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Results of the 1919 Liberty Sweepstakes held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

on Saturday, May 31, 1919.

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	2	3	United States Howdy Wilcox Howdy Wilcox Howard Samuel Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone,...	100.010	7	200	98	Running
2	8	14	United States Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...	94.500	19	200	0	Running
3	22	6	France Jules Goux Jules Goux Jules Goux, born Valentigney 6 April 1885 - died Valentigney 6 March 1965, was a Grand Prix motor racing champion and the first Frenchman, and the first European, to win the Indianapolis 500.-Biography:...	95.000	15	200	0	Running
4	3	32	France Albert Guyot Albert Guyot Albert Guyot was a French racecar driver. He was one of four drivers who entered with Duesenberg the 1921 French Grand Prix, the first in which a US make participated. Jimmy Murphy won with his Duesenberg 183; Guyot finished 6th.-Indy 500 results:...	98.300	9	200	0	Running
5	28	26	United States Tom Alley Tom Alley Tom Alley was an American racecar driver. Alley was also a riding mechanic, most notably winning the 1914 Vanderbilt Cup with Ralph de Palma.-Indianapolis 500 results:...	92.200	27	200	0	Running
6	4	4	Italy Ralph DePalma Ralph DePalma Ralph De Palma was an Italian-American racecar driving champion, most notably winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2000 races...	98.200	10	200	93	Running
7	12	7	Switzerland Louis Chevrolet Louis Chevrolet Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was a Swiss-born American race car driver of French descent, co-founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911 and later, the Frontenac Motor Corporation in 1916 which made racing parts for Ford's Model T.-Early life:Born in 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a center of...	103.100	2	200	9	Running
8	10	27	Canada Ira Vail Ira Vail Ira Vail was a Canadian-American racecar driver.-Award:*Vail was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in the United States in 1993.-Indy 500 results:...	94.100	22	200	0	Running
9	27	21	United States Denny Hickey Denny Hickey Denny Hickey was an American racecar driver.Hickey made 18 AAA Championship Car starts between 1917 and 1919, including the 1919 Indianapolis 500. He finished 16th in the 1919 National Championship. His best race finish was third twice on the Uniontown Speedway board oval in 1919...	92.500	26	200	0	Running
10	16	41	United States Gaston Chevrolet Gaston Chevrolet Gaston Chevrolet was a French-born American racecar champion driver and automobile manufacturer.-Early life:...	100.400	6	200	0	Running
11	1	31	France René Thomas	104.700	1	200	0	Running
12	9	8	United States Earl Cooper Earl Cooper Earl Cooper was an American racecar driver.-Racing career:...	94.250	20	200	0	Running
13	29	23	United States Elmer T. Shannon Elmer T. Shannon Elmer T. Shannon was an American racecar driver. The 1919 Indianapolis 500 was his only AAA Championship Car race start, though he entered a race at the Sheepshead Bay Race Track later that year but the car did not arrive...	91.700	28	200	0	Running
14	26	17	United States Ora Haibe Ora Haibe Ora Haibe was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	92.800	25	200	0	Running
15	32	37	France André Boillot André Boillot André Boillot was a French auto racing driver. Born in Valentigney, Doubs, he was the younger brother of race car driver, Georges Boillot. Following in his brother's footsteps, André Boillot began racing cars at a young age...	89.500	32	195	0	Crash BS
16	21	48	United States Ray Howard Ray Howard Ray Howard was an American racecar driver from New York City. Howard made three Championship Car starts in 1919 - the 1919 Indianapolis 500 and two races on the Sheepshead Bay Race Track board oval in June of that year driving a Peugeot. He then drove a Peugeot in the 1920 Indianapolis 500...	95.000	16	130	0	Oil pressure
17	23	22	United States Wilbur D'Alene Wilbur D'Alene Wilbur D'Alene was an American racecar driver. His real name may have been Ed Wilbur Aleon.-Indy 500 results:-References:...	94.200	21	120	0	Axle
18	25	15	United States Louis LeCocq Louis LeCocq Louis LeCocq was an American racecar driver. LeCocq and his riding mechanic Robert Bandini were killed in the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after the fuel tank on their "Roamer" ruptured and exploded.-Indy 500 results:- External links :...	92.900	24	96	0	Crash T2
19	7	29	United States Art Klein Art Klein Art Klein was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	94.900	18	70	0	Oil line
20	11	19	United States Charles Kirkpatrick Charles Kirkpatrick Charles Kirkpatrick was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	90.000	30	69	0	Rod
21	6	33	France Paul Bablot Paul Bablot Paul Bablot was a French racecar driver. He also owned an early French-built Wright-model airplane....	94.900	17	63	0	Crash
22	5	10	United States Eddie O'Donnell Eddie O'Donnell Eddie O'Donnell was an American racecar driver. O'Donnell died of injuries sustained in a crash during a BAA race.-Death:...	97.300	13	60	0	Piston
23	24	12	German Empire Kurt Hitke Kurt Hitke Kurt Hitke was an American racecar driver.-Biography:Kurt Hitke was born in Leipzig, Germany, and worked from an early age in a blacksmith shop. During the outbreak of World War I, Kurt was working on a German merchant ship which was in Western Hemisphere waters...	93.500	23	56	0	Rod bearing
24	20	1	United States Cliff Durant Cliff Durant Russell "Cliff" Durant was an American racecar driver. He was the son of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors. His wife Adelaide Frost was a singing star who later married Eddie Rickenbacker...	96.500	14	54	0	Steering
25	31	9	United States Tommy Milton Tommy Milton Tommy Milton was an American race car driver best known as the first two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He was notable for having only one functional eye -- a disability that would have disqualified him from competing in modern motorsports.Born in St...	89.900	31	50	0	Rod
26	13	34	France Louis Wagner Louis Wagner Louis Wagner was a French race car driver who won the first ever United States and British Grands Prix. Wagner was also a pioneer aviator.Wagner was born in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Seine-Saint-Denis...	101.700	3	44	0	Broken wheel
27	18	18	United States Arthur Thurman Arthur Thurman Arthur Thurman was an American racecar driver. Thurman was killed in the 1919 Indy 500; his riding mechanic Nicholas Molinero survived critical injuries.-Indy 500 results:...	98.000	11	44	0	Crash T3
28	30	43	United States Omar Toft Omar Toft Omar Toft was an American racecar driver. Toft succumbed to injuries sustained in a racing accident.-Indy 500 results:...	91.500	29	44	0	Rod
29	15	2	United States Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford was an American racecar driver active during the formative years of the auto racing....	100.500	5	37	0	Driveshaft
30	33	36	United States J. J. McCoy J. J. McCoy J. J. McCoy was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	86.500	33	36	0	Oil line
31	14	39	United States Joe Boyer Joe Boyer Joe Boyer was a co-winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500. Boyer was born in Detroit, Michigan.At the 1924 Indianapolis 500, Boyer participated in two different cars during the race. In his original entry , he qualified 4th. On the 109th lap he was relieved. His relief driver went on to race until...	100.900	4	30	0	Rear axle
32	17	5	United States W. W. Brown W. W. Brown W. W. Brown was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	99.800	8	14	0	Rod
33	19	28	United States Roscoe Sarles Roscoe Sarles Roscoe Sarles was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. Sarles was killed in an Indy car event, when his steering broke.-Indy 500 results:...	97.700	12	8	0	Rocker arm

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