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.

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Past Winners

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

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Video

Chuck Herrmann on the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car Video ©2008 Bill Crittenden From the February 2008 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature Play Video, 113MB

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Photographs

	1954 Dodge Royal 500 Pace Car Photo ©2007 Bill Crittenden As shown at the April 2007 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo, 1,399KB
	1965 Firestone Advertisement Motor Trend August 1965 View photo, 3,203KB
	1969 Pace Car Chevrolet Camaro Photo by Chris J. Moffett 2005 United States Grand Prix View photo, 1,574KB This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 License.
	1969 Chevrolet Camaro Pace Car Model Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden As shown at the February 2008 Meeting of C.A.R.S. in Miniature View photo, 3,729KB
	1986 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show September 6, 2008 View photo, 3,594KB
	1986 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show September 6, 2008 View photo, 3,303KB
	1986 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show September 6, 2008 View photo, 3,593KB
	1986 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show September 6, 2008 View photo, 3,607KB
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	1986 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Photo ©2009 Bill Crittenden 2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show September 6, 2008 View photo, 3,500KB
	1986 Indianapolis 500 Winner Bobby Rahal 2004 Zippo United States Vintage Grand Prix Photo by Nathan Bittinger Bobby Rahal's #3 March/Cosworth Indy car. Rahal won the 1986 Indianapolis 500 in this Budweiser sponsored automobile. View photo, 323KB This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
	1986 Indianapolis 500 Winner Bobby Rahal 2004 Zippo United States Vintage Grand Prix Photo by Nathan Bittinger Bobby Rahal's #3 March/Cosworth Indy car. Rahal won the 1986 Indianapolis 500 in this Budweiser sponsored automobile. View photo, 369KB This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
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	2008 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Replica Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden Shamrock Plaza Cruise Night June 5, 2008 View photo, 3,689KB
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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	7	Joe Dawson*	National	8	National	200	78.719	$20,000
2	3	Teddy Tetzlaff*	Fiat	3	Fiat	200	76.632	$10,000
3	17	Hughie Hughes	Mercer	21	Mercer	200	76.307	$5,000
4	22	Charlie Merz*	Stutz/Wisconsin	28	Stutz	200	76.014	$3,000
5	15	Bill Endicott*	Schacht/Wisconsin	18	Schacht	200	73.807	$2,500
6	2	Len Zengel* (R)	Stutz/Wisconsin	2	Stutz	200	73.088	$2,000
7	11	Johnny Jenkins (R)	White	14	White	200	72.704	$1,500
8	18	Joe Horan* (R)	Lozier	22	Lozier	200	71.491	$1,400
9	8	Howdy Wilcox*	National	9	National	200	69.525	$1,300
10	16	Ralph Mulford	Knox	19	Knox	200	56.285	$1,200
11	4	Ralph DePalma	Mercedes	4	Mercedes	198	Out (Piston)
12	12	Bob Burman	Cutting	15	Cutting	156	Out (Accident)
13	10	Bert Dingley (R)	Simplex	12	Simplex	116	Out (Rod)
14	21	Joe Matson (R)	Lozier	25	Lozier	107	Out (Crankshaft)
15	6	Spencer Wishart	Mercedes	7	Mercedes	82	Out (Water line)
16	Pole	Gil Anderson	Stutz/Wisconsin	1	Stutz	79	Out (Accident)
17	14	Buddy Liesaw* (R)	Marquette/Buick	17	Marquette-Buick	72	Out (Carburetor fire)
18	24	Louis Disbrow*	Case	5	Case	67	Out (Differential pin)
19	19	Mel Marquette	McFarlan	23	McFarlan	63	Out (Accident)
20	5	Eddie Hearne*	Case	6	Case	54	Out (Crankshaft)
21	13	Eddie Rickenbacker (R)	Firestone Columbus	16	Firestone-Columbus	44	Out (Bearing)
22	23	David Bruce-Brown	National	29	National	24	Out (Valves)
23	9	Harry Knight	Lexington	10	Lexington	7	Out (Engine)
24	20	Len Ormsby (R)	Opel	24	Opel	5	Out (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. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". Original document with more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_Indianapolis_500

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	7	Jules Goux (R)	Peugeot	16	Peugeot	200	75.933	$21,165
2	19	Spencer Wishart*	Mercer	22	Mercer	200	73.489	$10,165
3	16	Charlie Merz*	Stutz/Wisconsin	2	Stutz	200	73.382	$5,165
4	2	Albert Guyot (R)	Sunbeam	9	Sunbeam	200	70.925	$3,500
5	13	Theodore Pilette (R)	Mercedes/Knight	23	Mercedes-Knight	200	68.148	$3,000
6	20	Howdy Wilcox*	Pope-Hartford	12	Gray Fox	200	67.653	$2,200
7	22	Ralph Mulford	Mercedes	29	Mercedes	200	66.951	$1,800
8	23	Louis Disbrow*	Case	31	Case	200	66.793	$1,600
9	15	Charlie Haupt* (R)	Duesenberg	35	Mason	200	63.481	$1,500
10	27	George Clark* (R)	Tulsa/Wisconsin	25	Tulsa	200	62.994	$1,400
11	21	Bob Burman*	Keeton/Wisconsin	4	Keeton		Running
12	14	Gil Anderson*	Stutz/Wisconsin	3	Stutz	187	Out (Camshaft)
13	4	Bob Evans (R)	Duesenberg	5	Mason	158	Out (Clutch)
14	3	Billy Liesaw*	Buick	17	Anel	148	Out (Rods)
15	Pole	Caleb Bragg*	Mercer	19	Mercer	128	Out (Pump shaft)
16	11	Billy Knipper*	Knipper/Duesenberg	10	Henderson	125	Out (Clutch)
17	8	Teddy Tetzlaff	Isotta	27	Isotta-Fraschini	118	Out (Broken chain)
18	24	Joe Nikrent* (R)	Case	32	Case	67	Out (Bearings)
19	25	Jack Tower	Duesenberg	6	Mason	51	Out (Accident)
20	18	Vincenzo Trucco (R)	Isotta	28	Isotta-Fraschini	39	Out (Loose tank)
21	10	Harry Endicott*	Nyberg	Pole	Nyberg	23	Out (Driveshaft)
22	26	Paolo Zuccarelli (R)	Peugeot	15	Peugeot	18	Out (Bearing)
23	12	Ralph DePalma	Mercer	21	Mercer	15	Out (Bearings)
24	6	Harry Grant	Isotta	26	Isotta-Fraschini	14	Out (Broken tank)
25	17	Johnny Jenkins	Schacht	18	Schacht	13	Out (Crankshaft)
26	5	Dno Herr (R)	Stutz/Wisconsin	8	Stutz	7	Out (Clutch shaft)
27	9	Bill Endicott	Case	33	Case	1	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	15	Rene Thomas (R)	Delage	16	Delage	200	82.474	$39,750
2	10	Arthur Duray (R)	Peugeot	14	Peugeot	200	80.994	$10,450
3	11	Albert Guyot	Delage	10	Delage	200	80.210	$5,425
4	19	Jules Goux	Peugeot	6	Peugeot	200	79.491	$3,500
5	30	Barney Oldfield* (R)	Stutz	3	Stutz	200	78.156	$3,000
6	7	Josef Christaens (R)	Excelsior	9	Excelsior	200	77.439	$2,200
7	26	Harry Grant	Sunbeam	27	Sunbeam	200	75.687	$1,800
8	27	Charlie Keene* (R)	Keane/Wiscnosin	5	Beaver Bullet	200	74.822	$1,600
9	5	Billy Carlson* (R)	Maxwell	25	Maxwell	200	70.972	$1,500
10	23	Eddie Rickenbacker	Duesenberg	42	Duesenberg	200	70.827	$1,400
11	6	Ralph Mulford	Mercedes/Peugeot	23	Mercedes	200	69.550
12	28	Willie Haupt	Duesenberg	43	Duesenberg	200	66.660
13	12	Billy Knipper*	Keeton/Wisconsin	31	Keeton	200	65.790
14	29	Georges Boillot (R)	Peugeot	7	Peugeot	148	Out (Frame)
15	18	Ernst Friedrich (R)	Bugatti	34	Bugatti	134	Out (Pinion)
16	24	Louis Disbrow	Burman/Wisconsin	1	Burman	128	Out (Rod)
17	25	Spencer Wishart	Mercer	19	Mercer	122	Out (Camshaft)
18	14	Earl Cooper* (R)	Stutz	2	Stutz	118	Out (Wheel)
19	9	Caleb Bragg*	Mercer	21	Mercer	117	Out (Camshaft)
20	8	Art Klein (R)	King/Wisconsin	15	King	87	Out (Valve)
21	4	Billy Chandler (R)	Mulford/Duesenberg	38	Braender Bulldog	69	Out (Rod)
22	3	Howdy Wilcox*	Fox/Pope-Hartford	4	Gray Fox	67	Out (Valve)
23	13	George Mason* (R)	Duesenberg	13	Mason	66	Out (Piston)
24	22	Bob Burman	Burman/Wisconsin	17	Burman	47	Out (Rod)
25	17	Joe Dawson	Marmon	26	Marmon	44	Out (Accident)
26	16	Gil Anderson	Stutz	24	Stutz	42	Out (Loose bolts)
27	20	Ray Gilhooly (R)	Isotta	49	Isotta-Fraschini	41	Out (Accident)
28	2	Teddy Tetzlaff	Maxwell	8	Maxwell	38	Out (Rocker arm)
29	Pole	Jean Chassagne (R)	Sunbeam	12	Sunbeam	20	Out (Accident)
30	21	S.F. Brock (R)	Mercer/Wisconsin	48	Ray	5	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	2	Ralph DePalma	Mercedes	2	Mercedes	200	89.840	$22,600
2	3	Dario Resta	Peugeot	3	Peugeot	200	88.911	$10,900
3	5	Gil Anderson*	Stutz	5	Stutz	200	87.602	$5,600
4	4	Earl Cooper*	Stutz	4	Stutz	200	86.624	$3,700
5	11	Eddie O'Donnell (R)	Duesenberg	15	Duesenberg	200	81.473	$3,000
6	7	Bob Burman	Peugeot	8	Peugeot	200	80.359	$2,200
7	Pole	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz	1	Stutz	200	80.143	$1,800
8	9	Tom Alley (R)	Duesenberg	10	Duesenberg	200	79.972	$1,600
9	16	Billy Carlson*	Maxwell	19	Maxwell	200	78.962	$1,500
10	14	Noel Van Raalte (R)	Sunbeam	7	Sunbeam	200	75.874	$1,400
11	24	Willie Haupt	Emden	28	Emden	200	70.750
12	10	Harry Grant*	Sunbeam	14	Sunbeam	184	Out (Oil pan)
13	17	Tom Orr* (R)	Maxwell	21	Maxwell	168	Out (Bearing)
14	6	Jean Porporato (R)	Sunbeam	6	Sunbeam	164	Out (Piston)
15	15	Joe Cooper (R)	Duesenberg	18	Sebring	154	Out (Accident)
16	18	Ralph Mulford*	Duesenberg	22	Duesenberg	124	Out (Rod)
17	12	George Babcock (R)	Peugeot	12	Peugeot	117	Out (Cylinder)
18	8	Art Klein*	Duesenberg	9	Kleinart	111	Out (Disqualified)
19	19	Eddie Rickenbacker	Maxwell	23	Maxwell	103	Out (Rod)
20	23	Louis Chevrolet (R)	Cornelian/Sterling	27	Cornelian	76	Out (Valve)
21	13	John DePalma (R)	Delage	17	Delage	41	Out (Loose flywheel)
22	20	Johnny Mais (R)	Mais/Mercer	24	Mais	23	Out (Left track)
23	22	George Hill (R)	Bugatti	26	Bugatti	20	Out (Pump gear)
24	21	C.C. Cox (R)	Cino/Mercer	25	Cino-Purcell	12	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	4	Dario Resta	Peugeot	17	Peugeot	120	84.001	$12,000
2	10	Wilbur D'Alene (R)	Duesenberg	1	Duesenberg	120	83.237	$6,000
3	20	Ralph Mulford	Peugeot	10	Peugeot	120	82.594	$3,000
4	14	Josef Christaens	Sunbeam	14	Sunbeam	120	79.435	$2,000
5	5	Barney Oldfield	Delage	15	Delage	120	79.185	$1,700
6	9	Pete Henderson* (R)	Maxwell	4	Maxwell	120	78.284	$1,400
7	6	Howdy Wilcox*	Premier	29	Premier	120	76.754	$1,200
8	17	Art Johnson (R)	Crawford/Duesenberg	26	Crawford	120	74.411	$1,000
9	15	Billy Chandler*	Crawford/Duesenberg	24	Crawford	120	74.161	$900
10	13	Ora Haibe (R)	Ostewig/Wisconsin	9	Ostewig	120	74.043	$800
11	19	Tom Alley	Duesenberg	12	Ogren	120	73.550
12	21	Louis Chevrolet*	Frontenac	8	Frontenac	82	Out (Rod)
13	3	Gil Anderson	Premier	28	Premier	75	Out (Oil line)
14	18	Dave Lewis (R)	Crawford/Duesenberg	25	Crawford	71	Out (Fuel tank)
15	Pole	Johnny Aitken	Peugeot	18	Peugeot	69	Out (Valve)
16	12	Jules DeVigne* (R)	Delage	21	Delage	61	Out (Accident)
17	7	Tom Rooney (R)	Premier	27	Premier	48	Out (Accident)
18	11	Arthur Chevrolet	Frontenac	7	Frontenac	35	Out (Magneto)
19	8	Charlie Merz	Peugeot	19	Peugeot	25	Out (Lubrication)
20	2	Eddie Rickenbacker	Maxwell	5	Maxwell	9	Out (Steering)
21	16	Aldo Franchi (R)	Peugeot/Sunbeam	23	Peusun	9	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	2	Howdy Wilcox	Peugeot	3	Peugeot	200	88.050	$20,000
2	8	Eddie Hearne	Stutz	14	Durant	200	87.087	$10,000
3	22	Jules Goux	Peugeot/Premier	6	Peugeot	200	85.935	$5,000
4	3	Albert Guyot	Ballot	32	Ballot	200	84.443	$3,500
5	28	Tom Alley	Bender	26	Bender	200	82.177	$3,000
6	4	Ralph DePalma	Packard	4	Packard	200	81.042	$2,200
7	12	Louis Chevrolet*	Frontenac	7	Frontenac	200	81.041	$1,800
8	10	Ira Vail (R)	Hudson	27	Hudson	200	80.494	$1,600
9	27	Denny Hickey (R)	Hoskins/Hudson	21	Stickle	200	80.224	$1,500
10	16	Gaston Chevrolet*	Frontenac	41	Frontenac	200	79.499	$1,400
11	Pole	Rene Thomas	Ballot	31	Ballot	200	78.750
12	9	Earl Cooper*	Stutz	8	Stutz	200	78.600
13	29	Elmer Shannon* (R)	Shannon/Duesenberg	23	Shannon	200	76.950
14	26	Ora Haibe	Hudson	17	Hudson	200	65.740
15	32	Andre Boillot (R)	Peugeot	37	Baby Peugeot	195	Out (Accident)
16	21	Ray Howard (R)	Peugeot	48	Peugeot	130	Out (Lubrication)
17	23	Wilbur D'Alene	Duesenberg	22	Duesenberg	120	Out (Axle)
18	25	Louis LeCocq (R)	Duesenberg	15	Roamer	96	Out (Accident)
19	7	Art Klein	Peugeot	29	Peugeot	70	Out (Oil line)
20	11	Charles Kirkpatrick (R)	Mercedes copy	19	Detroit	69	Out (Rod)
21	6	Paul Bablot* (R)	Ballot	33	Ballot	63	Out (Accident)
22	5	Eddie O'Donnell	Duesenberg	10	Duesenberg	60	Out (Piston)
23	24	Kurt Hitke (R)	Duesenberg	12	Roamer	56	Out (Bearing)
24	20	Cliff Durant (R)	Stutz	1	Chevrolet	54	Out (Steering)
25	31	Tommy Milton	Duesenberg	9	Duesenberg	50	Out (Rod)
26	13	Louis Wagner (R)	Ballot	34	Ballot	44	Out (Wheel)
27	18	Arthur Thurman (R)	Duesenberg	18	Thurman	44	Out (Accident)
28	30	Omar Toft (R)	Miller	43	Toft/Darco	44	Out (Rod)
29	15	Ralph Mulford	Frontenac	2	Frontenac	37	Out (Driveshaft)
30	33	J.J. McCoy (R)	McCoy/(unknown)	36	McCoy	36	Out (Oil line)
31	14	Joe Boyer (R)	Frontenac	39	Frontenac	30	Out (Wheel)
32	17	W.W. Brown (R)	Brown/Hudson-Brett	5	Richards	14	Out (Rod)
33	19	Roscoe Sarles (R)	Miller	28	Oldfield	8	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	6	Gaston Chevrolet	Frontenac	4	Monroe	200	88.618	$21,800
2	18	Rene Thomas	Ballot	25	Ballot	200	86.992	$10,700
3	11	Tommy Milton	Duesenberg	10	Duesenberg	200	86.946	$5,000
4	15	Jimmy Murphy	Duesenberg	12	Duesenberg	200	85.101	$3,500
5	Pole	Ralph DePalma	Ballot	2	Ballot	200	82.120	$11,300
6	9	Eddie Hearne	Duesenberg	31	Duesenberg	200	81.002	$2,200
7	4	Jean Chassagne	Ballot	26	Ballot	200	79.941	$1,900
8	19	Joe Thomas* (R)	Frontenac	28	Monroe	200	78.597	$1,600
9	23	Ralph Mulford	Mulford/Duesenberg	33	Mulford	200	68.613	$1,500
10	17	Pete Henderson*	Duesenberg	15	Revere	200	67.583	$1,400
11	14	John Boling* (R)	Brett	32	Richards	199	Running
12	2	Joe Boyer*	Frontenac	6	Frontenac	192	Out (Accident)	$9,500
13	10	Ray Howard*	Peugeot	9	Peugeot	150	Out (Camshaft)
14	12	Eddie O'Donnell	Duesenberg	29	Duesenberg	149	Out (Oil line)
15	21	Jules Goux	Peugeot	16	Peugeot	148	Out (Engine)
16	13	Willie Haupt*	Duesenberg	34	Meteor	146	Running
17	8	Bennett Hill* (R)	Frontenac	7	Frontenac	115	Out (Accident)
18	3	Louis Chevrolet*	Frontenac	3	Monroe	94	Out (Steering)
19	20	Howdy Wilcox	Peugeot	18	Peugeot	65	Out (Mechanical)
20	7	Roscoe Sarles	Frontenac	5	Monroe	58	Out (Accident)
21	5	Art Klein	Frontenac	8	Frontenac	40	Out (Accident)	$100
22	22	Jean Porporato	Gregoire	19	Gregoire	23	Out (Ruled off)
23	16	Andre Boillot	Peugeot	17	Peugeot	16	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	20	Tommy Milton	Frontenac	2	Frontenac	200	89.621	$26,200
2	2	Roscoe Sarles	Duesenberg	6	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	88.608	$10,100
3	8	Percy Ford* (R)	Frontenac	23	Chicago Frontenac	200	85.025	$5,000
4	9	Eddie Miller* (R)	Duesenberg	5	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	84.646	$3,500
5	13	Ora Haibe	Sunbeam	16	Sunbeam	200	84.277	$3,000
6	14	Albert Guyot*	Duesenberg	9	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	83.035	$2,000
7	10	Ira Vail	Leach/Miller	3	Leach	200	80.152	$1,800
8	15	Bennett Hill*	Duesenberg	21	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	79.132	$1,600
9	21	Ralph Mulford	Frontenac	8	Frontenac	177	Running	$1,500
10	17	Rene Thomas	Sunbeam	15	Sunbeam	144	Out (Water hose)
11	18	Tom Alley	Frontenac	27	Frontenac	133	Out (Rod)
12	Pole	Ralph DePalma	Ballot	4	Ballot	112	Out (Rod)	$10,600
13	4	Eddie Hearne	Duesenberg	1	Revere	111	Out (Oil line)
14	19	Jimmy Murphy*	Duesenberg	24	Duesenberg Straight 8	107	Out (Accident)
15	16	Riley Brett* (R)	Brett	17	Junior	91	Out (Accident)
16	23	C.W. Van Ranst (R)	Frontenac	28	Frontenac	87	Out (Water hose)
17	3	Joe Boyer	Duesenberg	7	Duesenberg Straight 8	74	Out (Rear axle)
18	6	Jean Chassagne	Peugeot	19	Peugeot	65	Out (Lost hood)
19	5	Jules Ellingboe (R)	Frontenac	22	Frontenac	49	Out (Steering)
20	11	Andre Boillot	Sunbeam	14	Talbot-Darracq	41	Out (Bearing)
21	7	Louis Fontaine (R)	Brett	18	Junior	33	Out (Accident)
22	22	Joe Thomas	Duesenberg	25	Duesenberg Straight 8	24	Out (Accident)
23	12	Howdy Wilcox	Peugeot	10	Peugeot	22	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	Pole	Jimmy Murphy	Duesenberg/Miller	35	Murphy	200	94.484	$28,075
2	2	Harry Hartz (R)	Duesenberg	12	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	93.534	$10,000
3	23	Eddie Hearne	Ballot	15	Ballot	200	93.042	$5,000
4	3	Ralph DePalma	Duesenberg	17	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	90.613	$3,500
5	14	Ora Haibe*	Duesenberg	31	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	90.573	$3,000
6	7	Jerry Wonderlich* (R)	Duesenberg	24	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	88.789	$2,200
7	13	I.P. Fetterman* (R)	Duesenberg	21	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	87.996	$1,800
8	9	Ira Vail*	Duesenberg	1	Disteel Duesenberg	200	86.128	$1,600
9	12	Tom Alley	Frontenac	26	Monroe	200	84.295	$1,500
10	17	Joe Thomas	Duesenberg	10	Duesenberg Straight 8	200	82.553	$1,400
11	16	E.G. Baker (R)	Frontenac	3	Frontenac	200	79.250
12	11	Cliff Durant*	Miller	34	Durant	200	77.750
13	19	Douglas Hawkes (R)	Bentley	22	Bentley	200	74.950
14	27	Jack Curtner* (R)	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	18	Fronty-Ford	165	Running
15	18	Wilbur D'Alene	Frontenac	25	Monroe	160	Running
16	8	Frank Elliott* (R)	Miller	9	Leach	195	Out (Rear axle)
17	15	L.L. Corum (R)	Frontenac	27	Monroe	169	Out (Mechanical)
18	21	C. Glenn Howard (R)	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	19	Fronty-Ford	163	Out (Mechanical)
19	5	Ralph Mulford	Frontenac	5	Frontenac	161	Out (Rod)
20	10	Pete DePaolo	Frontenac	7	Frontenac	110	Out (Accident)
21	25	Art Klein	Frontenac	6	Frontenac	105	Out (Rod)
22	4	Leon Duray (R)	Frontenac	4	Frontenac	94	Out (Axle)
23	6	Roscoe Sarles	Frontenac	2	Frontenac	88	Out (Rod)
24	24	Tommy Milton	Milton/Miller	8	Leach	44	Out (Fuel tank)
25	22	Jules Goux	Ballot	14	Ballot	25	Out (Axle)
26	20	Jules Ellingboe	Duesenberg	23	Duesenberg Straight 8	25	Out (Accident)
27	26	Howdy Wilcox	Peugeot	16	Peugeot	7	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	Pole	Tommy Milton*	Miller	1	H.C.S.	200	90.954	$28,700
2	2	Harry Hartz	Miller	7	Durant	200	90.063	$10,100
3	9	Jimmy Murphy	Miller	5	Durant	200	88.078	$7,000
4	14	Eddie Hearne*	Miller	6	Durant	200	86.646	$3,500
5	7	L.L. Corum	Ford T/Fronty Ford	23	Barber-Warnock Ford	200	82.851	$3,000
6	16	Frank Elliott*	Miller	31	Durant	200	82.219	$2,200
7	10	Cliff Durant*	Miller	8	Durant	200	82.170	$2,200
8	20	Max Sailer* (R)	Mercedes	15	Mercedes	200	80.683	$1,600
9	22	Prince de Cystria (R)	Bugatti	19	Bugatti	200	77.637	$1,500
10	24	Wade Morton* (R)	Duesenberg	34	Duesenberg	200	74.984	$1,400
11	15	Christian Werner* (R)	Mercedes	16	Mercedes	200	74.650
12	6	Pierre de Viscaya (R)	Bugatti	18	Bugatti	166	Out (Rod)
13	21	Leon Duray*	Miller	28	Durant	136	Out (Rod)
14	3	Dario Resta*	Packard	3	Packard	87	Out (Differential)
15	11	Ralph DePalma	Packard	2	Packard	69	Out (Head gasket)
16	19	Harlan Fengler* (R)	Miller	26	Durant	69	Out (Fuel tank)
17	8	Howdy Wilcox	Miller	25	H.C.S.	60	Out (Clutch)	$2,000
18	13	Joe Boyer	Packard	4	Packard	59	Out (Differential)
19	18	Bennett Hill*	Miller	35	Miller	41	Out (Crankshaft)
20	5	Count Louis Zborowski	Bugatti	27	Bugatti	41	Out (Rod)
21	12	Earl Cooper*	Miller	29	Durant	21	Out (Accident)
22	23	Raoul Riganti	Bugatti	22	Bugatti	19	Out (Fuel line)
23	17	Christian Lautenschlager	Mercedes	14	Mercedes	14	Out (Accident)
24	4	Martin de Alzaga	Bugatti	21	Bugatti	6	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	21	L.L. Corum (R)/Joe Boyer	Duesenberg	15	Duesenberg	200	98.234	$20,000
2	6	Earl Cooper	Miller	8	Studebaker	200	97.788	$13,700
3	Pole	Jimmy Murphy	Miller	2	Miller	200	97.269	$7,800
4	2	Harry Hartz	Miller	4	Durant	200	96.544	$3,500
5	5	Bennett Hill	Miller	3	Miller	200	96.463	$3,000
6	13	Pete DePaolo	Duesenberg	12	Duesenberg	200	94.297	$2,200
7	16	Fred Corner* (R)	Miller	14	Durant	200	93.424	$1,800
8	15	Ira Vail*	Miller	6	Vail	200	92.450	$1,600
9	9	Antoine Mourre (R)	Miller	32	Mourre	200	91.764	$1,500
10	18	Bob McDonogh (R)	Miller	19	Miller	200	90.513	$1,400
11	7	Jules Ellingboe	Miller	18	Miller	200	90.570	$1,049
12	11	Jerry Wonderlich*	Miller	7	Durant	200	85.480	$1,049
13	8	Cliff Durant*	Miller	16	Durant	198	Out (Out of fuel)	$1,038
14	19	Bill Hunt (R)	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	26	Barber-Warnock Ford	190	Running	$996
15	17	Ora Haibe*	Mercedes	31	Schmidt	181	Running	$949
16	20	A.E. Moss (R)	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	28	Barber-Warnock Ford	176	Running	$923
17	22	Fred Harder (R)	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	27	Barber-Warnock Ford	175	Running	$917
18	4	Joe Boyer*	Duesenberg	9	Duesenberg	176	Out (Accident)	$973
19	14	Eddie Hearne*	Miller	1	Durant	150	Out (Fuel tank)	$787
20	12	Frank Elliott	Miller	21	Miller	150	Out (Fuel tank)	$787
21	3	Tommy Milton	Miller	5	Miller	110	Out (Fuel tank)	$577
22	10	Ernie Ansterburg (R)	Duesenberg	10	Duesenberg	1	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	2	Pete DePaolo*	Duesenberg	12	Duesenberg	200	101.127	$36,150
2	5	Dave Lewis*	Miller	1	Junior '8' Front Drive	200	100.823	$15,000
3	22	Phil Shafer* (R)	Duesenberg	9	Duesenberg	200	100.185	$8,750
4	3	Harry Hartz	Miller	6	Miller	200	98.892	$4,300
5	11	Tommy Milton	Miller	4	Miller	200	97.267	$3,500
6	Pole	Leon Duray*	Miller	28	Miller	200	96.910	$2,200
7	18	Ralph DePalma*	Miller	8	Miller	200	96.847	$1,800
8	9	Peter Kreis* (R)	Duesenberg	38	Duesenberg	200	96.324	$2,250
9	14	Doc Shattuc (R)	Miller	15	Miller	200	95.742	$1,500
10	8	Pietro Bordino* (R)	Fiat	22	Fiat	200	94.747	$1,400
11	12	Fred Corner*	Miller	5	Miller	200	93.670	$1,096
12	10	Frank Elliott*	Miller	27	Miller	200	92.230	$1,037
13	15	Earl DeVore* (R)	Miller	24	Miller	198	Running	$981
14	20	Bob McDonogh*	Miller	14	Miller	187	Out (Truss rod)	$929
15	16	Wade Morton*	Duesenberg	23	Duesenberg	156	Out (Accident)	$880
16	6	Ralph Hepburn (R)	Miller	17	Miller	143	Out (Fuel tank)	$2,334
17	4	Earl Cooper	Miller	2	Junior '8'	127	Out (Accident)	$1,191
18	13	Bennett Hill*	Miller	3	Miller	69	Out (Rear spring)	$750
19	17	Herbert Jones* (R)	Miller	29	Jones & Whitaker	68	Out (Accident)	$729
20	19	Ira Vail	Miller	19	R.J.	61	Out (Rod)	$692
21	21	M.C. Jones* (R)	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	7	Skelly	32	Out (Transmission)	$657
22	7	Jules Ellingboe	Miller	10	Miller	24	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	20	Frank Lockhart (R)	Miller	15	Miller	160	95.904	$35,600
2	2	Harry Hartz	Miller	3	Miller	158	Running	$13,900
3	14	Cliff Woodbury (R)	Miller	36	Boyle	158	Running	$6,700
4	13	Fred Corner*	Miller	8	Miller	155	Running	$4,000
5	27	Pete DePaolo	Duesenberg	12	Duesenberg	153	Running	$3,500
6	8	Frank Elliott*	Miller	6	Miller	152	Running	$2,200
7	16	Norm Batten (R)	Miller	14	Miller	151	Running	$1,800
8	15	Ralph Hepburn*	Miller	19	Miller	151	Running	$1,600
9	28	John Duff (R)	Miller	18	Elcar	147	Running	$1,500
10	5	Phil Shafer*	Miller	4	Miller	146	Running	$3,000
11	12	Tony Gulotta (R)	Miller	31	Miller	142	Running	$615
12	7	Bennett Hill*	Miller	16	Miller	136	Running	$607
13	21	Thane Houser (R)	Miller	33	Abell	102	Running	$600
14	17	Douglas Hawkes*	Eldridge/Anzani	27	Eldridge	92	Out (Camshaft)	$593
15	4	Dave Lewis*	Miller	1	Miller Front Drive	92	Out (Valve)	$4,886
16	Pole	Earl Cooper	Miller	5	Miller Front Drive	74	Out (Transmission)	$579
17	11	Cliff Durant*	Fengler/Locomobile	9	Locomobile Junior 8	61	Out (Fuel leak)	$572
18	18	Ben Jones (R)	Duesenberg	29	Duesenberg (Two-Cycle)	54	Out (Accident)	$565
19	23	E.A.D. Eldridge* (R)	Eldridge/Anzani	26	Eldridge	46	Out (Steering)	$558
20	24	L.L. Corum	Schmidt/Argyle	23	Schmidt	45	Out (Cracked block)	$551
21	22	Steve Nemesh (R)	Schmidt/Argyle	24	Schmidt	42	Out (Transmission)	$544
22	6	Jules Ellingboe	Miller	7	Miller	39	Out (Supercharger)	$538
23	3	Leon Duray	Fengler/Locomobile	10	Locomobile Junior 8	33	Out (Fuel leak)	$531
24	26	Fred Lecklider (R)	Miller	17	Nickel Plate	25	Out (Piston)	$525
25	25	Jack McCarver (R)	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	28	Hamlin Front Drive	24	Out (Rod)	$519
26	9	Bon McDougall (R)	Miller	34	Miller	19	Out (Water leak)	$512
27	10	Doc Shattuc	Miller	22	Miller	16	Out (Valve)	$506
28	19	Albert Guyot	Schmidt/Argyle	39	Guyot	9	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	22	George Souders (R)	Duesenberg	32	Duesenberg	200	97.545	$30,650
2	15	Earl DeVore*	Miller	10	Miller	200	93.868	$12,800
3	27	Tony Gulotta*	Miller	27	Miller	200	93.139	$6,000
4	19	Wilbur Shaw*	Miller	29	Jynx	200	93.110	$4,000
5	28	Dave Evans* (R)	Duesenberg	21	Duesenberg	200	90.782	$3,500
6	7	Bob McDonogh*	Cooper/Miller	14	Cooper	200	90.410	$5,200
7	18	Eddie Hearne*	Miller	16	Miller	200	90.064	$1,800
8	25	Tommy Milton*	Detroit/Miller	6	Detroit	200	85.081	$1,600
9	14	Cliff Bergere* (R)	Miller	25	Miller	200	79.929	$1,500
10	13	Frank Elliott*	Miller	5	Junior 8	200	78.242	$1,400
11	33	Fred Frame*	Miller	31	Miller	199	Running	$750
12	32	Jimmy Hill* (R)	Miller	42	Nickel Plate	197	Running	$600
13	31	Benny Shoaff* (R)	Duesenberg	24	Perfect Circle Duesenberg	198	Out (Drive gears)	$550
14	26	Wade Morton*	Duesenberg	41	Thompson Valve	152	Out (Accident)	$500
15	20	Al Melcher* (R)	Miller	44	Miller	144	Out (Supercharger)	$490
16	23	Louis Schneider*	Miller	43	Miller	137	Out (Timing gears)	$480
17	12	Peter Kreis*	Cooper/Miller	9	Cooper	123	Out (Front axle)	$470
18	Pole	Frank Lockhart	Miller	2	Perfect Circle Miller	120	Out (Rod)	$11,460
19	6	Cliff Woodbury*	Miller	15	Boyle Valve	108	Out (Supercharger)	$450
20	17	Dutch Baumann (R)	Miller	26	Miller	90	Out (Pinion shaft)	$1,340
21	29	Al Cotey* (R)	Miller	35	Elcar	87	Out (Universal joint)	$430
22	16	Doc Shattuc	Miller	17	Miller	83	Out (Valve)	$420
23	30	Fred Lecklider*	Miller	23	Elgin Piston Pin	49	Out (Accident)	$410
24	5	Ralph Hepburn	Miller	19	Boyle Valve	39	Out (Fuel leak)	$400
25	4	Harry Hartz	Miller	1	Erskine Miller	38	Out (Crankshaft)	$390
26	2	Pete DePaolo	Miller	3	Perfect Circle Miller	31	Out (Supercharger)	$380
27	3	Leon Duray	Miller	12	Miller Front Drive	26	Out (Fuel tank)	$370
28	9	Bennett Hill	Miller	4	Cooper	26	Out (Shackle bolt)	$360
29	21	Jules Ellingboe	Miller	18	Cooper	25	Out (Accident)	$350
30	10	Norm Batten	Fengler/Miller	8	Miller	24	Out (Fire)	$340
31	24	Babe Stapp (R)	Duesenberg	38	Duesenberg	24	Out (Universal joint)	$330
32	11	Jack Petticord (R)	Miller	22	Boyle Valve	22	Out (Supercharger)	$320
33	8	Dave Lewis	Miller	7	Miller Front Drive	21	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	13	Louis Meyer (R)	Miller	14	Miller	200	99.482	$28,250
2	8	Lou Moore* (R)	Miller	28	Miller	200	99.241	$13,650
3	12	George Souders	Miller	3	State Auto Insurance	200	98.034	$8,400
4	10	Ray Keech*	Miller	15	Simplex Piston Ring	200	93.320	$4,300
5	15	Norm Batten*	Fengler/Miller	22	Miller	200	93.228	$3,200
6	5	Babe Stapp*	Miller	7	Miller	200	92.638	$3,900
7	20	Billy Arnold*	Miller	43	Boyle Valve	200	91.111	$1,800
8	14	Fred Frame*	Duesenberg	27	State Auto Insurance	200	90.079	$1,600
9	9	Fred Corner*	Miller	25	Boyle Valve	200	88.889	$1,500
10	4	Tony Gulotta*	Miller	8	Stutz Blackhawk	200	88.888	$1,600
11	7	Louis Schneider*	Miller	24	Armacost Miller	200	87.964	$652
12	23	Dave Evans	Miller	12	Boyle Valve	200	87.401	$638
13	28	Henry Kohlert* (R)	Miller	29	Elgin Piston Pin	180	Running	$625
14	17	Deacon Litz* (R)	Miller	23	Miller	161	Running	$610
15	21	Jimmy Gleason* (R)	Duesenberg	39	Duesenberg	195	Out (Magneto)	$6,196
16	18	Cliff Durant*	Detroit/Miller	5	Detroit	175	Out (Supercharger)	$583
17	11	Johnny Seymour (R)	Cooper/Miller	33	Marmon	170	Out (Supercharger)	$568
18	24	Earl DeVore*	Miller	6	Chromolite	161	Out (Accident)	$555
19	Pole	Leon Duray*	Miller	4	Miller	133	Out (Overheated)	$6,441
20	16	Sam Ross (R)	Miller	38	Aranem	132	Out (Timing gear)	$526
21	27	Ira Hall* (R)	Duesenberg	26	Duesenberg	115	Out (Accident)	$512
22	19	Peter Kreis	Cooper/Miller	32	Marmon	73	Out (Rod bearing)	$499
23	2	Cliff Woodbury	Miller	10	Boyle Valve	55	Out (Timing gear)	$484
24	6	Ralph Hepburn	Miller	16	Miller	48	Out (Timing gear)	$470
25	29	Wilbur Shaw	Miller	1	Flying Cloud	42	Out (Timing gear)	$456
26	26	Benny Shoaff	Duesenberg	18	Duesenberg	35	Out (Accident)	$442
27	25	C.W. Belt (R)	Green	41	Green	32	Out (Valve)	$428
28	3	Cliff Bergere	Miller	21	Miller	6	Out (Transmission)	$415
29	22	Russ Snowberger (R)	Cooper/Miller	34	Cooper Engineering	4	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	6	Ray Keech	Miller	2	Simplex Piston Ring	200	97.585	$31,950
2	8	Louis Meyer	Miller	1	Miller	200	95.596	$20,400
3	23	Jimmy Gleason*	Duesenberg	53	Duesenberg	200	93.699	$7,250
4	25	Carl Marchese (R)	Miller	43	Marchese	200	93.541	$4,350
5	21	Freddie Winnai* (R)	Duesenberg	42	Duesenberg	200	88.792	$3,600
6	28	Speed Gardner* (R)	Miller	48	Chromolite	200	88.390	$2,200
7	14	Louis Chiron (R)	Delage	6	Delage	200	87.728	$1,800
8	7	Billy Arnold*	Miller	9	Boyle Valve	200	83.909	$1,600
9	32	Cliff Bergere*	Miller	25	Armacost Miller	200	80.703	$1,500
10	22	Fred Frame*	Cooper/Miller	34	Cooper	193	Running	$2,500
11	29	Frank Brisko (R)	Miller	28	Burbach	180	Running	$468
12	18	Phil Shafer*	Miller	17	Miller	150	Running	$465
13	13	Lou Moore*	Miller	3	Majestic Miller	198	Out (Rod)	$2,662
14	26	Frank Farmer* (R)	Miller	36	Miller	140	Out (Supercharger)	$459
15	24	Wesley Crawford* (R)	Fengler/Miller	49	Miller	127	Out (Carburetor)	$456
16	17	Peter Kreis	Detroit/Miller	4	Detroit	91	Out (Engine seized)	$453
17	11	Tony Gulotta	Miller	23	Packard Cable	91	Out (Supercharger)	$450
18	19	Bob McDonogh*	Miller	5	Miller Front Drive	74	Out (Oil tank)	$447
19	33	Bill Lindau (R)	Miller	46	Pittsburgh Miller	70	Out (Valve)	$444
20	27	Herman Schurch* (R)	Miller	31	Armacost Miller	70	Out (Tank split)	$441
21	16	Johnny Seymour	Cooper/Miller	38	Cooper	65	Out (Rear axle)	$438
22	2	Leon Duray*	Miller	21	Packard Cable	65	Out (Carburetor)	$1,135
23	30	Rick Decker* (R)	Miller	29	Miller	61	Out (Fue line)	$432
24	9	Deacon Litz	Miller	26	Rusco Durac	56	Out (Rod)	$5,329
25	31	Bert Karnatz (R)	Miller	27	Richards Bros.	50	Out (Fuel leak)	$426
26	20	Ernie Triplett (R)	Duesenberg	47	Buckeye Duesenberg	48	Out (Rod)	$423
27	10	Russ Snowberger	Cooper/Miller	12	Cooper	45	Out (Supercharger)	$420
28	4	Babe Stapp	Duesenberg/Miller	32	Spindler Miller	40	Out (Rear end)	$417
29	15	Jules Moriceau (R)	Amilcar	35	Thompson Products	30	Out (Accident)	$414
30	5	Pete DePaolo	Miller	37	Boyle Valve	25	Out (Steeing)	$411
31	3	Ralph Hepburn	Miller	18	Packard Cable	14	Out (High gear)	$407
32	12	Bill Spence (R)	Duesenberg	10	Duesenberg	9	Out (Accident)	$403
33	Pole	Cliff Woodbury	Miller	8	Boyle Valve	3	Out (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

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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

Finish	Start	Driver	Car/Engine	#	Car Name	Laps	Avg. Speed/Status	Earnings
1	Pole	Billy Arnold	Summers/Miller	4	Miller-Hartz	200	100.448	$50,300
2	3	Shorty Cantlon* (R)	Stevens/Miller	16	Miller Schofield	200	98.054	$13,950
3	4	Louis Schneider	Stevens/Miller	23	Bowes Seal Fast	200	96.752	$7,050
4	2	Louis Meyer	Stevens/Miller	1	Sampson	200	95.253	$4,450
5	22	Bill Cummings*	Stevens/Duesenberg	6	Duesenberg	200	93.579	$3,500
6	33	Dave Evans	Stevens/Miller	24	Jones & Maley	200	92.571	$2,700
7	8	Phil Shafer	Coleman/Miller	15	Coleman Front Drive	200	90.921	$1,800
8	7	Russ Snowberger	Snowberger/Studebaker	22	Russell "8"	200	89.166	$1,600
9	9	Les Allen* (R)	Miller	25	Allen Miller Products	200	85.749	$1,500
10	17	L.L. Corum	Stutz	27	Jones Stutz	200	85.340	$1,400
11	16	Claude Burton (R)	Oakland	38	V8	196	Running	$550
12	30	L.P. Cucinotta (R)	Maserati	42	Maserati	185	Running	$510
13	15	Chet Miller* (R)	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	41	Fronty Ford	160	Running	$480
14	38	Harry Butcher (R)	Buick	46	Butcher Brothers	128	Running	$450
15	23	Mel Keneally (R)	Whippet/Miller	10	MAVV	114	Out (Valve)	$420
16	34	Zeke Meyer (R)	Miller	21	Miller	115	Out (Rod)	$385
17	6	Ernie Triplett	Whippet/Miller	17	Guiberson	125	Out (Piston)	$380
18	13	J.C. McDonald* (R)	Studebaker	35	Romthe	112	Out (Fuel leak)	$375
19	37	Roland Free (R)	Chrysler	28	Slade	69	Out (Clutch)	$370
20	20	Tony Gulotta	Whippet/Miller	9	MAVV	79	Out (Valve)	$365
21	11	Frank Farmer	Miller	33	Betholine Miller	69	Out (Accident)	$360
22	35	Bill Denver (R)	Duesenberg	44	Nardi	41	Out (Rod)	$355
23	26	Joe Huff* (R)	Cooper/Miller	34	Gauss Front Drive	48	Out (Valve)	$350
24	25	Wilbur Shaw	Smith/Miller	3	Empire State	54	Out (Oil leak)	$345
25	14	Joe Caccia* (R)	Duesenberg	29	Alberti	43	Out (Accident)	$340
26	10	Cy Marshall (R)	Duesenberg	36	Duesenberg	29	Out (Accident)	$335
27	19	Charles Moran, Jr. (R)	DuPont	32	DuPont	22	Out (Accident)	$330
28	24	Jimmy Gleason	Miller	7	Waverly Oil	22	Out (Timing gear)	$325
29	12	Lou Moore	Coleman/Miller	14	Coleman Front Drive	23	Out (Accident)	$320
30	31	Deacon Litz	Duesenberg	12	Duesenberg	22	Out (Accident)	$315
31	32	Babe Stapp	Duesenberg	8	Duesenberg	18	Out (Accident)	$310
32	18	Johnny Seymour	Cooper/Miller	39	Gauss Front Drive	21	Out (Accident)	$305
33	21	Pete DePaolo*	Stevens/Duesenberg	5	Duesenberg	19	Out (Accident)	$300
34	29	Marion Trexler (R)	Auburn/Lycoming	45	Trexler	19	Out (Accident)	$295
35	27	Speed Gardner	Miller	19	Miller Front Drive	14	Out (Bearing)	$290
36	28	Baconin Borzachini (R)	Maserati	26	Maserati	7	Out (Magneto)	$285
37	36	Rick Decker	Mercedes/Clemons	48	Hoosier Pete	8	Out (Oil tank)	$280
38	5	Chet Gardner (R)	Duesenberg	18	Buckeye	0	Out (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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