2005 IndyCar season
IndyCar Series
Season
Races17
Start dateMarch 6
End dateOctober 16
Awards
Drivers' championUnited Kingdom Dan Wheldon
Manufacturers' CupJapan Honda
Rookie of the YearUnited States Danica Patrick
Indianapolis 500 winnerUnited Kingdom Dan Wheldon
Dan Wheldon (left) won his first Indianapolis 500 and Drivers' Championship while Tony Kanaan (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2005 IRL IndyCar Series began on Sunday, March 6 and ended on Sunday, October 16. The season, which consisted of 17 races, was the 10th season of the IRL IndyCar Series since it split from CART in 1995.

Dan Wheldon was the dominant driver in the series in 2005, winning six races, including the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500, setting the record for most victories in an IRL season. However, the big story of the season was that of Rahal Letterman Racing's Danica Patrick, the fourth woman to compete in the Indy 500 and the first to lead a lap. She would eventually wind up in fourth. Danica's presence was a boost to the IRL's television ratings. The Indy 500's ratings were up 40% from the year before and subsequent races also saw a boost in ratings.

The season was the first ever to introduce road courses and street circuits when the series held races at the Streets of St. Petersburg, Infineon Raceway and Watkins Glen International, where the series was previously known to have held events exclusively on oval tracks. Wheldon also became the series' first road/street course winner when he won in St. Petersburg.

The season was also the last for Chevrolet in the series, who confirmed in August that they would not return to the IRL (Chevrolet returned in 2012). At the start of the season, only Panther Racing's Tomas Scheckter and Tomáš Enge raced Chevrolet powered cars (although A. J. Foyt IV also started racing for Chevy beginning with the AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300 at Kentucky). The manufacturer situation within the IRL was the hot issue during the second half of the season and continued into the off-season. Toyota announced that they would leave the series shortly after the 2005 season ended, leaving Honda as the only remaining manufacturer in the IRL. Honda extended their engine supply contract through 2009 despite expressly saying that they did not wish to be the IRL's only supplier. The IRL announced that they extended their chassis supply contract with Panoz and Dallara through 2006.

Rule changes for 2005

  • A mandated switch to the single-point re-fueling systems used by some teams in 2004. The IRL only approved one type of fueling probe and buckeye, and these only work as a single-point system. In the approved system, two hoses coming from the storage tank combined at the fueling mechanism handled by the fueler. The crew member previously responsible for the operation of the vent and jack was now free to operate only the jack.
  • Cars raced on all ovals in the same configuration introduced at the 88th Indianapolis 500 in May 2004 with minimal aerodynamic changes. The changes were limited to specified areas of the underwing and sidepods. The IRL required teams to use the same engine cover as last year without modification.
  • Teams were allowed to change engines prior to qualifying without penalty at the following events, which were scheduled to be three-day events: Homestead, St. Petersburg, Motegi, Texas, Milwaukee, Infineon, Watkins Glen and California.
  • The amount of methanol teams may have in their trackside tanks was changed. Teams were allowed to carry 85 gallons for 187.5-mile races, 90 gallons for 200-mile events, 100 gallons for 225-mile events, 125 gallons for 260-mile races, 135 gallons for 300-mile events, 175 gallons for 400-mile events and 225 gallons for 500-mile events.
  • The mandatory minimum weight of cars was 1,600 pounds, 75 pounds heavier than the oval minimum weight. The additional weight was attributed to the brake system, which consisted of an aluminum brake caliper, steel rotor and pad as specified by the IRL, as well as the limited slip differential in the gearbox.

Confirmed entries

Team Chassis Engine No Drivers Rounds
A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara
Panoz[N 1]		 Toyota
Chevrolet[N 2]		 14 United States A. J. Foyt IV 1–13, 15, 17
United States Jeff Bucknum (R) 14, 16
41 United States Larry Foyt (R) 5
48 Brazil Felipe Giaffone[N 3] 5
Aguri-Fernández Racing
Delphi Fernández Racing		 Panoz Honda 5 Mexico Adrián Fernández 5
8 United States Scott Sharp All
55 Japan Kosuke Matsuura All
Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 7 United States Bryan Herta All
11 Brazil Tony Kanaan All
26 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon All
27 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti All
Cheever Racing Dallara Toyota 51 United States Alex Barron All
83 Canada Patrick Carpentier All
CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports Dallara Chevrolet 98 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk Jr. 5
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara Honda 24 United States Roger Yasukawa All
44 United States Jeff Bucknum (R) 4–5
Brazil Thiago Medeiros (R) 17
Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Toyota 91 United States Paul Dana (R) 1–2, 4
United States Jimmy Kite 5–13, 15, 17
Marlboro Team Penske Dallara Toyota 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves All
6 United States Sam Hornish Jr. All
Newman/Haas Racing Panoz Honda 36 Brazil Bruno Junqueira 5
37 France Sébastien Bourdais 5
Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet 2 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge (R) 1–9, 12–17
United States Buddy Lazier 10
United States Townsend Bell 11
4 South Africa Tomas Scheckter All
95 United States Buddy Lazier 5, 9, 11–12, 15
Playa del Racing Panoz Toyota 21 United States Jaques Lazier 5
Rahal Letterman Racing Panoz Honda 15 United States Buddy Rice 1–4, 6–17
Sweden Kenny Bräck 5
16 United States Danica Patrick (R) All
17 Brazil Vítor Meira All
Roth Racing Dallara Chevrolet 25 Canada Marty Roth (R) 5
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Panoz Chevrolet 70 United States Richie Hearn 5
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Toyota 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 4
Panoz 1–3, 5–17
10 United Kingdom Darren Manning 1–10
United States Jaques Lazier 11–13, 15, 17
Italy Giorgio Pantano 14, 16
33 Australia Ryan Briscoe (R) 1–15
Vision Racing Dallara Toyota 20 United States Ed Carpenter All
22 United States Jeff Ward 5

Race summaries

Toyota Indy 300

On March 6, at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Dan Wheldon led 158 of 200 laps to get the victory. Tomas Scheckter sat on the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 26- Dan Wheldon
  2. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  3. 11- Tony Kanaan
  4. 17- Vítor Meira
  5. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  6. 10- Darren Manning
  7. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  8. 51- Alex Barron
  9. 14- A. J. Foyt IV
  10. 91- Paul Dana

XM Satellite Radio Indy 200

On March 19, at Phoenix International Raceway, Sam Hornish Jr. won his first race of the season. Bryan Herta sat on the pole. This would be the last time IndyCar would compete at Phoenix until the race was revived in 2016.

Top Ten Results

  1. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  2. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  3. 11- Tony Kanaan
  4. 27- Dario Franchitti
  5. 8- Scott Sharp
  6. 26- Dan Wheldon
  7. 7- Bryan Herta
  8. 10- Darren Manning
  9. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  10. 55- Kosuke Matsuura

Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

On April 3, the Honda Grand Prix on the Streets of St. Petersburg (Florida) marked the first non-oval event for the IndyCar Series. Dan Wheldon won his second race of the year. Bryan Herta sat on the pole. Andretti Green Racing drivers swept the top 4 finishing positions.

Top Ten Results

  1. 26- Dan Wheldon
  2. 11- Tony Kanaan
  3. 27- Dario Franchitti
  4. 7- Bryan Herta
  5. 17- Vítor Meira
  6. 9- Scott Dixon
  7. 15- Buddy Rice
  8. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  9. 10- Darren Manning
  10. 51- Alex Barron

Indy Japan 300

On April 30, at Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan, Dan Wheldon won his third race of the season. Sam Hornish Jr. sat on the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 26- Dan Wheldon
  2. 8- Scott Sharp
  3. 15- Buddy Rice
  4. 16- Danica Patrick
  5. 7- Bryan Herta
  6. 11- Tony Kanaan
  7. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  8. 10- Darren Manning
  9. 55- Kosuke Matsuura
  10. 4- Tomas Scheckter

89th Indianapolis 500

On May 29, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Dan Wheldon won his first Indy 500 and his fourth race of the season. However, the focus of the race was on Danica Patrick who led 19 laps, the first time a woman has ever led a lap at Indy. Tony Kanaan sat on the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 26- Dan Wheldon
  2. 17- Vítor Meira
  3. 7- Bryan Herta
  4. 16- Danica Patrick
  5. 95- Buddy Lazier
  6. 27- Dario Franchitti
  7. 8- Scott Sharp
  8. 11- Tony Kanaan
  9. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  10. 33- Ryan Briscoe

Bombardier Learjet 500

On June 11, at Texas Motor Speedway, Tomas Scheckter won his first race of the season, sitting on the pole and leading for 119 of 200 laps.

Top Ten Results

  1. 4- Tomas Scheckter
  2. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  3. 11- Tony Kanaan
  4. 8- Scott Sharp
  5. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  6. 26- Dan Wheldon
  7. 55- Kosuke Matsuura
  8. 27- Dario Franchitti
  9. 17- Vítor Meira
  10. 7- Bryan Herta

SunTrust Indy Challenge

On June 25, at Richmond International Raceway, Hélio Castroneves won his first race of the season. Sam Hornish Jr. sat on the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  2. 27- Dario Franchitti
  3. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  4. 4- Tomas Scheckter
  5. 26- Dan Wheldon
  6. 51- Alex Barron
  7. 2- Tomáš Enge
  8. 7- Bryan Herta
  9. 55- Kosuke Matsuura
  10. 16- Danica Patrick

Argent Mortgage Indy 300

On July 3, at Kansas Speedway, Tony Kanaan won by a fraction of a second over Dan Wheldon and Vítor Meira. Danica Patrick won her first career IndyCar Series pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 11- Tony Kanaan
  2. 26- Dan Wheldon
  3. 17- Vítor Meira
  4. 27- Dario Franchitti
  5. 4- Tomas Scheckter
  6. 8- Scott Sharp
  7. 10- Darren Manning
  8. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  9. 16- Danica Patrick
  10. 15- Buddy Rice

Firestone Indy 200

On July 16 at Nashville Superspeedway, Dario Franchitti won, leading 74 of 200 laps. Tomas Scheckter sat on the pole. Tomas Enge fractured his back in a lap 27 crash in turn 1 and would miss the next 2 races.

Top Ten Results

  1. 27- Dario Franchitti
  2. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  3. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  4. 8- Scott Sharp
  5. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  6. 9- Scott Dixon
  7. 16- Danica Patrick
  8. 33- Ryan Briscoe
  9. 95- Buddy Lazier
  10. 20- Ed Carpenter

ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225

On July 24 at The Milwaukee Mile, Sam Hornish Jr. won from the pole, leading 123 of 225 laps.

Top Ten Results

  1. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  2. 27- Dario Franchitti
  3. 4- Tomas Scheckter
  4. 11- Tony Kanaan
  5. 26- Dan Wheldon
  6. 7- Bryan Herta
  7. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  8. 51- Alex Barron
  9. 17- Vítor Meira
  10. 8- Scott Sharp

Firestone Indy 400

On July 31 at Michigan International Speedway, Bryan Herta won from the pole, leading 159 of 200 laps.

Top Ten Results

  1. 7- Bryan Herta
  2. 26- Dan Wheldon
  3. 4- Tomas Scheckter
  4. 11- Tony Kanaan
  5. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  6. 15- Buddy Lazier
  7. 8- Scott Sharp
  8. 27- Dario Franchitti
  9. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  10. 33- Ryan Briscoe

AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300

On August 14 at Kentucky Speedway, Scott Sharp won for the first time since 2003 at Twin Ring Motegi, holding off Vítor Meira for the last laps to win. Danica Patrick sat on the pole for the second time in the season after rain washed out qualifying and the starting grid was determined by the fastest times in practice. Tomas Enge returned from injury to finish 11th.

Top Ten Results

  1. 8- Scott Sharp
  2. 17- Vítor Meira
  3. 26- Dan Wheldon
  4. 51- Alex Barron
  5. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  6. 95- Buddy Lazier
  7. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  8. 55- Kosuke Matsuura
  9. 14- A. J. Foyt IV
  10. 91- Jimmy Kite

Honda Indy 225

On August 21 at Pikes Peak International Raceway, Penske Racing teammates Hélio Castroneves and Sam Hornish Jr. started 1–2. Dan Wheldon won his fifth race of the season, tying Sam Hornish Jr.'s record for most victories in a season. This was the final IRL race at PPIR as the track was sold to International Speedway Corporation for intent to be shut down as ISC looked for a new Denver-area circuit, but plans failed and the track was sold for testing but cannot be used for competition per ISC regulation.

Top Ten Results

  1. 26- Dan Wheldon
  2. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  3. 11- Tony Kanaan
  4. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  5. 17- Vítor Meira
  6. 2- Tomáš Enge
  7. 27- Dario Franchitti
  8. 16- Danica Patrick
  9. 8- Scott Sharp
  10. 83- Patrick Carpentier

Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix

On August 28 at the circuit's inaugural race at Infineon Raceway, Tony Kanaan won the race, taking the lead on lap 52 from points leader Dan Wheldon, who was hampered by fuel problems all day and finished out of the race in 18th. Ryan Briscoe sat on the pole, but caused a three-car accident on lap 20 that also eliminated Hélio Castroneves and Danica Patrick from the race.

Top Ten Results

  1. 11- Tony Kanaan
  2. 15- Buddy Rice
  3. 51- Alex Barron
  4. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  5. 2- Tomáš Enge
  6. 55- Kosuke Matsuura
  7. 9- Scott Dixon
  8. 27- Dario Franchitti
  9. 17- Vítor Meira
  10. 14- Jeff Bucknum

Peak Antifreeze Indy 300

On September 11 at Chicagoland Speedway, Dan Wheldon won his sixth race, breaking the all-time record for most wins in an IRL season. Ryan Briscoe originally won the pole but was disqualified for a technical infraction and sent to the back of the grid. The pole winner after this became Danica Patrick for her third (and final) IndyCar pole. Briscoe's weekend got significantly worse as he was involved in a fiery crash with Alex Barron on lap 20. Briscoe was taken by helicopter to a Chicago-area hospital with head and back pain, but was alert. He suffered a concussion, two broken collarbones, a bruised lung and contusions to his arms and legs. The accident resulted in a 16-minute red flag.

Top Ten Results

  1. 26- Dan Wheldon
  2. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  3. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  4. 4- Tomas Scheckter
  5. 11- Tony Kanaan
  6. 16- Danica Patrick
  7. 17- Vítor Meira
  8. 8- Scott Sharp
  9. 83- Patrick Carpentier
  10. 95- Buddy Lazier


Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix

On September 25 at Watkins Glen International, Scott Dixon won his first race since his 2003 IndyCar Series Championship season. Hélio Castroneves sat on the pole. This was the first major open-wheel race at Watkins Glen since 1981 and Dixon's first road course victory. As of 2022, this was the final IndyCar Series victory for the Toyota engine to date.

Top Ten Results

  1. 9- Scott Dixon
  2. 11- Tony Kanaan
  3. 27- Dario Franchitti
  4. 10- Giorgio Pantano
  5. 26- Dan Wheldon
  6. 55- Kosuke Matsuura
  7. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  8. 7- Bryan Herta
  9. 8- Scott Sharp
  10. 83- Patrick Carpentier

Toyota Indy 400

On October 16 at California Speedway, Dario Franchitti won his second race of the year over Tony Kanaan by 0.111 s. Chevrolet powered cars finished 7th and 8th in their final IRL race while Toyota powered cars had a best finish of 5th in theirs. IndyCar would not return to this track until 2012.

Top Ten Results

  1. 27- Dario Franchitti
  2. 11- Tony Kanaan
  3. 17- Vítor Meira
  4. 8- Scott Sharp
  5. 6- Sam Hornish Jr.
  6. 26- Dan Wheldon
  7. 4- Tomas Scheckter
  8. 2- Tomáš Enge
  9. 3- Hélio Castroneves
  10. 9- Scott Dixon

Season summary

Schedule

Rnd Date Race Name Track City
1 March 6 Toyota Indy 300  O  Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida
2 March 19 XM Satellite Radio Indy 200  O  Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix, Arizona
3 April 3 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
4 April 30 Indy Japan 300  O  Twin Ring Motegi Motegi, Japan
5 May 29 89th Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
6 June 11 Bombardier Learjet 500  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas
7 June 25 SunTrust Indy Challenge  O  Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Virginia
8 July 3 Argent Mortgage Indy 300  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas
9 July 16 Firestone Indy 200  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee
10 July 24 ABC Supply Company A. J. Foyt 225  O  The Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
11 July 31 Firestone Indy 400  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
12 August 14 AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300  O  Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky
13 August 21 Honda Indy 225  O  Pikes Peak International Raceway Fountain, Colorado
14 August 28 Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix  R  Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California
15 September 11 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300  O  Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois
16 September 25 Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York
17 October 16 Toyota Indy 400  O  California Speedway Fontana, California

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road/Street course
BOLD indicates Superspeedways.

Race results

Rnd Race Pole position Fastest lap Most Laps Led Winner
1 Homestead–Miami South Africa Tomas Scheckter United States Buddy Rice United Kingdom Dan Wheldon United Kingdom Dan Wheldon
2 Phoenix United States Bryan Herta United Kingdom Dario Franchitti United Kingdom Dan Wheldon United States Sam Hornish Jr.
3 St. Petersburg United States Bryan Herta United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Australia Ryan Briscoe United Kingdom Dan Wheldon
4 Twin Ring Motegi United States Sam Hornish Jr. United Kingdom Dan Wheldon United Kingdom Dario Franchitti United Kingdom Dan Wheldon
5 Indianapolis Brazil Tony Kanaan Brazil Tony Kanaan United States Sam Hornish Jr. United Kingdom Dan Wheldon
6 Texas South Africa Tomas Scheckter Czech Republic Tomáš Enge South Africa Tomas Scheckter South Africa Tomas Scheckter
7 Richmond United States Sam Hornish Jr. Japan Kosuke Matsuura Brazil Hélio Castroneves Brazil Hélio Castroneves
8 Kansas United States Danica Patrick Australia Ryan Briscoe United Kingdom Dan Wheldon Brazil Tony Kanaan
9 Nashville South Africa Tomas Scheckter United States Scott Sharp Brazil Tony Kanaan United Kingdom Dario Franchitti
10 Milwaukee United States Sam Hornish Jr. South Africa Tomas Scheckter United States Sam Hornish Jr. United States Sam Hornish Jr.
11 Michigan United States Bryan Herta United States Townsend Bell United States Bryan Herta United States Bryan Herta
12 Kentucky United States Danica Patrick United States Danica Patrick United Kingdom Dan Wheldon United States Scott Sharp
13 Pikes Peak Brazil Hélio Castroneves United Kingdom Dario Franchitti United States Sam Hornish Jr. United Kingdom Dan Wheldon
14 Sonoma Australia Ryan Briscoe Brazil Tony Kanaan Brazil Tony Kanaan Brazil Tony Kanaan
15 Chicagoland United States Danica Patrick United Kingdom Dario Franchitti United Kingdom Dan Wheldon United Kingdom Dan Wheldon
16 Watkins Glen Brazil Hélio Castroneves New Zealand Scott Dixon New Zealand Scott Dixon New Zealand Scott Dixon
17 California United Kingdom Dario Franchitti United Kingdom Dan Wheldon South Africa Tomas Scheckter United Kingdom Dario Franchitti

Final driver standings

Pos Driver HMS PHX STP MOT INDY TXS RCH KAN NSH MIL MCH KTY PPIR SNM CHI WGL FON Pts
1 United Kingdom Dan Wheldon 1* 6* 1 1 1 6 5 2* 21 5 2 3* 1 18 1* 5 6 628
2 Brazil Tony Kanaan 3 3 2 6 8 3 19 1 19* 4 4 20 3 1* 5 2 2 548
3 United States Sam Hornish Jr. 2 1 15 7 23* 2 18 12 2 1* 5 7 2* 17 3 7 5 512
4 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti 22 4 3 17* 6 8 2 4 1 2 8 18 7 8 12 3 1 498
5 United States Scott Sharp 13 5 18 2 7 4 17 6 4 10 7 1 9 12 8 9 4 444
6 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 5 2 20 11 9 5 1* 8 5 16 21 5 4 21 2 12 9 440
7 Brazil Vítor Meira 4 11 5 15 2 9 20 3 16 9 14 2 5 9 7 18 3 422
8 United States Bryan Herta 14 7 4 5 3 10 8 15 22 6 1* 19 12 13 14 8 11 397
9 South Africa Tomas Scheckter 11 17 17 10 20 1* 4 5 17 3 3 21 14 16 4 20 7* 390
10 Canada Patrick Carpentier 7 9 8 13 21 16 3 14 3 7 9 12 10 4 9 10 15 376
11 United States Alex Barron 8 13 10 19 13 14 6 13 15 8 11 4 18 3 21 17 14 329
12 United States Danica Patrick  RY  15 15 12 4 4 13 10 9 7 19 20 16 8 20 6 16 18 325
13 New Zealand Scott Dixon 16 12 6 21 24 11 22 18 6 13 19 23 16 7 19 1* 10 321
14 Japan Kosuke Matsuura 12 10 13 9 17 7 9 20 14 11 16 8 13 6 23 6 19 320
15 United States Buddy Rice 19 22 7 3 Wth 21 11 10 18 17 22 14 11 2 13 19 12 295
16 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge  R  21 20 16 DNS 19 19 7 11 23 11 6 5 20 13 8 261
17 United States Roger Yasukawa 17 18 11 18 18 15 16 22 11 15 18 17 15 11 15 15 16 246
18 United States Ed Carpenter 18 16 19 16 11 20 12 17 10 12 23 22 19 15 17 14 20 244
19 Australia Ryan Briscoe  R  20 19 14* 12 10 12 21 21 8 Wth 10 13 20 19 22 232
20 United States A. J. Foyt IV 9 14 21 14 28 18 14 16 12 21 12 9 21 11 21 231
21 United Kingdom Darren Manning 6 8 9 8 29 17 15 7 20 20 186
22 United States Jimmy Kite 32 22 13 19 13 14 13 10 17 18 13 163
23 United States Buddy Lazier 5 9 18 6 6 10 140
24 United States Jaques Lazier 16 17 15 Wth 16 17 81
25 United States Jeff Bucknum  R  22 22 10 11 63
26 Italy Giorgio Pantano 14 4 48
27 United States Paul Dana  R  10 21 20 Wth 44
28 France Sébastien Bourdais 12 18
29 Mexico Adrián Fernández 14 16
30 United States Townsend Bell 15 15
31 Brazil Felipe Giaffone 15 15
32 Brazil Thiago Medeiros  R  Wth 12
33 United States Richie Hearn 25 10
34 Sweden Kenny Bräck 26 10
35 United States Jeff Ward 27 10
36 Brazil Bruno Junqueira 30 10
37 Canada Marty Roth  R  31 10
38 United States Larry Foyt  R  33 10
— Netherlands Arie Luyendyk Jr. DNQ 0
— United States Scott Mayer Wth 0
Pos Driver HMS PHX STP MOT INDY TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MIS KTY PIK SNM CHI WGL FON Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
(Ret)
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
(3 points)
DNS Any driver who qualifies
but does not start (DNS),
earns all the points
had they taken part.
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie
  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Used by A. J. Foyt IV in St. Petersburg and by Felipe Giaffone.
  2. ↑ Used from Kentucky onwards.
  3. ↑ Replaced Scott Mayer, who failed to pass his rookie test.
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