1925 Indianapolis 500

13th running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 13th Indianapolis 500 1925 Indianapolis 500 program cover.jpg AAA May 30, 1925 Peter DePaolo Duesenberg Augie Duesenberg & Harry C. "Cotton" Henning2011 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 4:56:39.47The Winners https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/193293007/ Indianapolis News 21 Newspapers.com June 1, 1925 March 13, 2026Official Statistics for 1925 500-Mile race at Speedway https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/173351386/ Indianapolis News 21 Newspapers.com June 1, 1925 March 13, 2026 101.127 mi/h km/h on Leon Duray 113.196 mi/h km/h on Peter DePaolo (115) Rickenbacker 8 Eddie Rickenbacker Seth KleinFox Jack C. The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 Carl Hungness Publishing 4th 1994 22 en 0-915088-05-3 Charles M. Schwab 150,000DePaolo Wins Sweepstakes In Indianapolis-Made Car At Dazzling Speed of 101.13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11445578/ W. Blaine Patton The Indianapolis Star 1 Newspapers.com May 31, 1925 June 3, 2017 1924 1926 The 13th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925. Race winner Peter DePaolo became the first driver to complete the 500 miles in under five hours, and have an average over 100 mph. Norman Batten drove 21 laps of relief (laps 106–127) while DePaolo had his hands bandaged due to blisters and bruises. Time trials Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Leon Duray won the pole position with a 4-lap track record of 113.196 mph. Peter DePaolo, who qualified second, set the 1-lap track record at 114.285 mph. Qualifying Results Date Driver Lap 1(mph) Lap 2(mph) Lap 3(mph) Lap 4(mph) Average Speed(mph)5/26/1925 Leon Duray113.22113.44113.44113.41113.196 Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 128 USA 1912 Leon Duray12 USA 1912 Pete DePaolo6 USA 1912 Harry Hartz 22 USA 1912 Earl Cooper1 USA 1912 Dave Lewis17 USA 1912 Ralph Hepburn orange R silver 310 USA 1912 Jules Ellingboe22 ITA 1861 Pietro Bordino orange R silver38 USA 1912 Pete Kreis orange R silver 427 USA 1912 Frank Elliott4 USA 1912 Tommy Milton gold W silver5 USA 1912 Fred Comer 53 USA 1912 Bennett Hill15 USA 1912 W. E. Shattuc orange R silver24 USA 1912 Earl Devore orange R silver 623 USA 1912 Wade Morton29 USA 1912 Herbert Jones orange R silver8 USA 1912 Ralph DePalma gold W silver 719 USA 1912 Ira Vail14 USA 1912 Bob McDonogh7 USA 1912 Melville Jones orange R silver (*) 89 USA 1912 Phil Shafer orange R silver orange R Indianapolis 500 rookie solid 1px darkgray gold W Indianapolis 500 winner solid 1px darkgray Note: (*) Car qualified by Harold J. Skelly Race summary thumb|left|The 1925 winning car DePaolo jumped into the lead at the start, with Earl Cooper close behind. Phil Shafer led briefly, but DePaolo returned to the lead by half-distance. On lap 106, DePaolo came in for relief from Norman Batten while his bloody, blistered hands were bandaged. Dave Lewis then took over the lead in a front-wheel-drive Miller. The front wheels providing good grip in the turns, Lewis began to pull away. Batten soon pitted and DePaolo returned to the cockpit, and set his sights on Lewis. At about 400 miles, Lewis began to slow, physically exhausted from the grind over the bricks. His crew called him in, but he overshot his pit stall and had to continue for another lap. When he finally stopped, crewmen lifted him out and Bennett Hill climbed in, now 1 1/2 laps behind DePaolo after the botched pit entry and eventual stop. Hill sped after DePaolo, unlapping himself with about 25 laps to go and gaining several seconds with each lap. But DePaolo crossed the finish line with a record sub-5-hour 500 57 seconds ahead of Hill.Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History" p. 63-65 Box score FinishStartNoNameEntrantCarQualRankLapsStatus1212USA 1912 Peter DePaolo(Norman Batten Laps 106–127)Duesenberg BrothersDuesenberg113.0832200 101.126 mph251USA 1912 Dave Lewis(Bennett Hill Laps 174–200)R. Cliff DurantMiller109.0615200 +56.383229USA 1912 Phil Shafer orange R silver(Wade Morton Laps 160–200)Duesenberg BrothersDuesenberg103.52316200 +2:47.32436USA 1912 Harry HartzHarry HartzMiller112.4333200 +6:42.125114USA 1912 Tommy Milton gold W silverTommy MiltonMiller104.36613200 +11:46.246128USA 1912 Leon Duray(Fred Comer Laps 105–155)Harry HartzMiller113.1961200 +12:54.647188USA 1912 Ralph DePalma gold W silver(L. L. Corum Laps 106–145)Ralph DePalmaMiller108.6076200 +13:06.598938USA 1912 Pete Kreis orange R silver(Norman Batten Laps 136–200)Duesenberg BrothersDuesenberg106.33810200 +14:47.3991415USA 1912 W. E. Shattuc orange R silverDr. W. E. Shattuc, M.D.Miller102.07017200 +16:41.0110822ITA 1861 Pietro Bordino orange R silver(Antoine Mourre Laps 74–179)Pietro BordinoFiat107.6619200 +19:58.5011125USA 1912 Fred Comer(Ira Vail Laps 86–132)Harry HartzMiller104.29614200 +23:36.13121027USA 1912 Frank Elliott(Ora Haibe Laps 81–130)Richard G. DoyleMiller104.91011200 +28:36.23131524USA 1912 Earl Devore orange R silver(Glenn Shultz Laps 92–115)(L. L. Corum Laps 170–198)Bancroft & PopeMiller97.79919198Flagged142014USA 1912 Bob McDonogh(Bennett Hill Laps 129–140)Tommy MiltonMiller101.93118188Truss rod151623USA 1912 Wade Morton(Jimmy Gleason Laps 110–156)Duesenberg BrothersDuesenberg95.82120156Crash BS16617USA 1912 Ralph Hepburn orange R silverEarl CooperMiller108.4897144Gas tank1742USA 1912 Earl CooperR. Cliff DurantMiller110.4874127Crash T118133USA 1912 Bennett Hill(Jules Ellingboe Laps 30–52)(Ray Cariens Laps 57–68)(Jerry Wunderlich Laps 69)Harry A. MillerMiller104.1671569Rear spring191729USA 1912 Herbert Jones orange R silver(Alfred Moss Laps 13–58)(Alfred Moss Laps 66–68)Herbert JonesMiller89.4012169Crash T1201919USA 1912 Ira VailR. J. JohnsonMiller104.7851263Rod21217USA 1912 Melville Jones orange R silver(Fred Harder Laps 11–13)H. J. SkellyFronty-Ford T88.4782233Transmission22710USA 1912 Jules EllingboeJerry WunderlichMiller107.832824Steering Indianapolis 500 1925 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19988 Ultimate Racing History 15 January 2012 https://archive.today/20120913154437/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19988 13 September 2012 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/192504.htm International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1925 ChampCarStats.com gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie Race statistics 30% Lap Leaders Laps Leader1–54 Pete DePaolo55–67 Phil Shafer68–85 Pete DePaolo86–88 Harry Hartz89–104 Pete DePaolo105–107 Dave Lewis108–122 Ralph Hepburn123–126 Earl Cooper127–173 Dave Lewis174–200 Pete DePaolo 70% Total laps led Leader LapsPete DePaolo 115Dave Lewis 50Ralph Hepburn 15Phil Shafer 13Earl Cooper 4Harry Hartz 3 Race details For 1925, 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 Ralph DePalma would be the only driver in the race who had competed in the first Indy 500 in 1911. Though Pete DePaolo is widely recognized as the first driver to complete (and win) the Indianapolis 500 in under five hours (over 100 mph average speed), he was not eligible for the prestigious Champion Spark Plug 100 mph Club founded in 1935. Since DePaolo briefly received relief help from Norman Batten during the race, DePaolo failed the strict criteria for the club. He never managed to complete the full 500 miles again, and accomplish the feat solo. The race marked the first appearance of a front-wheel-drive car. Harry Miller built the car on the suggestion of driver Jimmy Murphy, who thought the concept would be quick on Indy's bricks while having less tire wear. The "Junior 8", without a driveshaft to the rear wheels, was only 36 inches tall, and a flyweight sub-1500 lbs. It showed its effectiveness and began a wave of front-drive cars for the next quarter-century. Murphy never got to drive it; he was killed in a crash at Syracuse the previous September. Miller hired Dave Lewis for the 500.Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History" p. 63 Gallery References Indianapolis 500 1925 1924 Italian Grand Prix 1925 Belgian Grand Prix 1924 Indianapolis 500 1926 Indianapolis 500 1924 Lora L. Corum and Joe Boyer 1925 Peter DePaolo 1926 Frank Lockhart 101.127 98.234 mph(1924 Indianapolis 500) 104.144 mph(1932 Indianapolis 500) Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Category:May 1925 sports events in the United States