| 1909 | George Robertson |
| 1910 | Ray Harroun |
| 1911 | Ralph Mulford |
| 1912 | Ralph DePalma |
| 1913 | Earl Cooper |
| 1914 | Ralph DePalma |
| 1915 | Earl Cooper |
| 1916 | Dario Resta |
| 1917 | Earl Cooper |
| 1918 | Ralph Mulford |
| 1919 | Howard Wilcox |
| 1920 | Tommy Milton |
| 1921 | Tommy Milton |
| 1922 | Jimmy Murphy |
| 1923 | Eddie Hearne |
| 1924 | Jimmy Murphy |
| 1925 | Peter DePaolo |
| 1926 | Harry Hartz |
| 1927 | Peter DePaolo |
| 1928 | Louie Meyer |
| 1929 | Louie Meyer |
| 1930 | Billy Arnold |
| 1931 | Louis Schneider |
| 1932 | Bob Carey |
| 1933 | Louie Meyer |
| 1934 | Bill Cummings |
| 1935 | Kelly Petillo |
| 1936 | Mauri Rose |
| 1937 | Wilbur Shaw |
| 1938 | Floyd Roberts |
| 1939 | Wilbur Shaw |
| 1940 | Rex Mays |
| 1941 | Rex Mays |
| 1942-45 | No racing due to WW II |
| 1946 | Ted Horn |
| 1947 | Ted Horn |
| 1948 | Ted Horn |
| 1949 | Johnnie Parsons |
| 1950 | Henry Banks |
| 1951 | Tony Bettenhausen |
| 1952 | Chuck Stevenson |
| 1953 | Sam Hanks |
| 1954 | Jimmy Bryan |
| 1955 | Bob Sweikert |