Indianapolis Motor Speedway race results

In 2018, the Speedway added a 0.200 mile dirt track near Turn 3. It hosts an annual United States Auto Club-sanctioned midget invitational event, the Bryan Clauson Classic, featuring two races, the Stoops Pursuit and the Driven2SaveLives BC39.

The Stoops Pursuit is a 25-lap elimination race split into five stages of five green flag laps each. Eliminations occur when a car stops and causes a safety car at any time, and at the end of each stage, any car that lost track position or the last place driver. The winner earns $1,500 plus an extra $100 for each position gained.

The Driven2SaveLives BC39 is a 39-lap race, with a winner's prize of $20,039. The starting field is based on heat race results and passing points.

Year	Date	Race name	Winning driver	Race distance
				Miles	Laps
2018	September 5	Stoops Pursuit	Zeb Wise	5	25
	September 6–7	Driven2SaveLives BC39	Brady Bacon	7.8	39
2019	September 4	Stoops Pursuit	Kyle Larson	4.8	24
	September 5	Driven2SaveLives BC39	Zeb Wise	7.8	39
2021	August 18	Stoops Pursuit	Kyle Larson	5	25
	August 19	Driven2SaveLives BC39	Kyle Larson	7.8	39
2022	August 3	Stoops Pursuit	Dominic Gorden	5	25
	August 4	Driven2SaveLives BC39	Buddy Kofoid	7.8	39

Note: The 2019 Stoops Pursuit was scored as of 24 laps because the red flag waved on the final lap and two cars were stalled after collisions, leaving just one car running at the end of the event.

After the original track surface of crushed stone and tar proved unsuitable, during the August 1909 races, the decision was made to re-pave the track with brick. Once that was completed, and a retaining wall added, a two-day time trial session was conducted.^[1][12] Ten drivers and riders drove partial laps alone, attempting speed records at various distances of one mile and less. In addition, there was one 20-mile free-for-all session, with seven cars running concurrently. Finally, Lewis Strang drove a two-lap session. Although no races were held, or planned, the public was admitted, and programs were sold.^[13]

Year	Date		Driver / rider	Car / motorcycle	Time	Speed
1909	Dec 17	Fastest mile - automobile	Lewis Strang	Fiat	00:40.61	88.648 mph
		Fastest mile - motorcycle	Fred Huyck	Indian	00:52.60	68.441 mph
		Fast time - 20-mile session	Johnny Aitken	National	16:18.41	73.589 mph
	Dec 18	Fastest mile - automobile	Lewis Strang	Fiat	00:39.21	91.813 mph
		Five-mile session	Lewis Strang	Fiat	03:17.70	91.047 mph

Several weeks before its first auto races of 1910, the Speedway held a special competition, in conjunction with the Indianapolis Auto Show. Six stunts were attempted while driving, including popping balloons with the wheels, and balancing the car on a teeter board.^[1] Most of the stunts required the participation of a passenger, such as dropping a potato into a basket, and holding a rubber ball in a spoon. At least two of the participants were professional race drivers (Harry Endicott and Johnny Aitken). The winner apparently was not, as his name does not appear in available race statistics of the day. The drivers in this event also included Katrina Fertig, making her the first woman to drive in a competition (though not in a race, as such) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Year	Date	Winning driver	Car
1910	March 31	Bert Bronson	Austin

The second day of the May, 1910, race weekend started with a special event, a "Hazard Race."^[1] Each car went out separately, driving over portable ramps on the track, into the creek in the infield, under the track, into the parking lot, across the automobile bridge over the track, and eventually back onto the track. The total distance was a bit over a lap, and the winner was determined by the best time.

Year	Date	Winning driver	Car	Time
1910	May 28	Myers (first name not known)	Overland	03:28.00

In August 1916, the Union Printers' National Baseball League held its annual tournament in Indianapolis. A special event for the entertainment of tournament participants was a day of exhibition automobile races held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway^[12][14] Because the races were not part of a recognized series, and were conducted for a private audience, this is not generally regarded as an official race event.

Year	Date	Race	Winning driver	Car	Race distance
					Miles	Laps
1916	Aug 9	1	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot	25	10
	Aug 9	2	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot	5	2

In September 1921, the American Society for Steel Treating held its annual convention in Indianapolis. A special event during this convention was an exhibition automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway^[12] Because this race was not part of a recognized series, and was for a private audience, it is not generally regarded as an official race event.

Year	Date	Winning driver	Car	Race distance
				Miles	Laps
1921	Sep 21	Howdy Wilcox	Frontenac	50	20

Beginning in 1927, The Samuel B. Stevens Challenge Trophy was offered to any automobile manufacturer to run a strictly stock, production automobile at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, for a period of 24 hours at an average speed of 60 miles per hour or more. This was not a race as such, as only one team participated in any instance. Four manufactures earned the trophy over the next 27 years. The trophy was retired after Chrysler's win in 1954.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Ford made an unsuccessful run 1956 with drivers Johnny Mantz, Chuck Stevenson, Chuck Davis, and Danny Ames. Though they failed to complete the 24 hours, they did set a 500-mile stock car record at the Speedway of 111.916 mph.^[19]

Year	Date	Participating drivers	Car	Distance covered in 24 hours	Speed	Notes
1927	April 21–22	John Jenkins Charlie Merz	Stutz sedan	1624.58 miles	68.44 mph	Won trophy[20]
		Bruce Keen Harold Fisher	Stutz Weymann	1612.236 miles	67.176 mph
		Gil Andersen Tom Rooney Lora L. Corum	Stutz Blackhawk	1712.456 miles	N/A	Not eligible for trophy (non-stock vehicle)
1931	October 14–15	Marmon test drivers[a]	Marmon 16	1,834.215 miles	76.425 mph	Won trophy[21][22][23]
			Marmon 16	1,801.783 miles	75.070 mph
1937	June 21–22	Ab Jenkins Billy Winn	Cord	1,909.851 miles	79.577 mph	Won trophy
1953	October 29–30	Tony Bettenhausen Pat O'Connor Bill Taylor	Chrysler	2,157.5 miles	89.89 mph	Won trophy[24]
Notes:
[a]	The trophy does not indicate the drivers involved. According to newspaper articles, the drivers were test drivers from the Marmon factory.

In 1961, Ray Nichels, then a successful builder of race cars, prepared two production-based Pontiacs for a 24-hour endurance run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He assembled six drivers, three from USAC and three from NASCAR, taking turns in both cars.^[17][18]

Year	Date	Participating drivers	Car	Distance covered in 24 hours	Speed
1961	November 20–21	Paul Goldsmith Marvin Panch Fireball Roberts Len Sutton Rodger Ward Joe Weatherly	Pontiac Catalina	2,576.241 miles	107.343 mph
			Pontiac Enforcer	2,586.878 miles	107.787 mph

In 2014, the Stadium Super Trucks, officially known as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road, held a doubleheader event on a small modified course at the northwest corner of the track. This incorporated a portion of the oval track's pit entry, two small portions of the road course, a segment of an access lane, and dirt areas in between, with two jump ramps added. This occurred during the Indy 500's Carb Day activities,^[25] and marked the first time in track history that trucks were raced.^[26] Series founder Robby Gordon had tested at the track in April.^[27]

Year	Date	Race name	Race	Winning driver	Laps
2014	May 23	Menards at the Brickyard[25]	1	Robby Gordon[28]	16
			2	Apdaly Lopez[26]	16

In 2021, a race to determine the winner of the Indy Autonomous Challenge was held on the oval using full-scale autonomous race cars based on identical Dallara Indy Lights chassis supplied by Juncos Racing. The event was composed exclusively of teams from academic institutions, which were required to develop their own self-driving software.

Year	Date	Winning team	University	Race distance
				Miles	Laps
2021	Oct 23	TUM Autonomous Motorsport	Technical University of Munich	50	20