Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Stats
Four-Lap Qualification Records
Indianapolis 500
Four laps. 10 miles. All on the edge. View a comprehensive list of the four-lap qualifying records and the drivers who set them in qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.
| Year | Date | Driver | Entrant | Car/Engine | Speed (MPH) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | May 26 | Art Klein | Frontenac Motor Co. | Frontenac/Frontenac | 92.7 |
| May 26 | Louis Chevrolet | William Small Co. | Frontenac/Frontenac | 96.36 | |
| May 26 | Joe Boyer | Frontenac Motor Co. | Frontenac/Frontenac | 96.9 | |
| May 26 | Ralph DePalma | Ralph DePalma | Ballot/Ballot | 99.15 | |
| 1921 | May 25 | Ralph DePalma | Ralph DePalma | Ballot/Ballot | 100.75 |
| 1923 | May 26 | Tommy Milton | H.C.S. Motor Co. | Miller/Miller | 108.17 |
| 1925 | May 26 | Earl Cooper | Cliff Durant | Miller/Miller | 110.487 |
| May 26 | Harry Hartz | Harry Hartz | Miller/Miller | 112.433 | |
| May 26 | Peter DePaolo | Duesenberg Bros. | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 113.083 | |
| May 26 | Leon Duray | Harry Hartz | Miller/Miller | 113.196 | |
| 1927 | May 26 | Ralph Hepburn | Cliff Woodbury | Miller/Miller | 114.209 |
| May 26 | Harry Hartz | Harry Hartz | Miller/Miller | 116.731 | |
| May 26 | Peter DePaolo | Peter DePaolo | Miller/Miller | 119.51 | |
| May 26 | Frank Lockhart | Frank S. Lockhart | Miller/Miller | 120.1 | |
| 1928 | May 26 | Cliff Woodbury | Boyle Valve Co. | Miller/Miller | 120.417 |
| May 26 | Leon Duray | Leon Duray | Miller/Miller | 122.391 | |
| (Qualifications between 1933-38 were 10 laps rather than four) | |||||
| 1939 | May 20 | Cliff Bergere | Lewis W. Welch | Miller/Offy | 123.835 |
| May 20 | Louis Meyer | Bowes Racing Inc | Stevens/Winfield | 130.067 | |
| May 20 | Jimmy Snyder | Joel Thorne Inc. | Adams/Sparks | 130.138 | |
| 1946 | May 26 | Ralph Hepburn | W.C. Winfield | Kurtis/Novi | 133.944 |
| 1950 | May 13 | Walt Faulkner | J. C. Agajanian | KK2000/Offy | 134.343 |
| 1951 | May 12 | Duke Nalon | Jean Marcenac | Kurtis/Novi | 136.498 |
| May 19 | Walt Faulkner | J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma/Offy | 136.872 | |
| 1952 | May 17 | Andy Linden | Hart Fullerton | KK4000/Offy | 137.002 |
| May 17 | Fred Agabashian | Cummins Engine Co. | Kurtis/Cummins | 138.01 | |
| May 24 | Bill Vukovich | Howard Keck Co. | KK500A/Offy | 138.212 | |
| May 26 | Chet Miller | Lewis W. Welch | Kurtis/Novi | 139.034 | |
| 1954 | May 15 | Jack McGrath | Jack B. Hinkle | KK500C/Offy | 141.033 |
| 1955 | May 15 | Bill Vukovich | Lindsey Hopkins | KK500C/Offy | 141.071 |
| May 15 | Jack McGrath | Jack B. Hinkle | KK500C/Offy | 142.58 | |
| 1956 | May 19 | Jim Rathmann | Lindsey Hopkins | KK500C/Offy | 145.12 |
| May 19 | Pat Flaherty | John Zink Co. | Watson/Offy | 145.596 | |
| 1958 | May 17 | Ed Elisian | Ellen McKinney Zink | Watson/Offy | 145.926 |
| May 17 | Dick Rathmann | Kalamazoo Sports Inc. | Watson/Offy | 145.974 | |
| 1960 | May 14 | Jim Rathmann | Ken-Paul Inc. | Watson/Offy | 146.371 |
| May 14 | Eddie Sachs | Dean Van Lines Racing | Ewing/Offy | 146.592 | |
| May 22 | Jim Hurtubise | Ernest L Ruiz | Christensen/Offy | 149.056 | |
| 1962 | May 12 | Len Sutton | Leader Cards Inc | Watson/Offy | 149.328 |
| May 12 | Parnelli Jones | J. C. Agajanian | Watson/Offy | 150.37 | |
| 1963 | May 18 | Parnelli Jones | J. C. Agajanian | Watson/Offy | 151.153 |
| 1964 | May 16 | Rodger Ward | Leader Cards Inc | Watson/Ford | 156.406 |
| May 16 | Bobby Marshman | Lindsey Hopkins | Lotus/Ford | 157.867 | |
| May 16 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus/Ford | 158.828 | |
| 1965 | May 15 | Mario Andretti | Auto Techs Inc. | Brawner/Ford | 158.849 |
| May 15 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus/Ford | 160.729 | |
| May 15 | A.J. Foyt | Ansted-Thompson Racing | Lotus/Ford | 161.233 | |
| 1966 | May 14 | George Snider | Ansted-Thompson Racing | Coyote/Ford | 162.521 |
| May 14 | Mario Andretti | Dean Racing Enterprises | Brawner/Ford | 165.899 | |
| 1967 | May 13 | Joe Leonard | A. J. Foyt | Coyote/Ford | 166.098 |
| May 13 | Dan Gurney | All American Racers | Eagle/Ford | 167.224 | |
| May 13 | Mario Andretti | Dean Racing Enterprises | Hawk/Ford | 168.982 | |
| 1968 | May 18 | Graham Hill | STP Corporation | Lotus/Pratt & Whitney | 171.208 |
| May 18 | Joe Leonard | STP Corporation | Lotus/Pratt & Whitney | 171.559 | |
| 1971 | May 15 | A.J. Foyt | Thompson Industries | Coyote/Ford | 174.317 |
| May 15 | Mark Donohue | Penske Racing | McLaren/Offy | 177.087 | |
| May 15 | Peter Revson | McLaren Cars | McLaren/Offy | 178.696 | |
| 1972 | May 14 | Joe Leonard | Vel's Parnelli Jones | Parnelli/Offy | 185.223 |
| May 14 | Mario Andretti | Vel's Parnelli Jones | Parnelli/Offy | 187.617 | |
| May 14 | Gary Bettenhausen | Penske Racing | McLaren/Offy | 188.877 | |
| May 14 | Bobby Unser | Olsonite Division | Eagle/Offy | 195.94 | |
| 1973 | May 12 | Swede Savage | Patrick Racing | Eagle/Offy | 196.582 |
| May 12 | Johnny Rutherford | McLaren Cars | McLaren/Offy | 198.413 | |
| 1977 | May 14 | Tom Sneva | Penske Racing | McLaren/Cosworth | 198.884 |
| 1978 | May 20 | Tom Sneva | Penske Racing | Penske/Cosworth | 202.156 |
| 1982 | May 15 | Kevin Cogan | Penske Racing | Penske/Cosworth | 204.082 |
| May 15 | Rick Mears | Penske Racing | Penske/Cosworth | 207.004 | |
| 1983 | May 21 | Teo Fabi | Forsythe Racing | March/Cosworth | 207.395 |
| 1984 | May 12 | Rick Mears | Penske Racing | March/Cosworth | 207.847 |
| May 12 | Tom Sneva | Mayer Motor Racing | March/Cosworth | 210.029 | |
| 1985 | May 11 | Scott Brayton | Brayton Engineering | March/Buick | 212.354 |
| May 11 | Pancho Carter | Galles Racing | March/Buick | 212.583 | |
| 1986 | May 10 | Danny Sullivan | Penske Racing | March/Cosworth | 215.382 |
| May 10 | Rick Mears | Penske Racing | March/Cosworth | 216.828 | |
| 1988 | May 14 | Rick Mears | Penske Racing | Penske/Chevy Indy | 219.198 |
| 1989 | May 14 | Al Unser | Penske Racing | Penske/Chevy Indy | 223.471 |
| May 14 | Rick Mears | Penske Racing | Penske/Chevy Indy | 223.885 | |
| 1990 | May 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Penske Racing | Penske/Chevy Indy | 225.301 |
| 1992 | May 9 | Arie Luyendyk | Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola/Ford Cosworth | 229.127 |
| May 9 | Roberto Guerrero | Kenny Bernstein | Lola/Buick | 232.482 | |
| 1996 | May 11 | Davy Jones | Galles Racing | Lola/Mercedes Ilmor | 232.882 |
| May 11 | Tony Stewart | Team Menard | Lola/Menard | 233.1 | |
| May 11 | Scott Brayton | Team Menard | Lola/Menard | 233.718 | |
| May 12 | Arie Luyendyk | Byrd-Treadway Racing | Reynard/Ford Cosworth | 236.986 | |