1923 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1923 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
on Wednesday, May 30, 1923.
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 Wednesday, May 30, 1923.
Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 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... |
108.170 | 1 | 200 | 128 | Running |
2 | 2 | 7 | United States Harry Hartz Harry Hartz Harry Hartz was an American auto mechanic and race car driver.-Career:Harry Hartz was born in Pomona, California, and grew up in the Los Angeles area. At age eighteen, he began to drive in support events for the car races of the time... |
103.700 | 3 | 200 | 6 | Running |
3 | 9 | 5 | 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:... |
104.050 | 2 | 200 | 11 | Running |
4 | 14 | 6 | 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... |
97.300 | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running |
5 | 7 | 23 | United States L. L. Corum | 86.650 | 23 | 200 | 0 | Running |
6 | 16 | 31 | United States Frank Elliott Frank Elliott (driver) Frank Elliott was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s. In addition to six appearances in the Indianapolis 500, Elliot also competed on California's wood plank tracks, such as the Beverly Hills Speedway.... |
93.250 | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running |
7 | 10 | 8 | 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... |
102.650 | 4 | 200 | 4 | Running |
8 | 20 | 15 | Germany Max Sailer Max Sailer Max Sailer was a German racecar driver. Prior to World War II he headed Mercedes' racing efforts, later retiring to become a director of the firm.-Indy 500 results:... |
90.550 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
9 | 22 | 19 | France Prince Decystria Prince Decystria Prince DeCystria was an French racecar driver. His full name was Bertrand Marie Ponce Francois Raphael Lucigne, Prince de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny.He made one attempt at the Indy 500 in 1923,and made a top ten finish.-Indy 500 results:... |
88.900 | 21 | 200 | 0 | Running |
10 | 24 | 34 | United States Wade Morton Wade Morton Wade Morton was an American racecar driver.Morton competed in 17 American Championship Car races from 1922 to 1927 including 7 Indianapolis 500 races... |
88.000 | 22 | 200 | 0 | Running |
11 | 15 | 16 | Germany Christian Werner Christian Werner Christian Werner was a German racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
95.200 | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running |
12 | 6 | 18 | Spain Pierre De Vizcaya Pierre De Vizcaya Pierre De Vizcaya was a Spanish racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:-External links:*... |
90.300 | 19 | 166 | 0 | Rod |
13 | 21 | 28 | United States Leon Duray Leon Duray Leon Duray was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s... |
89.900 | 20 | 136 | 0 | Rod |
14 | 3 | 4 | United Kingdom Dario Resta Dario Resta Dario Resta , nicknamed "Dolly", was an Italian Briton race car driver. Raised in England from the age of two, he began racing there starting in 1907. He took part in the Montagu Cup the very first race of the now historic Brooklands track. He set a record of in a half-mile run a few years later... |
98.020 | 8 | 88 | 0 | Differential |
15 | 11 | 2 | United States 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... |
100.420 | 5 | 69 | 0 | Head gasket |
16 | 19 | 26 | United States Harlan Fengler Harlan Fengler Harlan Fengler was an American racecar driver. Fengler acted as Chief Steward of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1958 until 1974.-Indy 500 results:... |
90.750 | 17 | 69 | 0 | Gas tank |
17 | 8 | 25 | 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,... |
81.000 | 24 | 60 | 51 | Clutch |
18 | 13 | 3 | 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... |
98.800 | 7 | 59 | 0 | Differential |
19 | 18 | 35 | 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... |
91.200 | 16 | 44 | 0 | Crankshaft |
20 | 5 | 27 | United States Count L. Zborowski | 91.800 | 15 | 41 | 0 | Rod |
21 | 12 | 29 | United States Earl Cooper Earl Cooper Earl Cooper was an American racecar driver.-Racing career:... |
99.400 | 6 | 21 | 0 | Crash BS |
22 | 23 | 22 | Argentina Raúl Riganti Raúl Riganti Raoul Riganti was an Argentine racecar driver. Riganti was briefly an adviser of driver Juan Manuel Fangio.-Indy 500 results:... |
95.300 | 10 | 19 | 0 | Gas line |
23 | 17 | 14 | Germany Christian Lautenschlager Christian Lautenschlager Christian Friedrich Lautenschlager was a German Grand Prix motor racing champion.Born in the village of Magstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany near Stuttgart, Christian Lautenschlager was 14 years old when he began training for a career as a machinist at a company in Stuttgart... |
93.200 | 13 | 14 | 0 | Crash T1 |
24 | 4 | 21 | Argentina Martin De Alzaga Martín de Álzaga Martín 'Macoco' de Álzaga was an Argentine racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:-External links:*... |
92.900 | 14 | 6 | 0 | Rod |