1923 Indianapolis 500

The 1923 Indianapolis 500 was the 11th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Wednesday, 30 May 1923. Tommy Milton started on pole position and was the race winner. Having also won in 1921, this was Tommy Milton’s 2nd Indy 500 victory.

1923 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
Pos.No.DriverChassisEngineTireStartedLapsTotal TimeLaps LedStatusAvg. SpeedPrize Money
11Tommy MiltonMillerMillerFirestone12005:29:50.17128Running90.954$28,700
27Harry HartzMillerMillerFirestone2200+3:15.736Running90.063$10,100
35Jimmy MurphyMillerMillerFirestone920011Running88.078$7,000
46Eddie HearneMillerMillerFirestone142000Running86.646$3,500
523L.L. CorumFord TFronty-FordFirestone72000Running82.851$3,000
631Frank ElliottMillerMillerFirestone162000Running82.219$2,200
78Cliff DurantMillerMillerFirestone102004Running82.17$2,200
815Max SailerMercedesMercedesFirestone202000Running80.683$1,600
919Prince de CystriaBugattiBugattiFirestone222000Running77.637$1,500
1034Wade MortonDuesenbergDuesenbergFirestone242000Running74.984$1,400
1116Christian WernerMercedesMercedesFirestone152000Running74.65
1218Pierre de ViscayaBugattiBugattiFirestone61660Rod
1328Leon DurayMillerMillerFirestone211360Rod
143Dario RestaPackardPackardFirestone3870Differential
152Ralph DePalmaPackardPackardFirestone11690Head gasket
1626Harlan FenglerMillerMillerFirestone19690Fuel tank
1725Howdy WilcoxMillerMillerFirestone86051Clutch$2,000
184Joe BoyerPackardPackardFirestone13590Differential
1935Bennett HillMillerMillerFirestone18410Crankshaft
2027Count Louis ZborowskiBugattiBugattiFirestone5410Rod
2129Earl CooperMillerMillerFirestone12210Accident
2222Raul RigantiBugattiBugattiFirestone23190Fuel line
2314Christian LautenschlagerMercedesMercedesFirestone17140Accident
2421Martin de AlzagaBugattiBugattiFirestone460Rod
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1923 Indianapolis 500