Indianapolis 500 Driver Stats
Rodger Ward
INDIANAPOLIS 500 CAREER
Overall Stats
| Wins | Starts | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Winning Years | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1959, 1962 | $421,413.00 |
Race Stats
| Year | Finish | Start | Car Num. | Car Name | Entrant | Make/Model | Qual. Speed | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 15 | 13 | 26 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | John Mecom, Jr. | Lola/Offy | 159.468 | Handling | 74 | 0 | $11,857 |
| 1964 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Kaiser Aluminum | Leader Cards, Inc. | Watson/Ford | 156.406 | 146.339 | 200 | 0 | $56,925 |
| 1963 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Kaiser Aluminum | Leader Cards, Inc. | Watson/Offy | 149.8 | 141.09 | 200 | 0 | $21,288 |
| 1962 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Leader Cards, Inc. | Watson/Offy | 149.371 | 140.293 | 200 | 66 | $125,015 |
| 1961 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Del Webb's Sun City | Leader Cards, Inc. | Watson/Offy | 146.187 | 138.539 | 200 | 7 | $26,500 |
| 1960 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Leader Cards, Inc. | Watson/Offy | 145.56 | 138.631 | 200 | 58 | $48,025 |
| 1959 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Leader Cards, Inc. | Watson/Offy | 144.035 | 135.857 | 200 | 130 | $106,850 |
| 1958 | 20 | 11 | 8 | Wolcott Fuel Injection | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky/Offy | 143.266 | Magneto | 93 | 0 | $2,719 |
| 1957 | 30 | 24 | 8 | Wolcott Fuel Injection | Roger Wolcott | Lesovsky/Offy | 141.321 | Supercharger | 27 | 0 | $2,889 |
| 1956 | 8 | 15 | 19 | Filter Queen | Ed Walsh | KK500C/Offy | 141.171 | 124.99 | 200 | 0 | $6,294 |
| 1955 | 28 | 30 | 27 | Aristo Blue | E.R. Casale | Kuzma/Offy | 135.049 | Accident | 53 | 0 | $2,444 |
| 1954 | 22 | 16 | 12 | Dr. Sabourin | Dr. R.N. Sabourin, R. C. | Allen/Offy | 139.297 | Stalled | 172 | 0 | $2,945 |
| 1953 | 16 | 10 | 92 | M.A. Walker Electric | M.A. Walker | Kurtis/Offy | 137.468 | Stalled | 177 | 0 | $2,917 |
| 1952 | 23 | 22 | 34 | Federal Engineering | Federal Auto. Associates | KK4000/Offy | 134.139 | Oil leak | 130 | 0 | $2,273 |
| 1951 | 27 | 25 | 48 | Deck Manufacturing Co. | Louis & Bruce Bromme | Bromme/Offy | 134.867 | Oil line | 34 | 0 | $2,472 |