Indianapolis 500 Results - History
May 25th 2008 12:15
| Indianapolis 500 1911 - 1927 The Fisher Era | |||
| Year | Date | Driver | Car |
| Team / Owner | Distance (miles / km) | Time | Average Speed (mph / km/h) |
| 1911 | 5/30 | Ray Harroun | Marmon Model 32 |
| Nordyke & Marmon Company | 500.000 / 804.672 | 42:08.0 | 74.602 / 120.060 |
| 1912 | 5/30 | Joe Dawson | National |
| National Motor Vehicle Company | 500.000 / 804.672 | 21:06.1 | 78.719 / 126.686 |
| 1913 | 5/30 | Jules Goux | Peugeot |
| Peugeot | 500.000 / 804.672 | 35:05.1 | 75.933 / 122.202 |
| 1914 | 5/30 | René Thomas | Delage |
| Louis Delâge Company | 500.000 / 804.672 | 03:45.1 | 82.474 / 132.729 |
| 1915 | 5/31 | Ralph DePalma[ | Mercedes |
| E.C. Patterson | 500.000 / 804.672 | 33:55.6 | 89.840 / 144.583 |
| 1916 | 5/30 | Dario Resta | Peugeot |
| Peugeot Auto Racing Company | 300.000 / 482.803 | 34:17.0 | 84.001 / 135.187 |
| Scheduled for 300 miles | |||
| 1917 | No Race - World War I | ||
| 1918 | No Race - World War I | ||
| 1919 | 5/31 | Howdy Wilcox | Peugeot |
| I.M.S. Corporation | 500.000 / 804.672 | 40:42.9 | 88.050 / 141.703 |
| 1920 | 5/31 | Gaston Chevrole | Frontenac |
| William Small Company | 500.000 / 804.672 | 38:31.9 | 88.618 / 142.617 |
| 1921 | 5/30 | Tommy Milton | Frontenac |
| Louis Chevrolet | 500.000 / 804.672 | 34:44.6 | 89.621 / 144.231 |
| 1922 | 5/30 | Jimmy Murphy | Duesenberg / Miller |
| Jimmy Murphy | 500.000 / 804.672 | 17:30.8 | 94.484 / 152.057 |
| 1923 | 5/30 | Tommy Milton | Miller |
| H.C.S. Motor Company | 500.000 / 804.672 | 31:19.6 | 90.545 / 145.718 |
| 1924 | 5/30 | Lora L. Corum | Duesenberg |
| Joe Boyer | |||
| Duesenberg | 500.000 / 804.672 | 05:23.6 | 98.234 / 158.092 |
| Corum started race, Boyer replaced him. They share the win. | |||
| 1925 | 5/30 | Peter DePaolo | Duesenberg |
| Duesenberg | 500.000 / 804.672 | 56:39.4 | 101.127 / 162.748 |
| 1926 | 5/31 | Frank Lockhart | Miller |
| Peter Kreis | 400.000* / 643.738* | 12:48.8 | 95.904 / 154.343 |
| 1927 | 5/30 | George Souders | Duesenberg |
| William S. White | 500.000 / 804.672 | 07:33.0 | 97.545 / 156.983 |
| Indianapolis 500 1928 - 1945 The Rickenbacker Era | ||||
| Year | Date | Driver | Chassis | Engine |
| Team / Owner | Distance (miles / km) | Time | Average Speed (mph / km/h) | |
| 1928 | 30-May | Louis Meyer | Miller | Miller |
| Alden Sampson, II | 500.000 / 804.672 | 01:33.7 | 99.482 / 160.101 | |
| 1929 | 30-May | Ray Keech | Miller | Miller |
| M. A. Yagle | 500.000 / 804.672 | 07:25.5 | 97.585 / 157.048 | |
| 1930 | 30-May | Billy Arnold | Summers | Miller |
| Harry Hartz | 500.000 / 804.672 | 58:39.7 | 100.448 / 161.655 | |
| 1931 | 30-May | Louis Schneider | Stevens | Miller |
| B. L. Schneider | 500.000 / 804.672 | 10:27.9 | 96.629 / 155.509 | |
| 1932 | 30-May | Fred Frame | Wetteroth | Miller |
| Harry Hartz | 500.000 / 804.672 | 48:03.8 | 104.144 / 167.604 | |
| 1933 | 30-May | Louis Meyer | Miller | Miller |
| Louis Meyer | 500.000 / 804.672 | 48:00.8 | 104.162 / 167.632 | |
| 1934 | 30-May | Bill Cummings | Miller | Miller |
| H. C. Henning | 500.000 / 804.672 | 46:05.3 | 104.863 / 168.761 | |
| 1935 | 30-May | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth | Offenh |
| Kelly Petillo | 500.000 / 804.672 | 42:22.8 | 106.240 / 170.977 | |
| 1936 | 30-May | Louis Meyer | Stevens | Miller |
| Louis Meyer | 500.000 / 804.672 | 35:03.3 | 109.069 / 175.530 | |
| 1937 | 31-May | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | Offenh |
| Wilbur Shaw | 500.000 / 804.672 | 24:07.9 | 113.580 / 182.789 | |
| 1938 | 30-May | Floyd Roberts | Wetteroth | Miller |
| Lou Moore | 500.000 / 804.672 | 15:58.4 | 117.200 / 188.615 | |
| 1939 | 30-May | Wilbur Shaw | Maserati | Masera |
| Boyle Racing Headquarters | 500.000 / 804.672 | 20:47.4 | 115.035 / 185.131 | |
| 1940 | 30-May | Wilbur Shaw | Maserati | Masera |
| Boyle Racing Headquarters | 500.000 / 804.672 | 22:31.2 | 114.277 / 183.911 | |
| 1941 | 30-May | Floyd Davis | Wetteroth | Offenh |
| Mauri Rose | ||||
| Lou Moore | 500.000 / 804.672 | 20:36.3 | 115.117 / 185.263 | |
| Davis started, Rose replaced him. Shared Win | ||||
| 1942 | No race held due to World War II | |||
| 1943 | No race held due to World War II | |||
| 1944 | No race held due to World War II | |||
| 1945 | No race held due to World War II | |||
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