Pole position starters since 1969 with average qualifying speed in mph and finish in the race:
1969–A.J. Foyt, 170.568, finished 8th
1970–Al Unser, 170.221, finished 1st
1971–Peter Revson, 178.696, finished 2nd
1972–Bobby Unser, 195.940, finished 30th
1973–Johnny Rutherford, 198.413, finished 9th
1974–A.J. Foyt, 191.632, finished 15th
1975–A.J. Foyt, 193.976, finished 3rd
1976–Johnny Rutherford, 188.957, finished 1st (Mario Andretti, 189.404, started 19th, finished 8th)
1977–Tom Sneva, 198.884, finished 2nd
1978–Tom Sneva, 202.156, finished 2nd
1979–Rick Mears, 193.736, finished 1st
1980–Johnny Rutherford, 192.256, finished 1st
1981–Bobby Unser, 200.546, finished 1st (Tom Sneva, 200.691, started 20th, finished 25th)
1982–Rick Mears, 207.004, finished 2nd
1983–Teo Fabi, 207.395, finished 26th
1984–Tom Sneva, 210.029, finished 16th
1985–Pancho Carter, 212.583, finished 33rd
1986–Rick Mears, 216.828, finished 3rd
1987–Mario Andretti, 215.390, finished 9th
1988–Rick Mears, 219.198 finished 1st
1989–Rick Mears, 223.885, finished 23rd
1990–Emerson Fittipaldi, 225.301, finished 3rd
1991–Rick Mears, 224.113, finished 1st (Gary Bettenhausen, 224.468, started 13th, finished 22nd)
1992–Roberto Guerrero, 232.482, finished 33rd
1993–Arie Luyendyk, 223.967, finished 2nd
1994–Al Unser Jr., 228.011, finished 1st
1995–Scott Brayton, 231.604, finished 17th
1996–a-Tony Stewart, 233.100, finished 24th (Arie Luyendyk, 236.986, started 20th, finished 16th)
1997–Arie Luyendyk, 218.263, finished 1st
1998–Billy Boat, 223.503, finished 23rd
1999–Arie Luyendyk, 225.179, finished 22nd
a-Scott Brayton qualified for the pole at 233.718 but was killed in practice.
