Time Trials Records
- Most Time Starting on Front Row
- 11 - Rick Mears (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
- Most Consecutive Time Starting on Front Row
- 6 - Rick Mears (1986-1991: 1st, 3rd, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 1st)
- Three Former Winners on the Front Row
- 1975 - A.J. Foyt, Gordon Johncock, Bobby Unser
- 1987 - Mario Andretti, Bobby Rahal, Rick Mears
- 1988 - Rick Mears, Danny Sullivan, Al Unser
- 1991 - Rick Mears, A.J. Foyt, Mario Andretti
- Most Pole Positions, Owner/Team
- 17 - Roger Penske (1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
- 4 - Al Dean/Dean Van Lines Racing (1960, 1961, 1966, 1967)
- 3 - J. C. Agajanian (1950, 1962, 1963)
- 3 - McLaren (1971, 1973, 1976)
- 3 - A.J. Foyt Enterprises/Gilmore Racing (1974, 1975, 1998)
- 3 - Team Menard (1995, 1996, 2000)
- 3 - Chip Ganassi Racing (1993, 2002, 2008)
- 2 - many times
- Owner/Team qualifying 1st-2nd-3rd
- Roger Penske - 1988 (Rick Mears / Danny Sullivan / Al Unser)
- Owner/Team qualifying 1st-2nd
- Many times; most recent: Penske Racing - 2010 (Helio Castroneves / Will Power)
- Most Cars Qualified on Front Row, All-Time, Owner
- 40 - Roger Penske (participation ranges 1969-1995, 2001-2012)
- Closest Margin Between Top Two Qualifiers
- 0.0023 seconds - 2012 (Ryan Briscoe & James Hinchcliffe)
- 0.01 seconds - 1970 (Al Unser & Johnny Rutherford)
- Closest Time Between Top Three Qualifiers
- 0.1719 seconds - 2012 (Ryan Briscoe, James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-Reay])
- 0.173 seconds - 2000 (Greg Ray, Juan Montoya, Eliseo Salazar)
- Most consistent qualifying laps
- 0.0049 seconds, Scott Dixon, 2008 (time was later withdrawn)
- Lap 1: 39.9677
- Lap 2: 39.9700
- Lap 3: 39.9705
- Lap 4: 39.9656
- 0.0049 seconds, Scott Dixon, 2008 (time was later withdrawn)
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