Monday, February 29, 2016

1923 INDIANAPOLIS 500

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. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_Indianapolis_500.

Note: This was the last year with Carl Fisher as track president. James Allison took over in 1924.

Starting Lineup:

Row 1 Tommy Milton Harry Hartz Dario Resta
Row 2 Martin de Alzaga Count Louis Zborowski Pierre de Viscaya
Row 3 L.L. Corum Howdy Wilcox Jimmy Murphy
Row 4 Cliff Durant Ralph DePalma Earl Cooper
Row 5 Joe Boyer Eddie Hearne Christian Werner
Row 6 Frank Elliott Christian Lautenschlager Bennett Hill
Row 7 Harlan Fengler Max Sailer Leon Duray
Row 8 Prince de Cystria Raul Riganti Wade Morton





Other drivers on entry list:



Albert Guyot



Charles Shambaugh



Cornelius Van Ranst



Dave Lewis



Ernie Ansterburg



F. Hollis Wells



Harry Thicksten



Herbert Scheel



Ira Vail



Jerry Wonderlich



Jules Goux



Karl Sailer



Lou Wilson



Ora Haibe



Phil Shafer



Thane Houser



Tom Alley








Race Results:



Finish Driver Laps Status Prize Money
1 Tommy Milton 200 90.954 $28,700
2 Harry Hartz 200 90.063 $10,100
3 Jimmy Murphy 200 88.078 $7,000
4 Eddie Hearne 200 86.646 $3,500
5 L.L. Corum 200 82.851 $3,000
6 Frank Elliott 200 82.219 $2,200
7 Cliff Durant 200 82.17 $2,200
8 Max Sailer 200 80.683 $1,600
9 Prince de Cystria 200 77.637 $1,500
10 Wade Morton 200 74.984 $1,400
11 Christian Werner 200 74.65 $0
12 Pierre de Viscaya 166 Rod $0
13 Leon Duray 136 Rod $0
14 Dario Resta 87 Differential $0
15 Ralph DePalma 69 Head gasket $0
16 Harlan Fengler 69 Fuel tank $0
17 Howdy Wilcox 60 Clutch $2,000
18 Joe Boyer 59 Differential $0
19 Bennett Hill 41 Crankshaft $0
20 Count Louis Zborowski 41 Rod $0
21 Earl Cooper 21 Accident $0
22 Raul Riganti 19 Fuel line $0
23 Christian Lautenschlager 14 Accident $0
24 Martin de Alzaga 6 Rod $0





Lap Leaders:



1 2 Jimmy Murphy


3 Tommy Milton


4 Jimmy Murphy


5 Tommy Milton


6 Jimmy Murphy


7 15 Tommy Milton


16-20 Jimmy Murphy


21-25 Tommy Milton


26 Howdy Wilcox


27 Tommy Milton


28 Howdy Wilcox


29 Jimmy Murphy


30-37 Tommy Milton


38 Jimmy Murphy


39-40 Howdy Wilcox


41-43 Tommy Milton


44-48 Howdy Wilcox


49-52 Tommy Milton


53 Howdy Wilcox


54-62 Tommy Milton


63 Cliff Durant


64 Tommy Milton


65-66 Cliff Durant


67-73 Tommy Milton


74 Cliff Durant


75-103 Tommy Milton


104-109 Harry Hartz


110-150 Howdy Wilcox


151-200 Tommy Milton


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