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1925 Indianapolis 500
30 May - Indianapolis: 200 laps x 4.02335 km = 804.670 km


Pole Position: Leon Duray  (Miller)  5.18.03
Fastest lap: N/A

Results:

 1* 12  2 Peter DePaolo       Duesenberg         4:56:39.47  101.127 (178)
 2+  1  5 Dave Lewis          Miller FD          4:57:33.15  100.822 (173)
 3+  9 22 Phil Shafer         Duesenberg         4:59:26.79  100.184 (159)
 4   6  3 Harry Hartz         Miller             5:03:21.59   98.892
 5   4 11 Tommy Milton        Miller             5:08:25.71   97.267
 6* 28  1 Leon Duray          Miller             5:09:34.11   96.909 (149)
 7*  8 17 Ralph DePalma       Miller             5:09:46.06   96.846 (160)
 8+ 35  9 Peter Kreis         Duesenberg         5:11:26.86   96.324 (135)
 9  15 13 William Shattuc     Miller             5:13:20.48   95.742
10* 22  8 Pietro Bordino      Fiat               5:16:37.97   94.513 (124)
11*  5 12 Fred Comer          Miller              200 Finished 93.67 (153)
12* 27 10 Frank Elliott       Miller              200 Finished 92.23 (150)
13+ 24 14 Earl DeVore         Miller                198  Flagged (145)

Did Not Finish:

  * 14 19 Bob McDonogh        Miller                188  Broken truss rod (176)
  + 23 15 Wade Morton         Duesenberg            156  Wreck NW (109)
    17  6 Ralph Hepburn       Miller                144  Fuel tank leak
     2  4 Earl Cooper         Miller                127  Wrecked SW
  +  3 21 Bennett Hill        Miller                 69  Broken rear spring (33)
  + 29 16 Herbert Jones       Miller                 69  Wrecked SS (20)
    19 18 Ira Vail            Miller                 63  Broken connecting rod
     *  7 20 Milton Jones        Ford T Fronty Ford     33  Broken transmission (30)
    10  7 Jules Ellingboe     Miller                 24  Broken steering

* relieved drivers
+ relieved drivers not running as last driver

Relief Drivers                                           starting driver
 2*  1    Bennett Hill        Miller FD              27  Dave Lewis 174-200
18   3    Jules Ellingboe     Miller                 23  Bennett Hill 30-52
     3    Ray Cariens         Miller                 12  Bennett Hill 57-68
  *  3    Jerry Wonderlich    Miller                  1  Bennett Hill 69
11   5    Ira Vail            Miller                 47  Fred Comer 86-132
21   7    Fred Harder         Ford T Fronty Ford      3  Milton Jones 11-13
 7   8    Lora Corum          Miller                 40  Ralph DePalma 106-145
 3*  9    Wade Morton         Duesenberg             41  Phil Shafer 160-200
 1  12    Norman Batten       Duesenberg             22  Peter DePaolo 106-127
14  14    Bennett Hill        Miller                 12  Bob McDonogh 129-140		
10  22    Antoine Mourre      Fiat                   76  Pietro Bordino 74-179		
15* 23    Jimmy Gleason       Duesenberg             47  Wade Morton 110-156		
13  24    Glenn Schultz       Miller                 24  Earl DeVore 92-115		
  * 24    Lora Corum          Miller                 29  Earl DeVore 170-198		
12  27    Ora Haibe           Miller                 50  Frank Elliott 81-130		
 6  28    Fred Comer          Miller                 51  Leon Duray 105-155		
19  29    Alfred Moss         Miller                 46  Herbert Jones 13-58		
  * 29    Alfred Moss         Miller                  3  Herbert Jones 66-68		
 8* 35    Norman Batten       Duesenberg             65  Peter Kreis 136-200		
* relief drivers finishing the race.


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

   16     Bennett Hill        Miller FD          5:40.56  Withdrew after qualification
    3     Ray Cariens         Miller             5:45.60  Driven by Bennett Hill
    9     Lora Corum          Duesenberg         5:47.71  Driven by Phil Shafer
   23     Antoine Mourre      Duesenberg         6:15.70  Driven by Wade Morton
    7     H.J. Skelly         Ford T Fronty Ford 6:46.88  Driven by Milton Jones
   16     Lora Corum          Miller                      Did not qualify
   33     Charles Shambaugh   Shambaugh                   Did not qualify

Pos	Car #	Driver	Make/Model	Speed
1	28	Leon Duray	Miller/Miller	113.196
2	12	Peter DePaolo	Duesenberg/Duesenberg	113.083
3	6	Harry Hartz	Miller/Miller	112.433
4	2	Earl Cooper	Miller/Miller	110.487
5	1	Dave Lewis	Miller/Miller	109.061
6	17	Ralph Hepburn	Miller/Miller	108.489
7	10	Jules Ellingboe	Miller/Miller	107.832
8	22	Pietro Bordino	Fiat/Fiat	107.661
9	38	Peter Kreis	Duesenberg/Duesenberg	106.338
10	27	Frank Elliott	Miller/Miller	104.910
11	4	Tommy Milton	Miller/Miller	104.365
12	5	Fred Comer	Miller/Miller	104.296
13	3	Bennett Hill	Miller/Miller	104.167
14	15	Dr. W.E. Shattuc	Miller/Miller	102.079
15	24	Earl DeVore	Miller/Miller	97.799
16	23	Wade Morton	Duesenberg/Duesenberg	95.821
17	29	Herbert Jones	Miller/Miller	89.400
18	8	Ralph DePalma	Miller/Miller	108.607
19	19	Ira Vail	Miller/Miller	104.785
20	14	Bob McDonogh	Miller/Miller	101.931
21	7	M.C. Jones	Ford T/Fronty-Ford	88.478
22	9	Phil Shafer	Duesenberg/Duesenberg	103.523

RACE NOTES

 1) 122 cubic inch displacement limit.
 2) 80 mph minimum qualifying, 33 fastest cars, 4 lap average. 
 3) First 500 mile race completed at speed greater than 100 mph.
 4) Alfred Moss was the father of rally driver Pat Carlsson-Moss and Formula one driver Stirling
    Moss.
 5) Total Purse: $86,793.
 6) Promoter: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
 7) AAA Sanction No. 1560