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Indianapolis 500
Event

Subtopics:  1911

An annual open-wheel race currently sanctioned by the namesake Indy Racing League.  Held on Memorial Day weekend at the end of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.


Past Winners

DateWinner
1911Ray Harroun
1912Joe Dawson
1913Jules Goux
1914Rene Thomas
1915Ralph DePalma
1916Dario Resta
1919Howdy Wilcox
1920Gaston Chevrolet
1921Tommy Milton
1950Johnnie Parsons
1951Lee Wallard
1952Troy Ruttman
2005Dan Wheldon
2006Sam Hornish, Jr.


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1912

Results

May 30, 1912
Time of race:  6:21:06
Average speed:  78.719 mph
Margin of victory:  10:23
Pole:  Gil Anderson (determined by order of entry)
Lead changes:  2 among 3 drivers
Lap leaders:  Tetzlaff (1-2), DePalma (3-198), Dawson (199-200)
Pace Car/Driver:  Stutz/Carl G. Fisher
FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
17Joe Dawson*National8National20078.719$20,000
23Teddy Tetzlaff*Fiat3Fiat20076.632$10,000
317Hughie HughesMercer21Mercer20076.307$5,000
422Charlie Merz*Stutz/Wisconsin28Stutz20076.014$3,000
515Bill Endicott*Schacht/Wisconsin18Schacht20073.807$2,500
62Len Zengel* (R)Stutz/Wisconsin2Stutz20073.088$2,000
711Johnny Jenkins (R)White14White20072.704$1,500
818Joe Horan* (R)Lozier22Lozier20071.491$1,400
98Howdy Wilcox*National9National20069.525$1,300
1016Ralph MulfordKnox19Knox20056.285$1,200
114Ralph DePalmaMercedes4Mercedes198Out (Piston)
1212Bob BurmanCutting15Cutting156Out (Accident)
1310Bert Dingley (R)Simplex12Simplex116Out (Rod)
1421Joe Matson (R)Lozier25Lozier107Out (Crankshaft)
156Spencer WishartMercedes7Mercedes82Out (Water line)
16PoleGil AndersonStutz/Wisconsin1Stutz79Out (Accident)
1714Buddy Liesaw* (R)Marquette/Buick17Marquette-Buick72Out (Carburetor fire)
1824Louis Disbrow*Case5Case67Out (Differential pin)
1919Mel MarquetteMcFarlan23McFarlan63Out (Accident)
205Eddie Hearne*Case6Case54Out (Crankshaft)
2113Eddie Rickenbacker (R)Firestone Columbus16Firestone-Columbus44Out (Bearing)
2223David Bruce-BrownNational29National24Out (Valves)
239Harry KnightLexington10Lexington7Out (Engine)
2420Len Ormsby (R)Opel24Opel5Out (Rod)

Winning car owner:  National Motor Vehicle Co.
Winning chief mechanic:  Harry Martin (riding mechanic)
Winning tire:  Michelin
Total purse:  $47,900
Notes:  Joe Dawson was relieved by Don Herr for laps 108-144
* = Had relief driver

Race Summary

The following is text from Wikipedia as last modified on March 29, 2008, at 20:30.

The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912.

In the aftermath of victory by Ray Harroun in the single-seat Marmon "Wasp" in the first 500-Mile Race the year before, new rules make the presence of riding mechanics mandatory; maximum engine size remains 600 cubic inches (9.83 liters) displacement. At $50,000, the race purse is nearly double that of 1911.

Out of 29 original entries, 24 qualify for the race by sustaining a speed faster than a minimum of 75 mph (120.7 km/h) for a full lap, an increase from the quarter-mile qualifying distance of the inaugural year. David L. Bruce-Brown runs fastest at 88.45 mph (142.35 km/h), but starting positions are again determined by entry date. Lining up five cars to the first four rows and four to a fifth, a change from the previous year's starting method is movement of the pace car, a Stutz, from the inside of the first row to out in front of the field.

Upon wave of the then-red starting flag, Teddy Tetzlaff takes the lead in a Fiat from the third starting position in the center of the first row, and leads for the first two laps before being overtaken by the grey # 4 Mercedes of Italian-born Ralph DePalma.

DePalma's domination of most of the event is total, as he builds an eventual five-and-a-half lap, eleven minute advantage over second, and leads uncontested for the next 194 laps...before suffering one of the most confounding mechanical failures in motorsport history at the beginning of lap 197, as his Mercedes begins misfiring, and slowing on the mainstretch at the conclusion of the lap. Nursed on the 198th lap by DePalma at reduced speed, the car finally loses all power at the end of the backstretch on lap 199, as a broken connecting rod rips a hole in the crankcase.

With the car's momentum carrying it around to the fourth turn, DePalma and riding mechanic Rupert Jeffkins then enter themselves into motor racing lore, as well as inspire the cheers of the more than 80,000 in attendance, as they climb from the vehicle and begin pushing it down the five-eighths of a mile mainstretch toward the start-finish line.

Indianapolis driver Joe Dawson, running in the second position for most of the race in his blue and white National Motor Vehicle Company entry, finally passes DePalma midway down the mainstretch to assume the lead for the concluding two laps, the fewest led to date in either a single race or an entire career by a race winner, following DePalma's 196 laps in the lead being the most ever in a race by a non-winner. Finishing more than ten minutes ahead of newly-second place Tetzlaff, Dawson completes another two laps for good measure upon fear of a scoring miscue. Sometime thereafter, DePalma and Jeffkins finally bring their car across the line, but in twofold futile endeavour: Speedway rules, requiring that all entries move under their own power, mark DePalma's final number of circuits at 198, and the push across the line, even if to be counted, bringing them only to the beginning of the final lap.

Dawson's run in the American-manufactured, four-cylinder National, with a winning time of 6:21:06 and averaging 78.719 mph (126.686 km/h), is twenty-one minutes two seconds faster than the previous 1911 record; he garners $20,000 and additional contingency awards.

Throughout the remainder of the field, only the top ten finishers earn prize money, rules stipulating all entries complete the 500 miles to collect. Ralph Mulford, involved in the controversial finish the year before, and being forced to stop numerous times due to clutch problems in his Knox, finds irritation with the requirement and proceeds to drive on, long after all others are presented the chequered flag...and even after Speedway president Carl Fisher and starter Fred Wagner leave the grounds (the latter after getting into an argument over whether to flag Mulford off before he had completed the distance, Wagner in favor and Fisher against).

Through numerous accounts of the run, including his reportedly changing shock absorbers for a gentler ride, as well as stopping for a dinner-on-the-go of fried chicken and ice-cream with his riding mechanic, Mulford's finish finally arrives, amid deserted grandstands and a setting sun over the mainstraightaway, 8:53:00 after the start, and with an average speed of 56.285 mph (90.582 km/h), which remains a record: the slowest finishing speed to date in 500 history.

Notes

Race field average engine displacement:

  • 491.46 in³ / 8.05 L Race field average qualifying speed:
  • 81.762 mph / 131.583 km/h Finishing entries average time and finishing speed:
  • 6:57:25 (-8:02 from previous year and previous record)
  • 72.457 mph / 116.609 km/h (+1.717 mph / +2.763 km/h, from previous year and previous record)

    References

    Indianapolis 500 Chronicle, 1999, Rick Pope
    2006 Indianapolis 500 Official Program

    Copyright (c) 2008 Wikipedia.
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  • 1913

    Results

    May 30, 1913
    Time of race:  6:35:05
    Average speed:  75.933 mph
    Margin of victory:  13:08.40
    Pole:  Caleb Bragg (determined by drawn order)
    Lead changes:  8 among 5 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Bragg (1), Evans (2-3), Goux (4-14), Burman (15-55), Goux (56-95), Anderson (96-102), Goux (103-124), Anderson (125-135), Goux (136-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Stoddard-Dayton/Carl G. Fisher
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    17Jules Goux (R)Peugeot16Peugeot20075.933$21,165
    219Spencer Wishart*Mercer22Mercer20073.489$10,165
    316Charlie Merz*Stutz/Wisconsin2Stutz20073.382$5,165
    42Albert Guyot (R)Sunbeam9Sunbeam20070.925$3,500
    513Theodore Pilette (R)Mercedes/Knight23Mercedes-Knight20068.148$3,000
    620Howdy Wilcox*Pope-Hartford12Gray Fox20067.653$2,200
    722Ralph MulfordMercedes29Mercedes20066.951$1,800
    823Louis Disbrow*Case31Case20066.793$1,600
    915Charlie Haupt* (R)Duesenberg35Mason20063.481$1,500
    1027George Clark* (R)Tulsa/Wisconsin25Tulsa20062.994$1,400
    1121Bob Burman*Keeton/Wisconsin4KeetonRunning
    1214Gil Anderson*Stutz/Wisconsin3Stutz187Out (Camshaft)
    134Bob Evans (R)Duesenberg5Mason158Out (Clutch)
    143Billy Liesaw*Buick17Anel148Out (Rods)
    15PoleCaleb Bragg*Mercer19Mercer128Out (Pump shaft)
    1611Billy Knipper*Knipper/Duesenberg10Henderson125Out (Clutch)
    178Teddy TetzlaffIsotta27Isotta-Fraschini118Out (Broken chain)
    1824Joe Nikrent* (R)Case32Case67Out (Bearings)
    1925Jack TowerDuesenberg6Mason51Out (Accident)
    2018Vincenzo Trucco (R)Isotta28Isotta-Fraschini39Out (Loose tank)
    2110Harry Endicott*NybergPoleNyberg23Out (Driveshaft)
    2226Paolo Zuccarelli (R)Peugeot15Peugeot18Out (Bearing)
    2312Ralph DePalmaMercer21Mercer15Out (Bearings)
    246Harry GrantIsotta26Isotta-Fraschini14Out (Broken tank)
    2517Johnny JenkinsSchacht18Schacht13Out (Crankshaft)
    265Dno Herr (R)Stutz/Wisconsin8Stutz7Out (Clutch shaft)
    279Bill EndicottCase33Case1Out (Driveshaft)

    Winning car owner:  Peugot
    Winning chief mechanic:  Emile Begin (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $51,495
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1914 Results

    May 30, 1914
    Time of race:  6:03:45
    Average speed:  82.474 mph
    Margin of victory:  6:39
    Pole:  Jean Chassagne (determined by drawn order)
    Lead changes:  10 among 7 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Wilcox (1), Christaens (2-4), Goux (5), Christaens (6), Bragg (7), Christaens (8-12), Thomas (13-29), Duray (30-66), Guyot (67-75), Duray (76-115), Thomas (116-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Stoddard-Dayton/Carl G. Fisher
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    115Rene Thomas (R)Delage16Delage20082.474$39,750
    210Arthur Duray (R)Peugeot14Peugeot20080.994$10,450
    311Albert GuyotDelage10Delage20080.210$5,425
    419Jules GouxPeugeot6Peugeot20079.491$3,500
    530Barney Oldfield* (R)Stutz3Stutz20078.156$3,000
    67Josef Christaens (R)Excelsior9Excelsior20077.439$2,200
    726Harry GrantSunbeam27Sunbeam20075.687$1,800
    827Charlie Keene* (R)Keane/Wiscnosin5Beaver Bullet20074.822$1,600
    95Billy Carlson* (R)Maxwell25Maxwell20070.972$1,500
    1023Eddie RickenbackerDuesenberg42Duesenberg20070.827$1,400
    116Ralph MulfordMercedes/Peugeot23Mercedes20069.550
    1228Willie HauptDuesenberg43Duesenberg20066.660
    1312Billy Knipper*Keeton/Wisconsin31Keeton20065.790
    1429Georges Boillot (R)Peugeot7Peugeot148Out (Frame)
    1518Ernst Friedrich (R)Bugatti34Bugatti134Out (Pinion)
    1624Louis DisbrowBurman/Wisconsin1Burman128Out (Rod)
    1725Spencer WishartMercer19Mercer122Out (Camshaft)
    1814Earl Cooper* (R)Stutz2Stutz118Out (Wheel)
    199Caleb Bragg*Mercer21Mercer117Out (Camshaft)
    208Art Klein (R)King/Wisconsin15King87Out (Valve)
    214Billy Chandler (R)Mulford/Duesenberg38Braender Bulldog69Out (Rod)
    223Howdy Wilcox*Fox/Pope-Hartford4Gray Fox67Out (Valve)
    2313George Mason* (R)Duesenberg13Mason66Out (Piston)
    2422Bob BurmanBurman/Wisconsin17Burman47Out (Rod)
    2517Joe DawsonMarmon26Marmon44Out (Accident)
    2616Gil AndersonStutz24Stutz42Out (Loose bolts)
    2720Ray Gilhooly (R)Isotta49Isotta-Fraschini41Out (Accident)
    282Teddy TetzlaffMaxwell8Maxwell38Out (Rocker arm)
    29PoleJean Chassagne (R)Sunbeam12Sunbeam20Out (Accident)
    3021S.F. Brock (R)Mercer/Wisconsin48Ray5Out (Camshaft)

    Winning car owner:  L. Delage Co.
    Winning chief mechanic:  Robert Laly (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Palmer Cord
    Total purse:  $70,625
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1915 Results

    May 31, 1915 (postponed from May 29 due to rain)
    Time of race:  5:33:55.51
    Average speed:  89.840 mph
    Margin of victory:  3:29.43
    Pole:  Howdy Wilcox (1:31, 98.900 mph)
    Lead changes:  6 among 4 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Resta (1), Wilcox (2-6), Anderson (7-32), Resta (33-61), DePalma (62-127), Resta (128-134), DePalma (135-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Packard "6"/Carl G. Fisher
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    12Ralph DePalmaMercedes2Mercedes20089.840$22,600
    23Dario RestaPeugeot3Peugeot20088.911$10,900
    35Gil Anderson*Stutz5Stutz20087.602$5,600
    44Earl Cooper*Stutz4Stutz20086.624$3,700
    511Eddie O'Donnell (R)Duesenberg15Duesenberg20081.473$3,000
    67Bob BurmanPeugeot8Peugeot20080.359$2,200
    7PoleHowdy WilcoxStutz1Stutz20080.143$1,800
    89Tom Alley (R)Duesenberg10Duesenberg20079.972$1,600
    916Billy Carlson*Maxwell19Maxwell20078.962$1,500
    1014Noel Van Raalte (R)Sunbeam7Sunbeam20075.874$1,400
    1124Willie HauptEmden28Emden20070.750
    1210Harry Grant*Sunbeam14Sunbeam184Out (Oil pan)
    1317Tom Orr* (R)Maxwell21Maxwell168Out (Bearing)
    146Jean Porporato (R)Sunbeam6Sunbeam164Out (Piston)
    1515Joe Cooper (R)Duesenberg18Sebring154Out (Accident)
    1618Ralph Mulford*Duesenberg22Duesenberg124Out (Rod)
    1712George Babcock (R)Peugeot12Peugeot117Out (Cylinder)
    188Art Klein*Duesenberg9Kleinart111Out (Disqualified)
    1919Eddie RickenbackerMaxwell23Maxwell103Out (Rod)
    2023Louis Chevrolet (R)Cornelian/Sterling27Cornelian76Out (Valve)
    2113John DePalma (R)Delage17Delage41Out (Loose flywheel)
    2220Johnny Mais (R)Mais/Mercer24Mais23Out (Left track)
    2322George Hill (R)Bugatti26Bugatti20Out (Pump gear)
    2421C.C. Cox (R)Cino/Mercer25Cino-Purcell12Out (Timing gears)

    Winning car owner:  E.C. Patterson
    Winning chief mechanic:  Louis Fontiane (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Goodrich
    Total purse:  $54,300
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1916 Results

    Race distance 300 miles
    May 30, 1916
    Time of race:  3:34:17
    Average speed:  84.001 mph
    Margin of victory:  1:57.57
    Pole:  Johnny Aitken (1:33.08, 96.690 mph)
    Lead changes:  2 among 3 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Rickenbacker (1-9), Aitken (10-17), Resta (18-120)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Premier "6"/Frank E. Smith
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    14Dario RestaPeugeot17Peugeot12084.001$12,000
    210Wilbur D'Alene (R)Duesenberg1Duesenberg12083.237$6,000
    320Ralph MulfordPeugeot10Peugeot12082.594$3,000
    414Josef ChristaensSunbeam14Sunbeam12079.435$2,000
    55Barney OldfieldDelage15Delage12079.185$1,700
    69Pete Henderson* (R)Maxwell4Maxwell12078.284$1,400
    76Howdy Wilcox*Premier29Premier12076.754$1,200
    817Art Johnson (R)Crawford/Duesenberg26Crawford12074.411$1,000
    915Billy Chandler*Crawford/Duesenberg24Crawford12074.161$900
    1013Ora Haibe (R)Ostewig/Wisconsin9Ostewig12074.043$800
    1119Tom AlleyDuesenberg12Ogren12073.550
    1221Louis Chevrolet*Frontenac8Frontenac82Out (Rod)
    133Gil AndersonPremier28Premier75Out (Oil line)
    1418Dave Lewis (R)Crawford/Duesenberg25Crawford71Out (Fuel tank)
    15PoleJohnny AitkenPeugeot18Peugeot69Out (Valve)
    1612Jules DeVigne* (R)Delage21Delage61Out (Accident)
    177Tom Rooney (R)Premier27Premier48Out (Accident)
    1811Arthur ChevroletFrontenac7Frontenac35Out (Magneto)
    198Charlie MerzPeugeot19Peugeot25Out (Lubrication)
    202Eddie RickenbackerMaxwell5Maxwell9Out (Steering)
    2116Aldo Franchi (R)Peugeot/Sunbeam23Peusun9Out (Engine)

    Winning car owner:  Peugeot Auto Racing Co.
    Winning chief mechanic:  Robert Dahnke (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Goodrich
    Total purse:  $30,000
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1919 Results

    May 31, 1919
    Time of race:  5:40:42.87
    Average speed:  88.050 mph
    Margin of victory:  3:46.00
    Pole:  Rene Thomas (1:25.780, 104.780 mph)
    Lead changes:  3 among 3 drivers
    Lap leaders:  DePalma (1-65), L. Chevrolet (66-74), DePalma (75-102), Wilcox (103-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Packard V-12/Col. J.G. Vincent
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    12Howdy WilcoxPeugeot3Peugeot20088.050$20,000
    28Eddie HearneStutz14Durant20087.087$10,000
    322Jules GouxPeugeot/Premier6Peugeot20085.935$5,000
    43Albert GuyotBallot32Ballot20084.443$3,500
    528Tom AlleyBender26Bender20082.177$3,000
    64Ralph DePalmaPackard4Packard20081.042$2,200
    712Louis Chevrolet*Frontenac7Frontenac20081.041$1,800
    810Ira Vail (R)Hudson27Hudson20080.494$1,600
    927Denny Hickey (R)Hoskins/Hudson21Stickle20080.224$1,500
    1016Gaston Chevrolet*Frontenac41Frontenac20079.499$1,400
    11PoleRene ThomasBallot31Ballot20078.750
    129Earl Cooper*Stutz8Stutz20078.600
    1329Elmer Shannon* (R)Shannon/Duesenberg23Shannon20076.950
    1426Ora HaibeHudson17Hudson20065.740
    1532Andre Boillot (R)Peugeot37Baby Peugeot195Out (Accident)
    1621Ray Howard (R)Peugeot48Peugeot130Out (Lubrication)
    1723Wilbur D'AleneDuesenberg22Duesenberg120Out (Axle)
    1825Louis LeCocq (R)Duesenberg15Roamer96Out (Accident)
    197Art KleinPeugeot29Peugeot70Out (Oil line)
    2011Charles Kirkpatrick (R)Mercedes copy19Detroit69Out (Rod)
    216Paul Bablot* (R)Ballot33Ballot63Out (Accident)
    225Eddie O'DonnellDuesenberg10Duesenberg60Out (Piston)
    2324Kurt Hitke (R)Duesenberg12Roamer56Out (Bearing)
    2420Cliff Durant (R)Stutz1Chevrolet54Out (Steering)
    2531Tommy MiltonDuesenberg9Duesenberg50Out (Rod)
    2613Louis Wagner (R)Ballot34Ballot44Out (Wheel)
    2718Arthur Thurman (R)Duesenberg18Thurman44Out (Accident)
    2830Omar Toft (R)Miller43Toft/Darco44Out (Rod)
    2915Ralph MulfordFrontenac2Frontenac37Out (Driveshaft)
    3033J.J. McCoy (R)McCoy/(unknown)36McCoy36Out (Oil line)
    3114Joe Boyer (R)Frontenac39Frontenac30Out (Wheel)
    3217W.W. Brown (R)Brown/Hudson-Brett5Richards14Out (Rod)
    3319Roscoe Sarles (R)Miller28Oldfield8Out (Rocker arm)

    Winning car owner:  Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Winning chief mechanic:  Maurice Becker (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Goodyear
    Total purse:  $50,000
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1920 Results

    May 31, 1920
    Time of race:  5:38:32.00
    Average speed:  88.618 mph
    Margin of victory:  6:16.60
    Pole:  Ralph DePalma (6:03.08 99.150 mph)
    Lead changes:  10 among 6 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Boyer (1-11), Klein (12), Chassange (13), Boyer (14-37), DePalma (38-42), Boyer (43-62), Thomas (63-69), Boyer (70-107), Thomas (108-112), DePalma (113-186), Chevrolet (187-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Marmon "6" (Model 34)/Barney Oldfield
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    16Gaston ChevroletFrontenac4Monroe20088.618$21,800
    218Rene ThomasBallot25Ballot20086.992$10,700
    311Tommy MiltonDuesenberg10Duesenberg20086.946$5,000
    415Jimmy MurphyDuesenberg12Duesenberg20085.101$3,500
    5PoleRalph DePalmaBallot2Ballot20082.120$11,300
    69Eddie HearneDuesenberg31Duesenberg20081.002$2,200
    74Jean ChassagneBallot26Ballot20079.941$1,900
    819Joe Thomas* (R)Frontenac28Monroe20078.597$1,600
    923Ralph MulfordMulford/Duesenberg33Mulford20068.613$1,500
    1017Pete Henderson*Duesenberg15Revere20067.583$1,400
    1114John Boling* (R)Brett32Richards199Running
    122Joe Boyer*Frontenac6Frontenac192Out (Accident)$9,500
    1310Ray Howard*Peugeot9Peugeot150Out (Camshaft)
    1412Eddie O'DonnellDuesenberg29Duesenberg149Out (Oil line)
    1521Jules GouxPeugeot16Peugeot148Out (Engine)
    1613Willie Haupt*Duesenberg34Meteor146Running
    178Bennett Hill* (R)Frontenac7Frontenac115Out (Accident)
    183Louis Chevrolet*Frontenac3Monroe94Out (Steering)
    1920Howdy WilcoxPeugeot18Peugeot65Out (Mechanical)
    207Roscoe SarlesFrontenac5Monroe58Out (Accident)
    215Art KleinFrontenac8Frontenac40Out (Accident)$100
    2222Jean PorporatoGregoire19Gregoire23Out (Ruled off)
    2316Andre BoillotPeugeot17Peugeot16Out (Engine)

    Winning car owner:  William Small Co.
    Winning chief mechanic:  Johnny Bresnahan (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $70,500
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1921 Results

    May 30, 1921
    Time of race:  5:34:44.65
    Average speed:  89.621 mph
    Margin of victory:  3:49.38
    Pole:  Ralph DePalma (5:57.34, 100.750 mph)
    Lead changes:  5 among 4 drivers
    Lap leaders:  DePalma (1), Boyer (2), DePalma (3-5), Sarles (6), DePalma (7-110), Milton (111-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  H.C.S. "6"/Harry C. Stutz
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    120Tommy MiltonFrontenac2Frontenac20089.621$26,200
    22Roscoe SarlesDuesenberg6Duesenberg Straight 820088.608$10,100
    38Percy Ford* (R)Frontenac23Chicago Frontenac20085.025$5,000
    49Eddie Miller* (R)Duesenberg5Duesenberg Straight 820084.646$3,500
    513Ora HaibeSunbeam16Sunbeam20084.277$3,000
    614Albert Guyot*Duesenberg9Duesenberg Straight 820083.035$2,000
    710Ira VailLeach/Miller3Leach20080.152$1,800
    815Bennett Hill*Duesenberg21Duesenberg Straight 820079.132$1,600
    921Ralph MulfordFrontenac8Frontenac177Running$1,500
    1017Rene ThomasSunbeam15Sunbeam144Out (Water hose)
    1118Tom AlleyFrontenac27Frontenac133Out (Rod)
    12PoleRalph DePalmaBallot4Ballot112Out (Rod)$10,600
    134Eddie HearneDuesenberg1Revere111Out (Oil line)
    1419Jimmy Murphy*Duesenberg24Duesenberg Straight 8107Out (Accident)
    1516Riley Brett* (R)Brett17Junior91Out (Accident)
    1623C.W. Van Ranst (R)Frontenac28Frontenac87Out (Water hose)
    173Joe BoyerDuesenberg7Duesenberg Straight 874Out (Rear axle)
    186Jean ChassagnePeugeot19Peugeot65Out (Lost hood)
    195Jules Ellingboe (R)Frontenac22Frontenac49Out (Steering)
    2011Andre BoillotSunbeam14Talbot-Darracq41Out (Bearing)
    217Louis Fontaine (R)Brett18Junior33Out (Accident)
    2222Joe ThomasDuesenberg25Duesenberg Straight 824Out (Accident)
    2312Howdy WilcoxPeugeot10Peugeot22Out (Rod)$

    Winning car owner:  Louis Chevrolet
    Winning chief mechanic:  Henry Franck (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $65,300
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1922 Results

    May 30, 1922
    Time of race:  5:17:30.79
    Average speed:  94.484 mph
    Margin of victory:  3:13.60
    Pole:  Jimmy Murphy (5:58.24, 100.500 mph)
    Lead changes:  5 among 4 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Murphy (1-74), Duray (75-76), Hartz (77-83), DePaolo (84-86), Hartz (87-121), Murphy (122-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  National Sextet/Barney Oldfield
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    1PoleJimmy MurphyDuesenberg/Miller35Murphy20094.484$28,075
    22Harry Hartz (R)Duesenberg12Duesenberg Straight 820093.534$10,000
    323Eddie HearneBallot15Ballot20093.042$5,000
    43Ralph DePalmaDuesenberg17Duesenberg Straight 820090.613$3,500
    514Ora Haibe*Duesenberg31Duesenberg Straight 820090.573$3,000
    67Jerry Wonderlich* (R)Duesenberg24Duesenberg Straight 820088.789$2,200
    713I.P. Fetterman* (R)Duesenberg21Duesenberg Straight 820087.996$1,800
    89Ira Vail*Duesenberg1Disteel Duesenberg20086.128$1,600
    912Tom AlleyFrontenac26Monroe20084.295$1,500
    1017Joe ThomasDuesenberg10Duesenberg Straight 820082.553$1,400
    1116E.G. Baker (R)Frontenac3Frontenac20079.250
    1211Cliff Durant*Miller34Durant20077.750
    1319Douglas Hawkes (R)Bentley22Bentley20074.950
    1427Jack Curtner* (R)Ford T/Fronty-Ford18Fronty-Ford165Running
    1518Wilbur D'AleneFrontenac25Monroe160Running
    168Frank Elliott* (R)Miller9Leach195Out (Rear axle)
    1715L.L. Corum (R)Frontenac27Monroe169Out (Mechanical)
    1821C. Glenn Howard (R)Ford T/Fronty-Ford19Fronty-Ford163Out (Mechanical)
    195Ralph MulfordFrontenac5Frontenac161Out (Rod)
    2010Pete DePaoloFrontenac7Frontenac110Out (Accident)
    2125Art KleinFrontenac6Frontenac105Out (Rod)
    224Leon Duray (R)Frontenac4Frontenac94Out (Axle)
    236Roscoe SarlesFrontenac2Frontenac88Out (Rod)
    2424Tommy MiltonMilton/Miller8Leach44Out (Fuel tank)
    2522Jules GouxBallot14Ballot25Out (Axle)
    2620Jules EllingboeDuesenberg23Duesenberg Straight 825Out (Accident)
    2726Howdy WilcoxPeugeot16Peugeot7Out (Valve spring)

    Winning car owner:  Jimmy Murphy
    Winning chief mechanic:  Ernie Olson (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $58,075
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1923 Results

    May 30, 1923
    Time of race:  5:29:50.17
    Average speed:  90.954 mph
    Margin of victory:  3:15.73
    Pole:  Tommy Milton (5:32.81, 108.170 mph)
    Lead changes:  28 among 6 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Murphy (1-2), Milton (3), Murphy (4), Milton (5), Murphy (6), Milton (7-15), Murphy (16-20), Milton (21-25), Wilcox (26), Milton (27), Wilcox (28), Murphy (29), Milton (30-37), Murphy (38), Wilcox (39-40), Milton (41-43), Wilcox (44-48), Milton (49-52), Wilcox (53), Milton (54-62), Durant (63), Milton (64), Durant (65-66), Milton (67-73), Durant (74), Milton (75-103), Hartz (104-109), Wilcox (for Milton) (110-150), Milton (151-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Duesenberg/Fred S. Duesenberg
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    1PoleTommy Milton*Miller1H.C.S.20090.954$28,700
    22Harry HartzMiller7Durant20090.063$10,100
    39Jimmy MurphyMiller5Durant20088.078$7,000
    414Eddie Hearne*Miller6Durant20086.646$3,500
    57L.L. CorumFord T/Fronty Ford23Barber-Warnock Ford20082.851$3,000
    616Frank Elliott*Miller31Durant20082.219$2,200
    710Cliff Durant*Miller8Durant20082.170$2,200
    820Max Sailer* (R)Mercedes15Mercedes20080.683$1,600
    922Prince de Cystria (R)Bugatti19Bugatti20077.637$1,500
    1024Wade Morton* (R)Duesenberg34Duesenberg20074.984$1,400
    1115Christian Werner* (R)Mercedes16Mercedes20074.650
    126Pierre de Viscaya (R)Bugatti18Bugatti166Out (Rod)
    1321Leon Duray*Miller28Durant136Out (Rod)
    143Dario Resta*Packard3Packard87Out (Differential)
    1511Ralph DePalmaPackard2Packard69Out (Head gasket)
    1619Harlan Fengler* (R)Miller26Durant69Out (Fuel tank)
    178Howdy WilcoxMiller25H.C.S.60Out (Clutch)$2,000
    1813Joe BoyerPackard4Packard59Out (Differential)
    1918Bennett Hill*Miller35Miller41Out (Crankshaft)
    205Count Louis ZborowskiBugatti27Bugatti41Out (Rod)
    2112Earl Cooper*Miller29Durant21Out (Accident)
    2223Raoul RigantiBugatti22Bugatti19Out (Fuel line)
    2317Christian LautenschlagerMercedes14Mercedes14Out (Accident)
    244Martin de AlzagaBugatti21Bugatti6Out (Rod)

    Winning car owner:  H.C.S. Motor Co.
    Winning chief mechanic:  George Stiehl
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $63,200
    Notes:  Tommy Milton relieved by Howdy Wilcox for laps 103-151.
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1924 Results

    May 30, 1924
    Time of race:  5:05:23.51
    Average speed:  98.234 mph
    Margin of victory:  1:23.57
    Pole:  Jimmy Murphy (5:33.22, 108.037 mph)
    Lead changes:  7 among 4 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Boyer (1), Murphy (2-41), Cooper (42), Murphy (43), Cooper (44-105), Murphy (106-120), Cooper (121-176), Boyer (for Corum) (177-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Cole V-8/Lew Pettijohn
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    121L.L. Corum (R)/Joe BoyerDuesenberg15Duesenberg20098.234$20,000
    26Earl CooperMiller8Studebaker20097.788$13,700
    3PoleJimmy MurphyMiller2Miller20097.269$7,800
    42Harry HartzMiller4Durant20096.544$3,500
    55Bennett HillMiller3Miller20096.463$3,000
    613Pete DePaoloDuesenberg12Duesenberg20094.297$2,200
    716Fred Corner* (R)Miller14Durant20093.424$1,800
    815Ira Vail*Miller6Vail20092.450$1,600
    99Antoine Mourre (R)Miller32Mourre20091.764$1,500
    1018Bob McDonogh (R)Miller19Miller20090.513$1,400
    117Jules EllingboeMiller18Miller20090.570$1,049
    1211Jerry Wonderlich*Miller7Durant20085.480$1,049
    138Cliff Durant*Miller16Durant198Out (Out of fuel)$1,038
    1419Bill Hunt (R)Ford T/Fronty-Ford26Barber-Warnock Ford190Running$996
    1517Ora Haibe*Mercedes31Schmidt181Running$949
    1620A.E. Moss (R)Ford T/Fronty-Ford28Barber-Warnock Ford176Running$923
    1722Fred Harder (R)Ford T/Fronty-Ford27Barber-Warnock Ford175Running$917
    184Joe Boyer*Duesenberg9Duesenberg176Out (Accident)$973
    1914Eddie Hearne*Miller1Durant150Out (Fuel tank)$787
    2012Frank ElliottMiller21Miller150Out (Fuel tank)$787
    213Tommy MiltonMiller5Miller110Out (Fuel tank)$577
    2210Ernie Ansterburg (R)Duesenberg10Duesenberg1Out (Accident)$5

    Winning car owner:  Duesenberg
    Winning chief mechanic:  John Starost
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $66,550
    Notes:  Joe Boyer replaced L.L. Corum) on lap 111.
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1925 Results

    May 30, 1925
    Time of race:  4:56:39.46
    Average speed:  101.127 mph
    Margin of victory:  53.69
    Pole:  Leon Duray (5:18.03, 113.196 mph)
    Lead changes:  9 among 6 drivers
    Lap leaders:  DePaolo (1-54), Shafer (55-67), DePaolo (68-85), Hartz (86-88), DePaolo (89-104), Lewis (105-107), Hepburn (108-122), Cooper (123-126), Lewis (127-173), DePaolo (174-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Rickenbacker "8"/Eddie Rickenbacker
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    12Pete DePaolo*Duesenberg12Duesenberg200101.127$36,150
    25Dave Lewis*Miller1Junior '8' Front Drive200100.823$15,000
    322Phil Shafer* (R)Duesenberg9Duesenberg200100.185$8,750
    43Harry HartzMiller6Miller20098.892$4,300
    511Tommy MiltonMiller4Miller20097.267$3,500
    6PoleLeon Duray*Miller28Miller20096.910$2,200
    718Ralph DePalma*Miller8Miller20096.847$1,800
    89Peter Kreis* (R)Duesenberg38Duesenberg20096.324$2,250
    914Doc Shattuc (R)Miller15Miller20095.742$1,500
    108Pietro Bordino* (R)Fiat22Fiat20094.747$1,400
    1112Fred Corner*Miller5Miller20093.670$1,096
    1210Frank Elliott*Miller27Miller20092.230$1,037
    1315Earl DeVore* (R)Miller24Miller198Running$981
    1420Bob McDonogh*Miller14Miller187Out (Truss rod)$929
    1516Wade Morton*Duesenberg23Duesenberg156Out (Accident)$880
    166Ralph Hepburn (R)Miller17Miller143Out (Fuel tank)$2,334
    174Earl CooperMiller2Junior '8'127Out (Accident)$1,191
    1813Bennett Hill*Miller3Miller69Out (Rear spring)$750
    1917Herbert Jones* (R)Miller29Jones & Whitaker68Out (Accident)$729
    2019Ira VailMiller19R.J.61Out (Rod)$692
    2121M.C. Jones* (R)Ford T/Fronty-Ford7Skelly32Out (Transmission)$657
    227Jules EllingboeMiller10Miller24Out (Steering)$625

    Winning car owner:  Duesenberg Bros.
    Winning chief mechanic:  Augie Duesenberg/H.C. Henning
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $88,751
    Notes:  Norman Batten relieved Pete DePaolo for laps 106-127.
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1926 Results

    May 31, 1926
    Time of race:  4:10:14.95
    Average speed:  95.904 mph
    Margin of victory:  2 Laps, 35.54 sec.
    Pole:  Earl Cooper (5:22.19, 111.735 mph)
    Lead changes:  6 among 4 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Shafer (1-15), Lewis (16-21), Shafer (22), Lewis (23-59), Lockhart (60-100), Hartz (101-106), Lockhart (107-160)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Chrysler Imperial 80/Louis Chevrolet
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    120Frank Lockhart (R)Miller15Miller16095.904$35,600
    22Harry HartzMiller3Miller158Running$13,900
    314Cliff Woodbury (R)Miller36Boyle158Running$6,700
    413Fred Corner*Miller8Miller155Running$4,000
    527Pete DePaoloDuesenberg12Duesenberg153Running$3,500
    68Frank Elliott*Miller6Miller152Running$2,200
    716Norm Batten (R)Miller14Miller151Running$1,800
    815Ralph Hepburn*Miller19Miller151Running$1,600
    928John Duff (R)Miller18Elcar147Running$1,500
    105Phil Shafer*Miller4Miller146Running$3,000
    1112Tony Gulotta (R)Miller31Miller142Running$615
    127Bennett Hill*Miller16Miller136Running$607
    1321Thane Houser (R)Miller33Abell102Running$600
    1417Douglas Hawkes*Eldridge/Anzani27Eldridge92Out (Camshaft)$593
    154Dave Lewis*Miller1Miller Front Drive92Out (Valve)$4,886
    16PoleEarl CooperMiller5Miller Front Drive74Out (Transmission)$579
    1711Cliff Durant*Fengler/Locomobile9Locomobile Junior 861Out (Fuel leak)$572
    1818Ben Jones (R)Duesenberg29Duesenberg (Two-Cycle)54Out (Accident)$565
    1923E.A.D. Eldridge* (R)Eldridge/Anzani26Eldridge46Out (Steering)$558
    2024L.L. CorumSchmidt/Argyle23Schmidt45Out (Cracked block)$551
    2122Steve Nemesh (R)Schmidt/Argyle24Schmidt42Out (Transmission)$544
    226Jules EllingboeMiller7Miller39Out (Supercharger)$538
    233Leon DurayFengler/Locomobile10Locomobile Junior 833Out (Fuel leak)$531
    2426Fred Lecklider (R)Miller17Nickel Plate25Out (Piston)$525
    2525Jack McCarver (R)Ford T/Fronty-Ford28Hamlin Front Drive24Out (Rod)$519
    269Bon McDougall (R)Miller34Miller19Out (Water leak)$512
    2710Doc ShattucMiller22Miller16Out (Valve)$506
    2819Albert GuyotSchmidt/Argyle39Guyot9Out (Piston)$500

    Winning car owner:  Peter Kreis
    Winning chief mechanic:  Jimmy Lee
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $88,101
    Notes:  Rain delay at lap 71, race stopped due to rain at lap 160.
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1927 Results

    May 31, 1927
    Time of race:  5:07:33.08
    Average speed:  97.545 mph
    Margin of victory:  12:02.87
    Pole:  Frank Lockhart (4:59.75, 120.100 mph)
    Lead changes:  4 among 4 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Lockhart (1-81), Baumann (82-90), Lockhart (91-119), DePaolo (for McDonough) (120-149), Souders (150-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  LaSalle V-8/"Big Boy" Rader
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    122George Souders (R)Duesenberg32Duesenberg20097.545$30,650
    215Earl DeVore*Miller10Miller20093.868$12,800
    327Tony Gulotta*Miller27Miller20093.139$6,000
    419Wilbur Shaw*Miller29Jynx20093.110$4,000
    528Dave Evans* (R)Duesenberg21Duesenberg20090.782$3,500
    67Bob McDonogh*Cooper/Miller14Cooper20090.410$5,200
    718Eddie Hearne*Miller16Miller20090.064$1,800
    825Tommy Milton*Detroit/Miller6Detroit20085.081$1,600
    914Cliff Bergere* (R)Miller25Miller20079.929$1,500
    1013Frank Elliott*Miller5Junior 820078.242$1,400
    1133Fred Frame*Miller31Miller199Running$750
    1232Jimmy Hill* (R)Miller42Nickel Plate197Running$600
    1331Benny Shoaff* (R)Duesenberg24Perfect Circle Duesenberg198Out (Drive gears)$550
    1426Wade Morton*Duesenberg41Thompson Valve152Out (Accident)$500
    1520Al Melcher* (R)Miller44Miller144Out (Supercharger)$490
    1623Louis Schneider*Miller43Miller137Out (Timing gears)$480
    1712Peter Kreis*Cooper/Miller9Cooper123Out (Front axle)$470
    18PoleFrank LockhartMiller2Perfect Circle Miller120Out (Rod)$11,460
    196Cliff Woodbury*Miller15Boyle Valve108Out (Supercharger)$450
    2017Dutch Baumann (R)Miller26Miller90Out (Pinion shaft)$1,340
    2129Al Cotey* (R)Miller35Elcar87Out (Universal joint)$430
    2216Doc ShattucMiller17Miller83Out (Valve)$420
    2330Fred Lecklider*Miller23Elgin Piston Pin49Out (Accident)$410
    245Ralph HepburnMiller19Boyle Valve39Out (Fuel leak)$400
    254Harry HartzMiller1Erskine Miller38Out (Crankshaft)$390
    262Pete DePaoloMiller3Perfect Circle Miller31Out (Supercharger)$380
    273Leon DurayMiller12Miller Front Drive26Out (Fuel tank)$370
    289Bennett HillMiller4Cooper26Out (Shackle bolt)$360
    2921Jules EllingboeMiller18Cooper25Out (Accident)$350
    3010Norm BattenFengler/Miller8Miller24Out (Fire)$340
    3124Babe Stapp (R)Duesenberg38Duesenberg24Out (Universal joint)$330
    3211Jack Petticord (R)Miller22Boyle Valve22Out (Supercharger)$320
    338Dave LewisMiller7Miller Front Drive21Out (Front axle)$310

    Winning car owner:  William S. White
    Winning chief mechanic:  Jean Marcenac
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $90,350
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1928 Results

    May 30, 1928
    Time of race:  5:01:33.75
    Average speed:  99.482 mph
    Margin of victory:  43.89
    Pole:  Leon Duray (4:54.14, 122.391 mph)
    Lead changes:  9 among 7 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Duray (1-54), Stapp (55-57), Duray (58-62), Souders (63-78), Gleason (79-82), Stapp (83-96), Gleason (97-135), Snowberger (136-148), Gulotta (149-181), Meyer (182-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Marmon "8" (Model 78)/Joe Dawson
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    113Louis Meyer (R)Miller14Miller20099.482$28,250
    28Lou Moore* (R)Miller28Miller20099.241$13,650
    312George SoudersMiller3State Auto Insurance20098.034$8,400
    410Ray Keech*Miller15Simplex Piston Ring20093.320$4,300
    515Norm Batten*Fengler/Miller22Miller20093.228$3,200
    65Babe Stapp*Miller7Miller20092.638$3,900
    720Billy Arnold*Miller43Boyle Valve20091.111$1,800
    814Fred Frame*Duesenberg27State Auto Insurance20090.079$1,600
    99Fred Corner*Miller25Boyle Valve20088.889$1,500
    104Tony Gulotta*Miller8Stutz Blackhawk20088.888$1,600
    117Louis Schneider*Miller24Armacost Miller20087.964$652
    1223Dave EvansMiller12Boyle Valve20087.401$638
    1328Henry Kohlert* (R)Miller29Elgin Piston Pin180Running$625
    1417Deacon Litz* (R)Miller23Miller161Running$610
    1521Jimmy Gleason* (R)Duesenberg39Duesenberg195Out (Magneto)$6,196
    1618Cliff Durant*Detroit/Miller5Detroit175Out (Supercharger)$583
    1711Johnny Seymour (R)Cooper/Miller33Marmon170Out (Supercharger)$568
    1824Earl DeVore*Miller6Chromolite161Out (Accident)$555
    19PoleLeon Duray*Miller4Miller133Out (Overheated)$6,441
    2016Sam Ross (R)Miller38Aranem132Out (Timing gear)$526
    2127Ira Hall* (R)Duesenberg26Duesenberg115Out (Accident)$512
    2219Peter KreisCooper/Miller32Marmon73Out (Rod bearing)$499
    232Cliff WoodburyMiller10Boyle Valve55Out (Timing gear)$484
    246Ralph HepburnMiller16Miller48Out (Timing gear)$470
    2529Wilbur ShawMiller1Flying Cloud42Out (Timing gear)$456
    2626Benny ShoaffDuesenberg18Duesenberg35Out (Accident)$442
    2725C.W. Belt (R)Green41Green32Out (Valve)$428
    283Cliff BergereMiller21Miller6Out (Transmission)$415
    2922Russ Snowberger (R)Cooper/Miller34Cooper Engineering4Out (Supercharger)$400

    Winning car owner:  Alden Sampson, II
    Winning chief mechanic:  Ted Plaisted
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $89,700
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1929 Results

    May 30, 1929
    Time of race:  5:07:25.42
    Average speed:  97.585 mph
    Margin of victory:  6:23.79
    Pole:  Cliff Woodbury (4:58.51, 120.599 mph)
    Lead changes:  9 among 6 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Duray (1-7), Litz (8-56), Moore (57-60), Meyer (61), Moore (62-79), Meyer (80-94), Frame (95-105), Keech (106-108), Meyer (109-157), Keech (158-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Studebaker President/George Hunt
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    16Ray KeechMiller2Simplex Piston Ring20097.585$31,950
    28Louis MeyerMiller1Miller20095.596$20,400
    323Jimmy Gleason*Duesenberg53Duesenberg20093.699$7,250
    425Carl Marchese (R)Miller43Marchese20093.541$4,350
    521Freddie Winnai* (R)Duesenberg42Duesenberg20088.792$3,600
    628Speed Gardner* (R)Miller48Chromolite20088.390$2,200
    714Louis Chiron (R)Delage6Delage20087.728$1,800
    87Billy Arnold*Miller9Boyle Valve20083.909$1,600
    932Cliff Bergere*Miller25Armacost Miller20080.703$1,500
    1022Fred Frame*Cooper/Miller34Cooper193Running$2,500
    1129Frank Brisko (R)Miller28Burbach180Running$468
    1218Phil Shafer*Miller17Miller150Running$465
    1313Lou Moore*Miller3Majestic Miller198Out (Rod)$2,662
    1426Frank Farmer* (R)Miller36Miller140Out (Supercharger)$459
    1524Wesley Crawford* (R)Fengler/Miller49Miller127Out (Carburetor)$456
    1617Peter KreisDetroit/Miller4Detroit91Out (Engine seized)$453
    1711Tony GulottaMiller23Packard Cable91Out (Supercharger)$450
    1819Bob McDonogh*Miller5Miller Front Drive74Out (Oil tank)$447
    1933Bill Lindau (R)Miller46Pittsburgh Miller70Out (Valve)$444
    2027Herman Schurch* (R)Miller31Armacost Miller70Out (Tank split)$441
    2116Johnny SeymourCooper/Miller38Cooper65Out (Rear axle)$438
    222Leon Duray*Miller21Packard Cable65Out (Carburetor)$1,135
    2330Rick Decker* (R)Miller29Miller61Out (Fue line)$432
    249Deacon LitzMiller26Rusco Durac56Out (Rod)$5,329
    2531Bert Karnatz (R)Miller27Richards Bros.50Out (Fuel leak)$426
    2620Ernie Triplett (R)Duesenberg47Buckeye Duesenberg48Out (Rod)$423
    2710Russ SnowbergerCooper/Miller12Cooper45Out (Supercharger)$420
    284Babe StappDuesenberg/Miller32Spindler Miller40Out (Rear end)$417
    2915Jules Moriceau (R)Amilcar35Thompson Products30Out (Accident)$414
    305Pete DePaoloMiller37Boyle Valve25Out (Steeing)$411
    313Ralph HepburnMiller18Packard Cable14Out (High gear)$407
    3212Bill Spence (R)Duesenberg10Duesenberg9Out (Accident)$403
    33PoleCliff WoodburyMiller8Boyle Valve3Out (Accident)$400

    Winning car owner:  M. A. Yagle
    Winning chief mechanic:  Jean Marcenac
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $94,950
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


    1930 Results

    May 30, 1930
    Time of race:  4:58:39.72
    Average speed:  100.448 mph
    Margin of victory:  7:17.36
    Pole:  Bill Arnold (5:17.83, 113.268 mph)
    Lead changes:  1 among 2 drivers
    Lap leaders:  Meyer (1-2), Arnold (3-200)
    Pace Car/Driver:  Cord L-29/Wade Morton
    FinishStartDriverCar/Engine#Car NameLapsAvg. Speed/StatusEarnings
    1PoleBilly ArnoldSummers/Miller4Miller-Hartz200100.448$50,300
    23Shorty Cantlon* (R)Stevens/Miller16Miller Schofield20098.054$13,950
    34Louis SchneiderStevens/Miller23Bowes Seal Fast20096.752$7,050
    42Louis MeyerStevens/Miller1Sampson20095.253$4,450
    522Bill Cummings*Stevens/Duesenberg6Duesenberg20093.579$3,500
    633Dave EvansStevens/Miller24Jones & Maley20092.571$2,700
    78Phil ShaferColeman/Miller15Coleman Front Drive20090.921$1,800
    87Russ SnowbergerSnowberger/Studebaker22Russell "8"20089.166$1,600
    99Les Allen* (R)Miller25Allen Miller Products20085.749$1,500
    1017L.L. CorumStutz27Jones Stutz20085.340$1,400
    1116Claude Burton (R)Oakland38V8196Running$550
    1230L.P. Cucinotta (R)Maserati42Maserati185Running$510
    1315Chet Miller* (R)Ford T/Fronty-Ford41Fronty Ford160Running$480
    1438Harry Butcher (R)Buick46Butcher Brothers128Running$450
    1523Mel Keneally (R)Whippet/Miller10MAVV114Out (Valve)$420
    1634Zeke Meyer (R)Miller21Miller115Out (Rod)$385
    176Ernie TriplettWhippet/Miller17Guiberson125Out (Piston)$380
    1813J.C. McDonald* (R)Studebaker35Romthe112Out (Fuel leak)$375
    1937Roland Free (R)Chrysler28Slade69Out (Clutch)$370
    2020Tony GulottaWhippet/Miller9MAVV79Out (Valve)$365
    2111Frank FarmerMiller33Betholine Miller69Out (Accident)$360
    2235Bill Denver (R)Duesenberg44Nardi41Out (Rod)$355
    2326Joe Huff* (R)Cooper/Miller34Gauss Front Drive48Out (Valve)$350
    2425Wilbur ShawSmith/Miller3Empire State54Out (Oil leak)$345
    2514Joe Caccia* (R)Duesenberg29Alberti43Out (Accident)$340
    2610Cy Marshall (R)Duesenberg36Duesenberg29Out (Accident)$335
    2719Charles Moran, Jr. (R)DuPont32DuPont22Out (Accident)$330
    2824Jimmy GleasonMiller7Waverly Oil22Out (Timing gear)$325
    2912Lou MooreColeman/Miller14Coleman Front Drive23Out (Accident)$320
    3031Deacon LitzDuesenberg12Duesenberg22Out (Accident)$315
    3132Babe StappDuesenberg8Duesenberg18Out (Accident)$310
    3218Johnny SeymourCooper/Miller39Gauss Front Drive21Out (Accident)$305
    3321Pete DePaolo*Stevens/Duesenberg5Duesenberg19Out (Accident)$300
    3429Marion Trexler (R)Auburn/Lycoming45Trexler19Out (Accident)$295
    3527Speed GardnerMiller19Miller Front Drive14Out (Bearing)$290
    3628Baconin Borzachini (R)Maserati26Maserati7Out (Magneto)$285
    3736Rick DeckerMercedes/Clemons48Hoosier Pete8Out (Oil tank)$280
    385Chet Gardner (R)Duesenberg18Buckeye0Out (Skidded out)$275

    Winning car owner:  Harry Hartz
    Winning chief mechanic:  William "Spider" Matlock (riding mechanic)
    Winning tire: Firestone
    Total purse:  $98,250
    Notes:  Cars not finishing the race awarded positions based on the order in which they left the track (not lap count).
    * = Had relief driver
    (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie


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