Auto Racing
Indianapolis 500 - Dan Wheldon (1978-October 16, 2011) won his second Indy 500 when rookie J.R. Hildebrand hit the wall on the last turn of the last lap. Hildebrand finished second as his car coasted across the line behind Wheldon. Danica Patrick took the lead on lap 180 but relinquished the lead on lap 190. Patrick finished tenth due to a late pit stop. Defending champion Franchitti and his teammate Dixon shared the lead for most of the race but both faded at the end due to fuel issues. [JAM 5/29/2011]
Indianapolis 500 - Dario Franchitti (Mr. Ashley Judd) from Scotland won his second Indianapolis 500 race under the yellow flag as Mike Conway and Ryan Hunter-Reay were involved in a 199th lap crash. Dan Weldon was second for the second straight year. Danica Patrick came from a 23rd place start to finish sixth. Tony Kanaan moved from 33rd to second place but had to pit on lap 196 and finished in 11th place. [JAM 5/30/2010]
Indianapolis 500 - Helio Castroneves from Brazil won his third Indianapolis 500 race. Danica Patrick was third. [JAM 5/24/2009]
2008 - Scott Dixon
2007 - Dario Franchitti
2006 - Sam Hornish, Jr.
2005 - Dan Wheldon
2004 - Buddy Rice
2003 - Gil de Ferran
2002 - Helio Castroneves
2001 - Helio Castroneves
2000 - Juan Pablo Montoya
1999 - Kenny Brack
1998 - Eddie Cheever, Jr.
1997 - Arie Luyendyk
1996 - Buddy Lazier
1995 - Jacques Villeneuve
1994 - Al Unser, Jr.
1993 - Emerson Fittipladi
1992 - Al Unser, Jr.
1991 - Rick Mears
1990 - Arie Luyendyk
1989 - Emerson Fittipaldi
1988 - Rick Mears
1987 - Al Unser
1986 - Bobby Rahal
1985 - Danny Sullivan
1984 - Rick Mears
1983 - Tom Sneva
1982 - Gordon Johncock
1981 - Bobby Unser
1980 - Johnny Rutherford
1979 - Rick Mears
1978 - Al Unser
1977 - A.J. Foyt
1976 - Johnny Rutherford
1975 - Bobby Unser
1974 - Johnny Rutherford
1973 - Gordon Johncock
1972 - Mark Donohue (1937-1975)
1971 - Al Unser
1970 - Al Unser
1969 - Mario Andretti
1968 - Bobby Unser
1967 - A.J. Foyt
1966 - Graham Hill (1929-1975)
1965 - Jim Clark (1936-1968)
1964 - A.J. Foyt
1963 - Parnelli Jones
1962 - Rodger Ward
1961 - A.J. Foyt
1960 - Jim Rathmann
1959 - Rodger Ward (1921 -2004)
1958 - Jimmy Bryan (1926-1960)
1957 - Sam Hanks (1914-1994)
1956 - Pat Flaherty (1926-2002)
1955 - Bob Sweikert (1926-1956)
1954 - Bill Vukovich
1953 - Bill Vukovich (1918-1955)
1952 - Troy Ruttman (1930-1997)
1951 - Lee Wallard (1910-1963)
1950 - Johnnie Parsons (1918-1984)
1949 - Bill Holland (1907-1984)
1948 - Mauri Rose
1947 - Mauri Rose
1946 - George Robson (1909-1946)
1942-1945 (none)
1941 - Floyd Davis (1909-1977)/Mauri Rose (1906-1981)
1940 - Wilbur Shaw
1939 - Wilbur Shaw
1938 - Floyd Roberts (1900-1939)
1937 - Wilbur Shaw (1902-1954)
1936 - Louis Meyer
1935 - Kelly Petillo (1903-1970)
1934 - Bill Cummings (1906-1939)
1933 - Louis Meyer
1932 - Fred Frame (1894-1962)
1931 - Louis Schneider (1901-1942)
1930 - Billy Arnold (1905-1976)
1929 - Ray Keech (1900-1929)
1928 - Louis Meyer (1904-1995)
1927 - George Souders (1900-1976)
1926 - Frank Lockhart (1903-1928)
1925 - Peter DePaolo (1898-1980)
1924 - Lora L. Corum (1899-1949)/Joe Boyer (1890-1924)
1923 - Tommy Milton
1922 - Jimmy Murphy (1894-1924)
1921 - Tommy Milton (1893-1962)
1920 - Gaston Chevrolet (1892-1920)
1919 - Howdy Wilcox (1889-1923)
1917-1918 (none)
1916 - Dario Resta (1882-1924)
1915 - Ralph DePalma (1882-1956)
1914 - Rene Thomas (1886-1975)
1913 - Jules Goux (1885-1965)
1912 - Joe Dawson (1889-1946)
1911 - Ray Harroun (1879-1968)