1925 Indianapolis 500

The 13th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.

13th Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning body	AAA
Date	May 30, 1925
Winner	Peter DePaolo
Winning Entrant	Duesenberg
Average speed	101.127 mph (162.748 km/h)
Pole position	Leon Duray
Pole speed	113.196 mph (182.171 km/h)
Most laps led	Peter DePaolo (115)
Pre-race
Pace car	Rickenbacker 8
Pace car driver	Eddie Rickenbacker
Starter	Seth Klein[1]
Honorary referee	Charles M. Schwab[1]
Estimated attendance	150,000[2]
Chronology
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Race winner Peter DePaolo became the first driver to complete the 500 miles in under five hours, and have an average over 100 mph. Norman Batten drove 21 laps of relief (laps 106-127) while DePaolo had his hands bandaged due to blisters and bruises.

Time trials

Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Leon Duray won the pole position with a 4-lap track record of 113.196 mph. Peter DePaolo, who qualified second, set the 1-lap track record at 114.285 mph.

Qualifying Results
Date	Driver	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
5/26/1925	Leon Duray	113.22	113.44	113.44	113.41	113.196

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	12	Peter DePaolo	113.083	2	200	115	Running
2	5	1	Dave Lewis	109.061	5	200	50	Running
3	22	9	Phil Shafer  R	103.523	16	200	13	Running
4	3	6	Harry Hartz	112.433	3	200	3	Running
5	11	4	Tommy Milton  W	104.366	13	200	0	Running
6	1	28	Leon Duray	113.196	1	200	0	Running
7	18	8	Ralph DePalma  W	108.607	6	200	0	Running
8	9	38	Peter Kreis  R	106.338	10	200	0	Running
9	14	15	W. E. Shattuc  R	102.070	17	200	0	Running
10	8	22	Pietro Bordino  R	107.661	9	200	0	Running
11	12	5	Fred Comer	104.296	14	200	0	Running
12	10	27	Frank Elliott	104.910	11	200	0	Running
13	15	24	Earl Devore  R	97.799	19	198	0	Flagged
14	20	14	Bob McDonogh	101.931	18	188	0	Truss rod
15	16	23	Wade Morton	95.821	20	156	0	Crash BS
16	6	17	Ralph Hepburn  R	108.489	7	144	15	Gas tank
17	4	2	Earl Cooper	110.487	4	127	4	Crash T1
18	13	3	Bennett Hill	104.167	15	69	0	Rear spring
19	17	29	Herbert Jones  R	89.401	21	69	0	Crash T1
20	19	19	Ira Vail	104.785	12	63	0	Rod
21	21	7	M. C. Jones  R	88.478	22	33	0	Transmission
22	7	10	Jules Ellingboe	107.832	8	24	0	Steering
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Race details

• For 1925, riding mechanics were optional,[4] however, no teams utilized them.
• First alternate: none[5]
• Ralph DePalma would be the only driver in the race who had competed in the first Indy 500 in 1911.

Gallery

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  1925 Miller

References

1. Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
2. Patton, W. Blaine (May 31, 1925). "DePaolo Wins Sweepstakes In Indianapolis-Made Car At Dazzling Speed of 101.13". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Indianapolis 500 1925". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
4. Blazier, John E.; Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
5. The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004