1924 Indianapolis 500

12th running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 12th Indianapolis 500 1924 Indianapolis 500 program cover.jpg AAA May 30, 1924 L. L. Corum and Joe Boyer (co-winners) Duesenberg John Starost2011 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Media Guide Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation/IMS Public Relations 2011 Statistics 176 English https://doctorindy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2011-Indy-500-Media-Guide.pdf 5:05:23.21 98.234 mi/h km/h on Jimmy Murphy 108.037 mi/h km/h on Earl Cooper (119) Cole V8 Lew Pettijohn W. S. GilbreathFox Jack C. The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 Carl Hungness Publishing 4th 1994 22 en 0-915088-05-3 Henry Ford 135,000-140,000Boyer Relieves 'Duesie' Pilot In 106th, Finishing; Corum Officially Wins https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11445630/ W. Blaine Patton The Indianapolis Star 1 Newspapers.com May 31, 1924 June 3, 2017 1923 1925 The 12th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1924. L. L. Corum started the race in the #15 entry, and was relieved during the race by Joe Boyer. Boyer proceeded to drive the car to victory, and both drivers were credited as "co-winners" for the 1924 race. Boyer led the first lap of the race in his original #9 entry. After Boyer got out of the car and took over the #15, the #9 entry continued in the race, taken over by Ernie Ansterburg, Corum, and later Thane Houser. Houser crashed the car after 176 laps, and Boyer's original car was credited with 18th place. Time trials Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Jimmy Murphy won the pole position with a speed of over 108 mph. Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 12 USA 1912 Jimmy Murphy gold W silver4 USA 1912 Harry Hartz5 USA 1912 Tommy Milton gold W silver 29 USA 1912 Joe Boyer3 USA 1912 Bennett Hill8 USA 1912 Earl Cooper 318 USA 1912 Jules Ellingboe16 USA 1912 Cliff Durant32 FRA Antoine Mourre orange R silver 410 USA 1912 Ernie Ansterburg orange R silver7 USA 1912 Jerry Wunderlich21 USA 1912 Frank Elliott 512 USA 1912 Pete DePaolo1 USA 1912 Eddie Hearne6 USA 1912 Ira Vail 614 USA 1912 Fred Comer orange R silver31 USA 1912 Ora Haibe19 USA 1912 Bob McDonogh orange R silver 726 USA 1912 Bill Hunt orange R silver28 GBR Alfred Moss orange R silver15 USA 1912 L. L. Corum 827 USA 1912 Fred Harder orange R silver orange R Indianapolis 500 rookie solid 1px darkgray gold W Indianapolis 500 winner solid 1px darkgray Race summary thumb|left|The 1924 winning car thumb|Co-winners L. L. Corum (left) and Joe Boyer (right) After Joe Boyer, in his original car, led the first lap, Jimmy Murphy took the lead. By half-distance, Murphy led while Earl Cooper held 2nd. Fred Duesenberg, incensed that his lead car was behind four Miller vehicles, called Boyer into the pits, as his car had fallen behind with unscheduled pit stops. He then waved in his 5th-place car, driven by L. L. Corum, and installed Boyer in it. Duesenberg reportedly told him, "Catch them," referring to the Millers, "or burn this ship!"Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History" p. 58 Boyer re-entered the race with Corum's car and soon passed Bennett Hill and Harry Hartz. With 40 laps to go, he was about 1 mile behind leader Jimmy Murphy and Earl Cooper, turning laps at up to 104 mph. Murphy was signaled that Boyer was rapidly closing and upped his pace, but he soon cut a tire and had to pit. Cooper assumed the lead but suffered the same fate after pushing harder. Cooper sped out of the pits and closed on Boyer. With 12 laps to go, Cooper made a passing attempt in turn 1, but skidded and again cut a tire, prompting another pit stop. Boyer then eased his pace to win the 500 with a record average speed of over 98 mph.Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History" p.58-61 Box score FinishStartNoNameEntrantCarQualRankLapsStatus12115USA 1912 L. L. Corum (Laps 1–111)USA 1912 Joe Boyer (Laps 112–200)DuesenbergDuesenberg93.33016200 98.236 mph268USA 1912 Earl CooperEarl CooperMiller103.9006200 +1:23.97312USA 1912 Jimmy Murphy gold W silverJimmy MurphyMiller108.0301200 +3:02.18424USA 1912 Harry HartzR. Cliff DurantMiller107.1302200 +5:21.18553USA 1912 Bennett HillHarry A. MillerMiller104.8405200 +5:36.8661312USA 1912 Peter DePaoloDuesenberg BrothersDuesenberg99.28013200 +12:45.3471614USA 1912 Fred Comer orange R silver(Wade Morton Laps 99–120)R. Cliff DurantMiller92.88017200 +15:43.708156USA 1912 Ira Vail(C. W. Van Ranst Laps 162–200)Ira VailMiller96.40015200 +19:06.869932FRA Antoine Mourre orange R silverAntoine MourreMiller99.4909200 +21:32.41101819USA 1912 Bob McDonogh orange R silverHarry A. MillerMiller91.55019200 +26:03.5211718USA 1912 Jules EllingboeHarry A. MillerMiller102.6007200 +26:13.3812117USA 1912 Jerry Wunderlich(Wade Morton Laps 31–90)(Wade Morton Laps 158–187)R. Cliff DurantMiller99.36011200 +45:33.6113816USA 1912 Cliff Durant(Phil Shafer Laps 91–110)(Eddie Hearne)R. Cliff DurantMiller101.6108199Out of gas141926USA 1912 Bill Hunt orange R silverBarber-WarnockFronty-Ford T85.04021191Flagged151731USA 1912 Ora Haibe(Elmer Dempsey Laps 101–121)Albert SchmidtMercedes92.81018182Flagged162028GBR Alfred Moss orange R silverBarber-WarnockFronty-Ford T85.27020177Flagged172227USA 1912 Fred Harder orange R silverBarber-WarnockFronty-Ford T82.77022177Flagged1849USA 1912 Joe Boyer(Ernie Ansterburg Laps 93–158)(Thane Houser Laps 176) Duesenberg BrothersDuesenberg104.8404176Crash T119141USA 1912 Eddie Hearne(Cliff Durant Laps 123–137)R. Cliff DurantMiller99.23014151Fuel line201221USA 1912 Frank ElliottFrank R. ElliottMiller99.31012149Gas tank2135USA 1912 Tommy Milton gold W silverTommy MiltonMiller105.2003110Gas tank221010USA 1912 Ernie Ansterburg orange R silverDuesenbergDuesenberg99.400102Crash T2 Indianapolis 500 1924 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19989 Ultimate Racing History 15 January 2012 https://archive.today/20130205040326/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19989 5 February 2013 live The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle Publications International, Ltd. Rick Popely L. Spencer Riggs 1998 0-7853-2798-3 Lincolnwood, Illinois Note: Relief drivers in parentheseshttps://www.champcarstats.com/races/192402.htm International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1924 ChampCarStats.com gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie Race statistics 30% Lap Leaders Laps Leader1 Joe Boyer2–41 Jimmy Murphy42 Earl Cooper43 Jimmy Murphy44–105 Earl Cooper106–120 Jimmy Murphy121–176 Earl Cooper177–200 Joe Boyer 70% Total laps led Leader LapsEarl Cooper 119Jimmy Murphy 56Joe Boyer 25 Race details For 1924, riding mechanics were optional,Blazier, John E. Rollings, Tom Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics 1994 however, no teams utilized them. First alternate: noneThe Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004 Eddie Hearne was the lone entry in the race who competed in the inaugural Indy 500 References Indianapolis 500 1924 1923 Italian Grand Prix 1924 French Grand Prix 1923 Indianapolis 500 1925 Indianapolis 500 1923 Tommy Milton 1924 L. L. Corum and Joe Boyer 1925 Peter DePaolo 98.234 94.484 mph(1922 Indianapolis 500) 101.127 mph(1925 Indianapolis 500) Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Category:May 1924 sports events in the United States