1923 Indianapolis 500
30 May - Indianapolis: 200 laps x 4.02335 km = 804.670 km 


 Pole Position: Tommy Milton  (Miller)  Speed: 5.32.81
 Fastest Lap: N/A

Results:

 1*  1  1 Tommy Milton             Miller         5:29:50.17
 2   7  2 Harry Hartz              Miller         5:33:05.90
 3   5  9 Jimmy Murphy             Miller         5:40:36.64
 4*  6 14 Eddie Hearne             Miller         5:46:14.23
 5  23  7 Lora Corum               Fronty-Ford    6:03:16.81
 6* 31 16 Frank Elliott            Miller         6:04:52.87
 7*  8 10 Cliff Durant             Miller         6:05:06.30
 8* 15 20 Max Sailer               Mercedes       6:11:49.60
 9  19 22 Prince the Cystria       Bugatti        6:26:24.78
10* 34 24 Wade Morton              Duesenberg     6:40:04.98
11* 16 15 Christian Werner         Mercedes       6:41:50.51

Did Not Finish:

    18  6 Pierre de Vizcaya        Bugatti           166  Broken connecting rod
  * 28 21 Leon Duray               Miller            136  Broken connecting rod
  *  3  3 Dario Resta              Packard            88  Blown head gasket
     2 11 Ralph DePalma            Packard            69  Blown head gasket
  * 26 19 Harlan Fengler           Miller             69  Broken fuel tank
    25  8 Howard Wilcox            Miller             60  Clutch
     4 13 Joe Boyer                Packard            59  Differential
  * 35 18 Bennett Hill             Miller             44  Broken crankshaft
    27  5 Count Louis Zborowski    Bugatti            41  Broken connecting rod
  * 29 12 Earl Cooper              Miller             21  Wrecked SW turn (1)
    22 23 Raul Riganti             Bugatti            19  Fuel leak
    14 14 Christian Lautenschlager Mercedes	         17  Wrecked
    21  4 Martin de Alsaga         Bugatti             4  Broken connecting rod
* relieved drivers

Relief Drivers                                     laps  starting driver
 1   1    Howard Wilcox       Miller                 47  Tommy Milton    103-149
 4   6    Earl Cooper         Miller                113  Eddie Hearne     88-200
 6  31    Dave Lewis          Miller                 30  Frank Elliott   109-138
 7   8    Eddie Hearne        Miller                 71  Cliff Durant     98-116, 149-200
 8  15    Karl Sailer         Mercedes              128  Max Sailer       73-200
10  34    Jerry Wonderlich    Duesenberg             31  Wade Morton      36- 53,  88-100
    34    Phil Shafer         Duesenberg             23  Wade Morton      54- 65, 161-171
    34    Ora Haibe           Duesenberg             60  Wade Morton     101-160
11  16    Max Sailer          Mercedes               19  Christian Werner 84- 87, 112-126
13  28    Lou Wilson          Miller                  4  Harlan Fengler  133-136
14   3    Joe Boyer           Packard                 8  Dario Resta      81- 88
     3    Ernie Ansterberg    Packard                10  Dario Resta      71- 80
16  26    Lou Wilson          Miller                 24  Harlan Fengler   46- 69
19  35    Martin de Alsaga    Miller                 15  Bennett Hill     30- 44
21  29    Tom Alley           Miller                 20  Earl Cooper       2- 21


Non Qualifiers:

    9     Ira Vail            Fronteanc                   Did not qualify
   10     Dave Lewis          Frontenac                   Did not qualify
   12     C.W. van Ranst      Frontenac                   Did not qualify
   13     Herbert Scheel      Frontenac                   Did not qualify
   16     Jules Goux          Schmidt                     Withdrew
   24     Albert Guyot        Roland-Pilain               Withdrew
   32     F. Hollis Wells     Roland-Pilain               
   33     Wade Morton         Duesenberg Roland-Pilain    
   34     Jerry Wonderlich    Duesenberg Roland-Pilain    
   37     Harry Thickstein    Fronty-Ford                 
   38     Charles Shambaugh   Mystery                     Withdrew

Qualifying Times:
Pos Car # Driver Make/Model Speed
1 1 Tommy Milton Miller/Miller 108.170
2 7 Harry Hartz Miller/Miller 103.700
3 4 Dario Resta Packard/Packard 98.020
4 21 Martin de Alzaga Bugatti/Bugatti 92.900
5 27 Count L. Zborowski Bugatti/Bugatti 91.800
6 18 Pierre de Vizcaya Bugatti/Bugatti 90.300
7 23 L.L. Corum Ford T/Fronty-Ford 86.650
8 25 Howdy Wilcox Miller/Miller 81.000
9 5 Jimmy Murphy Miller/Miller 104.050
10 8 Cliff Durant Miller/Miller 102.650
11 2 Ralph DePalma Packard/Packard 100.420
12 29 Earl Cooper Miller/Miller 99.400
13 3 Joe Boyer Packard/Packard 98.800
14 6 Eddie Hearne Miller/Miller 97.300
15 16 Christian Werner Mercedes/Mercedes 95.200
16 31 Frank Elliott Miller/Miller 93.250
17 14 C. Lautenschlager Mercedes/Mercedes 93.200
18 35 Bennett Hill Miller/Miller 91.200
19 26 Harlan Fengler Miller/Miller 90.750
20 15 Max Sailer Mercedes/Mercedes 90.550
21 28 Leon Duray Miller/Miller 89.900
22 19 Prince deCystria Bugatti/Bugatti 88.900
23 22 Raoul Riganti Bugatti/Bugatti 95.300
24 34 Wade Morton Duesenberg/Duesenberg 88.000 

   

RACE NOTES

 1) 122 cubic inch displacement limit.
 2) 80 mph minimum qualifying, 33 fastest cars, 4 lap average.
 3) Two man cars not required. Lautenschlager only driver with riding mechanic (Jacob Krauss).
 4) 35 laps are missing. Morton drove 51 laps, Wonderlich 31, Shafer 23 and Haibe 60 makes 165. 
 5) Lap prizes were awarded for 121 of 200 laps.
 6) Lap prizes: Milton $8700, Wilcox (Car #1) $1000, Murphy $2000, Wilcox (Car #25) $1000,
    Durant $400, Hartz $100.
 7) Wilcox qualified in downpour, Shafer qualified 5AM race morning
 8) Shafer had blistered hands and IMS medical staff would not clear him to drive car. Wade
    Morton replaced Shafer in #34. After bandaging his hands, Shafer was permitted to drive in
    relief.
 9) Karl Sailer qualified car #15 for Max Sailer (his uncle) who was recovered from a practice
    accident.  Max Sailer started in #15.
10) Total Purse: $62,100
11) Promoter: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
12) AAA Sanction No. 1360