Kammala wannan jumla: Buddy Rice ya zama direba na farko na Amurka tun 1998 don lashe tseren a cikin ruwan sama na 2004 Indianapolis 500. A lokacin, Rice ta tuka motar tawagar da ke hannun
1986 Indianapolis 500 lashe Bobby Rahal da Indiana 'yan qasar talabijin hira show mai watsa shiri da kuma barkwanci David Letterman. A shekara ta 2005, Danica Patrick ta zama mace ta farko da ta jagoranci tseren a Indianapolis, bayan da ta samu shi a kusa da alamar mil mil 125 (200 km) yayin da yake hawan keke ta hanyar tsayawa. Dan Wheldon zai ci gaba da lashe Indianapolis 500 na 2005.