The 1919 Indianapolis 500 was the 7th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Saturday, 31 May 1919. Rene Thomas started on pole position and Howdy Wilcox was the race winner.
1919 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Howdy Wilcox | Peugeot | Peugeot | Goodyear | 2 | 200 | 5:40:42.87 | 98 | Running | 88.05 | $20,000 |
| 2 | 14 | Eddie Hearne | Stutz | Stutz | 8 | 200 | +3:46.17 | 0 | Running | 87.087 | $10,000 | |
| 3 | 6 | Jules Goux | Peugeot | Premier | 22 | 200 | 0 | Running | 85.935 | $5,000 | ||
| 4 | 32 | Albert Guyot | Ballot | Ballot | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running | 84.443 | $3,500 | ||
| 5 | 26 | Tom Alley | Bender | Bender | 28 | 200 | 0 | Running | 82.177 | $3,000 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Ralph DePalma | Packard | Packard | 4 | 200 | 93 | Running | 81.042 | $2,200 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Louis Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 12 | 200 | 9 | Running | 81.041 | $1,800 | ||
| 8 | 27 | Ira Vail | Hudson | Hudson | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running | 80.494 | $1,600 | ||
| 9 | 21 | Denny Hickey | Hoskins | Hudson | 27 | 200 | 0 | Running | 80.224 | $1,500 | ||
| 10 | 41 | Gaston Chevrolet | Frontenac | Frontenac | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running | 79.499 | $1,400 | ||
| 11 | 31 | Rene Thomas | Ballot | Ballot | 1 | 200 | 0 | Running | 78.75 | |||
| 12 | 8 | Earl Cooper | Stutz | Stutz | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | 78.6 | |||
| 13 | 23 | Elmer Shannon | Shannon | Duesenberg | 29 | 200 | 0 | Running | 76.95 | |||
| 14 | 17 | Ora Haibe | Hudson | Hudson | 26 | 200 | 0 | Running | 65.74 | |||
| 15 | 37 | Andre Boillot | Peugeot | Peugeot | 32 | 195 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 16 | 48 | Ray Howard | Peugeot | Peugeot | 21 | 130 | 0 | Lubrication | ||||
| 17 | 22 | Wilbur D'Alene | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 23 | 120 | 0 | Axle | ||||
| 18 | 15 | Louis LeCocq | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 25 | 96 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 19 | 29 | Art Klein | Peugeot | Peugeot | 7 | 70 | 0 | Oil line | ||||
| 20 | 19 | Charles Kirkpatrick | Mercedes | Mercedes | 11 | 69 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 21 | 33 | Paul Bablot | Ballot | Ballot | 6 | 63 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 22 | 10 | Eddie O'Donnell | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 5 | 60 | 0 | Piston | ||||
| 23 | 12 | Kurt Hitke | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 24 | 56 | 0 | Bearing | ||||
| 24 | 1 | Cliff Durant | Stutz | Stutz | 20 | 54 | 0 | Steering | ||||
| 25 | 9 | Tommy Milton | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 31 | 50 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 26 | 34 | Louis Wagner | Ballot | Ballot | 13 | 44 | 0 | Wheel | ||||
| 27 | 18 | Arthur Thurman | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 18 | 44 | 0 | Accident | ||||
| 28 | 43 | Omar Toft | Miller | Miller | 30 | 44 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 29 | 2 | Ralph Mulford | Frontenac | Frontenac | 15 | 37 | 0 | Driveshaft | ||||
| 30 | 36 | J.J. McCoy | McCoy | - | 33 | 36 | 0 | Oil line | ||||
| 31 | 39 | Joe Boyer | Frontenac | Frontenac | 14 | 30 | 0 | Wheel | ||||
| 32 | 5 | W.W. Brown | Brown | Hudson-Brett | 17 | 14 | 0 | Rod | ||||
| 33 | 28 | Roscoe Sarles | Miller | Miller | 19 | 8 | 0 | Rocker arm |