1923 Indianapolis 500
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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
| Date | May 30, 1923 | ||||
| Winner | Tommy Milton | ||||
| Winning Entrant | H.C.S. Motor Company | ||||
| Average speed | 90.954 mph (146.376 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | Tommy Milton | ||||
| Pole speed | 108.170 mph (174.083 km/h) | ||||
| Most laps led | Tommy Milton (128) | ||||
| Pre-race | |||||
| Pace car | Duesenberg | ||||
| Pace car driver | Fred Duesenberg | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 11th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1923.
After winning previously in 1921, Tommy Milton became the first repeat winner of the Indianapolis 500. Howdy Wilcox (the 1919 winner) drove relief for Milton in laps 103-151. During the break, Milton had to have his hands bandaged due to blisters, and changed his shoes due to crimping of his toes.[1]
On lap 22, Tom Alley (driving Earl Cooper's entry) wrecked on the backstretch, going through the wall, and killed 16-year-old spectator Bert Shoup. Alley and two other spectators were injured.[2]
Time trials
Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized.
Results
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 |  Tommy Milton (W) |
108.170 | 1 | 200 | 128 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Harry Hartz |
103.700 | 3 | 200 | 6 | Running |
| 3 | 9 | 5 | Jimmy Murphy (W) |
104.050 | 2 | 200 | 11 | Running |
| 4 | 14 | 6 | Eddie Hearne |
97.300 | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 23 | L. L. Corum |
86.650 | 23 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 16 | 31 | Frank Elliott |
93.250 | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 10 | 8 | Cliff Durant |
102.650 | 4 | 200 | 4 | Running |
| 8 | 20 | 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Max Sailer (R) |
90.550 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 22 | 19 |  Prince Decystria (R) |
88.900 | 21 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 24 | 34 | Wade Morton (R) |
88.000 | 22 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 15 | 16 | Christian Werner (R) |
95.200 | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 6 | 18 |  Pierre De Vizcaya (R) |
90.300 | 19 | 166 | 0 | Rod |
| 13 | 21 | 28 | Leon Duray |
89.900 | 20 | 136 | 0 | Rod |
| 14 | 3 | 4 |  Dario Resta (W) |
98.020 | 8 | 88 | 0 | Differential |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | Ralph DePalma (W) |
100.420 | 5 | 69 | 0 | Head gasket |
| 16 | 19 | 26 | Harlan Fengler (R) |
90.750 | 17 | 69 | 0 | Gas tank |
| 17 | 8 | 25 | Howdy Wilcox (W) |
81.000 | 24 | 60 | 51 | Clutch |
| 18 | 13 | 3 | Joe Boyer |
98.800 | 7 | 59 | 0 | Differential |
| 19 | 18 | 35 | Bennett Hill |
91.200 | 16 | 44 | 0 | Crankshaft |
| 20 | 5 | 27 | Louis Zborowski (R) |
91.800 | 15 | 41 | 0 | Rod |
| 21 | 12 | 29 | Earl Cooper |
99.400 | 6 | 21 | 0 | Crash BS |
| 22 | 23 | 22 |  Raúl Riganti (R) |
95.300 | 10 | 19 | 0 | Gas line |
| 23 | 17 | 14 | Christian Lautenschlager (R) |
93.200 | 13 | 14 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 24 | 4 | 21 | Martín de Álzaga (R) |
92.900 | 14 | 6 | 0 | Rod |
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Race details
- For 1923, riding mechanics were made optional.[4] Only one team (the Mercedes of Christian Lautenschlager) utilized one.
- First alternate: none[5]
References
- ↑ "The Talk of Gasoline Alley" 1070 AM WIBC, May 15, 2002
- ↑ "Thousands witness auto speeders race". The Ottawa Evening Citizen. May 31, 1923.
- ↑ "Indianapolis 500 1923". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Blazier, John E. and Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
- ↑ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
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