The 1912 Indianapolis 500 was the 2nd running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Thursday, 30 May 1912. Gil Anderson started on pole position and Joe Dawson was the race winner.
1912 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Joe Dawson | National | National | Michelin | 7 | 200 | 6:21:06 | 2 | Running | 78.719 | $20,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Teddy Tetzlaff | Fiat | Fiat | 3 | 200 | +10:23.00 | 2 | Running | 76.632 | $10,000 | |
| 3 | 21 | Hughie Hughes | Mercer | Mercer | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running | 76.307 | $5,000 | ||
| 4 | 28 | Charlie Merz | Stutz | Wisconsin | 22 | 200 | 0 | Running | 76.014 | $3,000 | ||
| 5 | 18 | Bill Endicott | Schacht | Wisconsin | 15 | 200 | 0 | Running | 73.807 | $2,500 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Len Zengel | Stutz | Wisconsin | 2 | 200 | 0 | Running | 73.088 | $2,000 | ||
| 7 | 14 | Johnny Jenkins | White | White | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running | 72.704 | $1,500 | ||
| 8 | 22 | Joe Horan | Lozier | Lozier | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running | 71.491 | $1,400 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Howdy Wilcox | National | National | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running | 69.525 | $1,300 | ||
| 10 | 19 | Ralph Mulford | Knox | Knox | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running | 56.285 | $1,200 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Ralph DePalma | Mercedes | Mercedes | 4 | 198 | 196 | Piston | ||||
| 12 | 15 | Bob Burman | Cutting | Cutting | 12 | 156 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 13 | 12 | Bert Dingley | Simplex | Simplex | 10 | 116 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 14 | 25 | Joe Matson | Lozier | Lozier | 21 | 107 | 0 | Crankshaft | ||||
| 15 | 7 | Spencer Wishart | Mercedes | Mercedes | 6 | 82 | 0 | Water line | ||||
| 16 | 1 | Gil Anderson | Stutz | Wisconsin | 1 | 79 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 17 | 17 | Billy Liesaw | Marquette | Buick | 14 | 72 | 0 | Carb. Fire | ||||
| 18 | 5 | Louis Disbrow | Case | Case | 24 | 67 | 0 | Differ. pin | ||||
| 19 | 23 | Mel Marquette | McFarlan | McFarlan | 19 | 63 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 20 | 6 | Eddie Hearne | Case | Case | 5 | 54 | 0 | Crankshaft | ||||
| 21 | 16 | Eddie Rickenbacker | Firestone Col. | Firestone Col. | 13 | 44 | 0 | Bearing | ||||
| 22 | 29 | David Bruce-Brown | National | National | 23 | 24 | 0 | Valves | ||||
| 23 | 10 | Harry Knight | Lexington | Lexington | 9 | 7 | 0 | Engine trouble | ||||
| 24 | 24 | Len Ormsby | Opel | Opel | 20 | 5 | 0 | Rod |