Indy 500 winners guzzle milk after victory, but it isn't to build strong bones. ... Louis Meyer began the hallowed tradition of milk drinking after his second Indy 500 win in 1933.

Josef Newgarden became the sixth driver to record back-to-back wins at the Indy 500. ... 1933, 1936. A. J. Foyt may be the first to win the Indy 500 four times, but his first legend was Meyer.

May 25, 2025 – Álex Palou wins the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. ... (1916) and as many as 42 (1933). With 35 starts, A.J. Foyt Jr. has the most starts of any driver.

During the 1933 Indianapolis 500, the Studebaker number 34 competed in the race and finished a team best seventh place. ... May 25th for the 109th running of the Indy 500.

A Studebaker race car built and later modified for the running of the Indianapolis 500 in 1932 and 1933 was acquired in early August from a private collector in Kansas City, who had been using the ...

Each year, every participant in the Indy 500 is given the option of what milk they want to drink, and while buttermilk was common early on, Louis Meyer's go-to was removed from the list in the mid ...