Indianapolis 500
Rodger Ward Career Stats
| Indianapolis 500 Career Summary | ||||||||
| Starts | Total Laps | Best Start | Victories | Top 5 | Top 10 | Races led | Laps led | Winnings |
| 15 | 2160 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 261 | $421,413 |
| Year | Fin. | St. | Car# | Car Name/Entrant* | C/E/T | Qual. Spd. | Run/Out | Laps | Led | Winnings |
| 1951 | 27 | 25 | 48 | Deck Manufacturing Co. | Bromme/Offy | 134.860 | Oil line | 34 | 0 | $2,472 |
| 1952 | 23 | 22 | 34 | Federal Engineering | KK4000/Offy | 134.130 | Oil leak | 130 | 0 | $2,273 |
| 1953 | 16 | 10 | 92 | M.A. Walker Electric | Kurtis/Offy | 137.460 | Stalled | 177 | 0 | $2,917 |
| 1954 | 22 | 16 | 12 | Dr. Sabourin | Allen/Offy | 29.450 | Stalled | 172 | 0 | $2,945 |
| 1955 | 28 | 30 | 27 | Aristo Blue | Kuzma/Offy | 135.040 | Accident | 53 | 0 | $2,444 |
| 1956 | 8 | 15 | 19 | Filter Queen | KK500C/Offy | 141.170 | 124.990 | 200 | 0 | $6,294 |
| 1957 | 30 | 24 | 8 | Wolcott Fuel Injection | Lesovsky/Offy | 141.320 | Supercharger | 27 | 0 | $2,889 |
| 1958 | 20 | 11 | 8 | Wolcott Fuel Injection | Lesovsky/Offy | 143.260 | Magneto | 93 | 0 | $2,719 |
| 1959 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson/Offy | 144.030 | 135.857 | 200 | 130 | $106,850 |
| 1960 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson/Offy | 145.560 | 138.631 | 200 | 58 | $48,025 |
| 1961 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Del Webb's Sun City | Watson/Offy | 146.180 | 138.539 | 200 | 7 | $26,500 |
| 1962 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson/Offy | 149.370 | 140.293 | 200 | 66 | $125,015 |
| 1963 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Kaiser Aluminum | Watson/Offy | 149.800 | 141.090 | 200 | 0 | $21,288 |
| 1964 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Kaiser Aluminum | Watson/Ford | 156.400 | 146.339 | 200 | 0 | $56,925 |
| 1966 | 15 | 13 | 26 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Lola/Offy | 159.460 | Handling | 74 | 0 | $11,857 |
| Indianapolis 500 Career Summary | ||||||||
| Starts | Total Laps | Best Start | Victories | Top 5 | Top 10 | Races led | Laps led | Winnings |
| 15 | 2160 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 261 | $421,413 |