Year	Driver	Avg. Speed
2003	Tony Kanaan
2002	Helio Castroneves	116.504 mph
2001	Sam Hornish Jr.	125.072 mph
2000	Buddy Lazier	111.957 mph
1999	Scott Goodyear	102.856 mph
1998	Scott Sharp	98.110 mph
1997	r-Jim Guthrie	89.190 mph
1996	Arie Luyendyk	117.368 mph
1995	Robby Gordon	133.980 mph
1994	Emerson Fittipaldi	107.437 mph
1993	Mario Andretti	123.857 mph
1992	Bobby Rahal	130.526 mph
1991	Arie Luyendyke	129.988 mph
1990	Rick Mears	126.291 mph
1989	Rick Mears	126.112 mph
1988	Mario Andretti	121.992 mph
1987	Roberto Guerrero	138.020 mph
1986	Kevin Cogan	120.345 mph
1985	Al Unser	120.644 mph
1984	Bobby Rahal	98.048 mph
1983	Teo Fabi	126.671 mph
1982	Tom Sneva	110.997 mph
1981	Johnny Rutherford	116.681 mph
1980	Tom Sneva	99.925 mph
1979	Al Unser	123.203 mph

NOTE: Races from 1979-95 were run as part of the CART series. Beginning in 1996, the track became a stop on the IRL circuit.