Indy 500: Pace, Race & Ace.

[Otto Puzzell]

I've been assembling pictures of the historic Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, beginning with the first 500 held at the Brickyard in 1911. For each year, I'll present the Pace Car for that years race, the race-winning car, and the driver who won the race.

If you have more or better photo's please feel free to add them, too!

Here's the first batch:


1911

Stoddard-Dayton Pace Car / Carl G Fisher Driver

Race-Winning Marmon Model 32 "Wasp"

Race-Winning Driver Ray Harroun

1912

Stutz Pace Car / Carl G Fisher Driver

Race-Winning "National Motor Vehicle"

Race-Winning Driver Joe Dawson

1913

Stoddard-Dayton Pace Car / Carl G Fisher Driver

Race-Winning Peugeot

Race Winning Driver Jules Goux

1914

Stoddard-Dayton Pace Car / Carl G Fisher Driver

Race-Winning Delage

Race-Winning Driver René Thomas

[Ultra]

Sweet.

[Otto Puzzell]

Finishing out the teens...

1915

1915 Packard Model 548 Pace Car / Carl G. Fisher Driver


Race-Winning Mercedes


Race Winning Driver Ralph DePalma

1916

Premier Model 656 Pace Car / Frank E. Smith Driver


Race-Winning Peugeot


Rece-Winning Driver Dario Resta

1917 (No Race)
1918 (No Race)

1919

Packard Twin Six Pace Car / Jesse G. Vincent Driver


Race-Winning Peugeot


Race Winning Driver Howard "Howdy" Wilcox

[Otto Puzzell]

Good intentions again...

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[Paul Jaray]

Keep them coming!
Great pics, Otto!
(I will delete this comment...I do not want to interrupt your  work...)

[Otto Puzzell]

I guess this would be an opportune time to get back to work on these!

[Otto Puzzell]

With Indy looming again, getting this back on track. First batch:

1920

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1921

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1922

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1923

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1924