The 1914 Indianapolis 500 was the 4th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Saturday, 30 May 1914. Jean Chassagne started on pole position and Rene Thomas was the race winner.
1914 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Rene Thomas | Delage | Delage | Palmer Cord | 15 | 200 | 6:03:45 | 102 | Running | 82.474 | $39,750 |
| 2 | 14 | Arthur Duray | Peugeot | Peugeot | 10 | 200 | +6:39.00 | 77 | Running | 80.994 | $10,450 | |
| 3 | 10 | Albert Guyot | Delage | Delage | 11 | 200 | 9 | Running | 80.21 | $5,425 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Jules Goux | Peugeot | Peugeot | 19 | 200 | 1 | Running | 79.491 | $3,500 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Barney Oldfield | Stutz | Stutz | 30 | 200 | 0 | Running | 78.156 | $3,000 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Josef Christiaens | Excelsior | Excelsior | 7 | 200 | 9 | Running | 77.439 | $2,200 | ||
| 7 | 27 | Harry Grant | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 26 | 200 | 0 | Running | 75.687 | $1,800 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Charlie Keene | Keene | Wisconsin | 27 | 200 | 0 | Running | 74.822 | $1,600 | ||
| 9 | 25 | Billy Carlson | Maxwell | Maxwell | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running | 70.972 | $1,500 | ||
| 10 | 42 | Eddie Rickenbacker | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 23 | 200 | 0 | Running | 70.827 | $1,400 | ||
| 11 | 23 | Ralph Mulford | Mercedes | Peugeot | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running | 69.55 | |||
| 12 | 43 | Willie Haupt | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 28 | 200 | 0 | Running | 66.66 | |||
| 13 | 31 | Billy Knipper | Keeton | Wisconsin | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running | 65.79 | |||
| 14 | 7 | Georges Boillot | Peugeot | Peugeot | 29 | 148 | 0 | Frame | ||||
| 15 | 34 | Ernst Friedrich | Bugatti | Bugatti | 18 | 134 | 0 | Pinion | ||||
| 16 | 1 | Louis Disbrow | Burman | Wisconsin | 24 | 128 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 17 | 19 | Spencer Wishart | Mercer | Mercer | 25 | 122 | 0 | Camshaft | ||||
| 18 | 2 | Earl Cooper | Stutz | Stutz | 14 | 118 | 0 | Wheel | ||||
| 19 | 21 | Caleb Bragg | Mercer | Mercer | 9 | 117 | 1 | Camshaft | ||||
| 20 | 15 | Art Klein | King | Wisconsin | 8 | 87 | 0 | Valve | ||||
| 21 | 38 | Billy Chandler | Mulford | Duesenberg | 4 | 69 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 22 | 4 | Howdy Wilcox | Fox | Pope-Hartford | 3 | 67 | 1 | Valve | ||||
| 23 | 13 | George Mason | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 13 | 66 | 0 | Piston | ||||
| 24 | 17 | Bob Burman | Burman | Wisconsin | 22 | 47 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 25 | 26 | Joe Dawson | Marmon | Marmon | 17 | 44 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 26 | 24 | Gil Anderson | Stutz | Stutz | 16 | 42 | 0 | Loose bolts | ||||
| 27 | 49 | Ray Gilhooly | Isotta | Isotta | 20 | 41 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 28 | 8 | Teddy Tetzlaff | Maxwell | Maxwell | 2 | 38 | 0 | Rocker arm | ||||
| 29 | 12 | Jean Chassagne | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 1 | 20 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 30 | 48 | S.F. Brock | Mercer | Wisconsin | 21 | 5 | 0 | Camshaft |