| 1953 |
Wins first midget
race at Playland Park in Houston, Texas |
| 1957 |
Wins first USAC midget race on May 12 in Kansas City,
Mo.
Competes in first Indy car race on August 17 in
Springfield, Ill. |
| 1958 |
Competes in first Indianapolis 500 |
| 1959 |
Wins first USAC sprint car race on September 13 in
Salem, Ind. |
| 1960 |
Wins first Indy car race on September 5 in DuQuoin,
Ill.
Wins first national Indy car championship
Wins USAC sprint car championship, eastern division |
| 1961 |
Wins first Indy 500
Wins four Indy car races
Wins second national Indy car title |
| 1962 |
Wins
first USAC stock car race on February 25 at Ascot Park
in Gardena, Calif. |
| 1963 |
Wins third national Indy car title
Wins first sports car race at Nassau in Bahamas
Competes in first NASCAR Grand National race at
Riverside, Calif. |
| 1964 |
Wins second Indy 500
Wins fourth national Indy car title
Wins record 10 Indy car races (in 13 starts)
Wins first NASCAR race on July 4 at Daytona Beach,
Fla. |
| 1965 |
Sustains
broken back and foot in NASCAR race on January 17 at Riverside, Calif.
Wins
record 10 pole positions in Indy cars |
| 1966 |
Sustains
severe burns in Indy car practice in June at Milwaukee,
Wis. |
| 1967 |
Wins third Indy 500
Wins fifth national Indy car title
Wins
24 Hours of LeMans with co-driver Dan Gurney driving the
Ford GT-40 |
| 1968 |
Wins
first USAC stock car championship |
| 1972 |
Wins Daytona 500
in February at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Wins USAC dirt car championship
Sustains
burns and broken leg in dirt car race at DuQuoin, Ill. |
| 1976 |
Wins
sixth national Indy car title |
| 1977 |
Wins record
fourth Indy 500 |
| 1978 |
Wins second USAC stock car
championship |
| 1979 |
Wins record seventh national
Indy car title
Wins third USAC stock car championship |
| 1981 |
Sustains serious arm injury in
Indy car race in July at Michigan |
| 1983 |
Wins 24 Hours of Daytona sports
car race in February at Daytona Beach, FLA. |
| 1985 |
Wins second 24 Hours of Daytona
Wins 12 Hours of Sebring sports car race in March at Sebring, Fla |
| 1987 |
Qualifies for record 30
consecutive Indianapolis 500 races |
| 1990 |
Sustains serious leg injuries in
Indy car race in September at Elkhart Lake, Wis. |
| 1991 |
Qualifies in middle of front row
for Indianapolis 500 for eighth front row start |
| 1992 |
Qualifies for record 35
consecutive Indianapolis 500 races |
| 1993 |
Retires from driving Indy cars on
May 15, pole day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| 1994 |
Competes in final NASCAR Winston
Cup race: the inaugural Brickyard 400 on August 6 at Indianapolis
Motor Speedway |
| 1995 |
Competes in first NASCAR Truck
Series race at Phoenix International Raceway |
| 1996 |
Wins first Indy Racing League
title with driver Scott Sharp |
| 1998 |
Wins second Indy Racing League
title with driver Kenny Brack |
| 1999 |
Wins Indianapolis 500 with driver
Kenny Brack |
