High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 74th Indianapolis 500 was held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 27, 1990. Arie Luyendyk took the lead with 32 laps to go, and earned his first-ever victory in championship-level competition. Luyendyk completed the 500 miles at an average speed of 185.981 mph (299.307 km/h), a record that still stands as of 2011.