1921 Indianapolis 500
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| Indianapolis 500 | |
| Sanctioning body | AAA |
| Date | May 30, 1921 |
| Winner | Tommy Milton |
| Winning Entrant | Louis Chevrolet |
| Average speed | 89.621 mph (144.231 km/h) |
| Pole position | Ralph DePalma |
| Pole speed | 100.750 mph (162.141 km/h) |
| Most laps led | Ralph DePalma (108) |
| Pre-race | |
| Pace car | H.C.S. 6 |
| Pace car driver | Harry C. Stutz |
| Chronology | |
| Previous | Next |
| 1920 | 1922 |
The 9th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1921.
Ralph DePalma dominated yet another early running of the 500, but again fails to win. He led 109 laps, and had a two-lap lead at the halfway point. A connecting rod broke, and he dropped out on lap 112. DePalma retires with one win, and 612 laps led in the "500." His laps led record would not be matched for 67 years until Al Unser, Sr. tied it in 1987.
Tommy Milton won the first of two 500 victories. he was accompanied by riding mechanic Harry Franck.
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Time trials [edit]
Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized.
Results [edit]
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 2 |  Tommy Milton |
93.050 | 11 | 200 | 90 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Roscoe Sarles |
98.350 | 2 | 200 | 1 | Running |
| 3 | 8 | 23 | Percy Ford |
87.000 | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | Eddie Miller |
83.850 | 20 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 13 | 16 | Ora Haibe |
93.500 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 14 | 9 | Riley Brett |
87.800 | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 10 | 3 |  Ira Vail |
82.350 | 22 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 15 | 21 |  Albert Guyot |
87.780 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 21 | 8 | Ralph Mulford |
91.700 | 12 | 177 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 17 | 15 | René Thomas |
83.750 | 21 | 144 | 0 | Water hose |
| 11 | 18 | 27 | Tom Alley |
80.500 | 23 | 133 | 0 | Rod |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Ralph DePalma |
100.750 | 1 | 112 | 108 | Rod |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Eddie Hearne |
96.180 | 6 | 111 | 0 | Oil line |
| 14 | 19 | 24 | Jimmy Murphy |
93.600 | 9 | 107 | 0 | Crash T4 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | Bennett Hill |
87.750 | 18 | 91 | 0 | Hit wall |
| 16 | 23 | 28 | C. W. Van Ranst |
88.350 | 14 | 87 | 0 | Water hose |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Joe Boyer |
96.650 | 4 | 74 | 1 | Rear axle |
| 18 | 6 | 19 | Jean Chassagne |
91.000 | 13 | 65 | 0 | Lost hood |
| 19 | 5 | 22 | Jules Ellingboe |
95.400 | 8 | 49 | 0 | Steering |
| 20 | 11 | 14 | André Boillot |
97.600 | 3 | 41 | 0 | Rod bearing |
| 21 | 7 | 18 | Louis Fontaine |
88.300 | 15 | 33 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 22 | 22 | 25 | Joe Thomas |
96.250 | 5 | 25 | 0 | Crash T3 |
| 23 | 12 | 10 | Howdy Wilcox |
96.000 | 7 | 22 | 0 | Rod |
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Race details [edit]
- For 1921, riding mechanics were required.[2]
- First alternate: none[3]
References [edit]
- ^ "Indianapolis 500 1921". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Blazier, John E. and Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
- ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
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