| Indianapolis 500 Closest Finishes |
| Margin |
Drivers |
Year |
| 0:00.043 |
Al Unser Jr. beats Scott Goodyear |
1992 |
| 0:00.160 |
Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears |
1982 |
| 0:0.299 |
Gil de Ferran beats Helio Castroneves |
2003 |
| 0:00.570 |
Arie Luyendyk beats Scott Goodyear |
1997 |
| 0:00.695 |
Buddy Lazier beats Davy Jones |
1996 |
| 0:01.440 |
Bobby Rahal beats Kevin Cogan |
1986 |
| 0:02.160 |
Wilbur Shaw beats Ralph Hepburn |
1937 |
| 0:02.477 |
Danny Sullivan beats Mario Andretti |
1985 |
| 0:02.481 |
Jacques Villeneuve beats Christian Fittipaldi |
1995 |
| 0:02.862 |
Emerson Fittipaldi beats Arie Luyendyk |
1993 |
| 0:03.149 |
Rick Mears beats Michael Andretti |
1991 |
| 0:03.191 |
Eddie Cheever beats Buddy Lazier |
1998 |
| 0:04.496 |
Al Unser Sr. beats Roberto Guerrero |
1987 |
| 0:05.180 |
Bobby Unser beats Mario Andretti |
1981 |
| 0:06.562 |
Kenny Brack beats Jeff Ward |
1999 |
| 0:07.076 |
Rick Mears beats Emerson Fittipaldi |
1988 |
| 0:08.19 |
Al Unser Sr. beats Tom Sneva |
1978 |
| 0:08.28 |
A.J. Foyt beats Eddie Sachs |
1961 |
| 0:08.60 |
Al Unser Jr. beats Jacques Villeneuve |
1994 |
| 0:10.88 |
Arie Luyendyk beats Bobby Rahal |
1990 |
| 0:11.17 |
Tom Sneva beats Al Unser Sr. |
1983 |
| 0:11.52 |
Rodger Ward beats Len Sutton |
1962 |
| 0:12.67 |
Jim Rathmann beats Rodger Ward |
1960 |
| 0:20.46 |
Pat Flaherty beats Sam Hanks |
1956 |
| 0:21.50 |
Sam Hanks beats Jim Rathmann |
1957 |
| 0:22.32 |
Johnny Rutherford beats Bobby Unser |
1974 |
| 0:22.88 |
Al Unser Sr. beats Peter Revson |
1971 |