International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Brick Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1912
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 7 | Joe Dawson | 8 | National | National | National | 200 | 6:21:06 78.719 | 1,000* |
1 |
-- | Don Herr | 8 | National | National | National | X | Relieved Dawson 108-144 | |
2 | 3 | Teddy Tetzlaff | 3 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | 200 | 6:31:29 76.632 | 520* |
3 | 17 | Hughie Hughes | 21 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | 200 | 6:33:09 76.307 | 270* |
4 | 22 | Charles Merz | 28 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 200 | 6:34:40 76.014 | 140* |
5 | 15 | Bill Endicott | 18 | Schacht | Schacht | Schacht | 200 | 6:46:28.2 73.806 | 90* |
6 | 2 | Len Zengel | 2 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 200 | 6:50:28.4 73.086 | 60* |
7 | 11 | John Jenkins | 14 | White | White | White | 200 | 6:52:38.4 72.703 | 50* |
8 | 18 | Joe Horan | 22 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | 200 | 6:59:38 71.491 | 40* |
9 | 8 | Howdy Wilcox | 9 | National | National | National | 200 | 7:11:30.4 69.524 | 35* |
10 | 16 | Ralph Mulford | 19 | Knox | Knox | Knox | 200 | 8:53:00 56.285 | 30* |
11 | 4 | Ralph DePalma | 4 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 198 | Broken piston | |
12 | 12 | Bob Burman | 15 | Cutting | Cutting | Cutting | 157 | Wrecked | |
13 | 10 | Bert Dingley | 12 | Simplex | Simplex | Simplex | 116 | Broken connecting rod | |
14 | 21 | Joe Matson | 25 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | 110 | Broken crankshaft | |
15 | 6 | Spencer Wishart | 7 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 82 | Broken water line | |
16 | 1 | Gil Andersen | 1 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 80 | Broken rear wheel | |
17 | 14 | Billy Leisaw | 17 | Marquette-Buick | Buick | Buick | 72 | Car on fire | |
18 | 24 | Louis Disbrow | 5 | Case | Case | Case | 67 | Sheared diff pin | |
19 | 19 | Mel Marquette | 23 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | 63 | Broken right wheel | |
20 | 5 | Eddie Hearne | 6 | Case | Case | Case | 55 | Broken crankshaft | |
21 | 13 | Lee Frayer | 16 | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | 43 | Broken intake valve | |
22 | 23 | David Bruce-Brown | 29 | National | National | National | 25 | Broken valve | |
23 | 9 | Harry Knight | 10 | Lexington | Lexington | Lexington | 6 | Engine trouble | |
24 | 20 | Len Ormsby | 24 | Opel | Opel | Opel | 5 | Burned connecting rod | |
-- | -- | Willie Knipper | 28 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | X | Relieved Merz | |
-- | -- | Neil Whalen | 6 | Case | Case | Case | X | Relieved Hearne | |
-- | -- | Caleb Bragg | 3 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | X | Relieved Tetzlaff | |
-- | -- | Charlie Arnold | 14 | White | White | White | X | Relieved J. Jenkins | |
-- | -- | George Ainslee | 22 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | X | Relieved Joe Horan | |
-- | -- | Harry Endicott | 18 | Schacht | Schacht | Schacht | X | Relieved W. Endicott | |
-- | -- | W. H. Farr | 17 | Marquette-Buick | Buick | Buick | X | Relieved Liesaw | |
-- | -- | Willie Knipper | 2 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | X | Relieved Zengel | |
-- | -- | Neil Whalen | 5 | Case | Case | Case | X | Relieved Disbrow | |
-- | -- | Bill Rader | 9 | National | National | National | X | Relieved Wilcox | |
-- | -- | Eddie Rickenbacker | 16 | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | X | Relieved Frayer | |
-- | -- | Jim Hill | 27 | Continental | Continental | Continental | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | George Fuller | 27 | Continental | Continental | Continental | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Albert Romine | 27 | Continental | Continental | Continental | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | John Jenkins | 27 | Continental | Continental | Continental | -- | Drove #14 instead | |
-- | -- | Charles Shambaugh | 26 | Shambaugh | Buick | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Joe Jagersberger | 6 | Case | Case | Case | -- | Driven by Hearne | |
-- | -- | Harvey Herrick | 6 | Case | Case | Case | -- | Driven by Hearne | |
-- | -- | Lee Oldfield | 31 | Mason | Mason | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | H. J. Kilpatrick | 31 | Mason | Mason | Duesenberg | -- | Driven by L. Oldfield | |
-- | -- | Joe Dawson | 14 | White | White | White | -- | Did not qualify |
Known riding mechanics in this race:
Finish | Start | Driver | Mechanic | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
1 | 7 | Joe Dawson | Harry Martin | 8 | National | National | National | 200 | 6:21:06 78.719 |
2 | 3 | Teddy Tetzlaff | William Pozzo | 3 | Fiat | Fiat | Fiat | 200 | 6:31:29 76.632 |
3 | 17 | Hughie Hughes | Eddie Pullen | 21 | Mercer | Mercer | Mercer | 200 | 6:33:09 76.307 |
4 | 22 | Charles Merz | Roy Vernon | 28 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 200 | 6:34:40 76.014 |
5 | 15 | Bill Endicott | Frank Anderson | 18 | Schacht | Schacht | Schacht | 200 | 6:46:28.2 73.806 |
6 | 2 | Len Zengel | Will Hamilton | 2 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 200 | 6:50:28.4 73.086 |
7 | 11 | John Jenkins | George Fuller | 14 | White | White | White | 200 | 6:52:38.4 72.703 |
8 | 18 | Joe Horan | George Ainslee | 22 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | 200 | 6:59:38 71.491 |
9 | 8 | Howdy Wilcox | Frank Farber | 9 | National | National | National | 200 | 7:11:30.4 69.524 |
10 | 16 | Ralph Mulford | Billy Chandler | 19 | Knox | Knox | Knox | 200 | 8:53:00 56.285 |
11 | 4 | Ralph DePalma | Rupert Jeffkins | 4 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 198 | Broken piston |
12 | 12 | Bob Burman | Harry Goetz | 15 | Cutting | Cutting | Cutting | 157 | Wrecked |
13 | 10 | Bert Dingley | Swede Swanson | 12 | Simplex | Simplex | Simplex | 116 | Broken connecting rod |
14 | 21 | Joe Matson | Tony Janette | 25 | Lozier | Lozier | Lozier | 110 | Broken crankshaft |
15 | 6 | Spencer Wishart | Alfred Hummel | 7 | Mercedes | Mercedes | Mercedes | 82 | Broken water line |
16 | 1 | Gil Andersen | Frank Agan | 1 | Stutz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 80 | Broken rear wheel |
17 | 14 | Billy Leisaw | R. C. Leisaw | 17 | Marquette-Buick | Buick | Buick | 72 | Car on fire |
18 | 24 | Louis Disbrow | Heinie Ulbricht | 5 | Case | Case | Case | 67 | Sheared diff pin |
19 | 19 | Mel Marquette | Lay Fowler | 23 | McFarlan | McFarlan | McFarlan | 63 | Broken right wheel |
20 | 5 | Eddie Hearne | John Schatz | 6 | Case | Case | Case | 55 | Broken crankshaft |
21 | 13 | Lee Frayer | John Reider | 16 | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | Firestone-Columbus | 43 | Broken intake valve |
22 | 23 | David Bruce-Brown | Tony Scudellari | 29 | National | National | National | 25 | Broken valve |
23 | 9 | Harry Knight | Edgar | 10 | Lexington | Lexington | Lexington | 6 | Engine trouble |
24 | 20 | Len Ormsby | Lawrence Keenan | 24 | Opel | Opel | Opel | 5 | Burned connecting rod |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Ralph DePalma | 196 | 3-198 |
Teddy Tetzlaff | 2 | 1-2 |
Joe Dawson | 2 | 199-200 |