The 1915 Indianapolis 500 was the 5th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 31 May 1915. Howdy Wilcox started on pole position and Ralph DePalma was the race winner.
1915 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ralph DePalma | Mercedes | Mercedes | Goodrich | 2 | 200 | 5:33:55.51 | 132 | Running | 89.84 | $22,600 |
| 2 | 3 | Dario Resta | Peugeot | Peugeot | 3 | 200 | +3:29.43 | 37 | Running | 88.911 | $10,900 | |
| 3 | 5 | Gil Anderson | Stutz | Stutz | 5 | 200 | 26 | Running | 87.602 | $5,600 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Earl Cooper | Stutz | Stutz | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running | 86.624 | $3,700 | ||
| 5 | 15 | Eddie O'Donnell | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running | 81.473 | $3,000 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Bob Burman | Peugeot | Peugeot | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running | 80.359 | $2,200 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Howdy Wilcox | Stutz | Stutz | 1 | 200 | 5 | Running | 80.143 | $1,800 | ||
| 8 | 10 | Tom Alley | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | 79.972 | $1,600 | ||
| 9 | 19 | Billy Carlson | Maxwell | Maxwell | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running | 78.962 | $1,500 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Noel Van Raalte | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running | 75.874 | $1,400 | ||
| 11 | 28 | Willie Haupt | Emden | Emden | 24 | 200 | 0 | Running | 70.75 | |||
| 12 | 14 | Harry Grant | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 10 | 184 | 0 | Oil Pan | ||||
| 13 | 21 | Tom Orr | Maxwell | Maxwell | 17 | 168 | 0 | Bearing | ||||
| 14 | 6 | Jean Porporato | Sunbeam | Sunbeam | 6 | 164 | 0 | Piston | ||||
| 15 | 18 | Joe Cooper | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 15 | 154 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 16 | 22 | Ralph Mulford | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 18 | 124 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 17 | 12 | George Babcock | Peugeot | Peugeot | 12 | 117 | 0 | Cylinder | ||||
| 18 | 9 | Art Klein | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 8 | 111 | 0 | Disqualified | ||||
| 19 | 23 | Eddie Rickenbacker | Maxwell | Maxwell | 19 | 103 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 20 | 27 | Louis Chevrolet | Cornelian | Sterling | 23 | 76 | 0 | Valve | ||||
| 21 | 17 | John DePalma | Delage | Delage | 13 | 41 | 0 | Loose flywheel | ||||
| 22 | 24 | Johnny Mais | Mais | Mercer | 20 | 23 | 0 | Left track | ||||
| 23 | 26 | George Hill | Bugatti | Bugatti | 22 | 20 | 0 | Pump gear | ||||
| 24 | 25 | C.C. Cox | Cino | Mercer | 21 | 12 | 0 | Timing gears |