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Laps Led at the Indianapolis 500
1969-2023

DRIVER TOTAL LAPS LED YEAR-LAPS LED
Rick Mears 429 1979 - 25
1980 - 10
1981 - 1
1982 - 77
1983 - 2
1984 - 119
1986 - 76
1988 - 89
1991 - 30
Emerson Fittipaldi 335 1990 - 128
1991 - 46
1993 - 16
1994 - 145
Helio Castroneves 305

2017 - 9
2016 - 24
2015 - 2
2014 - 38
2013 - 1
2010 - 3
2009 - 66
2007 - 19
2006 - 9
2003 - 58
2002 - 24
2001 - 52

Bobby Unser 204 1979 - 89
1980 - 26
1981 - 89
Danny Sullivan 162 1985 - 67
1987 - 4
1988 - 91
Simon Pagenaud169

2021 - 3
2020 - 14
2019 - 116
2018 - 1
2015 - 35

Will Power1442020 - 2
2019 - 7
2018 - 59
2017 - 2
2016 - 8
2015 - 23
2014 -22
2013 - 16
2010 - 5
Gary Bettenhausen1381972 - 138
Sam Hornish Jr. 107 2007 - 2
2006 - 19
2005 - 77
2004 - 9
Al Unser 91 1983 - 61
1987 - 18
1988 - 12
Gil de Ferran 71 2001 - 27
2002 - 13
2003 - 31
Mark Donohue 70 1970 - 5
1971 - 52
1972 - 13
Al Unser Jr. 48 1994 - 48
Ryan Briscoe 31

2012 - 15
2010 - 5 
2009 - 11

Juan Pablo Montoya262017 - 1
2015 - 9
2014 - 16
Josef Newgarden29

2023- - 5

2019 - 21
2018 - 3

AJ Allmendinger232013 - 23
Mario Andretti 10 1980 - 10
Tom Sneva 7 1976 - 1
1977 - 3
1978 - 3
Bobby Allison 1 1975 - 1
Total Laps Led 2,340