International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Brick Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1911
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 28 | Ray Harroun | 32 | Marmon Wasp | Marmon | Marmon | 200 | 6:42:08 74.59 | 1,000* |
1 | -- | Cyrus Patschke | 32 | Marmon | Marmon | Marmon | 32 | Relieved Harroun 71-102 | |
2 | 29 | Ralph Mulford | 33 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | 200 | 6:43:51 74.29 | 520* |
3 | 25 | David Bruce-Brown | 28 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | 200 | 6:52:29 72.73 | 270* |
4 | 11 | Spencer Wishart | 11 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 200 | 6:52:57 72.65 | 140* |
5 | 27 | Joe Dawson | 31 | Marmon | Marmon | Marmon | 200 | 6:54:34 72.34 | 90* |
6 | 2 | Ralph DePalma | 2 | Simplex | Simplex | Simplex | 200 | 7:02:02 71.13 | 60* |
7 | 18 | Charles Merz | 20 | National | National | National | 200 | 7:06:20 70.37 | 50* |
8 | 12 | William Turner | 12 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | 200 | 7:15:56 68.82 | 40* |
9 | 13 | Fred Belcher | 15 | Knox | Knox | Knox | 200 | 7:17:09 68.63 | 35* |
10 | 22 | Harry Cobe | 25 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | 200 | 7:21:50 67.90 | 30* |
11 | 10 | Gil Andersen | 10 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 200 | 7:22:55 67.73 | |
12 | 32 | Hughie Hughes | 36 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | 200 | 7:23:32 67.63 | |
13 | 26 | Lee Frayer | 30 | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | 197 | Flagged | |
14 | 19 | Howdy Wilcox | 21 | National | National | National | 194 | Flagged | |
15 | 33 | Charles Bigelow | 37 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | 194 | Flagged | |
16 | 3 | Harry Endicott | 3 | Interstate | Interstate | Interstate | 192 | Flagged | |
17 | 36 | Howard Hall | 41 | Velie | Velie | Velie | 190 | Flagged | |
18 | 40 | Willie Knipper | 46 | Benz | Benz | Benz | 188 | Flagged | |
19 | 39 | Bob Burman | 45 | Benz | Benz | Benz | 183 | Flagged | |
20 | 34 | Ralph Beardsley | 38 | Simplex | Simplex | Simplex | 178 | Flagged | |
21 | 16 | Eddie Hearne | 18 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | 175 | Flagged | |
22 | 6 | Frank Fox | 6 | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | 162 | Flagged | |
23 | 24 | Ernest Delaney | 27 | Cutting | Cutting | Cutting | 160 | Flagged | |
24 | 23 | Jack Tower | 26 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | 145 | Flagged | |
25 | 20 | Mel Marquette | 23 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | 142 | Flagged | |
26 | 37 | Bill Endicott | 42 | Cole | Cole | Cole | 104 | Flagged | |
27 | 4 | John Aitken | 4 | National | National | National | 125 | Broken connecting rod | |
28 | 9 | Will Jones | 9 | Case | Case | Case | 122 | Steering | |
29 | 1 | Lewis Strang | 1 | Case | Case | Case | 109 | Broken steer knuckle | |
30 | 7 | Harry Knight | 7 | Westcott | Westcott | Westcott | 90 | Wrecked mainstretch | |
31 | 8 | Joe Jagersberger | 8 | Case | Case | Case | 87 | Wrecked mainstretch | |
32 | 31 | Herbert Lytle | 35 | Apperson | Apperson | Apperson | 82 | Wrecked pits | |
33 | 17 | Harry Grant | 19 | Alco | Alco | Alco | 51 | Bearing | |
34 | 15 | Charles Basle | 17 | Buick | Buick | Buick | 46 | Broken crankshaft | |
35 | 5 | Louis Disbrow | 5 | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | 45 | Wrecked | |
36 | 14 | Arthur Chevrolet | 16 | Buick | Buick | Buick | 30 | Broken crankshaft | |
37 | 35 | Caleb Bragg | 39 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | 24 | Wrecked in pits | |
38 | 21 | Fred Ellis | 24 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | 22 | Carburetor trouble | |
39 | 30 | Ted Tetzlaff | 34 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | 20 | Wrecked | |
40 | 38 | Arthur Greiner | 44 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | 12 | Wrecked | |
-- | -- | Jap Clemens | 6 | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | X | Relieved F. Fox | |
-- | -- | John Coffey | 15 | Knox | Knox | Knox | X | Relieved Belcher | |
-- | -- | W. H. Frey | 37 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | X | Relieved C. Bigelow | |
-- | -- | Frank Goode | 38 | Simplex | Simplex | Simplex | X | Relieved Beardsley | |
-- | -- | John Jenkins | 42 | Cole | Cole | Cole | X | Relieved W. Endicott | |
-- | -- | Walter Jones | 12 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | X | Relieved W. Turner | |
-- | -- | Dave Murphy | 11 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | X | Relieved Wishart | |
-- | -- | Len Zengel | 20 | National | National | National | X | Relieved Merz | |
-- | -- | Cyrus Patschke | 31 | Marmon | Marmon | Marmon | X | Relieved Dawson | |
-- | -- | Edward Parker | 18 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | X | Relieved Hearne | |
-- | -- | Elmer Ray | 1 | Case | Case | Wisc | X | Relieved Strang | |
-- | -- | E. H. Sherwood | 37 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | X | Relieved C. Bigelow | |
-- | -- | Louis Schwitzer | 25 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | X | Relieved Cobe | |
-- | -- | Robert Evans | 26 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | X | Relieved Tower | |
-- | -- | Eddie Rickenbacker | 30 | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | X | Relieved Frayer | |
-- | -- | Rupert Jeffkins | 41 | Velie | Velie | Velie | X | Relieved H. Hall | |
-- | -- | Bert Adams | 23 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | -- | Raced by Marquette | |
-- | -- | Fred Clemons | 22 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Louis Edmunds | 43 | Cole | Cole | Cole | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Arthur Gibbons | 40 | Velie | Velie | Velie | -- | Withdrew | |
-- | -- | Frank Gelnaw | 14 | Falcar | Falcar | Falcar | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Rupert Jeffkins | 40 | Velie | Velie | Velie | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Harold Van Gorder | 29 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | -- | Wrecked practice | |
-- | -- | Billy Pearce | 13 | Falcar | Falcar | Falcar | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Joe Horan | 12 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | -- | Wrecked practice | |
-- | -- | C. B. Baldwin | 3 | Interstate | Interstate | Interstate | -- | Driven by H. Endicott | |
-- | -- | Louis Larsonneur | 9 | Case | Case | Case | -- | Driven by Will Jones | |
-- | -- | Walter Jones | 44 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Gaston Morris | 44 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | -- | Wrecked practice | |
-- | -- | Charles Sprague | 3 | Interstate | Interstate | Interstate | -- | Entered as relief driver for H. Endicott, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Neil Whalen | 5 | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | -- | Entered as relief driver for Disbrow, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Culla Scott | 6 | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | -- | Entered as relief driver for F. Fox, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | John Glover | 7 | Westcott | Westcott | Westcott | -- | Entered as relief driver for Knight, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Russell Smith | 9 | Case | Case | Case | -- | Entered as relief driver for Will Jones, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Frank Agan | 10 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | -- | Entered as relief driver for G. Anderson, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Cliff Alley | 10 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | -- | Entered as relief driver for G. Anderson, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Arthur Greiner | 13 | Falcar | Falcar | Falcar | -- | Entered as relief driver for Pierce, raced #44 instead | |
-- | -- | L. Johnson | 14 | Falcar | Falcar | Falcar | -- | Entered as relief driver for Gelnaw, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Dave Buck | 14 | Falcar | Falcar | Falcar | -- | Entered as relief driver for Gelnaw, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Louis Lindenstruth | 18 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | -- | Entered as relief driver for Hearne, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Frank Lee | 19 | Alco | Alco | Alco | -- | Entered as relief driver for H. Grant, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Don Herr | 20 | National | National | National | -- | Entered as relief driver for Merz, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Arthur Beck | 21 | National | National | National | -- | Entered as relief driver for Wilcox, practiced but did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Jim Hill | 22 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | -- | Entered as relief driver for Clemons, practiced but did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Harry Wainwright | 22 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | -- | Entered as relief driver for Clemons, practiced but did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | E. F. Scheifler | 24 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | -- | Entered as relief driver for Ellis, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | J. L. Judd | 25 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | -- | Entered as relief driver for Cobe, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Jay McNay | 27 | Cutting | Cutting | Cutting | -- | Entered as relief driver for Delaney, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Joe Matson | 28 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | -- | Entered as relief driver for Bruce-Brown, practiced but did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | George Ainslee | 29 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | -- | Entered as relief driver for Van Gorder, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | John Turcotte | 33 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | -- | Entered as relief driver for R. Mulford, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Dave Lewis | 34 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | -- | Entered as relief driver for Tetzlaff, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Billy Clifton | 35 | Apperson | Apperson | Apperson | -- | Entered as relief driver for Lytle, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Clarence Kittrell | 36 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | -- | Entered as relief driver for Hughes, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | George Scott | 38 | Simplex | Simplex | Simplex | -- | Entered as relief driver for Beardsley, did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | Louis Chevrolet | X | Buick | Buick | Buick | -- | Entered as relief driver for A. Chevrolet and C. Basle, practiced but did not participate in race | |
-- | -- | W. L. Studebaker | X | Marmon | Marmon | Marmon | -- | Entered as relief driver for Dawson and Harroun, practiced but did not participate in race |
Known riding mechanics in this race:
Finish | Start | Driver | Mechanic | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
2 | 29 | Ralph Mulford | Will Chambers | 33 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | 200 | 6:43:51 74.29 |
3 | 25 | David Bruce-Brown | Tony Scudellari | 28 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | 200 | 6:52:29 72.73 |
4 | 11 | Spencer Wishart | William Pfieffer | 11 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 200 | 6:52:57 72.65 |
5 | 27 | Joe Dawson | Bruce Keen | 31 | Marmon | Marmon | Marmon | 200 | 6:54:34 72.34 |
6 | 2 | Ralph DePalma | Charles Bury | 2 | Simplex | Simplex | Simplex | 200 | 7:02:02 71.13 |
7 | 18 | Charles Merz | L. E. Banks | 20 | National | National | National | 200 | 7:06:20 70.37 |
8 | 12 | William Turner | Emmett Ward | 12 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | 200 | 7:15:56 68.82 |
9 | 13 | Fred Belcher | William John | 15 | Knox | Knox | Knox | 200 | 7:17:09 68.63 |
10 | 22 | Harry Cobe | Eddie Miller | 25 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | 200 | 7:21:50 67.90 |
11 | 10 | Gil Andersen | Frank Agan | 10 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 200 | 7:22:55 67.73 |
12 | 32 | Hughie Hughes | Louis Fuhrmann | 36 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | 200 | 7:23:32 67.63 |
13 | 26 | Lee Frayer | John Reider | 30 | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | 197 | Flagged |
14 | 19 | Howdy Wilcox | J. P. Walker | 21 | National | National | National | 194 | Flagged |
15 | 33 | Charles Bigelow | Charles Illingsworth | 37 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | 194 | Flagged |
16 | 3 | Harry Endicott | Ed Madden | 3 | Interstate | Interstate | Interstate | 192 | Flagged |
17 | 36 | Howard Hall | Gus Overbeck | 41 | Velie | Velie | Velie | 190 | Flagged |
20 | 34 | Ralph Beardsley | George Scott | 38 | Simplex | Simplex | Simplex | 178 | Flagged |
21 | 16 | Eddie Hearne | Louis Lindenstruth | 18 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | 175 | Flagged |
22 | 6 | Frank Fox | Culla Scott | 6 | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | 162 | Flagged |
23 | 24 | Ernest Delaney | Jay McNay | 27 | Cutting | Cutting | Cutting | 160 | Flagged |
24 | 23 | Jack Tower | Robert Evans | 26 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | 145 | Flagged |
25 | 20 | Mel Marquette | Al Adams | 23 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | 142 | Flagged |
26 | 37 | Bill Endicott | John Schatz | 42 | Cole | Cole | Cole | 104 | Flagged |
27 | 4 | Johnny Aitken | Walter Kepner | 4 | National | National | National | 125 | Broken connecting rod |
28 | 9 | Will Jones | Fred Pfister | 9 | Case | Case | Case | 122 | Steering |
29 | 1 | Lewis Strang | W. R. Everett | 1 | Case | Case | Case | 109 | Broken steering knuckle |
30 | 7 | Harry Knight | John Glover | 7 | Westcott | Westcott | Westcott | 90 | Wrecked mainstretch |
31 | 8 | Joe Jagersberger | Charles Anderson | 8 | Case | Case | Case | 87 | Wrecked mainstretch |
32 | 31 | Herbert Lytle | Billy Clifton | 35 | Apperson | Apperson | Apperson | 82 | Wrecked pits |
33 | 17 | Harry Grant | Frank Lee | 19 | Alco | Alco | Alco | 51 | Bearing |
34 | 15 | Charles Basle | Joseph Demand | 17 | Buick | Buick | Buick | 46 | Broken crankshaft |
35 | 5 | Louis Disbrow | Heinie Ulbricht | 5 | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | Pope-Hartford | 45 | Wrecked |
36 | 14 | Arthur Chevrolet | Albert Seraye | 16 | Buick | Buick | Buick | 30 | Broken crankshaft |
37 | 35 | Caleb Bragg | William Pozzo | 39 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | 24 | Wrecked in pits |
38 | 21 | Fred Ellis | E. F. Scheifler | 24 | Jackson | Jackson | Jackson | 22 | Carburetor trouble |
39 | 30 | Teddy Tetzlaff | Dave Lewis | 34 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | 20 | Wrecked |
40 | 38 | Arthur Greiner | Sam Dickson | 44 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | 12 | Wrecked - fatal |
-- | -- | William Turner | Edward Towers | 12 | Amplex | Amplex | Amplex | X | Relieved Emmett Ward as riding mechanic |
-- | -- | Joe Jagersberger | William Maxwell | 8 | Case | Case | Case | -- | Replaced by C. Anderson |
-- | -- | Billy Pearce | Mort Smith | 13 | Falcar | Falcar | Falcar | -- | Did not qualify |
-- | -- | Frank Gelnaw | Fred O'Burn | 14 | Falcar | Falcar | Falcar | -- | Did not qualify |
-- | -- | Fred Clemons | William Merrill | 22 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | -- | Did not qualify |
-- | -- | Harold Van Gorder | George Ainslee | 29 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | -- | Wrecked practice |
-- | -- | Harold Van Gorder | Walter Bardell | 29 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | -- | Wrecked practice |
-- | -- | Arthur Gibbons | J. J. McCoy | 40 | Velie | Velie | Velie | -- | Withdrew |
-- | -- | Louis Edmunds | Herb Wilson | 43 | Cole | Cole | Cole | -- | DNS, too slow |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Ray Harroun | 88 | 103-137, 143-176, 182-200 |
David Bruce-Brown | 81 | 14-19, 24-72, 77-102 |
Ralph Mulford | 10 | 138-142, 177-181 |
Johnny Aitken | 8 | 1-4, 73-76 |
Spencer Wishart | 5 | 5-9 |
Fred Belcher | 4 | 10-13 |
Ralph DePalma | 4 | 20-23 |