Prestolite Trophy Race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/250 Miles
August 19, 1909

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points

1 X Bob Burman 35 Buick Buick Buick 100 4:38:57.4 53.772 500*
2 X Jap Clemens 61 Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton 100 4:46:01.8 52.442 260*
3 X Charles Merz 7 National National National 100 4:57:07.1 50.485 140*
4 X Tom Kincade 6 National National National 99 Broken fuel feed
5 X Bert Miller 21 Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton 98 Flagged 80*
6 X Fred Ellis 53 Jackson Jackson Jackson 88 Magneto
7 X Billy Bourque 3 Knox Knox Knox 58 Wrecked - fatal
8 X Louis Chevrolet 37 Buick Buick Buick 58 Blinded by dust
9 X Lewis Strang 36 Buick Buick Buick 36 Out
                 
-- -- Tobin DeHymel X Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton Stoddard-Dayton -- Did not start
-- -- Leigh Lynch X Jackson Jackson Jackson -- Did not start

Known riding mechanics in this race:

Finish Start Driver Mechanic Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status
3 X Charles Merz Claude Kellum 7 National National National 100 4:57:07.1 50.485
4 X Tom Kincader Don Herr 6 National National National 99 Broken fuel feed
6 X Fred Ellis Leigh Lynch 53 Jackson Jackson Jackson 88 Magneto
6 X Fred Ellis A. J. House 53 Jackson Jackson Jackson 88 Magneto
7 X Billy Bourque Harry Holcomb 3 Knox Knox Knox 58 Wrecked - fatal

 

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Bob Burman 79 15-81, 89-100
Louis Chevrolet 14 1-14
Fred Ellis 7 82-88