Only a couple of dozen drivers have drunk the milk at Indianapolis more than once. Prewar pioneers, four-time legends and modern back-to-back winners all have a case.
1A. J. FoytTexan who became the first four-time Indy 500 winner, taking the race in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977.1000pts
2Rick MearsPenske star who won four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991) and holds the record of six Indy 500 poles.733pts
3Juan Pablo MontoyaColombian who won as a rookie in 2000 and again for Penske in 2015.681pts
4Bobby UnserThree-time winner (1968, 1975, 1981) and older brother of Al Unser in racing's most famous family.622pts
5Josef NewgardenPenske driver who won back-to-back in 2023 and 2024, both on late passes.551pts
6Dan WheldonEnglish driver who won in 2005 and again in 2011 on a last-lap pass.466pts
7Hélio CastronevesBrazilian who won in 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2021, celebrating each one by climbing the fence.466pts
8Louis MeyerFirst driver to win the Indy 500 three times (1928, 1933, 1936) and the man who started the milk tradition.363pts
9Dario FranchittiScottish Chip Ganassi driver who won the Indy 500 in 2007, 2010 and 2012.363pts
10Bill VukovichBack-to-back winner in 1953 and 1954 who dominated the early 1950s before his fatal crash in 1955.363pts
11Arie LuyendykDutch driver who won in 1990 and 1997 and still holds the Speedway's qualifying lap record.363pts
12Tommy MiltonFirst two-time Indy 500 winner (1921, 1923), who raced despite being blind in one eye.362pts
13Rodger WardTwo-time winner (1959, 1962) who never finished outside the top four in six straight Indy 500s.362pts
14Al UnserFour-time winner (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987) whose last victory came in a borrowed car at age 47.0pts
15Wilbur ShawThree-time winner (1937, 1939, 1940) who later saved the Speedway by brokering its sale to Tony Hulman.0pts
16Johnny RutherfordTexan 'Lone Star J.R.' who won in 1974, 1976 and 1980, the last in the Chaparral 2K.0pts
17Takuma SatoJapan's first Indy 500 winner, victorious in 2017 and 2020.0pts
18Emerson FittipaldiTwo-time Formula One champion who added Indy 500 wins in 1989 and 1993.0pts
19Al Unser Jr.Son of Al Unser who won in 1992 by 0.043 seconds and again in 1994.0pts
Photo credits
- A. J. Foyt — SarahStierch, CC BY 4.0
- Rick Mears — Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0
- Juan Pablo Montoya — Raniel Diaz, CC BY 2.0
- Bobby Unser — SarahStierch, CC BY 4.0
- Josef Newgarden — Josefnewgardenracing, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dan Wheldon — Jim Greenhill from Arlington and Durango, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Dario Franchitti — Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0
- Arie Luyendyk — Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Al Unser — Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0
- Johnny Rutherford — Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Takuma Sato — Wolkenjaeger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Emerson Fittipaldi — Palácio do Planalto, CC BY 2.0
- Al Unser Jr. — Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0
