Indianapolis 500 Winners Juan Pablo Montoya Wins A Second Time

It was the closest finish since 1992. And it denied Castroneves a chance to join the most select group in racing history: four-time winners at Indy. Those drivers are legendary in IndyCar racing: A.J. Foyt, Al Unser Sr. and Rick Mears.

Hunter-Reay also was the first American to win since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2006.

In 2015, Juan Pablo Montoya joined the select list of multiple winners at Indy. His first victory came in 2000. After a stint in Sprint Cup racing, Montoya won for the first time in 15 years — a record for the Memorial Day race.

Here are the winners of the Indianapolis 500.

2015 — Juan Pablo Montoya 2014 — Ryan Hunter-Reay 2013 — Tony Kanaan 2012 — Dario Franchitti 2011 — Dan Wheldon 2010 — Dario Franchitti 2009 — Helio Castroneves 2008 — Scott Dixon 2007 — Dario Franchitti 2006 — Sam Hornish Jr. 2005 — Dan Wheldon 2004 — Buddy Rice 2003 — Gil de Ferran 2002 — Helio Castroneves 2001 — Helio Castroneves 2000 — Juan Pablo Montoya 1999 — Kenny Brack 1998 — Eddie Cheever 1997 — Arie Luyendyk Sr. 1996 — Buddy Lazier 1995 — Jacques Villeneuve 1994 — Al Unser Jr. 1993 — Emerson Fittipaldi 1992 — Al Unser Jr. 1991 — Rick Mears 1990 — Arie Luyendyk Sr. 1989 — Emerson Fittipaldi 1988 — Rick Mears 1987 — Al Unser Sr. 1986 — Bobby Rahal 1985 — Danny Sullivan 1984 — Rick Mears 1983 — Tom Sneva 1982 — Gordon Johncock 1981 — Bobby Unser 1980 — Johnny Rutherford 1979 — Rick Mears 1978 — Al Unser Sr. 1977 — A.J. Foyt 1976 — Johnny Rutherford 1975 — Bobby Unser 1974 — Johnny Rutherford 1973 — Gordon Johncock 1972 — Mark Donohue 1971 — Al Unser Sr. 1970 — Al Unser Sr. 1969 — Mario Andretti 1968 — Bobby Unser 1967 — A.J. Foyt 1966 — Graham Hill 1965 — Jimmy Clark 1964 — A.J. Foyt 1963 — Parnelli Jones 1962 — Rodger Ward 1961 — A.J. Foyt 1960 — Jim Rathmann 1959 — Rodger Ward 1958 — Jimmy Bryan 1957 — Sam Hanks 1956 — Pat Flaherty 1955 — Bob Sweikert 1954 — Bill Vukovich Sr. 1953 — Bill Vukovich Sr. 1952 — Troy Ruttman 1951 — Lee Wallard 1950 — Johnnie Parsons 1949 — Bill Holland 1948 — Mauri Rose 1947 — Mauri Rose 1946 — George Robson 1942-45 — No races, World War II 1941 — Floyd Davis and Mauri Rose 1940 — Wilbur Shaw 1939 — Wilbur Shaw 1938 — Floyd Roberts 1937 — Wilbur Shaw 1936 — Louis Meyer 1935 — Kelly Petillo 1934 — Bill Cummings 1933 — Louis Meyer 1932 — Fred Frame 1931 — Louis Schneider 1930 — Billy Arnold 1929 — Ray Keech 1928 — Louis Meyer 1927 — George Souders 1926 — Frank Lockhart 1925 — Pete DePaolo 1924 — L.L.Corum and Joe Boyer 1923 — Tommy Milton 1922 — Jimmy Murphy 1921 — Tommy Milton 1920 — Gaston Chevrolet 1919 — Howard Wilcox 1917-18 — No races, World War I 1916 — Dario Resta 1915 — Ralph DePalma 1914 — Rene Thomas 1913 — Jules Goux 1912 — Joe Dawson 1911 — Ray Harroun