1913 Indianapolis 500

The race

The 1913 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the third such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1913.

Official results

Qualification results

Entries required to complete one lap in excess of 75 mph (120.7 km/h) to qualify, but starting grid determined by blind draw from a hat the night preceding the race.

Driver			Far Inside			Inside Center			Outside Center			Far Outside
Time	(mph)	(km/h)
Row 1			Caleb Bragg			Albert Guyot			Billy Liesaw			Robert Evans
			0:01:43.05	87.34	140.56	0:01:51.46	80.75	129.95	0:01:55.36	78.02	125.56	0:01:49.74	82.01	131.98
Row 2			Don Herr			Harry Grant			Jules Goux			Teddy Tetzlaff
			0:01:48.64	82.84	133.32	0:01:58.48	75.96	122.25	0:01:44.62	86.03	138.45	0:01:52.14	80.26	129.17
Row 3			Bill Endicott			Harry Endicott			Billy Knipper			† Ralph DePalma
			0:01:45.02	85.70	137.92	0:01:57.88	76.35	122.87	0:01:52.14	80.26	129.17	0:01:57.96	76.30	122.79
Row 4			Theodore Pilette			Gil Andersen			Willie Haupt			Charlie Merz
			0:01:59.17	75.52	121.54	0:01:48.92	82.63	132.98	0:01:51.49	80.72	129.91	0:01:46.56	84.46	135.93
Row 5			Johnny Jenkins			Vincenzo Trucco			Spencer Wishart			Howdy Wilcox
			0:01:48.643	82.84	133.32	0:01:49.84	81.94	131.87	0:01:49.77	81.99	131.95	0:01:50.48	81.46	131.10
Row 6			Bob Burman			Ralph Mulford			Louis Disbrow			Joe Nikrent
			0:01:46.93	84.17	135.46	0:01:51.40	80.79	130.02	0:01:48.75	82.76	133.19	0:01:54.08	78.89	126.96
Row 7			Jack Tower			Paul Zuccarelli			George Clark
			0:01:41.93	88.23	141.99	0:01:44.86	85.83	138.13	0:01:58.56	75.91	122.17

Race results

Race finishing times recorded down to one-twentieth-second intervals.

All entries still running at conclusion scored ahead of non-finishing entries, regardless of race completion percentage.

Position colors reflect the American formula motorsports standard for finishing positions.

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Cyl	Displ (in³) (L)	Color	Qual Speed (mph) (km/h)	Rank	Start Pos	Laps Led	Laps Run	Time	Speed (mph) (km/h)	Status	Prize Money ($)
1	16	Jules Goux	Peugeot	Peugeot	Peugeot	Peugeot	4	448 7.34	blue / white	86.03 138.45	3	7	138	200	6:35:05.00	75.933 122.202	finished	21,165
2	22	Spencer Wishart	Mercer	Mercer Motors Company	Mercer	Mercer	4	300 4.92	yellow	81.99 131.95	13	19	0	200	6:48:13.40 +0:13:08.40	73.489 118.269	finished	10,165
3	2	Charlie Merz	Stutz	Ideal Motor Car Company	Stutz	Wisconsin	4	400 6.55	white / red	84.46 135.93	6	16	0	200	6:48:49.25 +0:13:44.25	73.382 118.097	finished	5,165
4	9	Albert Guyot	Sunbeam	Sunbeam Motor Car Company	Sunbeam	Sunbeam	6	368 6.03	gray	80.75 129.95	18	2	0	200	7:02:58.95 +0:27:53.95	70.925 114.143	finished	3,500
5	23	Theodore Pilette	Mercedes-Knight	E.C. Patterson	Mercedes	Knight	4	251 4.11	gray / white	75.52 129.66	27	13	0	200	7:20:13.00 +0:45:08.00	68.148 109.674	finished	3,000
6	12	Howdy Wilcox	Gray Fox	Frank Fox	Pope-Hartford	Pope-Hartford	4	390 6.39	gray	81.46 131.10	15	20	0	200	7:23:26.55 +0:48:21.55	67.653 108.877	finished	2,200
7	29	Ralph Mulford	Mercedes	E. J. Schroeder	Mercedes	Mercedes	4	449 7.36	gray	80.79 130.02	17	22	0	200	7:28:05.50 +0:53:00.50	66.951 107.747	finished	1,800
8	31	Louis Disbrow	Case	J. I. Case T. M. Company	Case	Case	4	449 7.36	gray / red	82.76 133.19	10	23	0	200	7:29:09.00 +0:54:04.00	66.793 107.493	finished	1,600
9	35	Willie Haupt	Mason	Mason Motor Company	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	4	350 5.74	dark tan	80.72 129.91	19	15	0	200	7:52:35.10 +1:17:30.10	63.481 102.163	finished	1,500
10	25	George Clark	Tulsa	Tulsa Auto Manufacturing Company	Tulsa	Wisconsin	4	340 5.57	red / black	75.91 122.17	26	27	0	200	7:56:14.25 +1:21:09.25	62.994 101.299	finished	1,400
11	4	Bob Burman	Keeton	Keeton Motor Company	Keeton	Wisconsin	4	449 7.36	green / white	84.17 135.46	7	21	41	flagged	flagged		flagged, still running	0
12	3	Gil Andersen	Stutz	Ideal Motor Car Company	Stutz	Wisconsin	4	400 6.55	white / red	82.63 132.98	11	14	18	187	did not finish		camshaft gears	0
13	5	Robert Evans	Mason	Mason Motor Company	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	4	350 5.74	dark tan	82.01 131.98	12	4	2	158	did not finish		clutch	0
14	17	Billy Liesaw	Anel	Will Tompson	Buick	Buick	4	318 5.21	orange / black	78.02 125.56	22	3	0	148	did not finish		loose rods	0
15	19	Caleb Bragg	Mercer	Mercer Motors Company	Mercer	Mercer	4	424 6.95	yellow	87.34 140.56	2	1	1	128	did not finish		pump shaft	0
16	10	Billy Knipper	Henderson	Henderson Motor Car Company	Knipper	Duesenberg	4	350 5.74	azure blue	80.26 129.17	20	11	0	125	did not finish		clutch	0
17	27	Teddy Tetzlaff	Isotta	Isotta	Isotta	Isotta	4	444 7.28	red / green	81.30 130.84	16	8	0	118	did not finish		drive train	0
18	32	Joe Nikrent	Case	J. I. Case T. M. Company	Case	Case	4	449 7.36	gray / red	78.89 126.96	21	24	0	67	did not finish		burned bearing	0
19	6	Jack Tower	Mason	Mason Motor Company	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	4	350 5.74	dark tan	88.23 141.99	1	25	0	51	did not finish		accident, first turn	0
20	28	Vincenzo Trucco	Isotta	Isotta	Isotta	Isotta	4	444 4.28	red / green	81.94 131.87	14	18	0	39	did not finish		loose gas tank	0
21	1	Harry Endicott	Nyberg	Nyberg Auto Company	Nyberg	Nyberg	6	377 6.18	red	76.35 122.87	23	10	0	23	did not finish		transmission	0
22	45*	Paul Zuccarelli	Peugeot	Peugeot	Peugeot	Peugeot	4	448 7.34	blue / white	85.83 138.13	4	26	0	18	did not finish		main bearing	0
23	21	† Ralph DePalma	Mercer	Mercer Motors Company	Mercer	Mercer	4	340 5.57	yellow	76.30 122.79	24	12	0	15	did not finish		burned bearing	0
24	26	Harry Grant	Isotta	Isotta	Isotta	Isotta	4	444 4.28	red / green	75.96 122.25	25	6	0	14	did not finish		gas tank	0
25	18	Johnny Jenkins	Schacht	Schacht Motor Car Company	Schacht	Schacht	4	299 4.90	red / white	82.84 133.32	9	17	0	13	did not finish		crankshaft	0
26	8	Don Herr	Stutz	Ideal Motor Car Company	Stutz	Wisconsin	4	400 6.55	white / red	82.84 133.32	8	5	0	7	did not finish		clutch shaft	0
27	33	Bill Endicott	Case	J. I. Case T. M. Co.	Case	Case	6	448 7.34	gray / red	85.70 137.92	5	9	0	1	did not finish		drive shaft	0

* Several sources claim Zuccarelli's entry to have carried the numerical designation #15. Photographs taken of entries qualified for the 1913 race, however, exhibit #45 prominently displayed on the Peugeot's front-facing engine grill.

† De Palma is usually shown as American, but his application for a US passport (available at [1]) reveals that he did not become a US citizen until 1920

Race details

For 1913, riding mechanics were required.^[1]

Notes

Works cited

• Indianapolis 500 Chronicle, 1999, Rick Pope
  
• 2006 Indianapolis 500 Official Program

References