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The 1990 is the Chevrolet Beretta and the badge measures 1 3/4" x 1 1/3".

In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Speedway, Tony Hulmans likeness again appears on the badge along with the Dodge and Chrysler logos as the Dodge Viper was the pace car for 1991. The badge measures 7/8" x 1 1/2"

For 1992 the Cadillac Allante was pace car. The '92 badge comes in at 1 1/2" x 1 1/3"

1993 was again the Chevrolet Camaro and the '93 measures 1 2/5" x 1 2/5". The 1993 badge is the ONLY YEAR where the bronze and silver badges differed. The placement of the number is above the logo on the bronze and below on the silver.

The 1994 badge is the Ford Mustang and it measures 1 " x 1 1/2". The pin holders on the back change from the smaller type to a tie-tac type holder.

1995 is once again the Chevrolet Corvete and the '95 comes in at 1 2/5" x 1 2/5".

The 1996 badge is again the Dodge Viper and it measures 1 1/2" x 3/4".

The Oldsmobile Aurora was the pace car for 1997 and the badge comes in at 1 2/5" x 1 1/2". The Speedway changed the BUC's for 1997. Please check out the BUC's page for the full story.

1998 saw the Chevrolet Corvette chosen for the second time in 4 years to pace the field. The '98 comes in at 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".

In 1999, the Speedway ended the eighteen year run of pace car badges and issued a fairly close reproduction of the 1953 badge which was a representation of a helmet from the 1950's era. The badge measures 1 1/8" x 1 1/2".

1953 badge

For 2000, the Speedway commemorated the "new" Pagoda by issueing a badge with its likeness on it. The pin holder buttons are changed for this year only. The badge measures 1 1/8" x 1 1/2". The Speedway changed the BUC's again in 2000. Please check out the BUC's page for the full story.

For the 85th running of the Indianapolis 500, The Speedway honored the first rookie to win the Indy 500, Ray Harroun in 1911. His likeness is on the badge which is virtually identical to the 1970 badge in size and shape. The pin holder buttons are the same as 1999 and before. The badge measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4".

1970 badge

The 2002 badge honors the 50th Anniversary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the first Chief announcer, Sid Collins. The badge measures 1 1/4" x 1 1/4". Back up cards change for 2002 - Please refer to the Back Up Cards page for more information. 2002 marks the first year that a badge was not needed to enter the pits or garages on race day. Instead, it was replaced by a color coded lanyard with plastic card.

The 2003 badge features three time winner Louis Meyer along with his winning car from 1933 and meausers 1" x a 1/16".

The 2004 badge copies the 1969 badge except in place of "Winning" it now says "Lights! Camera! Traction!" and the date is moved to the middle instead of on the right side film reel. The 2004 badge is the same size as the 1969 measuring 1 1/4" x 1 1/4".

The 1969 "Winning" badge

The 2005 badge has the phrase "Accelerate Your Senses" and depicts a generic winner drinking the traditional bottle of milk. The 2005 badge is similar in size to the 1996 badge at 1 1/2" x 3/4".

The 2006 badge celebrates the 90th Running of the '500' and the 70th anniversary of the Borg-Warner trophy. The 2006 badge measures a little under 1 1/2" tall x 1" at the widest point.

The 2007 badge depicts the logo used for this years '500'. The 2007 badge measures 1 1/2" tall x 1 1/8" at the widest point.

While the Speedway did continue to produce a lot of badges during this period, the silver badges from 2000 through 2002 were a little tough to get at first, but once the extras are released by the Speedway they become easier to obtain.

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