Little 500 Pole Winners – 1949-2025

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YEAR DRIVER HOMETOWN TIME
1949 Tom Cherry Muncie, IN 14.500*
1950 Tom Cherry Muncie, IN 14.490*
1951 Everett Burton Matthews, IN 14.590
1952 Tom Cherry Muncie, IN 15.160
1953 Curly Boyd Goshen, IN 15.600
1954 Tom Cherry Muncie, IN 14.340*
1955 Wayne Alspaugh Cadiz, IN 14.570
1956 Wayne Alspaugh Cadiz, IN 14.333*
1957 Red Amick Muncie, IN 14.320*
1958 Bill Kimmel Louisville, KY 57.000*
1959 Nelson Stacy Cincinnati, OH 56.050*
1960 A.J. Shephard Gardena, CA 55.760*
1961 Clare Lawicki Madison Heights, MI 55.790
1962 Johnny Rutherford Ft. Worth, TX 55.850
1963 Johnny White Warren, MI 53.580*
1964 Al Smith Dayton, OH 54.190
1965 Benny Rapp Toledo, OH 53.870
1966 Dean Mast Dover, OH 53.130*
1967 Darl Harrison Tiffin, OH 53.270
1968 Ray Wright Elkhart, IN 53.250
1969 Tom York South Bend, IN 53.320
1970 Bobby Black Taylorsville, IN 55.330
1971 Benny Rapp Toledo, OH 54.880
1972 Bob Kinser Bedford, IN 51.550*
1973 Dick Gaines Floyd Knobbs, IN 51.240*
1974 Bob Frey Elyria, OH 50.710*
1975 Bud Frazier Chillicothe, OH 51.575
1976 Dick Gaines Floyd Knobbs, IN 51.893
1977 Robert Smith Gibsonton, FL 50.077*
1978 Bobby Allen Hanover, PA 49.714*
1979 Bob Seelman Lansing, MI 49.230*
1980 Frank Riddle Tampa, FL 48.599*
1981 Greg Leffler Winchester, IN 48.554*
1982 Marvin Carman Union City, IN 48.321*
1983 Frank Riddle Tampa, FL 47.961*
1984 Frank Riddle Tampa, FL 47.373*
1985 Frank Riddle Tampa, FL 47.351*
1986 Frank Riddle Tampa, FL 47.255*
1987 Bob Frey Wickenburg, AZ 46.273*
1988 Stan Butler Tampa, FL 45.322*
1989 Doug Heveron Liverpool, NY 44.833*
1990 Jim Childers St. Petersburg, FL 45.189
1991 Jim Childers Seffner, FL 44.488*
1992 Donnie Adams Alexandria, IN 46.572
1993 Doug Heveron Liverpool, NY 45.280
1994 Tray House Chesterfield, IN 45.337
1995 Tray House Chesterfield, IN 44.353*
1996 David Steele Tampa, FL 45.739
1997 Gary Fedewa Mason, MI 44.950
1998 Gary Fedewa Holt, MI 44.262
1999 Jim Childers Riverview, FL 45.811
2000 David Steele Tampa, FL 45.070
2001 Jeff Bloom Bangor, MI 45.680
2002 David Steele Tampa, FL 45.526
2003 David Steele Tampa, FL 44.964
2004 David Steele Tampa, FL 44.831
2005 Tom Fedewa Dimondale, MI 45.394
2006 Aaron Pierce Muncie, IN 45.161
2007 Donnie Adams Jr. Alexandria, IN 45.699
2008 Doug Heveron Liverpool, NY 45.184
2009 Tony Elliott Warsaw, IN 45.271
2010 Levi Jones Olney, IL 45.333
2011 Aaron Pierce Daleville, IN 44.210*
2012 Tony Hunt Lincoln, CA 45.013
2013 Jo Jo Helberg Rohnert Park, CA 44.686
2014 Bryan Clauson Noblesville, IN 44.484
2015 Bobby Santos III Fishers, IN 44.556
2016 Caleb Armstrong New Castle, IN 44.281
2017 Caleb Armstrong New Castle, IN 45.164
2018 Davey Hamilton Jr. Indianapolis, IN 44.925
2019 Kody Swanson Kingsburg, CA 45.005
2020 Kody Swanson Kingsburg, CA 44.745
2021 Kody Swanson Kingsburg, CA 44.497
2022 Tyler Roahrig Plymouth, IN 43.477*
2023 Kody Swanson Kingsburg, CA 43.614
2024 Emerson Axsom Franklin, IN 44.575
2025 Tyler Roahrig Plymouth, IN 43.865

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