1915 Indianapolis 500

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.DriverChassisEngineTireStartedLapsTotal TimeLaps LedStatusAvg. SpeedPrize Money
12Ralph DePalmaMercedesMercedesGoodrich22005:33:55.51132Running89.84$22,600
23Dario RestaPeugeotPeugeot3200+3:29.4337Running88.911$10,900
35Gil AndersonStutzStutz520026Running87.602$5,600
44Earl CooperStutzStutz42000Running86.624$3,700
515Eddie O'DonnellDuesenbergDuesenberg112000Running81.473$3,000
68Bob BurmanPeugeotPeugeot72000Running80.359$2,200
71Howdy WilcoxStutzStutz12005Running80.143$1,800
810Tom AlleyDuesenbergDuesenberg92000Running79.972$1,600
919Billy CarlsonMaxwellMaxwell162000Running78.962$1,500
107Noel Van RaalteSunbeamSunbeam142000Running75.874$1,400
1128Willie HauptEmdenEmden242000Running70.75
1214Harry GrantSunbeamSunbeam101840Oil Pan
1321Tom OrrMaxwellMaxwell171680Bearing
146Jean PorporatoSunbeamSunbeam61640Piston
1518Joe CooperDuesenbergDuesenberg151540Accident
1622Ralph MulfordDuesenbergDuesenberg181240Rod
1712George BabcockPeugeotPeugeot121170Cylinder
189Art KleinDuesenbergDuesenberg81110Disqualified
1923Eddie RickenbackerMaxwellMaxwell191030Rod
2027Louis ChevroletCornelianSterling23760Valve
2117John DePalmaDelageDelage13410Loose flywheel
2224Johnny MaisMaisMercer20230Left track
2326George HillBugattiBugatti22200Pump gear
2425C.C. CoxCinoMercer21120Timing gears