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| Indianapolis 500 Fastest Laps |
| Year |
Speed |
Driver |
Lap |
| 1951 |
133.809 |
Lee Wallard |
23 |
| 1952 |
135.135 |
Bill Vukovich |
8 |
| 1953 |
135.870 |
Bill Vukovich |
27 |
| 1954 |
140.537 |
Jack McGrath |
29 |
| 1955 |
141.354 |
Bill Vukovich |
27 |
| 1956 |
141.416 |
Paul Russo |
19 |
| 1957 |
143.426 |
Jim Rathmann |
127 |
| 1958 |
144.300 |
Tony Bettenhausen |
55 |
| 1959 |
145.419 |
Johnny Thomson |
64 |
| 1960 |
146.128 |
Jim Rathmann |
4 |
| 1961 |
147.589 |
Troy Ruttman |
91 |
| 1962 |
148.295 |
Parnelli Jones |
56 |
| 1963 |
151.541 |
Parnelli Jones |
114 |
| 1964 |
157.646 |
Bobby Marshman |
15 |
| 1965 |
157.508 |
A.J. Foyt |
2 |
| 1966 |
159.179 |
Jimmy Clark |
18 |
| 1967 |
164.926 |
Parnelli Jones |
6 |
| 1968 |
168.666 |
Lloyd Ruby |
94 |
| 1969 |
166.512 |
Roger McCluskey |
20 |
| 1970 |
167.785 |
Joe Leonard |
50 |
| 1971 |
174.961 |
Mark Donohue |
66 |
| 1972 |
187.539 |
Mark Donohue |
150 |
| 1973 |
186.916 |
Roger McCluskey |
55 |
| 1974 |
191.408 |
Wally Dallenbach |
2 |
| 1975 |
187.110 |
Gordon Johncock |
2 |
| 1976 |
186.027 |
A.J. Foyt |
2 |
| 1977 |
192.678 |
Danny Ongais |
42 |
| 1978 |
193.924 |
Mario Andretti |
75 |
| 1979 |
193.216 |
Mike Mosley |
184 |
| 1980 |
190.074 |
Johnny Rutherford |
149 |
| 1981 |
198.937 |
Gordon Johncock |
159 |
| 1982 |
200.535 |
Rick Mears |
122 |
| 1983 |
197.507 |
Teo Fabi |
3 |
| 1984 |
204.815 |
Gordon Johncock |
52 |
| 1985 |
204.937 |
Rick Mears |
14 |
| 1986 |
209.152 |
Bobby Rahal |
200 |
| 1987 |
205.011 |
Roberto Guerrero |
57 |
| 1988 |
209.517 |
Rick Mears |
166 |
| 1989 |
222.469 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
85 |
| 1990 |
222.547 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
91 |
| 1991 |
222.178 |
Arie Luyendyk |
109 |
| 1992 |
229.118 |
Michael Andretti |
166 |
| 1993 |
214.807 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
198 |
| 1994 |
220.680 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
121 |
| 1995 |
224.009 |
Scott Goodyear |
179 |
| 1996 |
236.103 |
Eddie Cheever |
78 |
| 1997 |
215.626 |
Tony Stewart |
105 |
| 1998 |
214.746 |
Tony Stewart |
19 |
| 1999 |
218.882 |
Greg Ray |
101 |
| 2000 |
218.494 |
Buddy Lazier |
198 |
| 2001 |
219.830 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
130 |
| 2002 |
226.499 |
Tomas Scheckter |
20 |
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