1914 Indianapolis 500

4th Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning body AAA
Date May 30, 1914
Winner René Thomas
Winning Entrant Delage
Average speed 82.474 mph (132.729 km/h)
Pole position Jean Chassagne
Pole speed Grid set by blind draw
Most laps led René Thomas (102)
Pre-race
Pace car Stoddard-Dayton
Pace car driver Carl G. Fisher
Chronology
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1913 1915

The 4th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1914.

René Thomas was the race winner, accompanied by riding mechanic Robert Laly.

Box score

Finish Start No Name Qual Rank Laps Led Status
1 15 16 France René Thomas (R)[1] 94.540 4 200 102 Running
2 10 14 Belgium Arthur Duray (R) 90.000 13 200 77 Running
3 11 10 France Albert Guyot 89.150 16 200 9 Running
4 19 6 France Jules Goux (W) 98.130 2 200 1 Running
5 30 3 United States Barney Oldfield (R) 87.250 24 200 0 Running
6 7 9 Belgium Josef Christiaens (R) 91.210 9 200 9 Running
7 26 27 United States Harry Grant 86.460 29 200 0 Running
8 27 5 United States Charles Keene (R) 86.870 27 200 0 Running
9 5 25 United States Billy Carlson (R) 93.360 6 200 0 Running
10 23 42 United States Eddie Rickenbacker 88.140 19 200 0 Running
11 6 23 United States Ralph Mulford 88.210 18 200 0 Running
12 28 43 United States Willie Haupt 89.390 15 200 0 Running
13 12 31 United States Billy Knipper 89.570 14 200 0 Running
14 29 7 France Georges Boillot (R) 99.860 1 141 0 Broken frame
15 18 34 France Ernest Friedrich (R) 87.730 22 134 0 Drive pinion
16 24 1 United States Louis Disbrow 86.790 28 128 0 Rod
17 25 19 United States Spencer Wishart 92.690 8 122 0 Camshaft
18 14 2 United States Earl Cooper (R) 88.020 20 118 0 Broken wheel
19 9 21 United States Caleb Bragg 92.970 7 117 1 Camshaft
20 8 15 United States Art Klein (R) 86.870 26 87 0 Valve
21 4 38 United States William Chandler (R) 87.540 23 69 0 Rod
22 3 4 United States Howdy Wilcox 90.760 10 67 1 Valve
23 13 13 United States George Mason (R) 87.100 25 66 0 Piston
24 22 17 United States Bob Burman 90.410 12 47 0 Rod
25 17 26 United States Joe Dawson (W) 93.550 5 45 0 Crash BS
26 16 24 Norway Gil Andersen 90.490 11 42 0 Cylinder bolts
27 20 49 United States Ray Gilhooley (R) 84.200 30 41 0 Crash BS
28 2 8 United States Teddy Tetzlaff 96.360 3 33 0 Rocker arm
29 1 12 France Jean Chassagne (R) 88.310 17 20 0 Crash T4
30 21 48 United States S. F. Brock (R) 87.830 21 5 0 Camshaft
[2]

Race details

For 1914, riding mechanics were required.[3]

Gallery

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References

  1. "Rene Thomas, 1914 Indianapolis Winner, Is Dead. French Racing Driver Who Set Record of 82.4 M.P.H. With a Delage Was 89". New York Times. September 25, 1975. Retrieved 2012-10-02. Rene Thomas, the French racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1914, died here yesterday. He was 89 years old.
  2. "Indianapolis 500 1914". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. Blazier, John E.; Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.

External links

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Preceded by
78.719 mph
(1912 Indianapolis 500)
Record for the fastest average speed
82.474 mph
Succeeded by
89.840 mph
(1915 Indianapolis 500)
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