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1911 Indy 500 Race

The Inaugural Indy 500 Race

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date: May 30, 1911

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RELATED DRIVERS

  • Johnny Aitken

    Started a total of 41 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the most of any driver in the track's history.

  • Ralph Beardsley

    Finished 20th in the 1911 Indy 500 Race

  • Fred Belcher

    Finished 9th in the 1911 Indy 500 Race

  • David Bruce-Brown

    Winner of the 1910 and 1911 American Grand Prize Races

  • Bob Burman

    Named "World's Speed King" in 1911

  • Arthur Chevrolet

    Brother of Louis Chevrolet and Two-Time Veteran of the Indy 500

  • Joe Dawson

    Hero of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Winner of the 1912 Indy 500 Race

  • Louis Disbrow

    Finished 4th in the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race and Drove in the 1911 Indy 500 Race

  • Lee Frayer

    An automobile innovator, designer of one of the first air-cooled engines, and driver in the 1906 American Elimination Trial and the 1911 Indy 500 Race.

  • Harry Grant

    Winner of the 1909 & 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Races

  • Ray Harroun

    Winner of the 1911 Indy 500 Race

  • Eddie Hearne

    Raced in 9 Indy 500 Races (1911-1927) and three Vanderbilt Cup Races (1909, 1910 and 1915)

  • William Knipper

    Winner of the 1909 Merrimac Valley Trophy Race

  • Herb Lytle

    Participated in more races associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races (6) than any other driver

  • Charles Merz

    Became Chief Steward of the Indy 500.

  • Ralph Mulford

    Winner of the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race and driver in 10 Indy 500 Races

  • Lewis Strang

    America's leading driver in 1908

  • Spencer Wishart

    Finished second in the 1913 Indy 500 Race

RELATED CARS

  • Alco #19 (1911 Indy 500)

  • Marmon #32 (1911 Indy 500)

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