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| YEAR | WINNER | AVG. MPH |
| 2000 | Juan Montoya | 167.496 |
| 1999 | Kenny Brack | 153.176 |
| 1998 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | 145.155 |
| 1997 | Arie Luyendyk | 145.827 |
| 1996 | Buddy Lazier | 147.956 |
| 1995 | Jacques Villeneuve | 153.616 |
| 1994 | Al Unser Jr. | 160.872 |
| 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 157.207 |
| 1992 | Al Unser Jr. | 134.477 |
| 1991 | Rick Mears | 176.457 |
| 1990 | Arie Luyendyk | 185.981 |
| 1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 167.581 |
| 1988 | Rick Mears | 144.809 |
| 1987 | Al Unser | 162.175 |
| 1986 | Bobby Rahal | 170.722 |
| 1985 | Danny Sullivan | 152.982 |
| 1984 | Rick Mears | 163.612 |
| 1983 | Tom Sneva | 162.117 |
| 1982 | Gordon Johncock | 162.029 |
| 1981 | Bobby Unser | 139.084 |
| 1980 | Johnny Unser | 142.682 |
| 1979 | Rick Mears | 158.899 |
| 1978 | Al Unser | 161.363 |
| 1977 | A.J. Foyt Jr. | 161.331 |
| 1976 | Johnny Rutherford | 148.725 |
| 1975 | Bobby Unser | 148.725 |
| 1974 | Johnny Rutherford | 158.589 |
| 1973 | Gordon Johncock | 159.036 |
| 1972 | Mark Donohue | 162.962 |
| 1971 | Al Unser | 157.735 |
| 1970 | Al Unser | 155.749 |
| 1969 | Mario Andretti | 156.867 |
| 1968 | Bobby Unser | 152.882 |
| 1967 | A.J. Foyt Jr. | 151.207 |
| 1966 | Graham Hill | 144.317 |
| 1965 | Jim Clark | 150.686 |
| 1964 | A.J. Foyt Jr. | 147.350 |
| 1963 | Parnelli Jones | 143.137 |
| 1962 | Rodger Ward | 140.293 |
| 1961 | A.J. Foyt Jr. | 139.130 |
| 1960 | Jim Rathmann | 138.767 |
| 1959 | Rodger Ward | 135.857 |
| 1958 | Jimmy Bryan | 133.791 |
| 1957 | Sam Hanks | 135.601 |
| 1956 | Pat Flaherty | 128.490 |
| 1955 | Bob Sweikert | 128.213 |
| 1954 | Bill Vukovich | 130.840 |
| 1953 | Bill Vukovich | 128.740 |
| 1952 | Troy Ruttman | 128.922 |
| 1951 | Lee Wallard | 126.244 |
| 1950 | Johnnie Parsons | 124.002 |
| 1949 | Bill Holland | 121.327 |
| 1948 | Mauri Rose | 119.814 |
| 1947 | Mauri Rose | 116.338 |
| 1946 | George Robson | 114.820 |
| 1941 | Floyd Davis | 115.117 |
| Mauri Rose | 115.117 | |
| 1940 | Wilbur Shaw | 114.277 |
| 1939 | Wilbur Shaw | 115.035 |
| 1938 | Floyd Roberts | 117.200 |
| 1937 | Wilbur Shaw | 113.580 |
| 1936 | Lou Meyer | 109.069 |
| 1935 | Kelly Petillo | 106.240 |
| 1934 | Bill Cummings | 104.863 |
| 1933 | Lou Meyer | 104.162 |
| 1932 | Fred Frame | 104.144 |
| 1931 | Louis Schneider | 96.629 |
| 1930 | Billy Arnold | 100.448 |
| 1929 | Ray Keech | 97.585 |
| 1928 | Lou Meyer | 99.482 |
| 1927 | George Souders | 97.545 |
| 1926 | Frank Lockhart | 95.904 |
| 1925 | Peter DePaolo | 101.127 |
| 1924 | L.L. Corum | 98.234 |
| Joe Boyer | 98.234 | |
| 1923 | Tommy Milton | 90.954 |
| 1922 | Jimmy Murphy | 94.484 |
| 1921 | Tommy Milton | 89.621 |
| 1920 | Gaston Chevrolet | 88.618 |
| 1919 | Howdy Wilcox | 88.050 |
| 1916 | Dario Resta | 84.001 |
| 1915 | Ralph DePalma | 89.840 |
| 1914 | Rene Thomas | 82.474 |
| 1913 | Jules Goux | 75.933 |
| 1912 | Joe Dawson | 78.719 |
| 1911 | Ray Harroun | 74.602 |