1912: Joe Dawson

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1913: Jules Goux

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1914: René Thomas

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1915: Ralph DePalma

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1916: Dario Resta

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1919: Howdy Wilcox (1917 en 1918 geen Indy 500; Eerste Wereldoorlog)

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1920: Gaston Chevrolet

8/100

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1921: Tommy Milton

9/100

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1922: Jimmy Murphy

10/100

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1923: Tommy Milton

11/100

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1924: Lora L. Corum en Joe Boyer

12/100

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1925: Peter DePaolo

13/100

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1926: Frank Lockhart

14/100

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1927: George Souders

15/100

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1928: Louis Meyer

16/100

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1929: Ray Keech

17/100

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1930: Billy Arnold

18/100

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1931: Louis Schneider

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1932: Fred Frame

20/100

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1933: Louis Meyer

21/100

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1934: Bill Cummings

22/100

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1935: Kelly Petillo

23/100

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1936: Louis Meyer

24/100

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1937: Wilbur Shaw

25/100

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1938: Floyd Roberts

26/100

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1939: Wilbur Shaw

27/100

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1940: Wilbur Shaw

28/100

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1941: Floyd Davis en Mauri Rose

29/100

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1946: George Robson (1942 tot 1945 geen Indy 500; Tweede Wereldoorlog)

30/100

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1947: Mauri Rose

31/100

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1948: Mauri Rose

32/100

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1949: Bill Holland

33/100

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1950: Johnnie Parsons

34/100

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1951: Lee Wallard

35/100

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1952: Troy Ruttman

36/100

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1953: Bill Vukovich

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1954: Bill Vukovich

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1955: Bob Sweikert

39/100

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1956: Pat Flaherty

40/100

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1957: Sam Hanks

41/100

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1958: Jimmy Bryan

42/100

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1959: Rodger Ward

43/100

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1960: Jim Rathmann

44/100

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1961: A.J. Foyt

45/100

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1962: Rodger Ward

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1963: Parnelli Jones

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1964: A.J. Foyt

48/100

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1965: Jim Clark

49/100

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1966: Graham Hill

50/100

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1967: A.J. Foyt

51/100

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1968: Bobby Unser

52/100

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1969: Mario Andretti

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1970: Al Unser

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1971: Al Unser

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1972: Mark Donohue

56/100

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1973: Gordon Johncock

57/100

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1974: Johnny Rutherford

58/100

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1975: Bobby Unser

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1976: Johnny Rutherford

60/100

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1977: A.J. Foyt

61/100

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1978: Al Unser

62/100

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1979: Rick Mears

63/100

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1980: Johnny Rutherford

64/100

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1981: Bobby Unser

65/100

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1982: Gordon Johncock

66/100

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1983: Tom Sneva

67/100

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1984: Rick Mears

68/100

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1985: Danny Sullivan

69/100

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1986: Bobby Rahal

70/100

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1987: Al Unser

71/100

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1988: Rick Mears

72/100

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1989: Emerson Fittipaldi

73/100

1990: Arie Luyendyk

74/100

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1991: Rick Mears

75/100

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1992: Al Unser Jr.

76/100

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1993: Emerson Fittipaldi

77/100

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1994: Al Unser Jr.

78/100

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1995: Jacques Villeneuve

79/100

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1996: Buddy Lazier

80/100

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1997: Arie Luyendyk

81/100

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1998: Eddie Cheever

82/100

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1999: Kenny Bräck

83/100

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2000: Juan Pablo Montoya

84/100

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2001: Helio Castroneves

85/100

2002: Helio Castroneves

86/100

2003: Gil de Ferran

87/100

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2004: Buddy Rice

88/100

2005: Dan Wheldon

89/100

2006: Sam Hornish Jr.

90/100

2007: Dario Franchitti

91/100

2008: Scott Dixon

92/100

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2009: Helio Castroneves

93/100

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2010: Dario Franchitti

94/100

2011: Dan Wheldon

95/100

2012: Dario Franchitti

96/100

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2013: Tony Kanaan

97/100

2014: Ryan Hunter-Reay

98/100

2015: Juan Pablo Montoya

99/100

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2016: Alexander Rossi

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