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I'll Never Fall in Love Again
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"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
Single by Dionne Warwick
from the album I'll Never Fall in Love Again
B-side
"What the World Needs Now Is Love"
Released
December 1969 (1969)
Label
Scepter
Songwriter(s)
Burt Bacharach
Hal David
Dionne Warwick singles chronology
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
(1969) "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
(1969) "Let Me Go to Him"
(1970)
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
(1969) "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
(1969) "Let Me Go to Him"
(1970)
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" is a popular song by composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David that was written for the 1968 musical Promises, Promises. Several recordings of the song were released in 1969, the most popular of which was by Dionne Warwick, who took it to number six on Billboard magazine's Hot 100[1] and spent three weeks with it at number one on the magazine's list of the 40 most popular Easy Listening songs in the US.[2] Another best-selling version was by Bobbie Gentry, who topped the UK chart.[3]
Contents
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1 Promises, Promises
2 Chart hits
3 Grammy nomination (1970) and win (1971)
4 Chart performance (Dionne Warwick version)
4.1 Weekly singles charts
4.2 Year-end charts
5 Cover versions
6 See also
7 References
8 Bibliography
9 External links
Promises, Promises[edit]
In the fall of 1968 Bacharach and David were in Boston for previews of Promises, Promises, the new musical for which producer David Merrick had asked if they would write the score, and Merrick realized, "'We're missing a song in the middle of the second act, and what we need is something the audience can whistle on their way out of the theater.'"[4] But around this time, Bacharach was hospitalized with pneumonia and wasn't able to sit at a piano to write the music until after he was released. By that time "Hal had already come up with the lyrics to 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again,' and my hospital stay had inspired him to write, 'What do you get when you kiss a girl? / You get enough germs to catch pneumonia / After you do, she'll never phone you.'"[5] When he finally sat with the lyrics in front of him, he recalls, "I wrote the melody for 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again' faster than I had ever written any song in my life."[4] The surge of creativity paid off. "We came in with the song the next morning, and it went into the show a couple of nights later. 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again' became the outstanding hit from the score and pretty much stopped the show every night."[4] Promises, Promises had its Broadway premiere on December 1 of that year,[6] and the song was originally performed as a duet between the characters played by Jill O'Hara and Jerry Orbach as they ruminate on the various troubles that falling in love brings. They recorded it for the original Broadway cast album.[7]
Chart hits[edit]
The first recording of "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" to reach any of the charts in Billboard was by Johnny Mathis, whose cover debuted on the magazine's Easy Listening chart in the issue dated May 17, 1969, and reached number 35 over the course of three weeks there.[8] Bacharach's own version, which was sung by a female chorus, overtook the Mathis release after a May 31 debut on that same chart and got as high as number 18 during its nine-week stay.[9] It also peaked at number 93 on the Hot 100 during the two weeks it spent there in July.[10] Bobbie Gentry entered the UK singles chart with the song the following month, on August 30, and enjoyed one of her 19 weeks there at number one.[3] She also peaked at number one in Ireland,[11] number three in South Africa,[12] and number five in Norway.[13]
The most successful version of the song to be released as a single in the US was by Bacharach-David protégée Dionne Warwick, whose recording made its first appearance on the Hot 100 in the issue dated December 27, 1969, to start an 11-week run that took it to number six.[1] The January 3, 1970, issue marked its first of 11 weeks on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, where it enjoyed three weeks at number one,[2] and a seven-week stay on their list of the 50 Best Selling Soul Singles in the US began in the next issue and included a peak position at number 17.[14] Her version also spent four weeks at number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart[15] and reached number three on the Canadian pop chart.[16]
In 1972 the Liz Anderson recording of the song peaked at number 56 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart,[17] and in 1990 the Scottish pop rock band Deacon Blue opted for a slower arrangement on the duet between their vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh that got as high as number two in Ireland[18] and number 72 in the Netherlands.[19]
Grammy nomination (1970) and win (1971)[edit]
At the 12th Annual Grammy Awards on March 11, 1970, Bacharach and David were the songwriting nominees of "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" in the Song of the Year category but lost to Joe South for "Games People Play".[20] Because the eligibility period ended on November 1, 1969,[20] however, Warwick was not nominated until the following year, when she won in the category of Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female.[21]
Chart performance (Dionne Warwick version)[edit]
Weekly singles charts[edit]
Chart (1969–70)
Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[16] 3
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[15] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 6
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[2] 1
U.S. Billboard R&B[14] 17
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[22] 6
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1970)
Rank
Canada [23] 52
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[24] 95
U.S. Cash Box[25] 63
Cover versions[edit]
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
Version by Bradley Joseph.
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"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" has been covered by a variety of artists:
Jill O'Hara and Jerry Orbach – Promises, Promises: Original Broadway Cast Album (1968)[7]
Chet Atkins – Solid Gold 69 (1969)[26]
Burt Bacharach – Make It Easy on Yourself (1969)[27]
Shirley Bassey – Does Anybody Miss Me (1969)[28]
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella (1969)[29]
Bobbie Gentry – Touch 'Em with Love (1969)[30] and Fancy (1970)[31]
Anita Harris – "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"/"Love Is Everywhere" (7" single) (1969)[32]
Emmylou Harris – Gliding Bird (1969)[33]
Johnny Mathis – Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" (A Time for Us) (1969)[34]
The Carpenters – Close to You (1970)[35]
Mark Lindsay – Arizona (1970)[36]
Patti Page – Honey Come Back (1970)[37]
Wilson Simonal – México 70 (1970)[38]
Catherine Spaak & Johnny Dorelli (in Italian) – Promesse... Promesse ... (1970)[39]
Dionne Warwick – I'll Never Fall in Love Again (1970)[40]
Isaac Hayes – Black Moses (1971)[41]
Karina – Pasaporte a Dublin (1971)[42]
Anne Murray – Anne Murray (1971)[43]
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Lost Treasures (a 2005 collection of recordings dating from 1962 to 1972)[44]
Liza Minnelli – The Complete A&M Recordings (a 2008 collection of recordings dating from 1968 to 1972)[45]
Liz Anderson – "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (stereo)/"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (mono) (7" single) (1972)[46]
The Dells – The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits (1972)[47]
Bing Crosby - for his album At My Time of Life (1975).
Deacon Blue – Four Bacharach & David Songs (1990)[48]
Mary Chapin Carpenter – My Best Friend's Wedding: Music from the Motion Picture (1997)[49]
The Whitlams – To Hal and Bacharach (1998)[50]
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach – Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Music from the Motion Picture (1999)[51]
Ornella Vanoni (in Italian) – Sogni Proibiti (2002)[52]
Bradley Joseph – For the Love of It (2005)[53]
The Real Group – Pop Collection (2005)[54]
Tok Tok Tok – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2005)[55]
Trijntje Oosterhuis – The Look of Love (2006)[56]
Sitti – My Bossa Nova (2007)[57]
Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes – Promises, Promises: The New Broadway Cast Recording (2010)[58]
Ronan Keating – When Ronan Met Burt (2011)[59]
Lea Michele and Chord Overstreet – Glee: The Music, Season 6 - What the World Needs Now Is Love EP (2015)[60]
Evan Rachel Wood – Strange Magic: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2015)[61]
See also[edit]
List of number-one singles of 1969 (Ireland)
List of number-one singles from the 1960s (UK)
List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1970 (U.S.)
References[edit]
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^ Jump up to: a b c Whitburn 2007, p. 291.
^ Jump up to: a b "I'll Never Fall in Love Again". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b c Bacharach 2013, p. 135.
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^ Jump up to: a b (1968) "Promises, Promises" by the original Broadway cast [album jacket]. New York: United Artists Records UAS 29011.
Jump up ^ Whitburn 2007, p. 178.
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Jump up ^ Whitburn 2009, p. 60.
Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
Jump up ^ "South African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1965–1989 Acts (G)". South Africa's Rock Lists. South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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^ Jump up to: a b "Adult". RPM. RPM Library Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b "RPM100". RPM. RPM Library Archives. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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Jump up ^ "The Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
Jump up ^ "Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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Jump up ^ (1969) Solid Gold 69 by Chet Atkins [album jacket]. New York: RCA Victor LSP 4244.
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Jump up ^ (1969) Does Anybody Miss Me by Shirley Bassey [album jacket]. Los Angeles: United Artists Records UAS 9040.
Jump up ^ (1969) Ella by Ella Fitzgerald [album jacket]. New York: Reprise Records RS 6354.
Jump up ^ (1969) Touch 'Em with Love by Bobbie Gentry [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST 155.
Jump up ^ (1970) Fancy by Bobbie Gentry [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST 428.
Jump up ^ (1969) "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" /"Love Is Everywhere" by Anita Harris [7" single]. London: CBS Records 4467.
Jump up ^ (1969) Gliding Bird by Emmylou Harris [album jacket]. New York: Jubilee Records JGS 8031.
Jump up ^ (1969) Love Theme from "Romeo and Juliet" (A Time for Us) by Johnny Mathis [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9909.
Jump up ^ (1970) Close to You by The Carpenters [album jacket]. New York: A&M Records SP 4271.
Jump up ^ (1970) Arizona by Mark Lindsay [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9986.
Jump up ^ (1970) Honey Come Back by Patti Page [album jacket]. New York: Columbia Records CS 9999.
Jump up ^ (1970) México 70 by Wilson Simonal [album jacket]. London: Odeon Records SLOM 10108.
Jump up ^ (1970) Promesse... Promesse ... by Catherine Spaak & Johnny Dorelli [album jacket]. Milan: Compagnia Generale del Disco FGS 5063.
Jump up ^ (1970) I'll Never Fall in Love Again by Dionne Warwick [album jacket]. New York: Scepter Records SPS 581.
Jump up ^ (1971) Black Moses by Isaac Hayes [album jacket]. Memphis: Enterprise Records ENS-5003.
Jump up ^ (1971) Pasaporte a Dublin by Karina [album jacket]. Madrid: Hispavox HH 11-205.
Jump up ^ (1971) Anne Murray by Anne Murray [album jacket]. Los Angeles: Capitol Records ST-667.
Jump up ^ (2005) Lost Treasures by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Shout Factory DK 32867.
Jump up ^ (2008) The Complete A&M Recordings by Liza Minnelli [CD booklet]. Itasca: Collectors' Choice Music CCM-976.
Jump up ^ (1972) "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (stereo)/"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (mono) by Liz Anderson [7" single]. New York: Epic Records 510840.
Jump up ^ (1972) The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits by The Dells [album jacket]. Chicago: Cadet Records CA 50017.
Jump up ^ (1990) Four Bacharach & David Songs by Deacon Blue [album jacket]. London: CBS Records DEAC T12.
Jump up ^ (1997) My Best Friend's Wedding: Music from the Motion Picture by various artists [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Soundtrax OT 68166.
Jump up ^ (1998) To Hal and Bacharach by various artists [CD booklet]. New York: WEA Records 3984228212.
Jump up ^ (1999) Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Music from the Motion Picture by various artists [CD booklet]. Burbank: Maverick 936247348-2.
Jump up ^ (2002) Sogni Proibiti by Ornella Vanoni [CD booklet]. New York: Epic Records 510240 2.
Jump up ^ (2005) For the Love of It by Bradley Joseph [CD booklet]. Saint Francis, MN: Robbins Island Music 01069 00042.
Jump up ^ (2005) Pop Collection by The Real Group [CD booklet]. London: EMI Music Distribution 61015 .
Jump up ^ (2005) 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Tok Tok Tok [CD booklet]. Köln: BHM Productions 3002-2.
Jump up ^ (2006) The Look of Love by Trijntje Oosterhuis [CD booklet]. New York: Blue Note 37683.
Jump up ^ (2007) My Bossa Nova by Sitti [CD booklet]. Manila: Warner Music Philippines 5051442297225.
Jump up ^ (2010) Promises, Promises: The New Broadway Cast Recording by various artists [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Masterworks 88697 74144 2.
Jump up ^ (2011) When Ronan Met Burt by Ronan Keating [CD booklet]. London: Polydor Records 2765649.
Jump up ^ (2015) Glee: The Music, Season 6 - What the World Needs Now Is Love by the cast of Glee [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music 4547366240566.
Jump up ^ (2015) Strange Magic: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by various artists [CD booklet]. Los Angeles: Walt Disney Records D002150592.
Bibliography[edit]
Bacharach, Burt; Greenfield, Robert (2013), Anyone Who Had a Heart: My Life and Music, Harper Collins, ISBN 0062206060
O'Neil, Thomas (1999), The Grammys, Perigree Books, ISBN 0-399-52477-0
Whitburn, Joel (2004), Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201608
Whitburn, Joel (2007), Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201691
Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201802
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Je t'aime... moi non plus" by
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg UK number-one single
by Bobbie Gentry
October 18, 1969 (one week) Succeeded by
"Sugar, Sugar"
by The Archies
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This Woman's Work
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For the box set named after this song, see This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990.
"This Woman's Work"
Single by Kate Bush
from the album The Sensual World
B-side
"Be Kind to My Mistakes"
"I'm Still Waiting"
Released
20 November 1989 (1989-11-20)
Format
7" vinyl, 7" vinyl picture disc, 12" vinyl, CD, cassette
Recorded
1988
Genre
Art rock
Length
3:42
Label
EMI
Songwriter(s)
Kate Bush
Producer(s)
Kate Bush
Kate Bush singles chronology
"The Sensual World"
(1989) "This Woman's Work"
(1989) "Love and Anger"
(1990)
"The Sensual World"
(1989) "This Woman's Work"
(1989) "Love and Anger"
(1990)
Audio sample
file
help
"This Woman's Work" is a song written and performed by the British singer Kate Bush. It was originally featured on the soundtrack of the American film She's Having a Baby (1988). The song was released as the second single from her album The Sensual World in 1989 and peaked at 25 in the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Contents
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1 Song information
1.1 Music video
1.2 Track listing
1.3 Charts
2 Maxwell's cover versions
2.1 Music video
2.2 Charts
3 References
4 External links
Song information[edit]
The lyric of "This Woman's Work" is about being forced to confront an unexpected and frightening crisis during the normal event of childbirth. Written for the movie She's Having a Baby,[2] director John Hughes used the song during the film's dramatic climax, when Jake (Kevin Bacon) learns that the lives of his wife, Kristy (Elizabeth McGovern), and their unborn child are in danger. As the song plays, we see a montage sequence of flashbacks showing the couple in happier times, intercut with shots of him waiting for news of Kristy and their baby's condition. Bush wrote the song specifically for the sequence, writing from a man's (Jake's) viewpoint and matching the words to the visuals which had already been filmed.[3]
The version of the song that was featured on The Sensual World was re-edited from the original version featured on the film soundtrack. The version released as a single was a third, slightly different mix.
"This Woman's Work" is one of several songs that were completely re-recorded on her 2011 album Director's Cut. The new version features a sparse performance of Bush singing and playing piano.
Composition
According to the sheet music published in Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is set in the time signature of common time, with a slow tempo of 66 beats per minute. It is written in the key of A-flat major with Bush's vocal range spanning from A♭3 to E♭5.[4]
Music video[edit]
The music video for "This Woman's Work", which was directed by Bush herself, starts with Bush, spotlighted in an otherwise black room, playing the introductory notes on a piano. In the next scene, a distraught man (played by Tim McInnerny) is pacing in the waiting room of a hospital. It is then revealed through flashbacks that his wife (played by Bush) has collapsed while they were having dinner. The story blurs into a continuous scene where he carries her to the car, a desperate race to the hospital, and his wife being wheeled away on a stretcher as he races in behind her. While waiting, the husband is wracked with fear and imagines his wife in happier times, kissing him in the rain, and even imagines the nurse coming to tell him she has died. The nurse then pulls him out of his reverie, as she reassuringly puts her hand on his shoulder and tells him about his wife's situation, the outcome of this is left ambiguous. The final scene of the video returns to Bush as she silently closes the piano keyboard.
Track listing[edit]
A version of the B-side "Be Kind to My Mistakes" had previously been featured in the film Castaway in 1986. The other B-side, "I'm Still Waiting", features on the 12" and CD single versions only.
7" single (UK)
No.
Title
Length
1. "This Woman's Work" 3:33
2. "Be Kind to My Mistakes" 3:03
12" and CD single (UK)
No.
Title
Length
1. "This Woman's Work (Single Mix)" 3:33
2. "Be Kind to My Mistakes" 3:03
3. "I'm Still Waiting" 4:25
Charts[edit]
"This Woman's Work" was released on 20 November 1989 and reached a peak position of #25 in the UK Singles Chart. Fifteen years after its original release, in 2005, the song peaked at #3 in the UK Official Download Chart, due to it being featured in the Tamzin Outhwaite drama Walk Away and I Stumble. Due to the song's inclusion in TV series Extras, the song entered the UK chart once again at #121 in the week ending 5 January 2008, rising to #76 the following week. After it was performed by a contestant on Britain's Got Talent in April 2012, it recharted at #63 in the UK chart.
In 2017, "This Woman's Work" was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 200,000 copies.[5]
Chart (1989)
Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 25
Irish Singles Chart[6] 20
Chart (1990)
Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[7] 89
Chart (2005)
Peak
position
UK Official Download Chart 3
Chart (2008)
Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 76
Chart (2012)
Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1] 63
Maxwell's cover versions[edit]
"This Woman's Work"
Single by Maxwell
from the album MTV Unplugged
and Now
Released
January 2002
Format
CD single, Digital
Recorded
2000
Genre
Soul
R&B
Length
4:01
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Kate Bush
Producer(s)
MUSZE (Maxwell)
Hod David
Maxwell singles chronology
"Lifetime"
(2001) "This Woman's Work"
(2002) "Pretty Wings"
(2009)
"Lifetime"
(2001) '"This Woman's Work"'
(2001) "Pretty Wings"
(2009)
In 1997, American R&B musician Maxwell covered the song for the release of his album MTV Unplugged. The artist later re-recorded the song in studio for his album Now (2001). This version of the song was released as the album's third single in 2001 and peaked in the US Billboard charts at #58 (Billboard Hot 100 in 2002)[8] and #16 (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs).[9] This version also appeared in the movie Love & Basketball.
Music video[edit]
The music video for Maxwell's cover of "This Woman's Work", which was directed by Sanji, begins with pictures of Maxwell and his lover in black-and-white photography. One picture reveals that his lover has died. In the next scene, Maxwell sees the ghost of his lover in the street and proceeding toward her, he falls through the street into a watery grave; seemingly drowning in his sorrow. Maxwell, then begins to swim across the street, pulling himself up by holding onto the sidewalk, he looks up to a cloud that reveals the face of his lover. The next scene shows Maxwell sitting in a diner, reminiscing about the loss of his love. Sitting next to Maxwell, are two women who—shown through flashbacks—have experienced heartache and loss of another kind. The music video ends with Maxwell walking outside of the diner, seemingly still underwater, as he sings "make it go away."
Charts[edit]
Chart (2000)
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 61
Chart (2002)
Peak
position[10]
US Billboard Hot 100 58
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 16
Chart (2012)
Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 41
UK R&B Chart 14
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Chart Stats - Kate Bush - This Woman's Work". Retrieved 15 February 2009.
Jump up ^ "Kate Bush News & Information: Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved 24 February 2009.
Jump up ^ http://www.katebushnews.com/faq.htm#7
Jump up ^ "This Woman's Work: Digital Sheet music". Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
Jump up ^ BPI database
Jump up ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 15 February 2009.
Jump up ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
Jump up ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 - Maxwell - This Woman's Work - Chart Listing For The Week Of jun 29 2002". Retrieved 15 February 2009.
Jump up ^ "The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Maxwell - This Woman's Work - Chart Listing For The Week Of jul 06, 2002". Retrieved 15 February 2009.
Jump up ^ www.billboard.com-maxwell this woman's work
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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List of Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters
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Indianapolis 500 Pole Position
Ed Carpenter won the pole position in 2013, 2014, and 2018.
Sport
Indy Car Racing
Competition
Indianapolis 500
Discipline
Verizon IndyCar Series
Given for
Pole Position for the Indianapolis 500
English name
Verizon P1 Award
History
First award
1911
Editions
101
First winner
Lewis Strang
Most wins
Rick Mears (6)
Most recent
Ed Carpenter
Winners of the Pole position for the Indianapolis 500. The pole position is the first starting position on the grid, situated on the inside of the front row, and is held in high prestige at Indianapolis. Due to the nature of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, the pole-sitter is currently determined seven days before the race (and in past years as many as 15 days prior). As a result, the pole-winning driver and team receives considerable pre-race attention and accolades in the days leading up to the race. In most circumstances, but not necessarily, the pole-sitter is the fastest car in the field, and thus one of the pre-race favorites to win the race.
Verizon currently sponsors a $100,000 award given to the pole winner. Rick Mears holds the all-time record with six career pole positions. Ten drivers have won the pole position in two consecutive years, but no driver has ever won three years in a row. The Indianapolis 500 has been won from the pole position a total of twenty times (out of 102).
Contents
1 Background
1.1 Early years
1.2 Nostalgia
2 Schedule
2.1 Pre-war years
2.2 1952–1997
2.3 1998–2000
2.4 2001–2004
2.5 2005–2009
2.6 2010–2018
3 Qualifying procedure
3.1 Procedure (through 2004)
3.2 11/11/11 (2005–2009)
3.3 24/9 with Fast Nine Shootout (2010–2013)
3.4 Two-day format (2014–2018)
4 Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters
4.1 Notes
5 Multiple pole positions
6 Consecutive pole position winners
7 Indianapolis 500 winners who started from the pole position
8 Time trials records
8.1 Speed records
8.2 General records
9 Notes
9.1 Works cited
9.2 References
Background[edit]
Since the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, all cars have been required to qualify for the race. This had been by means of a speed/time trial out on the race course. Since 1939, the starting grid (including the "pole position") has been determined utilizing four-lap (10-mile) qualification runs. Each qualification run is performed with no other cars on the track. This format differs from traditional road racing and NASCAR qualifying, in which multiple cars are on the track simultaneously in an "group" or "open" qualifying session. It also differs from most other oval races in which qualifying speed is based on a single hot lap. The theory is that each car could give its best performance if there were no other vehicles on the track to impede them.
Ironically in modern times, cars can actually run faster with other cars on the track due to drafting. Nearly every unofficial practice speed record has been achieved by exploiting another car's slipstream, referred to colloquially as receiving a "tow.". Starting roughly around the 1960s, electric eyes, and in the 1980s radar guns, were used to measure trap speeds at select locations, namely at the end of the long straightaways, in an effort to determine the cars' top speeds. Since the early 1990s, sophisticated electronic scoring devices have been installed at the track and inside the cars to measure additional trap speeds (straightaways, turns, etc.). However, the official scoring only reflects the time and speed at the start/finish line. All other measurements are unofficial.
Early years[edit]
In 1911, the starting grid was determined by the order that entries were received by mail. To qualify for the race, entries had to average 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) or faster along a "flying" quarter-mile measured segment of the track. Each cars was given three attempts, and speeds were not recorded - only pass/fail. In 1912, all cars were required to complete one timed lap (2.5 miles) at a minimum speed, but the grid order was still determined by the order the entries were received. For 1913 and 1914, all cars completed one timed lap at a minimum speed. Overseas competitors voiced complaints about their entries arriving in the mail later than local entrants, and thus unfairly starting deep in the grid. A compromise was made such that the grid was determined by a blind draw a few days before the race.
Starting in 1915, for the first time, the grid order was set by qualifying speed. Though multiple days were allotted for qualifying (often referred to as "elimination trials"), drivers were known to wait until the last minute to qualify. Even though the track would normally be made available for practice beginning on May 1, many teams chose not to even arrive until just before elimination trials. The Speedway reacted by setting up a slightly retooled format in 1916 such that the first day qualifiers lined up first in the grid by speed. The second day qualifiers would line up behind the first day qualifiers, and so on, regardless if drivers on subsequent days were faster than the first day qualifiers. This encouraged drivers to qualify earlier rather than "last minute." This general grid alignment rule was used through the 2000s, and (excluding 1911-1914), sixteen times the pole winner was not the overall fastest car in the field.
One-lap qualifying speeds were used for 1915, 1916, and 1919. From 1920 to 1933, the grid was set using four-lap (10-mile) qualifying runs. From 1934 to 1938, the grid was set using ten-lap (25-mile) qualifying runs. In 1939, they reverted to four-lap runs, and that is still in use today.
Nostalgia[edit]
The term "pole position" is believed to have derived from horse racing. Despite some common misconception, is not so named from the iconic pylon "pole" scoring tower at the track.
The pole position traditionally (and weather permitting) has been determined on the first day of time trials, nicknamed "Pole Day." The final day of time trials has been nicknamed "Bump Day" or "Bubble Day." When the field is filled to 33 cars, the slowest car in the field is said to be "on the bubble." Additional drivers may attempt to qualify faster and bump their way into the field. The driver is said to have 'bust the other driver's bubble.' Since 2014, the use of these two terms has diminished due to a revamped qualifying format (see below).
Schedule[edit]
Pole position qualifying, generally referred to as "Pole Day," is currently held the weekend prior to the race. Two days of qualifying are scheduled in total, the Saturday and Sunday before the race. Since 2010, the pole winner has been determined by a special "shootout" session amongst the nine fastest qualifiers.
Springtime rain in the midwest is often a factor, and over the years, many days of qualifying have been delayed, ended early, or completely washed out due to rain. If pole day is rained out, it is moved to the next qualifying day scheduled. This happened most recently in 2006 and 2015. In 2006 (when four days were scheduled), the first two days of qualifying were rained out and pole position qualifying ended up being held on the third day, followed by what remained the fourth and final day. In 2015 (when two days were scheduled), the first day of time trials was washed out, and all time trials was held on the second and final day.
In the years when there were four days of time trials, if the second or third day of qualifying were to be rained out, neither would be made up (for example, this happened in 1980). If the final day of time trials ("Bump Day") was rained out, it would not be made up if the field had already filled to 33 cars (for example, this happened in 1984). If Bump Day were to be rained out, and the field was not filled to 33 cars yet, a special session would be held Monday (to date, this has occurred only once, in 1968).
Pre-war years[edit]
The schedule for time trials (referred to at the time as "elimination trials") varied over the years. The number of days varied from three to as many as eight. In many cases, qualifying began the Saturday-Sunday before the race, and continued through the week for a few days, and ended usually two days before the race. The day before the race would be normally reserved for track cleaning, and final "carburation tests." It was standard procedure for qualifying to generally run each day until sundown.
1952–1997[edit]
After WWII, the Speedway management began to standardize the qualifying schedule. For a few years, six days (three weekends) of qualifying were held. Starting in 1952, it was reduced to four days (two weekends). The pole position would be settled on the first day, now nicknamed "Pole Day." In addition, the closing time for the track was eventually set at 6:00 p.m. local time. In previous decades, the track generally closed at sundown.
In 1974 only, as a gesture to the ongoing energy crisis, qualifying was reduced to two days – the Saturday two weeks before the race, and the Saturday one week before the race. Both of those two days were divided into two sessions (an "early" period and a "late" period) mimicking the traditional four 'days.' Rain hampered both days, however, and the "four periods" plan was rendered incomplete. The two-day schedule lasted only one year, and in 1975, the Speedway reverted to four days.
Since the race itself was not fixed on the weekend until the early 1970s, it was not uncommon prior to then for the final weekend of time trials to occur only a couple days before the race itself (if Memorial Day fell on a weekday early in the week).
1998–2000[edit]
From 1998 to 2000, an experimental two-week "compressed" schedule was adopted for the Indy 500. Time trials was reduced to only two days of qualifying, the Saturday & Sunday one weekend before the race. "Pole day" would be held Saturday, and "Bump day" would be held Sunday. This was an effort to reduce costs, and maximize crowds. The middle two days of qualifying had long suffered from dwindling attendance, participation, and interest.
2001–2004[edit]
From 2001 to 2004, the schedule was expanded to three days of qualifying, the Saturday and Sunday two weekends before the race, and the Sunday one week before the race. The additional day allowed make-up time in case of rain, and stretched the month back to the traditional three weekends.
The Saturday immediately before Bump Day was reverted to a regular practice day, and for a short time, the Freedom 100 was scheduled for that afternoon. The arrangement received mixed reviews, and was eventually scrapped.
2005–2009[edit]
Time trials reverted to four days (two weekends). The procedure also changed (see 11/11/11 below). The Freedom 100, which was on the second Saturday, was moved permanently to Carb Day later in the month.
2010–2018[edit]
The Speedway reinstated the two-week "compressed" schedule, similar to the plan used in 1998–2000. Time trials is scheduled for two days: the Saturday & Sunday one weekend before the race. From 2010 through 2013, "Pole Day" is held Saturday, and "Bump Day" is held Sunday. The track opens for practice the weekend before time trials.
Starting in 2014, the two-day qualifying schedule was kept intact, but the procedure was changed such that the pole position winner is not actually determined until Sunday.
Qualifying procedure[edit]
On a given day of qualifying, the track is open for qualifications from 11 a.m. (or 12 noon) to 6 p.m. local time. If there are no cars in line to make an attempt, the track is opened for general practice, or (briefly) closed for safety inspection. The busiest periods of qualifying, due to ambient and track temperatures, are the first hour and the final hour. Due to the lower temperatures and shadows cast along the track it is common for drivers to wait until late in the day to make their attempts. The car must be moving out of the pits before the 6 o'clock gun for the attempt to count.
Each driver is allowed two warm-up laps before taking the green flag to start the run. Prior to WWII, it is believed that drivers were generally allowed an unlimited number of warm up laps, and could start their run whenever they deemed themselves ready. From 1946 through 1981, drivers were allowed three warm up laps. In 1982, it was reduced to two,[1] however, officials can allow three once again if they determine that the track temperatures are below a certain threshold, and three laps are necessary to build sufficient tire temperatures.
As the driver is coming around to start the qualifying attempt, a crew member(s) is stationed at the head of the main stretch and waves a green flag to signify they want to start the run. If he waves a yellow flag, or waves no flag, the run does not start, and an attempt is not counted. At any time prior to completing the four-lap run, the crew can "wave off" the run by holding up the yellow flag. Likewise the driver can pull off the track at any time to abort the run. Prior to 1974, the decision to start the run was actually made by the driver, who would signal the officials by raising his hand in the air.[2] For safety purposes, due to increasing speeds, the increasingly tight confines of the cockpits, and the fact that crews are now in constant contact with drivers through two-radio communication, the hand signals were eliminated.
Procedure (through 2004)[edit]
During the USAC era, the traditional qualifying procedure went largely unchanged although it may appear complicated to the casual observer. The evening before pole day time trials, a blind draw is used to establish the qualifying order. Before the 1965 Indy 500 no draw was used, and the qualifying order was a "first-come, first-served" line-up, queued down the pit lane and usually stretching into the garage area. The unorganized scramble to roll the cars into a queue often led to heated exchanges, collisions, and unfair situations. Pole day was considered the most significant, popular, and busiest of the speed trial period, while the other three days were more often leisurely and sometimes uneventful.
One at a time, cars ran a four-lap qualifying attempt to post qualifying speed. Despite the popular commonplace of reporting qualifying speed, officially, the qualifying results are scored by elapsed time. Each car had three attempts to post a qualifying time and whenever the four laps were completed the time was "locked in". During the run, if a driver/team felt their speed was not to their satisfaction, they could wave off that run at any time before completing the fourth lap. The wave off was accomplished either by the driver pulling into the pits, or by a crew member waving a yellow flag, and one attempt would be charged to the car. Each car was allowed three total attempts.
Once the run was completed, the qualifying time was locked-in. If the team decided the locked-in time was insufficient, the car would have to be withdrawn, and could not be re-qualified. Another car would have to be used to make a new attempt. In most cases, teams usually would wait until their car was bumped rather than preemptively withdrawing, as the risk-reward was usually considered high.
The fastest qualifier on Pole day won the pole position. The pole day qualifiers were lined up by speed rank. There was no set number of qualifiers for pole day, and the total widely varied by year - ranging from as few as 11 in 1987 to as many as 33 in 1999 - for a number of factors (e.g., weather conditions, crashes, mechanical problems, injuries, or simply by choice). Cars that qualified on the second day lined up by speed behind the pole day qualifiers, followed by the third day qualifiers, and finally, the fourth day qualifiers, until the field filled to 33. This grid arrangement (based on speed rank on each day) usually dictated that the entire grid would not be arranged by speed from top-to-bottom in exact order. In fact, only one time during this period (1969), did the grid happen to be aligned exactly by speed from 1st to 33rd (and that was aided by the fact that two days of time trials had been rained out). It never occurred when four full days of time trials were observed.
Once the field was filled to 33 cars, bumping would begin. The slowest car in the field, regardless of the day it was qualified, was "on the bubble." If a driver went out and qualified faster, the bubble car would be bumped, and the new qualifier would be added to the field. The bumped car would be removed from the grid, and all cars that were behind him would move up a spot. The new driver would take his position according to his speed rank on the day he qualified (typically the final day). This procedure would be repeated until the track closed at 6 p.m. on the final day of qualifying. Bumped cars could not be re-qualified. A bumped driver would have to secure a back-up car (assuming it had attempts left on it) in order to bump his way back into the field.
11/11/11 (2005–2009)[edit]
Starting 2005, although due to rain it was not observed fully until 2007, the qualifying procedure was altered. The 33-car field would be split into three parts.
On the first day of qualifying (pole day)- positions 1–11 would be filled; bumping amongst those 11 cars would occur
On the second day of qualifying- positions 12–22 would be filled; bumping amongst those 11 cars would occur
On the third day of qualifying- positions 23–33 would be filled; bumping amongst those 11 cars would occur
On the fourth day of qualifying (bump day)- bumping begins immediately as the slowest car overall is "on the bubble," in danger of being bumped out by the next qualifier; all cars behind those bumped out are immediately slotted up one position regardless of their day of qualification, but no fourth-day qualifier is slotted ahead of first-, second- or third-day qualifiers still remaining in the field.
This procedure is commonly referred to as "11/11/11" since eleven cars would qualify on each of the first three days. Two other major rule changes were introduced alongside this format. Drivers were now allowed three qualifying attempts in a car per day. Previously each car was only allowed three attempts during the entire month, and once an attempt had been completed, it was locked-in. Cars that were bumped could be re-qualified (provided they still had attempts left), and likewise drivers could withdraw an already-qualified car and re-qualify it (provided it still had attempts left). In both cases, the new rules permitting multiple attempts per day allowed drivers more opportunities to put in their fastest possible speeds. Allowing bumped cars to re-qualify also alleviated the issue regarding the shortage of chassis that had become somewhat problematic during that time.
Speedway management had toyed with the idea going back as far as 1987, and seriously considered it around 1990. It was offered as an idea to generate excitement into the normally sparse second and third qualifying days. It was not adopted until 2005, and after mixed results, was scrapped after 2009.
24/9 with Fast Nine Shootout (2010–2013)[edit]
A new format was introduced, adding an element similar to "knockout qualifying" systems used in World Superbike, Formula One, as well as IndyCar road course races. Cash prizes for the front row were increased, and championship points were now awarded for Indianapolis 500 qualifying results for all positions.[3][4]
Pole Day (Saturday) opens at 11:00 am. All cars are permitted to make up to three attempts, time permitting, until the session closes at 4:00 pm. A total of 24 positions are available to fill, and bumping begins as soon as the field fills to 24 cars.
At 4:00 pm, positions 10-24 are locked in for the day. Positions 1-9 advance to the Fast Nine Shootout.
At 4:30 pm, the Fast Nine Shootout begins, and runs until 6:00 pm. Each of the nine cars has their afternoon times erased, and now re-qualifies to determine the pole position as well as positions 2-9. Each car is allowed up to three attempts during the shootout, time permitting.
On Bump Day (Sunday), the remaining positions 25-33 were open for any remaining entries. Bumping begins as soon as the field fills to 33 cars. The slowest car in the field, regardless of the day the car qualified, is on the bubble. Fast Nine Competitors from Saturday, however, were protected, and could not be bumped.
On two occasions, (2011 and 2013), rain delayed the start of the shootout session. In each of those cases, the nine participants were allowed only one attempt during the shootout session.
Two-day format (2014–2018)[edit]
A qualification day participation sticker on Tony Kanaan's #10 car in 2015
A new qualifying format was introduced for 2014. Qualifying is held over two days (Saturday-Sunday), with the pole position winner not determined until the second day. The qualifying procedure is as follows:
On the first day of time trials (Saturday), all cars entered make an attempt to qualify. Qualifying is scheduled from 11:00 am to 5:50 pm. The fastest 30 cars are locked into the starting field. Starting positions, however, are not assigned. The top nine cars from Saturday qualify for the Fast Nine Shootout. Each car and driver is allowed three attempts on Saturday, similar to the 11/11/11 and 24/9 procedures, a time for an already qualified car can be withdrawn and the car can be re-qualified in search of a faster speed. If there are 33 cars or fewer, then all 33 cars will be locked in.
On the second day of time trials (Sunday), the cars that posted times from 10th to 30th will each make a qualifying attempt. Saturday times will be erased, and the Sunday times will determine the starting lineup. If there are 33 cars or fewer, then cars that posted times from 10th to 33rd will all participate in the session.
If 34 or more cars made an attempt Saturday, then cars posting times 31st and lower will participate in the second phase of qualifying, sometimes nicknamed the "Last Row Shootout." Saturday times will be erased, and each car will make one attempt. At the end of the session, the top three cars start in positions in 31–33.
Teams not currently in the top three of the session can make multiple attempts within the time limit to bump themselves back in the field. As of 2017 this session has only been required once, in 2015 when there were 34 entries.
Later in the afternoon on Sunday, the top nine cars from Saturday participate in the Fast Nine Shootout to determine the pole position as well as starting positions 2–9.
Due to inclement weather on Saturday, qualifying for 2015 was to be retooled into a one-day format, mimicking the format from 2014. However, after a major crash during the Sunday morning practice session, qualifying was further delayed, and the two-round format and Fast Nine Shootout were cancelled. Each car was given only one attempt to qualify, and positions 1–30 were locked in. In the final hour, a 45-minute last row "shootout" was held to determine positions 31–33.
Indianapolis 500 pole-sitters[edit]
Sixty-five drivers have qualified for the pole position, one less than the number of race winners.
Year
Country
Driver
Speed
(mph)
Speed
(km/h)
Finish
Order
Notes
1911 Lewis Strang No full lap 29 The grid was arranged by the order that entries were received via U.S. mail.
1912 Gil Andersen 80.93 130.24 16 Single lap qualifying; David L. Bruce-Brown (88.45 mph – New track record) was the fastest qualifier. The grid was arranged by the order that entries were received via U.S. mail.
1913 Caleb Bragg 87.34 140.56 15 Single-lap; Jack Tower (88.23 mph) was the fastest qualifier. The grid was arranged by a pre-race blind draw.
1914 Jean Chassagne 88.31 142.12 29 Single-lap; Georges Boillot (99.86 mph – New track record) was the fastest qualifier. The grid was arranged by a pre-race blind draw.
1915 Howdy Wilcox 98.80 159.00 7 Single-lap
1916 Johnny Aitken 96.69 155.61 15 Single-lap
1919 René Thomas 104.78 168.63 11 New track record; single-lap
1920 Ralph DePalma† 99.15 159.57 5
1921 Ralph DePalma† 100.75 162.14 12
1922 Jimmy Murphy 100.50 161.74 1
1923 Tommy Milton 108.17 174.08 1 New track record
1924 Jimmy Murphy 108.037 173.869 3
1925 Leon Duray 113.196 182.171 6 New track record
1926 Earl Cooper 111.735 179.820 16
1927 Frank Lockhart 120.100 193.282 18 New track record
1928 Leon Duray 122.391 196.969 19 New track record
1929 Cliff Woodbury 120.599 194.085 33
1930 Billy Arnold 113.268 182.287 1
1931 Russ Snowberger 112.796 181.528 5 Billy Arnold initially sat on the pole, but was disqualified for having his brakes disconnected. Later on, Arnold qualified at 116.080 mph and was the fastest qualifier (started 18th).
1932 Lou Moore 117.363 188.877 25
1933 Bill Cummings 118.530 190.756 25 Ten-lap average
1934 Kelly Petillo 119.329 192.041 11 Ten-lap average
1935 Rex Mays 120.736 194.306 17 Ten-lap average; Kelly Petillo (121.687 mph) qualified for the pole, but was disqualified for using 5/8 pint too much fuel. Mays was elevated to the pole.[5]
1936 Rex Mays 119.644 192.548 15 Ten-lap average
1937 Bill Cummings 123.343 198.501 6 New track record; ten-lap average; Jimmy Snyder (125.287 mph – New track record) was the fastest qualifier, and started 19th
1938 Floyd Roberts 125.681 202.264 1 New track record; ten-lap average; Ronney Householder (125.769 mph – New track record) was the fastest qualifier, and started 10th
1939 Jimmy Snyder 130.138 209.437 2 New track record
1940 Rex Mays 127.850 205.755 2
1941 Mauri Rose 128.691 207.108 26
1946 Cliff Bergere 126.471 203.535 16 Ralph Hepburn (133.944 mph – New track record) was the fastest qualifier, and started 19th.
1947 Ted Horn 126.564 203.685 3 Bill Holland (128.755 mph) was the fastest qualifier, and started 8th
1948 Rex Mays 130.577 210.143 19 Duke Nalon (131.603 mph) was the fastest qualifier, and started 11th
1949 Duke Nalon 132.939 213.945 29
1950 Walt Faulkner 134.343 216.204 7 New track record
1951 Duke Nalon 136.498 219.672 10 New track record; on the second weekend of time trials, Walt Faulkner (136.872 mph) broke Nalon's one-week-old track record, and became the fastest qualifier. He started 14th.
1952 Fred Agabashian 138.010 222.106 27 New track record; on the second weekend of time trials, Chet Miller (139.034 mph) broke Agabashian's one-week-old track record, and became the fastest qualifier. He started 27th.
1953 Bill Vukovich 138.392 222.720 1 Final 3/4 of final lap completed amid downpour
1954 Jack McGrath 141.033 226.791 3 New track record
1955 Jerry Hoyt 140.045 225.381 31 Jack McGrath (142.580 mph) was the fastest qualifier, and started 3rd. Most cars stayed off the track on pole day due to gusting winds, and threatening rain. Near the end of the day, two cars completed attempts and took the top two spots. Hoyt's pole-winning speed was only the 8th-fastest overall in the field, the record slowest ranked pole speed.
1956 Pat Flaherty 145.596 234.314 1 New track record
1957 Pat O'Connor 143.948 231.662 8 Paul Russo (144.817 mph) was the fastest qualifier, and started 10th
1958 Dick Rathmann 145.974 234.922 27 New track record
1959 Johnny Thomson 145.908 234.816 3
1960 Eddie Sachs 146.592 235.917 21 New track record; On the second weekend of time trials, Jim Hurtubise (149.601 mph) broke Sachs' one-week-old track record, and became the fastest overall qualifier. He would start 23rd.
1961 Eddie Sachs 147.481 237.348 2
1962 Parnelli Jones 150.370 241.997 7 New track record
1963 Parnelli Jones 151.153 243.257 1 New track record
1964 Jim Clark 158.828 255.609 24 New track record
1965 A. J. Foyt 161.233 259.479 15 New track record
1966 Mario Andretti† 165.899 266.989 18 New track record
1967 Mario Andretti† 168.982 271.950 30 New track record
1968 Joe Leonard 171.559 276.097 12 New track record
1969 A. J. Foyt 170.568 274.503 8
1970 Al Unser 170.221 273.944 1
1971 Peter Revson 178.696 287.583 2 New track record
1972 Bobby Unser 195.940 315.335 30 New track record. Bolt-on wings were allowed for the first time, resulting in the largest one-year track record increase
1973 Johnny Rutherford 198.413 319.315 9 New track record; Rutherford's third lap of 199.071 mph was a single-lap track record, and just 0.21 seconds shy of the elusive 200 mph barrier.
1974 A. J. Foyt 191.632 308.402 15 Pop-off valves were fitted to the turbochargers, limiting boost to 80 inHG, effectively slowing speeds
1975 A. J. Foyt 193.976 312.174 3
1976 Johnny Rutherford 188.957 304.097 1 Mario Andretti (189.404 mph) who qualified on the second weekend of time trials, was the fastest overall qualifier, and started 19th.
1977 Tom Sneva 198.884 320.073 2 New track record; entire track resurfaced in asphalt prior to the race; Sneva's first two laps of 200.401 and 200.535 marked the first-ever official laps over 200 mph (320 km/h) at Indianapolis.
1978 Tom Sneva 202.156 325.339 2 New track record
1979 Rick Mears 193.736 311.788 1 Pop-off valves limiting boost to 50 inHG
1980 Johnny Rutherford 192.256 309.406 1 Pop-off valves limiting boost to 48 inHG
1981 Bobby Unser 200.546 322.748 1 Rain stretched the pole qualifying round over three days. After the initial qualifying line was passed through, Unser was awarded the pole. Moments later, Tom Sneva (200.691 mph) became the overall fastest qualifier, but since he was officially a "third day" qualifier, started 20th.
1982 Rick Mears 207.004 333.141 2 New track record
1983 Teo Fabi 207.395 333.770 26 New track record; Pop-off valves limiting boost to 47 inHG. The first weekend of time trials was rained out, and pole qualifying was held on the third day of time trials.
1984 Tom Sneva 210.029 338.009 16 New track record
1985 Pancho Carter 212.583 342.119 33 New track record
1986 Rick Mears 216.828 348.951 3 New track record
1987 Mario Andretti† 215.390 346.637 9 Radial tires introduced. Many teams stayed off the track due to windy conditions and handling problems, and only 11 cars qualified on pole day.
1988 Rick Mears 219.198 352.765 1 New track record; Pop-off valves limiting boost to 45 inHG
1989 Rick Mears 223.885 360.308 23 New track record; entire track resurfaced in asphalt prior to the race. Pole day (Sat.) was rained out, and pole qualifying was held on Sunday, the second day of time trials.
1990 Emerson Fittipaldi 225.301 362.587 3 New track record. Pole day was rained out on Saturday, and was pushed to Sunday. The qualifying line was not completed before the end of the day, and the conclusion of pole qualifying was extended to the third day of qualifying (Sat.)
1991 Rick Mears 224.113 360.675 1 Gary Bettenhausen (224.468 mph) who qualified on the second day, was the overall fastest qualifier, and started 13th
1992 Roberto Guerrero 232.482 374.144 33 New track record. Crashed on parade lap, ending his day before the race started.
1993 Arie Luyendyk 223.967 360.440 2
1994 Al Unser, Jr. 228.011 366.948 1
1995 Scott Brayton 231.604 372.731 17
1996 Tony Stewart* 233.100 375.138 24 New track record; entire track resurfaced in asphalt prior to the race; Arie Luyendyk (236.986 mph) who was a second day qualifier, was the fastest qualifier, and started 20th. He set the current an all-time 1-lap track record (237.498 mph) and 4-lap track record.
1997 Arie Luyendyk 218.263 351.260 1 Turbochargers banned, rules changed to 4.0L normally aspirated engines
1998 Billy Boat 223.503 359.693 23
1999 Arie Luyendyk 225.179 362.390 22
2000 Greg Ray 223.471 359.642 33 rules changed to 3.5L normally aspirated engines
2001 Scott Sharp 226.037 363.771 33
2002 Bruno Junqueira 231.342 372.309 31
2003 Hélio Castroneves 231.725 372.925 2
2004 Buddy Rice 222.024 357.313 1 rules changed to 3.0L normally aspirated engines
2005 Tony Kanaan 227.566 366.232 8 Kenny Bräck (227.598 mph) was the overall fastest qualifier, and started 23rd; Entire track resurfaced in asphalt prior to the race
2006 Sam Hornish, Jr. 228.985 368.516 1
2007 Hélio Castroneves 225.817 363.417 3 rules changed to ethanol-fueled 3.5L normally aspirated engines
2008 Scott Dixon 226.366 364.301 1
2009 Hélio Castroneves 224.864 361.880 1
2010 Hélio Castroneves 227.970 367.809 9 New two-stage qualifying session used.
2011 Alex Tagliani 227.472 366.081 28 One attempt permitted in Q2 because of rain.
2012 Ryan Briscoe 226.484 364.491 5 Rules changed to 2200cc turbocharged 6-cylinder engines with ECU-limited boost of 140 kPA for qualifying only;
2013 Ed Carpenter 228.762 368.156 10 ECU-limited boost of 140 kPA for qualifying only; Rain delayed qualifying where Q1 ended at 6 PM; Q2 started at 6:30 and one attempt permitted.
2014 Ed Carpenter 231.067 371.866 27 Q1 held on first day; Q2 held on second day of qualifying.
2015 Scott Dixon 226.760 364.935 4 Because of weather and other incidents during qualifying day warmup, Q2 was not held.
2016 James Hinchcliffe 230.760 371.371 7 Q1 held on first day; Q2 held on second day of qualifying.
2017 Scott Dixon 232.164 373.632 32 Q1 held on first day; Q2 held on second day of qualifying.
2018 Ed Carpenter 229.618 369.534 2 Q1 held on first day (approximately 4.5 hour rain delay); Q2 held on second day of qualifying.
Notes[edit]
1935: Billy Arnold qualified at 121.687 mph (10-lap qualifying runs) to win the pole position. In post-inspection, it was determined he used too much fuel. Rules allowed drivers to use 3 gallons of fuel maximum for the run, with a margin of error of 1 pint. It was measured that he used 5⁄8 pint over, and he was disqualified. Rex Mays, the second-fastest qualifier, was elevated to the pole position.
1996: At the conclusion of pole day qualifying, Scott Brayton qualified for the pole-position, Arie Luyendyk qualified second, and Tony Stewart qualified third. Officially it was Brayton's second consecutive Indy pole (1995–1996). One hour and forty-five minutes after qualifying was over, Luyendyk was disqualified for his car being 7 pounds underweight. Stewart was elevated to second position. The following day, Luyendyk qualified with the fastest speed overall, but as a second day qualifier, was required to line up behind the first day qualifiers. Five days later, Brayton was killed in a practice session accident while driving a back-up car. His primary car was taken over by Danny Ongais, but rules required a substitute driver to move to the rear of the field. Thus, Stewart was elevated to the pole position for race day.
† Italian-born
Multiple pole positions[edit]
Eighteen drivers have qualified for the pole position more than once, accounting for 49 pole positions out of 98 races, 51.02%.
Poles
Driver
Years
Notes
6 Rick Mears 1979 1982 1986 1988 1989 1991 First five- and six-time pole-position qualifier; second-fastest qualifier, 1991
4 Rex Mays 1935 1936 1940 1948 First three- and four-time pole-position qualifier; second-fastest qualifier, 1948
A. J. Foyt 1965 1969 1974 1975
Hélio Castroneves 2003 2007 2009 2010
3 † Mario Andretti 1966 1967 1987 Fastest qualifier, 1976
Johnny Rutherford 1973 1976 1980 Second-fastest qualifier, 1976
Tom Sneva 1977 1978 1984 Fastest qualifier, 1981
Arie Luyendyk 1993 1997 1999 Fastest qualifier, 1996
Scott Dixon 2008 2015 2017
Ed Carpenter 2013 2014 2018
2 † Ralph DePalma 1920 1921 First two-time pole position qualifier; first consecutive pole position qualifier
Jimmy Murphy 1922 1924
Leon Duray 1925 1928
Bill Cummings 1933 1937 Second-fastest qualifier, 1937
Duke Nalon 1949 1951 Second-fastest qualifier, 1951
Eddie Sachs 1960 1961 Second-fastest qualifier, 1960
Parnelli Jones 1962 1963
Bobby Unser 1972 1981 Second-fastest qualifier, 1981
Scott Brayton 1995 1996* Qualified for pole position, and second-fastest qualifier, 1996
Notes
* Scott Brayton qualified for the pole position in 1996, but was killed in a practice session accident with a back-up car six days later. Tony Stewart, the second-place qualifier, subsequently moved onto the pole position, while Brayton's car, thereafter assigned to Danny Ongais to drive, was, by rule in driver-replacement situations, moved to the last starting position.
† Italian-born
Consecutive pole position winners[edit]
Qualification for the pole-position in consecutive races has been accomplished eleven times; start from the pole position will have occurred ten times (pending 2014 race). No driver has qualified for three consecutive pole positions.
Poles
Driver
Years
Notes
2 † Ralph DePalma 1920–1921
Rex Mays 1935–1936
Eddie Sachs 1960–1961 Second-fastest qualifier, 1960
Parnelli Jones 1962–1963
† Mario Andretti 1966–1967
A. J. Foyt 1974–1975
Tom Sneva 1977–1978 Qualified second in 1979 (1st-1st-2nd in three-year span)
Rick Mears 1988–1989 Qualified second in 1990 (1st-1st-2nd in three-year span)
Scott Brayton 1995–1996* Qualified for the pole position, 1996, but was killed in a practice session accident nine days before the race in a backup car; Tony Stewart, the second qualifier, moved onto the pole position Brayton's stead; Danny Ongais started the pole-winning car from the final starting position
Hélio Castroneves 2009–2010
Ed Carpenter 2013–2014
Indianapolis 500 winners who started from the pole position[edit]
Eighteen drivers have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race from the pole position in twenty-one out of ninety-three races, 22.58%. Two consecutive wins from the pole position has occurred twice, in years 1922–1923 and 2008–2009, and three consecutive wins once, in years 1979–1981.
Wins
Driver
Years
Notes
3 Rick Mears 1979 1988 1991 First three-time winner from the pole position; accounts for three of Mears' four career wins.
2 Johnny Rutherford 1976 1980 First multiple-winner from the pole position. Accounts for two of Rutherford's three career victories.
1 Jimmy Murphy 1922 First winner from the pole position
Tommy Milton 1923 First year with consecutive wins from the pole position; accounts for one of Milton's two career victories.
Billy Arnold 1930 Led final 198 laps of race, most ever by pole-sitter or race winner
Floyd Roberts 1938
Mauri Rose* 1941* * Started from pole position in separate entry than that co-driven to victory, only such occurrence to date
Bill Vukovich 1953 Accounts for one of Vukovich's two career victories
Pat Flaherty 1956
Parnelli Jones 1963
Al Unser 1970 Accounts for one of Unser's four career victories
Bobby Unser 1981 First year with three consecutive wins from the pole position; accounts for one of Unser's three career victories
Al Unser, Jr. 1994 Accounts for one of Unser's two career victories
Arie Luyendyk 1997 Accounts for one of Luyendyk's two career victories
Buddy Rice 2004
Sam Hornish, Jr. 2006
Scott Dixon 2008
Hélio Castroneves 2009 Accounts for one of Castroneves' three career victories
Time trials records[edit]
Speed records[edit]
Type
Distance
Date
Driver
Time
Average speed
Laps
Miles
Qualifying 1 2.5 miles (4.0 km) May 12, 1996 Arie Luyendyk 37.895 237.498 mph (382.216 km/h)
Qualifying 4 10 miles (16 km) May 12, 1996 Arie Luyendyk 2:31.908 236.986 mph (381.392 km/h)
Note: Arie Luyendyk's record-setting time trials run was conducted on the second day of time trials in 1996. Therefore, due to the rules at the time, he was ineligible for the pole position. He lined up 20th on the starting grid.
General records[edit]
Most Time Starting on Front Row
11 - Rick Mears (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
Most Consecutive Time Starting on Front Row
6 - Rick Mears (1986-1991: 1st, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 1st)
Three Former Winners on the Front Row
1975 - A. J. Foyt, Gordon Johncock, Bobby Unser
1987 - Mario Andretti, Bobby Rahal, Rick Mears
1988 - Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan, Al Unser
1991 - Rick Mears, A. J. Foyt, Mario Andretti
Most Pole Positions, Owner/Team
17 - Roger Penske (1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
5 - Chip Ganassi Racing (1993, 2002, 2008, 2015, 2017)
4 - Al Dean/Dean Van Lines Racing (1960, 1961, 1966, 1967)
3 - J. C. Agajanian (1950, 1962, 1963)
3 - McLaren (1971, 1973, 1976)
3 - A.J. Foyt Enterprises/Gilmore Racing (1974, 1975, 1998)
3 - Team Menard (1995, 1996, 2000)
3 - Ed Carpenter Racing (2013, 2014, 2018)
2 - many teams
Owner/Team qualifying 1st-2nd-3rd
Roger Penske - 1988 (Rick Mears / Danny Sullivan / Al Unser)
Owner/Team qualifying 1st-2nd
Many times; most recent: Penske Racing - 2010 (Hélio Castroneves / Will Power)
Most Cars Qualified on Front Row, All-Time, Owner
45 - Roger Penske (participation ranges 1969-1995, 2001-2018)
Closest Margin Between Top Two Qualifiers
0.0023 seconds - 2012 (Ryan Briscoe & James Hinchcliffe)
0.01 seconds - 1970 (Al Unser & Johnny Rutherford)
Closest Time Between Top Three Qualifiers
0.0758 seconds - 2016 (James Hinchcliffe, Josef Newgarden, Ryan Hunter-Reay)
0.1719 seconds - 2012 (Ryan Briscoe, James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-Reay)
0.173 seconds - 2000 (Greg Ray, Juan Montoya, Eliseo Salazar)
Most consistent qualifying laps
0.0049 seconds, Scott Dixon, 2008 (time was later withdrawn)
Lap 1: 39.9677
Lap 2: 39.9700
Lap 3: 39.9705
Lap 4: 39.9656
Pole Position Winner - Race Performance (101 races)
Finished 1st: 20 times
Finished in the top five: 42 times
Finished in the top ten: 56 times
Finished last (33rd): 5 times
Notes[edit]
Works cited[edit]
Indianapolis 500 Chronicle, copyright 1999, Rick Pope
2006 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Official Program
Three forgotten Indianapolis ‘500’ trophies
References[edit]
Jump up ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 2, 2005
Jump up ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley. May 17, 2011. WFNI.
Jump up ^ Cavin, Curt (2010-04-10). "Winning pole just got more intense". IndyStar.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
Jump up ^ Kelly, Paul (2010-04-14). "'Fast Nine' To Make Thrilling Late-Day Run For Pole Saturday, May 22". Indy500.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
Jump up ^ Patton, W. Blaine (May 19, 1935). "Mays in pole post as pilot is disqualified". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved April 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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