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The 10 closest Indy 500 races


RANK YEAR WINNER INTERVAL RUNNERUP
1 1992 Al Unser Jr. 0.043 Scott Goodyear
2 1982 Gordon Johncock 0.160 Rick Mears
3 1997 Arie Luyendyk 0.570 Scott Goodyear
4 1996 Buddy Lazier 0.695 Davy Jones
5 1986* Bobby Rahal 1.441 Kevin Cogan
      1.881 Rick Mears (3rd Place)
6 1937 Wilbur Shaw 2.160 Ralph Hepburn
7 1985 Danny Sullivan 2.477 Mario Andretti
8 1995 Jacques Villeneuve 2.481 Christian Fittipaldi
9 1993 Emerson Fittipaldi 2.402 Arie Luyendyk
10 1991 Rick Mears 3.149 Michael Andretti

Time in Seconds (1940 was closest finish for 1st , 2nd and 3rd)
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