1921 500-Mile International Sweepstakes


1921 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 20 2 Milton, Tommy Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Running
200 $26,200 93.050
2 2 6 Sarles, Roscoe Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $10,100 98.350
3 8 23 Ford, Percy(R) Frontenac/Stanley Kandul
Frontenac/Frontenac
Running
200 $5,000 87.000
4 9 5 Miller, Eddie(R) Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $3,500 83.850
5 13 16 Haibe, Ora Sunbeam Motor Car
Sunbeam/Sunbeam
Running
200 $3,000 93.500
6 14 9 Guyot, Albert Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $2,000 87.780
7 10 3 Vail, Ira Leach/Ira Vail
Leach/Miller
Running
200 $1,800 82.350
8 15 21 Hill, Bennett Duesenberg/John Thiele
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,600 87.750
9 21 8 Mulford, Ralph Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Flagged
177 $1,500 91.700
10 17 15 Thomas, Rene Sunbeam Motor Car
Sunbeam/Sunbeam
Water hose
144 $0 83.750
11 18 27 Alley, Tom Frontenac/L.L. Corum
Frontenac/Frontenac
Rod
133 $0 80.500
12 1 4 DePalma, Ralph Ballot/Ralph DePalma
Ballot/Ballot
Rod
112 $10,600 100.750
13 4 1 Hearne, Eddie Revere/E.A. Hearne
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Oil line
111 $0 96.180
14 19 24 Murphy, Jimmy Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 4
107 $0 93.600
15 16 17 Brett, Riley(R) Junior/George L. Wade
Brett/Brett
Hit wall-damage
91 $0 87.700
16 23 28 Van Ranst, C.W.(R) Frontenac/C.W. Van Ranst
Frontenac/Frontenac
Water hose
87 $0 88.350
17 3 7 Boyer, Joe Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Rear axle
74 $0 96.650
18 6 19 Chassagne, Jean Peugeot/Jean Chassagne
Peugeot/Peugeot
Lost hood
65 $0 91.000
19 5 22 Ellingboe, Jules(R) Frontenac/Jules Ellingboe
Frontenac/Frontenac
Steering
49 $0 95.400
20 11 14 Boillot, Andre Talbot-Darracq/Coatalen
Sunbeam/Sunbeam
Rod bearing
41 $0 97.600
21 7 18 Fontaine, Louis(R) Junior/George L. Wade
Brett/Brett
Crash FS
33 $0 88.300
22 22 25 Thomas, Joe Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 3
25 $0 96.250
23 12 10 Wilcox, Howdy Peugeot/Jules Goux
Peugeot/Peugeot
Rod
22 $0 96.000

Total Purse: $86,850 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 25 Cars Started: 23
Number Rookies: 7 Former Winners: 3


Starting Lineup

SP  # Driver               Chassis/Engine         Speed
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 1  4 Ralph DePalma        Ballot/Ballot          100.75
 2  6 Roscoe Sarles        Duesenberg/Duesenberg   98.35
 3  7 Joe Boyer            Duesenberg/Duesenberg   96.65

 4  1 Eddie Hearne         Duesenberg/Duesenberg   96.18
 5 22 Jules Ellingboe (R)  Frontenac/Frontenac     95.40
 6 19 Jean Chassagne       Peugeot/Peugeot         91.00

 7 18 Louis Fontaine (R)   Brett/Brett             88.30
 8 23 Percy Ford (R)       Frontenac/Frontenac     87.00
 9  5 Eddie Miller (R)     Duesenberg/Duesenberg   83.85

10  3 Ira Vail             Leach/Miller            82.35
11 14 Andre Boillot        Sunbeam/Sunbeam         97.60
12 10 Howdy Wilcox         Peugeot/Peugeot         96.00

13 16 Ora Haibe            Sunbeam/Sunbeam         93.50
14  9 Albert Guyot         Duesenberg/Duesenberg   87.78
15 21 Bennett Hill         Duesenberg/Duesenberg   87.75

16 17 Riley Brett (R)      Brett/Brett             87.70
17 15 Rene Thomas          Sunbeam/Sunbeam         83.75
18 27 Tom Alley            Frontenac/Frontenac     80.50

19 24 Jimmy Murphy         Duesenberg/Duesenberg   93.60
20  2 Tommy Milton         Frontenac/Frontenac     93.05
21  8 Ralph Mulford        Frontenac/Frontenac     91.70

22 25 Joe Thomas           Duesenberg/Duesenberg   96.25
23 28 C.W. Van Ranst (R)   Frontenac/Frontenac     88.35