1924 Indianapolis 500
30 May - Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 200 laps x 4.02335 km = 804.670 km
Pole Position: Jimmy Murphy (Duesenberg) Speed: 5.33.22
Fastest Lap: N/A
Results:
1* 15 21 Lora Corum Duesenberg 5:05:23.21
2 8 6 Earl Cooper Miller 5:06:47.18
3 2 1 Jimmy Murphy Miller 5:08:25.39
4 4 2 Harry Hartz Miller 5:10:44.39
5 3 5 Bennett Hill Miller 5:11:00.07
6 12 13 Pete DePaolo Duesenberg 5:18:08.55
7* 14 16 Fred Comer Miller 5:21:06.91
8* 6 15 Ira Vail Miller 5:26:55.62
9 32 9 Antoine Mourre Miller 5:26:55.62
10 19 18 Bob McDonogh Miller 5:31:26.73
11 18 7 Jules Ellingboe Miller 5:31:35.59
12* 7 11 Jerry Wonderlich Miller 5:50:56.82
13* 16 8 Cliff Durant Miller 199 Out of fuel
14 26 19 Bill Hunt Fronty-Ford T 191 Flagged
15* 31 17 Ora Haibe Mercedes 182 Flagged
16 28 20 Alfred Moss Fronty-Ford T 177 Flagged
17 27 22 Fred Harder Fronty-Ford T 177 Flagged
18* 9 4 Joe Boyer Duesenberg 176 Hit SW wall (Houser)
19* 1 14 Eddie Hearne Miller 151 Broken fuel line
20 21 12 Frank Elliott Miller 149 Broken fuel tank
21 5 3 Tom Milton Miller 110 Fuel tank leak
22 10 10 Ernie Ansterberg Duesenberg 2 Wrecked backstretch
* relieved drivers
Relief Drivers starting driver
19 1 Cliff Durant Miller 15 Eddie Hearne 123-137
8 6 C.W. Van Ranst Miller 39 Ira Vail 162-200
12 7 Wade Morton Miller 60 Jerry Wonderlich 31-90
7 Wade Morton Miller 30 Jerry Wonderlich 158-187
18 9 Ernie Ansterberg Duesenberg 66 Joe Boyer 93-158
9 Lora Corum Duesenberg 17 Joe Boyer 159-175
9 Thane Houser Duesenberg 1 Joe Boyer 176
7 14 Wade Morton Miller 22 Fred Comer 99-120
1 15 Joe Boyer Duesenberg 89 Lora Corum 112-200
13 16 Phil Shafer Miller 20 Cliff Durant 91-110
15 31 Elmer Dempsey Mercedes 21 Ora Haibe 101-121
Non Qualifiers
6 Harlan Fengler Miller Wrecked in practice
13 Tom Alley Frontenac Did not qualify
17 F. Hollis Wells Could not qualify
18 Frank Elliott Miller Withdrew
22 Elmer Dempsey Frontenac Did not qualify
29 C.G. Hartley Fronty-Ford T Did not qualify
34 Harry Thickstein Fronty-Ford T Did not qualify
34 Wally Butler Fronty-Ford T Qualified too late
35 Herbert Scheel Frontenac Did not qualify
36 Charles Shambaugh Shambaugh Did not qualify
| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make/Model | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jimmy Murphy | Miller/Miller | 108.037 |
| 2 | 4 | Harry Hartz | Miller/Miller | 107.130 |
| 3 | 5 | Tommy Milton | Miller/Miller | 105.200 |
| 4 | 9 | Joe Boyer | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 104.840 |
| 5 | 3 | Bennett Hill | Miller/Miller | 104.840 |
| 6 | 8 | Earl Cooper | Miller/Miller | 103.900 |
| 7 | 18 | Jules Ellingboe | Miller/Miller | 102.600 |
| 8 | 16 | Cliff Durant | Miller/Miller | 101.610 |
| 9 | 32 | Antoine Mourre | Miller/Miller | 99.490 |
| 10 | 10 | Ernie Ansterberg | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 99.400 |
| 11 | 7 | Jerry Wonderlich | Miller/Miller | 99.360 |
| 12 | 21 | Frank Elliott | Miller/Miller | 99.310 |
| 13 | 12 | Peter DePaolo | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 99.280 |
| 14 | 1 | Eddie Hearne | Miller/Miller | 99.230 |
| 15 | 6 | Ira Vail | Miller/Miller | 96.400 |
| 16 | 14 | Fred Comer | Miller/Miller | 92.880 |
| 17 | 31 | Ora Haibe | Mercedes/Mercedes | 92.810 |
| 18 | 19 | Bob McDonogh | Miller/Miller | 91.550 |
| 19 | 26 | Bill Hunt | Ford T/Fronty-Ford | 85.040 |
| 20 | 28 | Alfred E. Moss | Ford T/Fronty-Ford | 85.270 |
| 21 | 15 | L.L. Corum | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 93.333 |
| 21 | 15 | Joe Boyer | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | 93.333 |
| 22 | 27 | Fred Harder | Ford T/Fronty-Ford | 82.770 |
RACE NOTES
1) 122 cubic inch displacement limit.
2) 80 mph minimum qualifying, 33 fastest cars, 4 lap average. Qualifying held 1-6 pm, May 27-29.
Qualifying average 97.894 mph
3) Alfred Moss was the father of rally driver Pat Carlsson-Moss and Formula one driver Stirling
Moss.
4) Total Purse: $85,893.
5) Promoter: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
6) AAA Sanction No. 1460
7) There are some lap differences between records of Phil Harms and Fox/Taylor, however the
classification order remains unchanged.