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The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912. Indiana-born driver Joe Dawson won the race, leading only the final two laps.
At age 22 years and 323 days, Dawson was the youngest winner of the "500" until Troy Ruttman won the 1952 Indianapolis 500 at age 22 years and 86 days. In his final Indy 500 race in 1914, Dawson retired after an accident on the 45th lap when avoiding Ray Gilhooley. He died on June 17, 1946, at age 56 in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. [1] [2]
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy. The Indianapolis 500 (also called the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race) [a] [2] is an annual American open-wheel car race held on American Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), in Speedway, Indiana. [3]
Here is a full list of Indy 500 pace car drivers from 1911. All-time list of Indy 500 pace car drivers. 2025: Michael Strahan: ... 1912: Carl Fisher: Created IMS. 1911: Carl Fisher: ...
DePalma at the 1915 Indianapolis 500. In 1912 and again in 1914, DePalma won the Elgin Trophy at Elgin, Illinois [2] and in 1914 he scored what he called his greatest victory when he beat Barney Oldfield to capture the Vanderbilt Cup on the roads of Santa Monica, California. [3]
Dawson was the winner of the second Indy 500 held in 1912. The 1910 home, located at 2828 N. Illinois St., which features four levels and will include a 3rd floor master suite, is scheduled to be ...
Joe Dawson winning the 1912 Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway complex was built in 1909 as a gravel-and-tar track and hosted a smattering of small events, including ones for motorcycles. [6] The first long-distance event, in "fearful conditions", was the 100-lap Prest-O-Lite Trophy in 1909, won by Bob Burman in a Buick. [7]
Printable IMS map for Indy 500. Below is a printable map of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the day of the race.. To print, click the 'pop out' button in the top right corner, then use the ...