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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
| Date | May 30, 1923 | ||||
| Winner | Tommy Milton | ||||
| Winning Entrant | H.C.S. Motor Car Company | ||||
| Average speed | 90.954 mph (146.376 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | Tommy Milton | ||||
| Pole speed | 108.170 mph (174.083 km/h) | ||||
| Most laps led | Tommy Milton (128) | ||||
| Pre-race | |||||
| Pace car | Duesenberg | ||||
| Pace car driver | Fred Duesenberg | ||||
| Starter | Eddie Rickenbacker[1] | ||||
| Honorary referee | John Oliver La Gorce[1] | ||||
| Estimated attendance | 150,000[2] | ||||
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The 11th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1923. After winning previously in 1921, Tommy Milton became the first multiple winner of the Indianapolis 500. Howdy Wilcox (the 1919 winner) drove relief for Milton in laps 103–151. During the break, Milton had to have his hands bandaged due to blisters, and changed his shoes due to crimping of his toes.[3]
On lap 22, Tom Alley (driving Earl Cooper's entry) wrecked on the backstretch, going through the wall, and killed 16-year-old spectator Bert Shoup. Alley and two other spectators were injured.[4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Patton, W. Blaine (May 31, 1923). "Sterling Pilot Takes Laurels Second Time In Speedway Classic". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 15, 2002
- ^ "Thousands witness auto speeders race". The Ottawa Evening Citizen. May 31, 1923.
