1915 Indianapolis 500

Doctored photograph claiming to show the front row at the start of the 1915 Indianapolis 500.

The 1915 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was the 5th running of the Indianapolis 500. It was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1915.

Results

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	2	Ralph DePalma	98.580	2	200	132	Running
2	3	3	Dario Resta	98.470	3	200	37	Running
3	5	5	Gil Andersen	95.140	5	200	26	Running
4	4	4	Earl Cooper	96.770	4	200	0	Running
5	11	15	Harry Grant	89.290	11	200	0	Running
6	7	8	Bob Burman	92.400	7	200	0	Running
7	1	1	Howdy Wilcox	98.900	1	200	5	Running
8	9	10	Tom Alley	90.000	9	200	0	Running
9	16	19	Billy Carlson	84.110	16	200	0	Running
10	14	7	Noel Van Raalte	86.870	14	200	0	Running
11	24	28	Willie Haupt	80.360	24	200	0	Running
12	10	14	George C. Babcock	89.460	10	184	0	Loose mud apron
13	17	21	Tom Orr	83.550	17	168	0	Axle bearing
14	6	6	Jean Porporato	94.740	6	164	0	Piston
15	15	18	Joe Cooper	85.550	15	154	0	Crash SC
16	18	22	Ralph Mulford	82.720	18	124	0	Rod
17	12	12	Eddie O'Donnell	88.930	12	117	0	Cylinder
18	8	9	Art Klein	90.450	8	0	0	Smoking
19	20	23	Eddie Rickenbacker	81.970	20	103	0	Rod
20	23	27	Louis Chevrolet	81.010	23	76	0	Valve
21	13	17	John DePalma	87.040	13	41	0	Loose flywheel
22	19	24	John A. Mais	81.970	19	23	0	Left course
23	22	26	George Hill	81.520	22	20	0	Water pump gear
24	21	25	G. C. Cox	81.520	21	12	0	Timing gears

Notes

1 - Louis Chevrolet is usually shown as American but his application for a US passport (available at [1]) reveals that he did not become a US citizen until June 1915.

2 - Ralph DePalma is usually shown as American but his application for a US passport (available at [2]) reveals that he did not become a US citizen until 1920.

References

1914 Indianapolis 500 Rene Thomas	1915 Indianapolis 500 Ralph DePalma	1916 Indianapolis 500 Dario Resta