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Results of the 1920 Indianapolis 500 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 Monday, May 31, 1920.

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	6	4	France Gaston Chevrolet Gaston Chevrolet Gaston Chevrolet was a French-born American racecar champion driver and automobile manufacturer.-Early life:...	91.550	8	200	14	Running
2	18	25	France René Thomas	93.950	5	200	12	Running
3	11	10	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...	90.200	11	200	0	Running
4	15	12	United States Jimmy Murphy James Anthony Murphy James Anthony Murphy was a race car driver who was the American Racing Champion in 1922 and 1924.-Background:...	88.700	13	200	0	Running
5	1	2	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...	99.150	1	200	79	Running
6	9	31	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...	88.050	15	200	0	Running
7	4	26	France Jean Chassagne Jean Chassagne Jean Chassagne was a French racecar driver active in the years surrounding World War I. Chassagne finished third in the 1913 French Grand Prix on a Sunbeam...	95.450	4	200	1	Running
8	19	28	United States Joe Thomas Joe Thomas (driver) Joe Thomas was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	92.800	6	200	0	Running
9	23	33	United States Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford was an American racecar driver active during the formative years of the auto racing....	—	—	200	0	Running
10	17	15	Canada Pete Henderson Pete Henderson Pete Henderson was a Canadian racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:-See also:List of Canadians in Champ Car...	81.150	21	200	0	Running
11	14	32	United States John Boling John Boling John Boling was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	81.850	20	199	0	Flagged
12	2	6	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...	96.900	2	192	93	Crash T3
13	10	9	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...	84.600	18	150	0	Camshaft
14	12	29	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:...	88.200	14	149	0	Oil line
15	21	16	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:...	84.300	19	148	0	Engine trouble
16	13	34	United States Willie Haupt Willie Haupt Willie Haupt was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	85.480	16	146	0	Rod
17	8	7	United States Bennett Hill Bennett Hill John Bennett Hill was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. He made 66 AAA Championship Car starts capturing 5 wins and 7 poles. He was particularly a specialist at board track racing where all his wins and poles came...	90.550	10	115	0	Crash T4
18	3	3	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...	96.300	3	94	0	Steering
19	20	18	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,...	88.820	12	65	0	Engine trouble
20	7	5	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:...	90.750	9	58	0	Crash T4
21	5	8	United States Art Klein Art Klein Art Klein was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	92.700	7	40	1	Crash
22	22	19	Italy Jean Porporato Jean Porporato Jean Porporato was a French automobile mechanic from Lyon, Rhône.He is mentioned in automobile press articles from 28 January 1906, where he is listed as a mechanic of the racing driver Paul Bablot on the occasion of the endurance record in a Berliet car on the route from Salon to Arles.Paul...	79.980	22	23	0	Ruled off
23	16	17	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...	85.400	17	16	0	Engine trouble

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