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. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_Indianapolis_500
Starting Lineup
| Row 1 | The Pace Car | Jean Chassagne | Teddy Tetzlaff | Howdy Wilcox | Billy Chandler |
| Row 2 | Billy Carlson | Ralph Mulford | Josef Christiaens | Art Klein | Caleb Bragg |
| Row 3 | Arthur Duray | Albert Guyot | Billy Knipper | George Mason | Earl Cooper |
| Row 4 | Rene Thomas | Gil Anderson | Joe Dawson | Ernst Friedrich | Jules Goux |
| Row 5 | Ray Gilhooly | S.F. Brock | Bob Burman | Eddie Rickenbacker | Louis Disbrow |
| Row 6 | Spencer Wishart | Harry Grant | Charlie Keene | Willie Haupt | Georges Boillot |
| Row 7 | Barney Oldfield | ||||
| DNQ's or relief drivers: | |||||
| Bill Rader | |||||
| C. L. Rogers | |||||
| Charles Shambaugh | |||||
| Eddie Pullen | |||||
| Fred Melaun | |||||
| Fred Radina | |||||
| George Clark | |||||
| Guy Ball | |||||
| Harry Goetz | |||||
| Hughie Hughes | |||||
| Jack LeCain | |||||
| Jess Calohan | |||||
| Joe Horan | |||||
| Joe Mazzucco | |||||
| John Jenkins | |||||
| Lee Oldfield | |||||
| Mel Stringer | |||||
| Mortimer Roberts | |||||
| Ralph DePalma | |||||
| Sterling Price | |||||
| Race Results: | |||||
| Finish | Driver | Laps | Status | ||
| 1 | Rene Thomas | 200 | 82.474 | ||
| 2 | Arthur Duray | 200 | 80.994 | ||
| 3 | Albert Guyot | 200 | 80.21 | ||
| 4 | Jules Goux | 200 | 79.491 | ||
| 5 | Barney Oldfield | 200 | 78.156 | ||
| 6 | Josef Christiaens | 200 | 77.439 | ||
| 7 | Harry Grant | 200 | 75.687 | ||
| 8 | Charlie Keene | 200 | 74.822 | ||
| 9 | Billy Carlson | 200 | 70.972 | ||
| 10 | Eddie Rickenbacker | 200 | 70.827 | ||
| 11 | Ralph Mulford | 200 | 69.55 | ||
| 12 | Willie Haupt | 200 | 66.66 | ||
| 13 | Billy Knipper | 200 | 65.79 | ||
| 14 | Georges Boillot | 148 | Frame | ||
| 15 | Ernst Friedrich | 134 | Pinion | ||
| 16 | Louis Disbrow | 128 | Rod | ||
| 17 | Spencer Wishart | 122 | Camshaft | ||
| 18 | Earl Cooper | 118 | Wheel | ||
| 19 | Caleb Bragg | 117 | Camshaft | ||
| 20 | Art Klein | 87 | Valve | ||
| 21 | Billy Chandler | 69 | Rod | ||
| 22 | Howdy Wilcox | 67 | Valve | ||
| 23 | George Mason | 66 | Piston | ||
| 24 | Bob Burman | 47 | Rod | ||
| 25 | Joe Dawson | 44 | Accident | ||
| 26 | Gil Anderson | 42 | Loose bolts | ||
| 27 | Ray Gilhooly | 41 | Accident | ||
| 28 | Teddy Tetzlaff | 38 | Rocker arm | ||
| 29 | Jean Chassagne | 20 | Accident | ||
| 30 | S.F. Brock | 5 | Camshaft | ||
| Lap Leaders: | |||||
| 1 | Howdy Wilcox | ||||
| 2 4 | Josef Christiaens | ||||
| 5 | Jules Goux | ||||
| 6 | Josef Christiaens | ||||
| 7 | Caleb Bragg | ||||
| 8 12 | Josef Christiaens | ||||
| 13-29 | Rene Thomas | ||||
| 30-66 | Arthur Duray | ||||
| 67-75 | Albert Guyot | ||||
| 76-115 | Arthur Duray | ||||
| 116-200 | Rene Thomas |
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