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