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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
| Date | May 30, 1912 | ||||
| Winner | Joe Dawson | ||||
| Winning Entrant | National Motor Vehicle Company | ||||
| Average speed | 78.719 mph (126.686 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | Gil Andersen | ||||
| Pole speed | N/A | ||||
| Most laps led | Ralph DePalma (196) | ||||
| Pre-race | |||||
| Pace car | Stutz | ||||
| Pace car driver | Carl G. Fisher | ||||
| Starter | Fred J. Wagner[1] | ||||
| Honorary referee | R. P. Hooper[1] | ||||
| Estimated attendance | 75,000[2] | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1912. Indiana-born driver Joe Dawson won the race, leading only the final two laps. Ralph DePalma dominated the race, leading 196 of the 200 laps, and pulling out to an over 5-lap lead. But with just over two laps to go, his car failed with a broken connecting rod.
- ^ a b Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
- ^ Greenough, Walter S. (May 31, 1912). "Motor Mad Throng Sees Indiana Boy Win $35,000". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
