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Raffaele "Ralph" DePalma (occasionally spelt De Palma, December 19, 1882 – March 31, 1956) was an American racing driver who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500. His entry at the International Motorsports Hall of Fame estimates that he won about 2,000 races. [ 1 ]
Ralph DePalma 128–134: Dario Resta 135–200: Ralph DePalma Total laps led Laps Leader Ralph DePalma: 132 Dario Resta: 37 Gil Andersen: 26 Howdy Wilcox: 5 Race details
After losing much time in the pits, Ralph DePalma worked his way back up to finish 6th. DePalma nipped Chevrolet at the scoring line by a fraction of a second in the battle for 6th-7th. DePalma led 93 laps, bringing his career total so far to 425 laps led - by far the most of any driver during that era. (DePalma would lead 613 laps in his career).
Racecar driver Ralph DePalma (left), Henry Banks (center) and Troy Ruttman (right) Date: 1952: Source: Los Angeles Daily News: Author: Unknown author: Licensing.
Ralph DePalma held a two lap lead when the car stalled on lap 187. His riding mechanic Pete DePaolo ran to the pits to get a can of gasoline, thinking they were out of fuel. DePalma was able to get the car rolling again, and the two rejoined the race. However, during the delay, the lead went to Gaston Chevrolet. Chevrolet himself ran out of ...
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Ralph DePalma, winner of the Indianapolis 500. Race-day Saturday was stormy, so the event was postponed to the following Monday. For those spectators who did turn up on the Saturday, Ralph DePalma put on a display of his team’s quick tyre-changing pit-stops – changing a front tyre in only 19 seconds. [16]
A new 3-litre formula was adopted on both sides of the Atlantic and the Indianapolis 500 would be a close contest between the best of the new designs from France and the USA. Ralph DePalma led for over half the race in his Ballot, only for it to catch fire with four laps to go. Gaston Chevrolet inherited the lead and held on to win by six ...