31 May 1920 Indianapolis 500

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The 1920 Indianapolis 500 was the 8th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 31 May 1920. Ralph DePalma started on pole position and Gaston Chevrolet was the race winner.

1920 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
Pos.No.DriverChassisEngineTireStartedLapsTotal TimeLaps LedStatusAvg. SpeedPrize Money
14Gaston ChevroletFrontenacFrontenacFirestone62005:38:32.0014Running88.618$21,800
225Rene ThomasBallotBallot18200+6:19.6012Running86.992$10,700
310Tommy MiltonDuesenbergDuesenberg112000Running86.946$5,000
412Jimmy MurphyDuesenbergDuesenberg152000Running85.101$3,500
52Ralph DePalmaBallotBallot120079Running82.12$11,300
631Eddie HearneDuesenbergDuesenberg92000Running81.002$2,200
726Jean ChassagneBallotBallot42001Running79.941$1,900
828Joe ThomasFrontenacFrontenac192000Running78.597$1,600
933Ralph MulfordMulfordDuesenberg232000Running68.613$1,500
1015Pete HendersonDuesenbergDuesenberg172000Running67.583$1,400
1132John BolingBrettBrett141990Running
126Joe BoyerFrontenacFrontenac219293Accident$9,500
139Ray HowardPeugeotPeugeot101500Camshaft
1429Eddie O'DonnellDuesenbergDuesenberg121490Oil line
1516Jules GouxPeugeotPeugeot211480Engine
1634Willie HauptDuesenbergDuesenberg131460Running
177Bennett HillFrontenacFrontenac81150Accident
183Louis ChevroletFrontenacFrontenac3940Steering
1918Howdy WilcoxPeugeotPeugeot20650Mechanical
205Roscoe SarlesFrontenacFrontenac7580Accident
218Art KleinFrontenacFrontenac5401Accident$100
2219Jean PorporatoGregoireGregoire22230Ruled off
2317Andre BoillotPeugeotPeugeot16160Engine
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