Year | Winner | Avg. Speed | 2005 | Dan Wheldon | 157.603 | 2004 | Buddy Rice | 138.518 | 2003 | Gil de Ferran | 156.291 | 2002 | Helio Castroneves | 166.799 | 2001 | Helio Castroneves | 131.294 | 2000 | Juan Montoya | 167.607 | 1999 | Kenny Brack | 153.176 | 1998 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | 145.155 | 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | 145.827 | 1996 | Buddy Lazier | 147.956 | 1995 | Jacques Villenueve | 153.616 | 1994 | Al Unser Jr. | 160.872 | 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 157.207 | 1992 | Al Unser, Jr. | 134.212 | 1991 | Rick Mears | 176.460 | 1990 | Arie Luyendyk | 185.984 | 1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 167.581 | 1988 | Rick Mears | 144.809 | 1987 | Al Unser, Sr | 162.175 | 1986 | Bobby Rahal | 170.722 | 1985 | Danny Sullivan | 152.982 | 1984 | Rick Mears | 163.612 | 1983 | Tom Sneva | 162.117 | 1982 | Gordon Johncock | 162.029 | 1981 | Bobby Unser | 139.084 | 1980 | Johnny Rutherford | 142.862 | 1979 | Rick Mears | 158.899 | 1978 | Al Unser, Sr. | 161.363 | 1977 | A.J. Foyt | 161.331 | 1976 | Johnny Rutherford | 148.725 | 1975 | Bobby Unser | 149.213 | 1974 | Johnny Rutherford | 158.589 | 1973 | Gordon Johncock | 159.036 | 1972 | Mark Donohue | 162.962 | 1971 | Al Unser, Sr. | 157.735 | 1970 | Al Unser, Sr. | 155.749 | 1969 | Mario Andretti | 156.867 | 1968 | Bobby Unser | 152.882 | 1967 | A.J. Foyt | 151.207 | 1966 | Graham Hill | 144.317 | 1965 | Jimmy Clark | 150.686 | 1964 | A.J. Foyt | 147.350 | 1963 | Parnelli Jones | 143.187 | 1962 | Roger Ward | 140.293 | 1961 | A.J. Foyt | 139.131 | 1960 | Jim Rathmann | 138.767 | 1959 | Roger Ward | 135.857 | 1958 | Jim Bryan | 133.791 | 1957 | Sam Hanks | 135.601 | 1956 | Pat Flaherty | 128.490 | 1955 | Bob Sweikert | 128.209 | 1954 | Bill Vukovich | 130.840 | 1953 | Bill Vukovich | 128.740 | 1952 | Troy Ruttman | 128.922 | 1951 | Lee Wallard | 126.244 | 1950 | Johnnie Parsons | 124.002 | 1949 | Bill Holland | 121.327 | 1948 | Mauri Rose | 119.814 | 1947 | Mauri Rose | 116.338 | 1946 | George Robson | 114.820 | 1945 | no race | 1944 | no race | 1943 | no race | 1942 | no race | 1941 | Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose | 115.117 | 1940 | Wilbur Shaw | 114.277 | 1939 | Wilbur Shaw | 115.035 | 1938 | Floyd Roberts | 117.200 | 1937 | Wilbur Shaw | 113.580 | 1936 | Louis Meyer | 109.069 | 1935 | Kelly Petillo | 106.240 | 1934 | William Cummings | 104.863 | 1933 | Louis Meyer | 104.162 | 1932 | Fred Frame | 104.144 | 1931 | Louis Schneider | 96.629 | 1930 | Billy Arnold | 100.448 | 1929 | Ray Keech | 97.585 | 1928 | Louis Meyer | 99.482 | 1927 | George Souders | 97.545 | 1926 | Frank Lockhart | 95.904 | 1925 | Peter DePaolo | 101.127 | 1924 | L.L. Corum/Joe Boyer | 98.234 | 1923 | Tommy Milton | 90.954 | 1922 | Jimmy Murphy | 94.484 | 1921 | Tommy Milton | 89.621 | 1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | 88.618 | 1919 | Howard Wilcox | 88.050 | 1918 | no race | 1917 | no race | 1916 | Dario Resta | 84.001 | 1915 | Ralph DePalma | 89.040 | 1914 | Rene Thomas | 82.474 | 1913 | Jules Goux | 75.933 | 1912 | Joe Dawson | 78.719 | 1911 | Ray Harroun | 74.602 |
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