1921 Indianapolis 500

Ninth running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 9th Indianapolis 500 1921 Indianapolis 500 program cover.jpg AAA May 30, 1921 Tommy Milton Harry Franck 5:34:44.65 Louis Chevrolet 89.621 mi/h km/h on Ralph DePalma 100.750 mi/h km/h on Ralph DePalma (108) H.C.S. 6 Harry C. Stutz Thomas J. HayFox Jack C. The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 Carl Hungness Publishing 4th 1994 22 en 0-915088-05-3 David Beecroft 135,000-150,000Race Throngs Upset Records https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3189494/indy_500_1921/ The Indianapolis Star 1 Newspapers.com May 31, 1921 June 3, 2017 ("last year was 125k") 1920 1922 The 9th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1921. Ralph DePalma dominated another early running of the 500, but again failed to win. He led 109 laps, and had a two-lap lead at the halfway point. A connecting rod broke, and he dropped out on lap 112. DePalma retired with one win, and 612 laps led in the "500." His laps led record would not be matched for 66 years until Al Unser Sr. reached it in 1987. Tommy Milton won the first of two 500 victories. He was accompanied by riding mechanic Harry Franck. The only European car to finish was a 1921 Grand Prix Sunbeam driven by Ora Haibe who was placed fifth. Time trials thumb|left|The 1921 winning car Time trials was scheduled for five days, May 25–29. Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. A short field of only 26 cars submitted entries, but only 23 cars arrived and prepared to qualify. Mervin Headley's entry was disallowed because only half the entry fee was paid.The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 5, 2004Yohnka Dennis Local Indy 500 links from long ago https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/local-indy-links-from-long-ago/article_78401c31-f2e8-5969-9ceb-e283988075c3.html Daily Journal 26 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20221201201432/https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/local-indy-links-from-long-ago/article_78401c31-f2e8-5969-9ceb-e283988075c3.html?mode=jqm 1 December 2022 Two other entries were no-shows. Ralph DePalma completed his qualifying run on Wednesday May 25, at an average speed of 100.75 mph. He won the pole position as the only driver over the 100 mph mark. None of his four laps matched the track record (104.78 mph) set in 1919. This would be the first 500 that featured the familiar starting grid of rows of cars three-abreast. Qualifying Results Date Driver Lap 1(mph) Lap 2(mph) Lap 3(mph) Lap 4(mph) Average Speed(mph)5/26/1921 Ralph DePalma100.89100.53100.56101.00100.75 Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 14 USA 1912 Ralph DePalma gold W silver6 USA 1912 Roscoe Sarles7 USA 1912 Joe Boyer 21 USA 1912 Eddie Hearne22 USA 1912 Jules Ellingboe orange R silver19 FRA Jean Chassagne 318 USA 1912 Louis Fountaine orange R silver23 USA 1912 Percy Ford orange R silver5 USA 1912 Eddie Miller orange R silver 43 USA 1912 Ira Vail14 FRA André Boillot10 USA 1912 Howdy Wilcox gold W silver 516 USA 1912 Ora Haibe9 FRA Albert Guyot21 USA 1912 Bennett Hill 617 USA 1912 Riley Brett orange R silver15 FRA René Thomas gold W silver27 USA 1912 Tom Alley 724 USA 1912 Jimmy Murphy2 USA 1912 Tommy Milton8 USA 1912 Ralph Mulford 825 USA 1912 Joe Thomas 28 USA 1912 C. W. Van Ranst orange R silver orange R Indianapolis 500 rookie solid 1px darkgray gold W Indianapolis 500 winner solid 1px darkgray Box score FinishStartNoNameEntrantCarQualRankLapsStatus1202USA 1912 Tommy MiltonLouis ChevroletFrontenac93.05011200 89.621 mph226USA 1912 Roscoe SarlesDuesenberg BrothersDuesenberg98.3502200 +3:49.383823USA 1912 Percy Ford orange R silver(Jules Ellingboe)(Andy Burt)Stanley KandulFrontenac87.00019200 +18:05.65495USA 1912 Eddie Miller orange R silver(Jimmy Murphy)Duesenberg BrothersDuesenberg83.85020200 +19:40.3351316USA 1912 Ora HaibeSunbeam Motor Car CompanySunbeam93.50010200 +21:13.556149FRA Albert Guyot(Joe Boyer)(Eddie Miller)Duesenberg BrothersDuesenberg87.80016200 +26:33.057103USA 1912 Ira VailIra VailLeach–Miller82.35022200 +39:32.8281521USA 1912 Bennett Hill(Jerry Wunderlich)John ThieleDuesenberg87.78017200 +44:22.099218USA 1912 Ralph MulfordLouis ChevroletFrontenac91.70012177Flagged101715FRA René Thomas gold W silverSunbeam Motor Car CompanySunbeam83.75021144Water hose111827USA 1912 Tom AlleyL. L. CorumFrontenac80.50023133Rod1214USA 1912 Ralph DePalma gold W silverRalph DePalmaBallot100.7501112Rod1341USA 1912 Eddie HearneE. A. HearneDuesenberg96.1806111Oil line141924USA 1912 Jimmy Murphy(Eddie Pullen)Duesenberg BrothersDuesenberg93.6009107Crash T4151617USA 1912 Riley Brett orange R silver(Harry Thicksten)George L. WadeBrett87.7501891Hit wall162328USA 1912 C. W. Van Ranst orange R silverC. W. Van RanstFrontenac88.3501487Water hose1737USA 1912 Joe BoyerDuesenberg BrothersDuesenberg96.650474Rear axle18619FRA Jean ChassagneJean ChassagnePeugeot91.0001365Lost hood19522USA 1912 Jules Ellingboe orange R silverJules EllingboeFrontenac95.400849Steering201114FRA André BoillotLouis CoatalenSunbeam97.600341Rod bearing21718USA 1912 Louis Fountaine orange R silverGeorge L. WadeBrett88.3001533Crash FS222225USA 1912 Joe ThomasDuesenberg BrothersDuesenberg96.250525Crash T3231210USA 1912 Howdy Wilcox gold W silverJules GouxPeugeot96.000722Rod Indianapolis 500 1921 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19992 Ultimate Racing History 15 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232705/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19992 3 March 2016 live https://books.google.com/books?id=UMlMAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA21-PA7 Motor Age: American Cars Dominate 500-Mile Race Ikert B. M. 1921-06-02 Class Journal Company 1 enThe 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/192112.htm International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1921 ChampCarStats.com gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie Statistics 30% Lap Leaders Laps Leader1 Ralph DePalma2 Joe Boyer3–5 Ralph DePalma6 Roscoe Sarles7–110 Ralph DePalma111–200 Tommy Milton 70% Total laps led Leader LapsRalph DePalma 108Tommy Milton 90Joe Boyer 1Roscoe Sarles 1 Race details For 1921, riding mechanics were required.Blazier, John E. Rollings, Tom Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics 1994 First alternate: noneThe Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004 References 1920 Gaston Chevrolet 1921 Tommy Milton 1922 Jimmy Murphy Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Category:1921 in American motorsport Category:May 1921 sports events in the United States