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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race Results
Race results from the automobile and motorcycle races contested at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Races have been held on seven different track configurations: * Oval (1909–present): 2.500 miles; 4 turns; counter-clockwise * Automobile Road Course (2000–2007): 2.605 miles; 13 turns; clockwise * Motorcycle Road Course (2008–2013): 2.621 miles; 16 turns; counter-clockwise * Automobile Road Course (2009–2013): 2.534 miles; 13 turns; clockwise * Automobile Road Course INDYCAR GP Version (2014–present): 2.439 miles; 14 turns; clockwise * Automobile Road Course SCCA Runoffs Version (2014–present): 2.589 miles; 15 turns; clockwise * Motorcycle Road Course (2014–present): 2.591 miles; 16 turns; counter-clockwise. * Dirt Track (2018–present): 0.200 miles; 4 turns; counter-clockwise. Automobile races – oval Prest-O-Lite Trophy, Wheeler-Schebler Trophy, and other early automobile races (1909–1910) On four race weekends in 1909 and 1910, a tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Motor Vehicle
The National Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in Indianapolis, Indiana, between 1900 and 1924. One of its presidents, Arthur C. Newby, was also one of the investors who created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The company first concentrated on electric vehicles but soon began producing gasoline-engined cars. National produced a range of four, six, and twelve-cylinder passenger vehicles, as well as numerous successful racing cars. In 1923, National was merged into Associated Motor Industries, which subsequently went out of business in 1924. History Production models National's first vehicle was the tiller-steered electric runabout Style A in 1900. The single electric motor was situated at the rear of the car, producing 9 hp (6.7 kW). A 4-speed herring bone transmission was fitted. The reinforced wood-framed car could reach 15 mph (24 km/h). In 1903, the company began producing internal combustion-engined cars with four-cylinder en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedway Helmet Race
The Speedway Helmet Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, during each of the three race weekends of 1910 (the last year prior to the first Indianapolis 500). The trophy was a metal helmet, featuring the Speedway's "Wings and Wheel" logo, which the winner wore while defending his title in the next Speedway Helmet Race. The photo to the right is of auto racing star Johnny Aitken Johnny Aitken (May 3, 1885 – October 15, 1918) was an American racecar driver from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I. Aitken competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times. He started the race twice, in 1911 and 19 .... He modeled the unique trophy in May 1910 just days before the first race in which it was the primary prize. He never won the award. Race results Sources *Scott, D. Bruce; ''INDY: Racing Before the 500''; Indiana Reflections; 2005; {{ISBN, 0-9766149-0-1. *Galpin, Darren; ''A Record of Motorsport Racing Before World War I.'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Greiner
Arthur Greiner (April 28, 1884 – May 24, 1917) was an American racecar driver, and historically the first to finish last in the Indianapolis 500. Greiner crashed on the backstretch after completing twelve laps in the inaugural race. His riding mechanic Sam Dickson was killed in the accident, becoming the first Indianapolis 500 fatality. He died at the Milwaukee Sanitarium at age 32 following a nervous breakdown A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitti .... Indy 500 results See also * List of Indianapolis fatalities References Indianapolis 500 drivers 1884 births 1917 deaths Racing drivers from Chicago {{US-autoracing-bio-stub Racing drivers from Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Lynch
Leigh Lynch was an American racecar driver, who was active in the years 1906-1910. Racing career Lynch won the 1909 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). This race which was shortened to from its originally-planned , due to deteriorating track conditions. This was the final race of the track's first weekend of automobile races, and was also the last race held before the track's surface of crushed stone was replaced with brick. Lynch also started nine other races at IMS during 1909 and 1910, including a second-place finish in the 1910 Wheeler-Schebler Race. Little is known of Lynch's career outside of his appearances at IMS. He is known to have earned victories in two hill climb races at Box Springs Canyon in Riverside, California, and in a race at the Mardi Gras Track in New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race
The Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Wheeler-Schebler Carburetor Company. Frank Wheeler, one of the four co-founders of the Speedway, was also the president and co-founder of Wheeler-Schebler. The 1909 race was originally scheduled for 300 miles, but was ended at 235 miles due to deteriorating track conditions. Race results Wheeler-Schebler Trophy in later years In 1911, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway management ceased holding multiple racing events per year, in favor of a single major race annually – the Indianapolis 500. As a result, the Wheeler-Schebler Trophy race was discontinued. In 1914 the trophy reappeared, now as an award given to the owner of the car leading the Indianapolis 500 at the 400-mile mark (lap 160). On numerous occasions, the leader at lap 160 went on to win the race. For the 1916 race only, the troph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Benz
Carl Friedrich Benz (; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929), sometimes also Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and first car put into series production. He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886. His company Benz & Cie., based in Mannheim, was the world's first automobile plant and largest of its day. In 1926 it merged with Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft to form Daimler-Benz which produces the Mercedes-Benz among other brands. Benz is widely regarded as "the father of the car" and "father of the automobile industry". Early life Carl Benz was born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant, on 25 November 1844 in Mühlburg, now a borough of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, which is part of modern Germany. His parents were Josephine Vaillant and a locomotive driver, Johann Georg Benz, whom she married a few months later. According to German law, the child acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Oldfield
Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was an American pioneer automobile racer; his "name was synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century". After success in bicycle racing, he began auto racing in 1902 and continued until his retirement in 1918. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour (96 km/h) on a circular track. Biography Early life Berna Eli Oldfield was born in York Township, Fulton County, Ohio, near Wauseon and Toledo, on January 29, 1878, to Henry Clay Oldfield, a laborer, and his wife Sarah. He was named after his father's bunkmate in the 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. He had a sister Bertha. As of the 1880 United States Census, the Oldfields lived in Wauseon. In 1889 they moved to Toledo, where the father Henry got a job at the state mental asylum. In the summer of 1891, Berna worked as a waterboy in order to purchase his first bicycle. According to legend, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remy Grand Brassard And Trophy Race
The Remy Grand Brassard and Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, on each of four automobile race weekends conducted during the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indi .... The prize was sponsored by magneto manufacturer Frank Remy. In addition to a conventional trophy, the winner was awarded a brassard (or arm shield), designed to be worn by the winner. The prize also came with a cash bonus of $75 per week until the next Remy Grand race. Race results Note: Joe Dawson was awarded the victory in the Remy Grand Brassard race of July 2, 1910, after the original first place finisher, Bob Burman, was disqualified. The disqualification took place a few weeks after the race was run, because Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiat
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division Stellantis Italy. Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat S.p.A. reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced. Fiat Automobiles is the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy. During its more than century-long history, it remained the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe and the third in the world after General Motors and Ford for over 20 years, until the car industry crisis in the late 1980s. In 2013, Fiat S.p.A. was the second largest European automaker by volumes produced and the seventh in the world, while FCA was the world's eighth-largest automaker. In 1970, Fiat Automobiles employ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Hearne
Edward Ames Hearne (March 1, 1887 – February 9, 1955) was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. Biography He was born on March 1, 1887. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver. Hearne made 106 AAA Championship Car starts and continued driving until 1927, winning 11 Champ Car races and the 1923 National Championship. He died on February 9, 1955. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Bolivar, Missouri Bolivar is a city and county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States. As of a 2019 estimate by the U. S. Census Bureau, the city population was 11,067. History Bolivar began as a settlement around Keeling Spring, with the majority of settle .... Indianapolis 500 results External links * 1887 births 1955 deaths Champ Car champions Indianapolis 500 drivers Sportspeople from Kansas City, Kansas Racing drivers from Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Kincaid
Thomas A. Kincade (June 28, 1887 – July 6, 1910) was an American racecar driver. Racing career Kincade is known to have started at least 23 AAA-sanctioned races, during the years 1909–1910. He drove primarily for the team operated by Indianapolis-based auto maker, National. However, at least one 1910 race result shows him driving a Great Western. Kincade won a total of three races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, including the 100-mile Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race The Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in each of the two years prior to the first Indianapolis 500. The trophy was sponsored by the Prest-O-Lite Company, a manufacturer of automotive lighting s ... in 1910. His other victories included a 200-mile race at the Atlanta Motordrome the same year. Death Kincade was killed in a testing accident at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 6, 1910. Sources * Scott, D. Bruce; ''INDY: Racing Before the 500''; I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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