1924 Indianapolis 500

The 12th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1924.

12th Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning bodyAAA
DateMay 30, 1924
WinnerLora Lawrence Corum & Joe Boyer (co-winners)
Winning EntrantDuesenberg
Average speed98.234 mph (158.092 km/h)
Pole positionJimmy Murphy
Pole speed108.037 mph (173.869 km/h)
Most laps ledEarl Cooper (119)
Pre-race
Pace carCole V8
Pace car driverLew Pettijohn
StarterW.S. Gilbreath[1]
Honorary refereeHenry Ford[1]
Estimated attendance135,000-140,000[2]
Chronology
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1923 1925

Lora Lawrence Corum started the race in the #15 entry, and was relieved during the race by Joe Boyer. Boyer proceeded to drive the car to victory, and both drivers were credited as "co-winners" for the 1924 race.

Boyer led the first lap of the race in his original #9 entry. After Boyer got out of the car and took over the #15, the #9 entry continued in the race, taken over by Ernie Ansterburg, Corum, and later Thane Houser. Houser crashed the car after 176 laps, and Boyer's original car was credited with 18th place.

Time trials

Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Jimmy Murphy won the pole position with a speed of over 108mph.

Results
Co-winners L.L. Corum and Joe Boyer
Finish Start No Name Entrant Chassis Engine Qual Rank Laps Led Status
1 21 15 L. L. Corum (laps 1-111)
Joe Boyer (laps 112-200)		 Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 93.330 16 200 24 Running
2 6 8 Earl Cooper Earl Cooper Miller Miller 103.900 6 200 119 Running
3 1 2 Jimmy Murphy  W  Jimmy Murphy Miller Miller 108.030 1 200 56 Running
4 2 4 Harry Hartz R. Cliff Durant Miller Miller 107.130 2 200 0 Running
5 5 3 Bennett Hill Harry A. Miller Miller Miller 104.840 5 200 0 Running
6 13 12 Peter DePaolo Duesenberg Brothers Duesenberg Duesenberg 99.280 13 200 0 Running
7 16 14 Fred Comer  R  R. Cliff Durant Miller Miller 92.880 17 200 0 Running
8 15 6 Ira Vail Ira Vail Miller Miller 96.400 15 200 0 Running
9 9 32 Antoine Mourre  R  Antoine Mourre Miller Miller 99.490 9 200 0 Running
10 18 19 Bob McDonogh  R  Harry A. Miller Miller Miller 91.550 19 200 0 Running
11 7 18 Jules Ellingboe Harry A. Miller Miller Miller 102.600 7 200 0 Running
12 11 7 Jerry Wonderlich R. Cliff Durant Miller Miller 99.360 11 200 0 Running
13 8 16 Cliff Durant R. Cliff Durant Miller Miller 101.610 8 199 0 Out of gas
14 19 26 Bill Hunt  R  Barber-Warnock Ford T Fronty-Ford 85.040 21 191 0 Flagged
15 17 31 Ora Haibe Albert Schmidt Mercedes Mercedes 92.810 18 182 0 Flagged
16 20 28 Alfred Moss  R  Barber-Warnock Ford T Fronty-Ford 85.270 20 177 0 Flagged
17 22 27 Fred Harder  R  Barber-Warnock Ford T Fronty-Ford 82.770 22 177 0 Flagged
18 4 9 Joe Boyer Duesenberg Brothers Duesenberg Duesenberg 104.840 4 176 1 Crash T1
19 14 1 Eddie Hearne R. Cliff Durant Miller Miller 99.230 14 151 0 Fuel line
20 12 21 Frank Elliott Frank R. Elliott Miller Miller 99.310 12 149 0 Gas tank
21 3 5 Tommy Milton  W  Tommy Milton Miller Miller 105.200 3 110 0 Gas tank
22 10 10 Ernie Ansterburg  R  Duesenberg Duesenberg Duesenberg 99.400 10 2 0 Crash T2
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Race details
  • Eddie Hearne was the lone entry in the race who competed in the inaugural Indy 500

References
  1. Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
  2. Patton, W. Blaine (May 31, 1924). "Boyer Relieves 'Duesie' Pilot In 106th, Finishing; Corum Officially Wins". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Indianapolis 500 1924". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. Popely, Rick; Riggs, L. Spencer (1998). The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International, Ltd. ISBN 0-7853-2798-3.
  5. Blazier, John E.; Rollings, Tom (1994). Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics.
  6. The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
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