1925 Indianapolis 500
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| 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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The 13th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 12 |  Peter DePaolo
|
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 113.083 | 2 | 200 | 115 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | Dave Lewis
|
R. Cliff Durant | Miller | Miller | 109.061 | 5 | 200 | 50 | Running |
| 3 | 22 | 9 | Phil Shafer R
|
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 103.523 | 16 | 200 | 13 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Harry Hartz
|
Harry Hartz | Miller | Miller | 112.433 | 3 | 200 | 3 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | 4 | Tommy Milton W
|
Tommy Milton | Miller | Miller | 104.366 | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 1 | 28 | Leon Duray
|
Harry Hartz | Miller | Miller | 113.196 | 1 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 18 | 8 | Ralph DePalma W
|
Ralph DePalma | Miller | Miller | 108.607 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 9 | 38 | Peter Kreis R
|
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 106.338 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | W. E. Shattuc R
|
Dr. W. E. Shattuc, M.D. | Miller | Miller | 102.070 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 8 | 22 |  Pietro Bordino R
|
Pietro Bordino | Fiat | Fiat | 107.661 | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 12 | 5 | Fred Comer
|
Harry Hartz | Miller | Miller | 104.296 | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 10 | 27 | Frank Elliott
|
Richard G. Doyle | Miller | Miller | 104.910 | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 15 | 24 | Earl Devore R
|
Bancroft & Pope | Miller | Miller | 97.799 | 19 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | Bob McDonogh
|
Tommy Milton | Miller | Miller | 101.931 | 18 | 188 | 0 | Truss rod |
| 15 | 16 | 23 | Wade Morton
|
Duesenberg Brothers | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 95.821 | 20 | 156 | 0 | Crash BS |
| 16 | 6 | 17 | Ralph Hepburn R
|
Earl Cooper | Miller | Miller | 108.489 | 7 | 144 | 15 | Gas tank |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | Earl Cooper
|
R. Cliff Durant | Miller | Miller | 110.487 | 4 | 127 | 4 | Crash T1 |
| 18 | 13 | 3 | Bennett Hill
|
Harry A. Miller | Miller | Miller | 104.167 | 15 | 69 | 0 | Rear spring |
| 19 | 17 | 29 | Herbert Jones R
|
Herbert Jones | Miller | Miller | 89.401 | 21 | 69 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 20 | 19 | 19 |  Ira Vail
|
R. J. Johnson | Miller | Miller | 104.785 | 12 | 63 | 0 | Rod |
| 21 | 21 | 7 | M. C. Jones R
|
H. J. Skelly | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | 88.478 | 22 | 33 | 0 | Transmission |
| 22 | 7 | 10 | Jules Ellingboe
|
Jerry Wonderlich | Miller | Miller | 107.832 | 8 | 24 | 0 | Steering |
| [3][4] | |||||||||||
Race details[edit]
- For 1925, riding mechanics were optional,[5] however, no teams utilized them.
- First alternate: none[6]
- Ralph DePalma would be the only driver in the race who had competed in the first Indy 500 in 1911.
- Though Pete DePaolo is widely recognized as the first driver to complete (and win) the Indianapolis 500 in under five hours (over 100 mph average speed), he was not eligible for the prestigious Champion Spark Plug 100 mph Club founded in 1935. Since DePaolo briefly received relief help from Norman Batten during the race, DePaolo failed the strict criteria for the club. He never managed to complete the full 500 miles again, and accomplish the feat solo.
Gallery[edit]
1925 Miller
1925 Indianapolis 500 pace car
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Indianapolis 500 1925". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Popely, Rick; Riggs, L. Spencer (1998). The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International, Ltd. ISBN 0-7853-2798-3.
- ^ Blazier, John E.; Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
- ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
