1914 Indianapolis 500
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The 1914 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the fourth such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
on Saturday, May 30, 1914.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
on Saturday, May 30, 1914.
Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
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1 | 15 | 16 | France René Thomas | 94.540 | 4 | 200 | 102 | Running |
2 | 10 | 14 | Belgium Arthur Duray Arthur Duray Arthur Duray was born in New York City of Belgian parents and later became a French citizen. An early aviator, he held Belgian license #3. He is probably best known today for breaking the land speed record on three separate occasions between July, 1903 and March, 1904... |
90.000 | 13 | 200 | 77 | Running |
3 | 11 | 10 | France Albert Guyot Albert Guyot Albert Guyot was a French racecar driver. He was one of four drivers who entered with Duesenberg the 1921 French Grand Prix, the first in which a US make participated. Jimmy Murphy won with his Duesenberg 183; Guyot finished 6th.-Indy 500 results:... |
89.150 | 16 | 200 | 9 | Running |
4 | 19 | 6 | France Jules Goux Jules Goux Jules Goux, born Valentigney 6 April 1885 - died Valentigney 6 March 1965, was a Grand Prix motor racing champion and the first Frenchman, and the first European, to win the Indianapolis 500.-Biography:... |
98.130 | 2 | 200 | 1 | Running |
5 | 30 | 3 | United States Barney Oldfield Barney Oldfield Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour on an oval... |
87.250 | 24 | 200 | 0 | Running |
6 | 7 | 9 | Belgium Josef Christiaens Josef Christiaens Josef Christiaens, sometimes spelt Joseph , was a Belgian engineer, racecar driver and aviator.-Biography:... |
91.210 | 9 | 200 | 9 | Running |
7 | 26 | 27 | United States Harry Grant Harry Grant Harry Grant was an American auto racing driver. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, driving an ALCO, Grant won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island. He then competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times between 1911 and 1915. He had his best showing in 1915, finishing in 5th place... |
86.460 | 29 | 200 | 0 | Running |
8 | 27 | 5 | United States Charles Keene Charles Keene (driver) Charles Keene was an American racecar driver active during the formative years of the auto racing.-By season:-Indy 500 results:... |
86.870 | 27 | 200 | 0 | Running |
9 | 5 | 25 | United States Billy Carlson Billy Carlson Billy Carlson was an American racecar driver. He was killed in an AAA National Championship race.-Indy 500 results:... |
93.360 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running |
10 | 23 | 42 | United States Eddie Rickenbacker Eddie Rickenbacker Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient. He was also a race car driver and automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters and a pioneer in air transportation, particularly as the longtime head of Eastern Air Lines.-Early... |
88.140 | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running |
11 | 6 | 23 | United States Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford was an American racecar driver active during the formative years of the auto racing.... |
88.210 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
12 | 28 | 43 | United States Willie Haupt Willie Haupt Willie Haupt was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
89.390 | 15 | 200 | 0 | Running |
13 | 12 | 31 | United States Billy Knipper Billy Knipper William P. Knipper was an American racecar driver.A hillclimb was held at Dugdale Hill, Rochester, New York, on October 13, 1906. The free-for-all class was won by Billy Knipper in a time of 51.8 sec. -Indy 500 results:- References :... |
89.570 | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running |
14 | 29 | 7 | France Georges Boillot Georges Boillot Georges Louis Frederic Boillot was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War I fighter pilot.-Biography:... |
99.860 | 1 | 141 | 0 | Broken frame |
15 | 18 | 34 | France Ernst Friedrich Ernst Friedrich Ernst Friedrich was a French racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
87.730 | 22 | 134 | 0 | Drive pinion |
16 | 24 | 1 | United States Louis Disbrow Louis Disbrow Louis Disbrow was an American racecar driver.-Life:Louis Disbrow was born on March 24, 1888 in Indianapolis, Indiana.He died on July 9, 1939 in his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Indy 500 results:-References:... |
86.790 | 28 | 128 | 0 | Rod |
17 | 25 | 19 | United States Spencer Wishart Spencer Wishart Spencer Wishart was an American racecar driver. He was active during the early years of the Indianapolis 500. Wishart was killed when he clipped another car during an AAA national championship race and crashed into a tree.-Indy 500 results:... |
92.690 | 8 | 122 | 0 | Camshaft |
18 | 14 | 2 | United States Earl Cooper Earl Cooper Earl Cooper was an American racecar driver.-Racing career:... |
88.020 | 20 | 118 | 0 | Broken wheel |
19 | 9 | 21 | United States Caleb Bragg Caleb Bragg Caleb Smith Bragg was an American racecar driver, speedboat racer, aviation pioneer, and automotive inventor. He participated in the 1911, 1913 and 1914 Indianapolis 500. In speedboat racing, Caleb won three consecutive APBA Challenge Cup races in Detroit from 1923-1925... |
92.970 | 7 | 117 | 1 | Camshaft |
20 | 8 | 15 | United States Art Klein Art Klein Art Klein was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
86.870 | 26 | 87 | 0 | Valve |
21 | 4 | 38 | United States William Chandler William Chandler (driver) William Chandler was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
87.540 | 23 | 69 | 0 | Rod |
22 | 3 | 4 | United States Howdy Wilcox Howdy Wilcox Howard Samuel Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone,... |
90.760 | 10 | 67 | 1 | Valve |
23 | 13 | 13 | United States George Mason George Mason (driver) George Mason was an American racecar driver. A Red Cross ambulance driver in World War I, Mason was killed in action.-Indy 500 results:... |
87.100 | 25 | 66 | 0 | Piston |
24 | 22 | 17 | United States Bob Burman Bob Burman Bob Burman was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing.-Biography:He was born on April 23, 1884 in Imlay City, Michigan. He was the winner of the Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race in 1909. He competed at the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911... |
90.410 | 12 | 47 | 0 | Rod |
25 | 17 | 26 | United States Joe Dawson Joe Dawson (racecar driver) Joe Dawson was an American race car driver.-Biography:Born in Odon, Indiana, Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 race three times, beginning in 1911 when he drove a Marmon to a fifth place finish. The following year, Dawson won after Ralph DePalma, who had led for 196 laps of the 200 lap race,... |
93.550 | 5 | 45 | 0 | Crash BS |
26 | 16 | 24 | Norway Gil Andersen Gil Andersen Gil Andersen was an Norwegian-American racecar driver active during the formative years of auto racing.... |
90.490 | 11 | 42 | 0 | Cylinder bolts |
27 | 20 | 49 | United States Ray Gilhooley Ray Gilhooley Ray Gilhooley was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
84.200 | 30 | 41 | 0 | Crash BS |
28 | 2 | 8 | United States Teddy Tetzlaff Teddy Tetzlaff Teddy Tetzlaff was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He competed in the first four Indianapolis 500s, with a highest finish of second in 1912. He earned the nickname "Terrible" Teddy Tetzlaff due to his rough treatment of his vehicles... |
96.360 | 3 | 33 | 0 | Rocker arm |
29 | 1 | 12 | France Jean Chassagne Jean Chassagne Jean Chassagne was a French racecar driver active in the years surrounding World War I. Chassagne finished third in the 1913 French Grand Prix on a Sunbeam... |
88.310 | 17 | 20 | 0 | Crash T4 |
30 | 21 | 48 | United States S. F. Brock S. F. Brock S. F. Brock was an American racecar driver. Brock was lost at sea off the coast of England in a World War I naval accident.-Indy 500 results:... |
87.830 | 21 | 5 | 0 | Camshaft |