Indy Miscellany

MULTIPLE WINNERS

FOUR VICTORIES

* Rick Mears: 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991

* Al Unser Sr.: 1970, 1971, 1978, 1987

* A.J. Foyt: 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977

THREE VICTORIES

* Bobby Unser: 1968, 1975, 1981

* Johnny Rutherford: 1974, 1976, 1980

* Mauri Rose: 1941, 1947, 1948

* Wilbur Shaw: 1937, 1939, 1940

* Louis Meyer: 1928, 1933, 1936

TWO VICTORIES

* Arie Luyendyk: 1990, 1997

* Al Unser Jr.: 1992, 1994

* Emerson Fittipaldi: 1989, 1993

* Gordon Johncock: 1973, 1982

* Rodger Ward: 1959, 1962

* Bill Vukovich: 1953, 1954

* Tommy Milton: 1921, 1923

WINNERS FROM THE POLE

1922 Jimmy Murphy

1923 Tommy Milton

1930 Billy Arnold

1938 Floyd Roberts

1953 Bill Vukovich

1956 Pat Flaherty

1963 Parnelli Jones

1970 Al Unser

1976 Johnny Rutherford

1979 Rick Mears

1980 Johnny Rutherford

1981 Bobby Unser

1988 Rick Mears

1991 Rick Mears

1994 Al Unser Jr.

1997 Arie Luyendyk

THE TRIPLE CROWN

Indianapolis 500 drivers who have been rookie of the year, started from the pole and won the race (no one has done all three in the same year):

Driver: Parnelli Jones

Rookie Year: 1961

Pole Start: 1962-63

Won Race: 1963

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Driver: Jimmy Clark

Rookie Year: 1963

Pole Start: 1964

Won Race: 1965

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Driver: Mario Andretti

Rookie Year: 1965

Pole Start: 1966-67, ’87

Won Race: 1969

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Driver: Rick Mears

Rookie Year: 1978

Pole Start: 1979, ‘82, ‘86, ‘88, ‘89, ’91

Won Race: 1979, ‘84, ‘88, ’91

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Driver: Arie Luyendyk

Rookie Year: 1985

Pole Start: 1993, 1997

Won Race: 1990-97

WET WEATHER

History of postponements or interruptions in the Indianapolis 500 because of rain:

* 1915--Race postponed two days.

* 1926--Race stopped after 400 miles.

* 1950--Race stopped after 345 miles.

* 1967--Race interrupted after 18 laps, finished the next day.

* 1973--Race stopped after one lap because of accident, postponed because of rain before it could be restarted; rained out next day; restarted on third day, stopped after 332 1/2 miles.

* 1975--Race stopped after 435 miles.

* 1976--Race stopped after 255 miles.

* 1986--Race postponed to following weekend.

* 1997--Race postponed Sunday; rescheduled for Monday, postponed after 15 laps, rescheduled and completed Tuesday.