1919 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 7th Liberty 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1919.
After a two-year hiatus due to World War I, the Indianapolis 500 returned to competition in 1919. Howdy Wilcox won, accompanied by riding mechanic Leo Banks. More than half the field (19 of 33 cars) consisted of rookie drivers, tied for the most ever, excluding the inaugural race where all 40 cars were considered "rookies." Ralph DePalma, the 1915 winner, and the driver who suffered a heartbreaking loss in 1912, again put in a dominating performance, DePalma led 93 of the first 102 laps, and drove the first half at record-breaking speed. Tire problems, however, necessitated a long pit stop, and DePalma finished in 6th place.
Rain was a factor during practice, limiting available track time in the days immediately leading up to time trials. Since most teams did not arrive until later in the month, some cars had very limited preparation time. Qualifying was supposed to be held on just one day, but officials decided to add two additional days due to the lost track time.
The first half of the race was marred by three fatalities. Driver Arthur Thurman died in a crash on lap 45. On lap 96, Louis LeCocq and his riding mechanic Robert Bandini wrecked in turn two, and both were burned to death. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1919_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Rene Thomas	Howdy Wilcox	Albert Guyot	Ralph DePalma
Row 2	Eddie O'Donnell	Paul Bablot	Art Klein	Eddie Hearne
Row 3	Earl Cooper	Ira Vail	Charles Kirkpatrick	Louis Chevrolet
Row 4	Louis Wagner	Joe Boyer	Ralph Mulford	Gaston Chevrolet
Row 5	W.W. Brown	Arthur Thurman	Roscoe Sarles	Cliff Durant
Row 6	Ray Howard	Jules Goux	Wilbur D'Alene	Kurt Hitke
Row 7	Louis LeCocq	Ora Haibe	Denny Hickey	Tom Alley
Row 8	Elmer Shannon	Omar Toft	Tommy Milton	Andre Boillot
Row 9	J.J. McCoy
Other Drivers that didn't Start
A. S. Halls
Al Cotey
Al Poole
Dario Resta
Dave Lewis
E. Longchamps
Eddie Pullen
Frank Book
George Buzane
Harold Simmons
I. P. Fetterman
Jack LeCain
James Reynolds
Jean Chassagne
Joe Thomas
Ken Rawlings
Max McVey
Pete Henderson
Reeves Dutton
Riley Brett
Willie Haupt
Wilmer Monahon
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status
1	Howdy Wilcox	200	88.05
2	Eddie Hearne	200	87.087
3	Jules Goux	200	85.935
4	Albert Guyot	200	84.443
5	Tom Alley	200	82.177
6	Ralph DePalma	200	81.042
7	Louis Chevrolet	200	81.041
8	Ira Vail	200	80.494
9	Denny Hickey	200	80.224
10	Gaston Chevrolet	200	79.499
11	Rene Thomas	200	78.75
12	Earl Cooper	200	78.6
13	Elmer Shannon	200	76.95
14	Ora Haibe	200	65.74
15	Andre Boillot	195	Accident
16	Ray Howard	130	Lubrication
17	Wilbur D'Alene	120	Axle
18	Louis LeCocq	96	Accident
19	Art Klein	70	Oil line
20	Charles Kirkpatrick	69	Rod
21	Paul Bablot	63	Accident
22	Eddie O'Donnell	60	Piston
23	Kurt Hitke	56	Bearing
24	Cliff Durant	54	Steering
25	Tommy Milton	50	Rod
26	Louis Wagner	44	Wheel
27	Arthur Thurman	44	Accident
28	Omar Toft	44	Rod
29	Ralph Mulford	37	Driveshaft
30	J.J. McCoy	36	Oil line
31	Joe Boyer	30	Wheel
32	W.W. Brown	14	Rod
33	Roscoe Sarles	8	Rocker arm
Lap Leaders:
1 65	Ralph DePalma
66-74	Louis Chevrolet
75-102	Ralph DePalma
103-200	Howdy Wilcox