Well, this took me a lot of online digging & a lot of patience but this is the top songs in the charts/most popular songs for each of the winners of the Indy 500. I hope you guys enjoy the effort 😂
30th May 1911 - Ray Harroun - Arthur Collins - Steamboat Bill
30th May 1912 - Joe Dawson - Enrico Caruso - Dreams Of Long Ago
30th May 1913 - Jules Goux - Harry Lauder - It's Nicer To Be In Bed
30th May 1914 - Rene Thomas - Heidelberg Quintet - By The Beautiful Sea
31st May 1915 - Ralph DePalma - Alma Gluck - Carry Me Back To Old Viginity
30th May 1916 - Dario Resta - John McCormack - The Sunshine Of Your Smile
31st May 1919 - Howdy Wilcox - Henry Burr & Albert Campbell - i'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
31st May 1920 - Gaston Chevrolet - Al Jolson - Swanee
30th May 1921 - Tommy Milton - Marion Harris - Look For The Silver Lining
30th May 1922 - Jimmy Murphy - Al Jolson - Angel Child
30th May 1923 - Tommy Milton - Carl Fenton - Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses
30th May 1924 - Lora L Corum & Joe Boyer - Al Jolson - California Here I Come
30th May 1925 - Pete DePaolo - Ted Lewis - O! Katharina
31st May 1926 - Frank Lockhart - Gene Austin - Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
30th May 1927 - George Soulders - Ben Bernie - Ain't She Sweet?
30th May 1928 - Louis Meyer - Gene Austin - Ramona
30th May 1929 - Ray Keech - Rudy Vallee - Honey
30th May 1930 - Billy Arnold - Rudy Vallee - Stein Song (University Of Maine)
30th May 1931 - Louis Schneider - Bing Crosby - Out Of Nowhere
30th May 1932 - Fred Frame - Louis Armstrong - All Of Me
30th May 1933 - Louis Meyer - Leo Reisman ft Harold Arlen - Stormy Weather
30th May 1934 - Bill Cummings - Duke Ellington - Cocktails For Two
30th May 1935 - Kelly Petillo - Guy Lombardo - What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)
30th May 1936 - Louis Meyer - Benny Goodman - The Glory Of Love
31st May 1937 - Wilbur Shaw - Teddy Wilson ft Billie Holiday - Carelessly
30th May 1938 - Floyd Roberts - Shep Fields - Cathedral In The Pines
30th May 1939 - Wilbur Shaw - Benny Goodman - And The Angels Sing
30th May 1940 - Wilbur Shaw - Bing Crosby - If I Had My Way
30th May 1941 - Floyd David & Mauri Rose - Deanna Durbin - Waltzing In The Clouds
30th May 1946 - George Robson - Denny Dennis & The Skyrockets - Mary Lou
30th May 1947 - Mauri Rose - Bing Crosby - Among My Souvenirs
31st May 1948 - Mauri Rose - Bing Crosby - Galway Bay
30th May 1949 - Bill Holland - Burl Ives - Lavender Blue
30th May 1950 - Johnnie Parsons - Billy Eckstine - My Foolish Heart
30th May 1951 - Lee Wallard - Les Paul & Mary Ford - Mockin' Bird Hill
30th May 1952 - Troy Ruttman - Jo Stafford - A-Round The Corner
30th May 1953 - Bill Vukovich - Frankie Laine - I Believe
31st May 1954 - Bill Vukovich - Doris Day - Secret Love
30th May 1955 - Bob Sweikert - Eddie Calvert - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
30th May 1956 - Pat Flaherty - Ronnie Hilton - No Other Love
30th May 1957 - Sam Hanks - Andy Williams - Butterfly
30th May 1958 - Jimmy Bryan - Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now
30th May 1959 - Rodger Ward - Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I
30th May 1960 - Jim Rathmann - The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
30th May 1961 - AJ Foyt - Temperance Seven - You're Driving Me Crazy
30th May 1962 - Rodger Ward - Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm
30th May 1963 - Parnelli Jones - The Beatles - From Me To You
30th May 1964 - AJ Foyt - Cilla Black - You're My World
31st May 1965 - Jim Clark - Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love
30th May 1966 - Graham Hill - The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
31st May 1967 - AJ Foyt - The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
30th May 1968 - Bobby Unser - Union Gap - Young Girl
30th May 1969 - Mario Andretti - The Beatles with Billy Preston - Get Back
30th May 1970 - Al Unser - England World Cup Squad - Back Home
29th May 1971 - Al Unser - Dawn - Knock Three Times
27th May 1972 - Mark Donohue - T.Rex - Metal Guru
30th May 1973 - Gordon Johncock - Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
26th May 1974 - Johnny Rutherford - Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
25th May 1975 - Bobby Unser - Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man
30th May 1976 - Johnny Rutherford - J.J Barrie - No Charge
29th May 1977 - A.J Foyt - Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It
28th May 1978 - Al Unser - Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon
27th May 1979 - Rick Mears - Blondie - Sunday Girl
25th May 1980 - Johnny Rutherford - Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It
24th May 1981 - Bobby Unser - Adam & The Ants - Stand & Deliver
30th May 1982 - Gordon Johncock - Madness - House of Fun
29th May 1983 - Tom Sneva - The Police - Every Breath You Take
27th May 1984 - Rick Mears - Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
26th May 1985 - Danny Sullivan - Paul Hardcastle - 19
31st May 1986 - Bobby Rahal - Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
24th May 1987 - Al Unser - Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
29th May 1988 - Rick Mears - Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends
28th May 1989 - Emerson Fittipaldi - Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & The Christians - Ferry Cross The Mersey
27th May 1990 - Arie Luyendyk - Adamski - Killer
26th May 1991 - Rick Mears - Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song
24th May 1992 - Al Unser JR - KWS - Please Don't Go
30th May 1993 - Emerson Fittipaldi - Ace Of Base - All That She Wants
29th May 1994 - Al Unser JR - Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
28th May 1995 - Jacques Villeneuve - Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody
26th May 1996 - Buddy Lazier - Buddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seed - Three Lions
27th May 1997 - Arie Luyendyk - Eternal ft Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One
24th May 1998 - Eddie Cheever - Tamperer ft Maya - Feel It
30th May 1999 - Kenny Brack - Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate
28th May 2000 - Juan Pablo Montoya - Sonique - It Feels So Good
27th May 2001 - Helio Castroneves - DJ Pied Piper - Do You Really Like It?
26th May 2002 - Helio Castroneves - Eminem - Without Me
25th May 2003 - Gil De Ferran - Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
30th May 2004 - Buddy Rice - Frankee - F.U.R.B (F U Right Back)
29th May 2005 - Dan Wheldon - Akon - Lonely
28th May 2006 - Sam Hornish JR - Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
27th May 2007 - Dario Franchitti - Rihanna ft Jay-Z - Umbrella
25th May 2008 - Scott Dixon - Rihanna - Take A Bow
24th May 2009 - Helio Castroneves - Dizzee Rascal & Van Helden - Bonkers
30th May 2010 - Dario Franchitti - Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco
29th May 2011 - Dan Wheldon - Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
27th May 2012 - Dario Franchitti - Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young
26th May 2013 - Tony Kanaan - Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith - La La La
25th May 2014 - Ryan Hunter-Reay - Sam Smith - Stay With Me
24th May 2015 - Juan Pablo Montoya - OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
29th May 2016 - Alexander Rossi - Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance
28th May 2017 - Takuma Sato - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber - Despacito
27th May 2018 - Will Power - Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss
26th May 2019 - Simon Pagenaud - Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
23rd August 2020 - Takuma Sato - Joel Corry ft MNEK - Head & Heart
30th May 2021 - Helio Castroneves - Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U
29th May 2022 - Marcus Ericsson - Harry Styles - As It Was
28th May 2023 - Josef Newgarden - Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Miracle
26th May 2024 - Josef Newgarden - Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
And yes, this wouldn't be a post from me if I didn't create a playlist 😂
