Indianapolis 500 Driver Stats
Jim McElreath
INDIANAPOLIS 500 CAREER
Overall Stats
| Wins | Starts | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Winning Years | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6 | $292,730.00 |
Race Stats
| Year | Finish | Start | Car Num. | Car Name | Entrant | Make/Model | Qual. Speed | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24 | 11 | 23 | McElreath | Shirley McElreath | Penske/Cosworth | 186.249 | Accident | 54 | 0 | $26,323 |
| 1979 | 35 | 19 | 23 | Amax Coal | Shirley McElreath | Penske/Cosworth | 185.833 | Valves | 0 | 0 | $18,671 |
| 1978 | 20 | 26 | 26 | Circle City Coal | Jim McElreath | Eagle/Offy | 188.058 | Engine | 132 | 0 | $19,119 |
| 1977 | 23 | 20 | 73 | Carrillo Rods | Fred W. Carrillo | Eagle/AMC | 187.715 | Turbocharger | 71 | 0 | $22,434 |
| 1974 | 6 | 30 | 45 | Thermo-King | Fred Gerhardt | Eagle/Offy | 177.27 | Running | 194 | 0 | $27,970 |
| 1973 | 23 | 33 | 35 | Norris Eagle | Champ Carr Enterprises | Eagle/Offy | 188.64 | Blown engine | 54 | 0 | $15,655 |
| 1970 | 5 | 33 | 14 | Sheraton-Thompson | Ansted-Thompson Racing | Coyote/Ford | 166.821 | 152.182 | 200 | 0 | $32,577 |
| 1969 | 28 | 7 | 38 | Jack Adams Airplanes | Two Jacks, Inc. | Hawk II/Offy | 168.224 | Engine fire | 24 | 0 | $11,768 |
| 1968 | 14 | 13 | 82 | Jim Greer | James H. Greer | Coyote/Ford | 165.327 | Stalled | 179 | 0 | $12,910 |
| 1967 | 5 | 11 | 2 | John Zink Trackburner | John S. Zink | Moore/Ford | 164.241 | Running | 197 | 0 | $22,957 |
| 1966 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Zink-Urschel-Slick | Zink, Urschel, Slick | Brabham/Ford | 160.908 | 143.742 | 200 | 0 | $42,586 |
| 1965 | 20 | 13 | 52 | Zink-Urschel Trackburner | Zink, Urschel, Slick, Inc. | Brabham/Offy | 155.878 | Gear chain | 66 | 0 | $8,656 |
| 1964 | 21 | 26 | 28 | Studebaker-STP | STP Division, Studebaker | Kurtis/Novi | 152.381 | Filter system | 77 | 0 | $5,850 |
| 1963 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Bill Forbes Racing Team | William P. Forbes | Watson/Offy | 149.744 | 140.862 | 200 | 0 | $14,888 |
| 1962 | 6 | 7 | 15 | Schulz Fueling Equipment | C.O. Prather | KK500G/Offy | 149.025 | 138.653 | 200 | 0 | $10,366 |