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Indianapolis 500
AAA Indy Car race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
May 31, 1920
200 laps on 2.5 mile brick oval; 500 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Gaston Chevrolet
| 4
| William Small
| Frontenac/Frontenac
| 200
| 21,800
| running
| 14 |
| 2
| 16
| René Thomas
| 25
| Ernest Ballot
| Ballot/Ballot
| 200
| 10,700
| running
| 12 |
| 3
| 9
| Tommy Milton
| 10
|
| Duesenberg/Deusenberg
| 200
| 5,000
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 10
| Jimmy Murphy
| 12
|
| Duesenberg/Duesenberg
| 200
| 3,500
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 1
| Ralph DePalma
| 2
| Ralph DePalma
| Ballot/Ballot
| 200
| 11,300
| running
| 79 |
| 6
| 20
| Eddie Hearne
| 31
|
| Duesenberg/Duesenberg
| 200
| 2,200
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 17
| Jean Chassagne
| 26
| Ernest Ballot
| Ballot/Ballot
| 200
| 1,900
| running
| 1 |
| 8
| 18
| Joe Thomas
| 28
| William Small
| Frontenac/Frontenac
| 200
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 22
| Ralph Mulford
| 33
| Ralph Mulford
| Frontenac/Duesenberg
| 200
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 11
| Pete Henderson
| 15
|
| Duesenberg/Duesenberg
| 200
| 1,400
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| John Boling
| 32
| C.L. Richards
| Hudson/Hudson
| 199
| 0
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 5
| Joe Boyer
| 6
|
| Frontenac/Frontenac
| 192
| 9,500
| accident
| 93 |
| 13
| 8
| Ray Howard
| 9
|
| Peugeot/Peugeot
| 150
| 0
| camshaft
| 0 |
| 14
| 19
| Eddie O'Donnell
| 29
|
| Duesenberg/Duesenberg
| 149
| 0
| oil line
| 0 |
| 15
| 12
| Jules Goux
| 16
| Jules Goux
| Peugeot/Peugeot
| 148
| 0
| engine
| 0 |
| 16
| 23
| Willie Haupt
| 34
|
| Duesenberg/Duesenberg
| 126
| 0
| spring
| 0 |
| 17
| 6
| Bennett Hill
| 7
|
| Frontenac/Frontenac
| 115
| 0
| accident
| 0 |
| 18
| 2
| Louis Chevrolet
| 3
| William Small
| Frontenac/Frontenac
| 94
| 0
| accident
| 0 |
| 19
| 14
| Howdy Wilcox
| 18
| Jules Goux
| Peugeot/Peugeot
| 65
| 0
| engine
| 0 |
| 20
| 4
| Roscoe Sarles
| 5
| William Small
| Frontenac/Frontenac
| 58
| 0
| accident
| 0 |
| 21
| 7
| Art Klein
| 8
|
| Frontenac/Frontenac
| 40
| 100
| accident
| 1 |
| 22
| 15
| Jean Porporato
| 19
| Jean Porporato
| Gregoire/Gregoire
| 23
| 0
| too slow
| 0 |
| 23
| 13
| André Boillot
| 17
| Jules Goux
| Peugeot/Peugeot
| 16
| 0
| engine
| 0 |
Notes: Salvatore Barbarino relieved Louis Chevrolet on lap 64, and was relieved by Jerry Wonderlich on lap 80.
Ira Vail relieved Joe Boyer for laps 155-191.
Roscoe Sarles relieved Bennett Hill for laps 75-115; Hill previously relieved by Jerry Wonderlich.
Aldo Franchi relieved Ray Howard for laps 41-90.
Tom Alley relieved Pete Henderson on lap 93.
Art Klein relieved Joe Thomas on lap 105 and was relieved by Harry Thicksten on lap 116. Thomas resumed on lap 126.
Riley Brett relieved John Boling on lap 99.
Wade Morton relieved Willie Haupt for laps 55-111.
Time of race: 05:38:32
Average Speed: 88.618 MPH
Pole Speed: 363.08 seconds