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1915 International 500


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AAA Champ Car Series race number 9 of 27
Monday, May 31, 1915 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile brick track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 5:33:56
Average speed: 89.84 mph
Pole speed: 98.9 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 209.43 sec
Attendance: 83000
Lead changes: 7

Glossary    1915 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1915 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 22   Ralph DePalma Mercedes   (E.C. Patterson)Mercedes20022600running132 
2 33   Dario Resta Peugeot Auto RacingPeugeot20010900running37 
3 55   Gil Andersen Stutz Motor CarStutz2005600running26 
4 44   Earl Cooper Stutz Motor CarStutz2003700running0 
51115   Eddie O'Donnell DuesenbergDuesenberg2003000running0 
6 78   Bob Burman Peugeot Auto Racing   (Bob Burman)Peugeot2002200running0 
7 11   Howdy Wilcox Stutz Motor CarStutz2001800running5 
8 910   Tom Alley DuesenbergDuesenberg2001600running0 
91619   Billy Carlson Maxwell / U.S. MotorsMaxwell2001500running0 
10147   Noel Van Raalte Sunbeam Motor CarSunbeam2001400running0 
112428   Willie Haupt Emden   (R.E. Donaldson)Emden / Emden200 running0 
121014   Harry Grant Sunbeam Motor Car   (Fortuna Racing)Sunbeam184 mud apron0 
131721   Tom Orr Maxwell / U.S. MotorsMaxwell168 axle bearing0 
14 66   Jean Porporato Sunbeam Motor CarSunbeam164 piston0 
151518   Joe Cooper Sebring   (Miles & Gwin)Duesenberg154 crash0 
161822   Ralph Mulford DuesenbergDuesenberg124 connecting rod0 
171216   George Babcock Peugeot Auto RacingPeugeot117 cylinder0 
18 89   Art Klein Kleinart   (Art Klein)Duesenberg111 disqualified0 
191929   Eddie Rickenbacker Maxwell / U.S. MotorsMaxwell103 connecting rod0 
202327   Louis Chevrolet Cornelian   (Chevrolet Brothers)Cornelian / Sterling76 valve0 
211317   John DePalma Delage   (James Wilson)Delage / Delage41 flywheel0 
222024   John Mais John MaisMais / Mercer23 disqualified0 
232226   George Hill Bugatti   (C.W. Fuller)Bugatti / Bugatti20 water pump0 
242125   Charles Cox Purcell   (Edward McNay)Cino / Mercer12 timing gear0 

Relief Drivers:

Car #5: Johnny Aitken
Car #4: Johnny Aitken
Car #19: Hughie Hughes
Car #21: Billy Carlson
Car #22: Billy Chandler
Car #9: Billy Chandler
Car #27: Joe Boyer

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Barney OldfieldMaxwellMaxwell / Maxwell
W.W. Brown7DuChesneauDuChesneau / Brown
Caleb Bragg12PeugeotPeugeot / Peugeot
Frank Galvin12PeugeotPeugeot / Peugeot
Jack LeCain12PeugeotPeugeot / Peugeot
Erwin Bergdoll18Erwin Bergdoll
Grover Bergdoll19Grover Bergdoll
Joe Nikrent21MercerMercer / Mercer
Barney Oldfield22MercerMercer / Mercer
Eddie Pullen22MercerMercer / Mercer
Willie Haupt24Bergdoll
Hughie Hughes26F. R. P.Porter / Porter
Charles Keene27F. R. P.Porter / Porter
Grant Donaldson28EmdenEmden / Emden
Neil Whalen28F. R. P.Porter / Porter
Carl Limberg31Sunbeam Motor CarSunbeam / Sunbeam
Tom Orr34Ray HarrounMercer / Mercer
Ralph Mulford35Ralph MulfordMulford / Duesenberg
Edward McNay36CinoCino / Mercer
Charles Shambaugh40Charles ShambaughShambaugh / Buick
Jim Hill41Bals
WDGaston MorrisSunbeam Motor CarSunbeam / Sunbeam
WDCaleb Bragg2MercedesMercedes / Mercedes
WDBarney Oldfield7Sunbeam Motor CarSunbeam / Sunbeam
WDBilly Knipper8PeugeotPeugeot / Peugeot
WDC.L. Rogers9KleinartDuesenberg / Duesenberg
WDCarl Limberg14Sunbeam Motor CarSunbeam / Sunbeam
WDCharles Keene15DuesenbergDuesenberg / Duesenberg
WDCaleb Bragg17DelageDelage / Delage
WDFrank Galvin18SebringMiles & GwinDuesenberg / Duesenberg
WDGlover Ruckstell20MercerMercer / Mercer
WDWilbur D'Alene22DuesenbergDuesenberg / Duesenberg
WDClemens24MaisMais / Mercer
WDFrank Farber25PurcellCino / Mercer

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Dario Resta111
  Howdy Wilcox265
  Gil Andersen73226
  Dario Resta336129
  Ralph DePalma6212766
  Dario Resta1281347
  Ralph DePalma13520066