The first Indy 500 was run at the famous ‘Brickyard’ track in Indianapolis in 1911. The Auto-Archives collection contains every program and ticket from the first Post-war race in 1946, up to the present day, as well as a lot of other fascinating material, including invites and passes. That first race in 1911 was won by Ray Harroun in the Marmon Wasp, but sadly we don’t have either the program or ticket from that first race, or in fact most of the races prior to 1942, unless you have some you are willing to donate!
Our ‘Indy’ collection can prove invaluable information for anybody researching the history of the ‘500’, or working on any stories or articles about an event that is considered one of the three events that form the ‘Triple Crown’ of motor racing. At the moment British driver Graham Hill is the only man to have completed the Triple Crown by winning the Indy 500, the Le Mans-24 hours and the Monaco GP F1 race. There is some conjecture that this final part of the triple crown is considered to be the Formula 1 World Drivers title but Hill won that as well, twice, so he is still the only driver to have done the ‘Triple Crown’. Unless Fernando Alonso can win the Indy 500 in in the next few years, Hill will remain the only one!
Access to all of our Indy items is available at any time.
More post-1984 Indy 500 items from the Archives will be coming soon.
1:18 Scale Indycar models are from the Steven Williams Collection.
All Images Copyright (c) : Coterie Press
1948 Indy Program
Won by Mauri Rose
1949 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $15.00 (stand E)
1949 Indy Program
Won by Bill Holland
1950 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $5.75 (stand D)
1950 Indy Program
Won by Johnny Parsons
1951 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $7.50 (stand A)
1951 Indy Program
Won by Lee Wallard
1952 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $2.00 (unreserved bleachers)
1952 Indy Program
Won by Troy Ruuman
1953 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $10.50 (section 119)
1953 Indy Program
Won by Bill Vukovich
1954 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $2.00 (unreserved bleachers)
1954 Indy Program
Won by Bill Vukovich
1955 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $12.00 (stand H)
1955 KK 500C Roadster
Bill Vukovich, retired lap 155
1955 Indy Program
Won by Bob Sweikert
1955 KK 500C Roadster
Art Cross, retired lap 169
1956 Indy 500 Ticket
Employee Comp
1956 Indy Program
Won by Pat Flaherty
1957 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $15.00 (stand E)
1957 Indy Program
Won by Sam Hanks
1958 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $15.00 (stand E)
1958 Indy Program
Won by Jimmy Bryan
1959 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $15.00 (stand B)
1959 Indy Program
Won by Rodger Ward
1960 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $7.50 (stand F)
1960 Indy Program
Won by Jim Rathmann
1960 Bowes Seal Fast Special
AJ Foyt, retired lap 91
1961 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $9.00 (stand G)
1961 Indy Program
Won by AJ Foyt
1962 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $15.00 (stand E)
1962 Indy Program
Won by Rodger Ward
1962 Watson Roadster
Rodger Ward, Indy 500 Winner
1963 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $15.00 (stand A)
1963 Indy Program
Won by Parnelli Jones
1964 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $15.00 (stand E)
1964 Indy Program
Won by AJ Foyt
1964 Watson Roadster
AJ Foyt, Indy 500 Winner
1965 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $15.00 (stand E)
1965 Indy Program
Won by Jimmy Clark
1965 Lotus 38
Jimmy Clark, Indy 500 Winner
1966 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $20.00 (stand E)
1966 Coyote (Lotus)
George Snider, Retired
1966 Indy Program
Won by Graham Hill
1966 Indy 500
Grandstand Boxes E Return Check
1966 Gurney Eagle
Dan Gurney, 9th Place
1967 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $20.00 (stand E)
1967 Coyote
AJ Foyt, Indy 500 Winner
1967 Indy Program
Won by AJ Foyt
1967 Indy 500
Paddock Seats, Return Check
1967 Rislone Eagle
Bobby Unser, 9th Place
1968 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $20.00 (stand A)
1968 Indy Program
Won by Bobby Unser
1968 Lotus 56
Joe Leonard, retired lap 191
1969 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $20.00 (stand E)
1969 Indy Program
Won by Mario Andretti
1969 Indy Garage Pass
A.J. Foyt Pole Position
1970 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $23.00 (stand E)
1970 Indy Program
Won by Al Unser
1971 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $25.00 (stand E)
1971 Indy Program
Won by Al Unser
1972 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $25.00 (stand E)
1972 Indy Program
Won by Mark Donohue
1972 Drivers Meeting
Invite
1972 McLaren M16
Mark Donohue, Indy 500 Winner
1973 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $25.00 (stand E)
1973 Indy Program
Won by Gordon Johncock
1973 Drivers Meeting
Invite
1974 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $25.00 (stand E)
1974 Pactice Day Pass
Pole Position AJ Foyt
1974 Indy Program
Won by Johnny Rutherford
1974 Indy 500
Grandstand Boxes E Return Check
1974 McLaren M16C/D
David Hobbs, 5th place
1975 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $25.00 (stand E)
1975 Indy Program
Won by Bobby Unser
1975 Drivers Meeting
Invite and Hall of Fame Pass
1975 AAR Eagle
Bobby Unser, Indy 500 Winner
1976 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $25.00 (stand E)
1976 Indy Program
Won by Johnny Rutherford
1976 Drivers Meeting
Invite and Hall of Fame Pass
1977 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $30.00 (stand E)
1977 Indy Program
Won by AJ Foyt
1977 Coyote
AJ Foyt, Indy 500 Winner
1978 Indy Program
Won by Al Unser
1978 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $30.00 (stand E)
1978 Indy 500
Grandstand Boxes E Return Check
1979 Indy Program
Won by Rick Mears
1979 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $30.00 (stand E)
1980 Indy Program
Won by Johnny Rutherford
1980 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $30.00 (stand E)
1981 Indy Program
Won by Bobby Unser
1981 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $35.00 (stand E)
1982 Indy Program
Won by Gordon Johncock
1982 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $35.00 (stand E)
1982 Garage Area Pass
Rick Mears on Pole
1983 Indy Program
Won by Tom Sneva
1983 '500' Festival Parade
27th Annual Parade Pass
1983 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $40.00 (stand E)
1984 Indy Program
Won by Rick Mears
1984 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $40.00 (stand E)
1984 March Pennzoil Z7
Rick Mears, Indy 500 Winner
1984 Drivers Meeting
Invite and Hall of Fame Pass
1985 Indy Program
Won by Danny Sullivan
1985 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $45.00 (stand E)
1985 Drivers Meeting
Invite and Hall of Fame Pass
1986 Indy Program
Won by Bobby Rahal
1986 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $25.00 (stand H)
1986 Drivers Meeting
Invite
1986 IMS
Museum Catalogue
1987 Night Before 500
Indianapolis Raceway Park
1987 Indy Program
Won by Al Unser
1987 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $45.00 (stand E)
1988 Indy Program
Won by Rick Mears
1988 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $50.00 (stand E)
1988 Drivers Meeting
Invite
1989 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $50.00 (stand E)
1989 Indy Program
Won by Emerson Fittipaldi
1990 Indy 500 Ticket
Price: $55.00 (stand E)
2008 Dallara/Honda
Scott Dixon, Indy 500 Winner
2017 Indy Program
Won by Takuma Sato