List of Indianapolis 500 lap leaders

All-time lap leaders

• Two hundred fifty drivers have led the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, in 109 races.
• Career lap leader percentage rounded to hundredths of a percent.
• Green indicates drivers active as of most recent race.
• Lora L. Corum and Floyd Davis are credited as being co-winners of the Indianapolis 500 in 1924 and 1941, respectively. However, as the winning entries in either race led only after their secondary drivers drove, Corum and Davis are not credited with leading any of those laps, nor did they lead throughout the remainder of their careers.

Lap Leaders, Individual Races

Most Laps Led

Year	Leader, Most Laps	Laps Led	Percentage Race Led	Won Race
1911	More than 50% of race laps led, non-winning entries Twenty separate entries in equal years, driven by sixteen drivers, have failed to win despite leading over half a given race's completed laps. Rank Year Driver Laps Led Race Percentage Final Pos 1 1912 Lap leader records Led opening lap and final lap: 21 entries among 19 drivers Jimmy Murphy, 1922 Joe Boyer, 1924 Peter DePaolo, 1925 Lee Wallard, 1951 Bill Vukovich, 1953 Jimmy Bryan, 1958 Jim Clark, 1965 Mario Andretti, 1969 Al Unser, 1970 Johnny Rutherford, 1976 Johnny Rutherford, 1980 Bobby Unser, 1981 Rick Mears, 1984 Emerson Fittipaldi, 1989 Rick Mears, 1991 Al Unser Jr., 1994 Buddy Rice, 2004 Scott Dixon, 2008 Hélio Castroneves, 2009 Dario Franchitti, 2010 Simon Pagenaud, 2019 Leaders Circle Club In 1964, Autolite created the "Pacemakers Club," which recognized drivers who had led at least one lap during the Indianapolis 500. It quickly rose in stature and popularity, and became a highly sought-after honor associated with the Indianapolis 500. After changes in sponsorship, the organization was renamed the "Leaders Circle Club". The qualifications were simple: any driver who had led at least one lap during the history of the race, whether living or already deceased, were recognized as members. At its inception, 102 drivers were listed as members. A total of 56 were deceased at the time, and 46 were living. Honorees receive a jacket, and are honored at a banquet in their honor. The number of new members inducted at the banquet varies annually, as it is solely based on the previous year's first-time lap leaders. Some years can have as few as one or zero new members inducted, while other years have had as many as 4–5. The "club" is still active as of 2012.