The 1920 Indianapolis 500 was the 8th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 31 May 1920. Ralph DePalma started on pole position and Gaston Chevrolet was the race winner.
1920 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Gaston Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | Firestone | 6 | 200 | 5:38:32.00 | 14 | Running | 88.618 | $21,800 |
| 2 | 25 | Rene Thomas | Ballot | Ballot | 18 | 200 | +6:19.60 | 12 | Running | 86.992 | $10,700 | |
| 3 | 10 | Tommy Milton | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running | 86.946 | $5,000 | ||
| 4 | 12 | Jimmy Murphy | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 15 | 200 | 0 | Running | 85.101 | $3,500 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Ralph DePalma | Ballot | Ballot | 1 | 200 | 79 | Running | 82.12 | $11,300 | ||
| 6 | 31 | Eddie Hearne | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | 81.002 | $2,200 | ||
| 7 | 26 | Jean Chassagne | Ballot | Ballot | 4 | 200 | 1 | Running | 79.941 | $1,900 | ||
| 8 | 28 | Joe Thomas | Frontenac | Frontenac | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running | 78.597 | $1,600 | ||
| 9 | 33 | Ralph Mulford | Mulford | Duesenberg | 23 | 200 | 0 | Running | 68.613 | $1,500 | ||
| 10 | 15 | Pete Henderson | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running | 67.583 | $1,400 | ||
| 11 | 32 | John Boling | Brett | Brett | 14 | 199 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 12 | 6 | Joe Boyer | Frontenac | Frontenac | 2 | 192 | 93 | Accident | $9,500 | |||
| 13 | 9 | Ray Howard | Peugeot | Peugeot | 10 | 150 | 0 | Camshaft | ||||
| 14 | 29 | Eddie O'Donnell | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 12 | 149 | 0 | Oil line | ||||
| 15 | 16 | Jules Goux | Peugeot | Peugeot | 21 | 148 | 0 | Engine | ||||
| 16 | 34 | Willie Haupt | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 13 | 146 | 0 | Running | ||||
| 17 | 7 | Bennett Hill | Frontenac | Frontenac | 8 | 115 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 18 | 3 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 3 | 94 | 0 | Steering | ||||
| 19 | 18 | Howdy Wilcox | Peugeot | Peugeot | 20 | 65 | 0 | Mechanical | ||||
| 20 | 5 | Roscoe Sarles | Frontenac | Frontenac | 7 | 58 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 21 | 8 | Art Klein | Frontenac | Frontenac | 5 | 40 | 1 | Accident | $100 | |||
| 22 | 19 | Jean Porporato | Gregoire | Gregoire | 22 | 23 | 0 | Ruled off | ||||
| 23 | 17 | Andre Boillot | Peugeot | Peugeot | 16 | 16 | 0 | Engine |