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  1.   Madison posted:
  12.30.2010 - 11:12 pm
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The first race with an average speed of over 100 mph.


  2.   Anonymous posted:
  01.10.2015 - 9:38 pm
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correct name International 500

DNQ/WD
L. L. Corum 16 Miller Miller Miller Did not qualify
Bennett Hill 21 Miller FD Miller FD Miller SC Withdrew after qualifying
Clarence Belt 32 Super Ford Ford Did not qualify
Tom Alley 13 Kess-Line Frontenac Frontenac Did not qualify
Nick Eckerle 34 Rotary Did not qualify
Carl Green 32 Super Ford Ford Did not qualify
Harry Thicksten 18 Cough Drop Did not qualify


  3.   Schroeder51 posted:
  03.13.2015 - 10:05 pm
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First Indy 500 starts for Phil Shafer, Peter Kreis, William Shattuc,
Earl DeVore, and Ralph Hepburn.

Only Indy 500 starts for Pietro Bordino, Herbert Jones, and Milton Jones.

Last Indy 500 starts for Ralph DePalma and Ira Vail.


  4.   Cornys posted:
  05.18.2016 - 9:46 pm
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I wonder why it took so long to beat the race record that this race set.


  5.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.01.2018 - 8:21 pm
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Info on some of the DNQ drivers...

Harry Thicksten:
Nationality: American
Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana
Born: May 23, 1884
Died: Nov. 10, 1957

Carl Green:
Nationality: American
Hometown: Paterson, New Jersey
Born: Dec. 23, 1875
Died: 1949

Nick Eckerle:
Nationality: American
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Born: Dec. 2, 1902
Died: Sep. 4, 1969

H. J. Skelly:
Nationality: American


  6.   Jolly Mean Giant posted:
  05.30.2018 - 12:43 am
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Qualifying speeds:
1. Leon Duray, 113.196 MPH
2. Pete DePaolo, 113.083 MPH
3. Harry Hartz, 112.433 MPH
4. Earl Cooper, 110.487 MPH
5. Dave Lewis, 109.061 MPH
6. Ralph DePalma, 108.607 MPH
7. Ralph Hepburn, 108.489 MPH
8. Jules Ellingboe, 107.832 MPH
9. Pietro Bordino, 107.661 MPH
10. Peter Kreis, 106.338 MPH
11. Frank Elliott, 104.910 MPH
12. Ira Vail, 104.785 MPH
13. Tommy Milton, 104.366 MPH
14. Fred Comer, 104.296 MPH
15. Bennett Hill, 104.167 MPH
16. Phil Shafer, 103.523 MPH
17. William Shattuc, 102.070 MPH
18. Bob McDonogh, 101.931 MPH
19. Earl DeVore, 97.799 MPH
20. Wade Morton, 95.821 MPH
21. Herbert Jones, 89.401 MPH
22. M. C. Jones, 88.478 MPH


  7.   RaceFanX posted:
  03.17.2019 - 12:32 am
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Pete DePaolo turns in the historic record speed as he claims his only
Indy 500 win. This was the second year in a row a Duesenberg won at the
Brickyard.


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