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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
| Date | May 30, 1914 | ||||
| Winner | René Thomas | ||||
| Winning Entrant | Delage | ||||
| Average speed | 82.474 mph (132.729 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | Jean Chassagne | ||||
| Pole speed | Grid set by blind draw | ||||
| Most laps led | René Thomas (102) | ||||
| Pre-race | |||||
| Pace car | Stoddard-Dayton | ||||
| Pace car driver | Carl G. Fisher | ||||
| Starter | Thomas J. Hay[1] | ||||
| Honorary referee | John A. Wilson[1] | ||||
| Estimated attendance | 110,000[2] | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 4th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1914.
René Thomas was the race winner, accompanied by riding mechanic Robert Laly.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hyman, Herbert R. (May 31, 1914). "110,000 Cheer Winner In Race". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
