1914 Indianapolis 500
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
| Date | May 30, 1914 | ||||
| Winner | René Thomas | ||||
| Winning Entrant | Delage | ||||
| Average speed | 82.474 mph (132.729 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | Jean Chassagne | ||||
| Pole speed | Grid set by blind draw | ||||
| Most laps led | René Thomas (102) | ||||
| Pre-race | |||||
| Pace car | Stoddard-Dayton | ||||
| Pace car driver | Carl G. Fisher | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 4th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1914.
René Thomas was the race winner, accompanied by riding mechanic Robert Laly.
Box score
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 16 |  René Thomas (R)[1] |
94.540 | 4 | 200 | 102 | Running |
| 2 | 10 | 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} Arthur Duray (R) |
90.000 | 13 | 200 | 77 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | 10 | Albert Guyot |
89.150 | 16 | 200 | 9 | Running |
| 4 | 19 | 6 | Jules Goux (W) |
98.130 | 2 | 200 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 30 | 3 |  Barney Oldfield (R) |
87.250 | 24 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Josef Christiaens (R) |
91.210 | 9 | 200 | 9 | Running |
| 7 | 26 | 27 | Harry Grant |
86.460 | 29 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 27 | 5 | Charles Keene (R) |
86.870 | 27 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 5 | 25 | Billy Carlson (R) |
93.360 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 23 | 42 | Eddie Rickenbacker |
88.140 | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 6 | 23 | Ralph Mulford |
88.210 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 28 | 43 | Willie Haupt |
89.390 | 15 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 12 | 31 | Billy Knipper |
89.570 | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 29 | 7 | Georges Boillot (R) |
99.860 | 1 | 141 | 0 | Broken frame |
| 15 | 18 | 34 | Ernest Friedrich (R) |
87.730 | 22 | 134 | 0 | Drive pinion |
| 16 | 24 | 1 | Louis Disbrow |
86.790 | 28 | 128 | 0 | Rod |
| 17 | 25 | 19 | Spencer Wishart |
92.690 | 8 | 122 | 0 | Camshaft |
| 18 | 14 | 2 | Earl Cooper (R) |
88.020 | 20 | 118 | 0 | Broken wheel |
| 19 | 9 | 21 | Caleb Bragg |
92.970 | 7 | 117 | 1 | Camshaft |
| 20 | 8 | 15 | Art Klein (R) |
86.870 | 26 | 87 | 0 | Valve |
| 21 | 4 | 38 | William Chandler (R) |
87.540 | 23 | 69 | 0 | Rod |
| 22 | 3 | 4 | Howdy Wilcox |
90.760 | 10 | 67 | 1 | Valve |
| 23 | 13 | 13 | George Mason (R) |
87.100 | 25 | 66 | 0 | Piston |
| 24 | 22 | 17 | Bob Burman |
90.410 | 12 | 47 | 0 | Rod |
| 25 | 17 | 26 | Joe Dawson (W) |
93.550 | 5 | 45 | 0 | Crash BS |
| 26 | 16 | 24 |  Gil Andersen |
90.490 | 11 | 42 | 0 | Cylinder bolts |
| 27 | 20 | 49 | Ray Gilhooley (R) |
84.200 | 30 | 41 | 0 | Crash BS |
| 28 | 2 | 8 | Teddy Tetzlaff |
96.360 | 3 | 33 | 0 | Rocker arm |
| 29 | 1 | 12 | Jean Chassagne (R) |
88.310 | 17 | 20 | 0 | Crash T4 |
| 30 | 21 | 48 | S. F. Brock (R) |
87.830 | 21 | 5 | 0 | Camshaft |
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Race details
For 1914, riding mechanics were required.[3]
Gallery
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Winner René Thomas
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References
- ↑ "Rene Thomas, 1914 Indianapolis Winner, Is Dead. French Racing Driver Who Set Record of 82.4 M.P.H. With a Delage Was 89". New York Times. September 25, 1975. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
Rene Thomas, the French racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1914, died here yesterday. He was 89 years old.
- ↑ "Indianapolis 500 1914". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Blazier, John E.; Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
External links
- 1914 Indianapolis 500 France v America at AutoGiftGarage.com
| 1913 Indianapolis 500 Jules Goux |
1914 Indianapolis 500 Rene Thomas |
1915 Indianapolis 500 Ralph DePalma |
| Preceded by 78.719 mph (1912 Indianapolis 500) |
Record for the fastest average speed 82.474 mph |
Succeeded by 89.840 mph (1915 Indianapolis 500) |
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