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1915 Indianapolis 500

1915 Indianapolis 500 is 120th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Howdy Wilcox won the pole position, Ralph de Palma won this race. Dario Resta and Gil Anderson, Johnny Aitken also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1915 Southwest Sweepstakes
Next race: 1915 Galesburg 100
Race Start: 31st May 1915

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1915 Indianapolis 500

4th victory for the EC Patterson team
10th victory for the Ralph de Palma
16th podium for the Ralph de Palma
3rd podium for the Dario Resta
5th podium for the Gil Anderson
5th podium for the Johnny Aitken

Ralph de Palma - Winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500

1915 Indianapolis 500

Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix #2 - 1915 Indianapolis 500 winner

1915 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #2	1000	5h 33m 55.510s	EC Patterson
2	Dario Resta	Peugeot L76, #3	520	5h 37m 24.940s+3m 29.430s	Peugeot Auto Import
3	Gil Anderson, Johnny Aitken	Stutz ? 1915, #5	0		Stutz Motor Car Co
4	Earl Cooper, Johnny Aitken	Stutz ? 1915, #4	0		Stutz Motor Car Co
5	Eddie O'Donnell	Duesenberg ? 1915, #15	90	6h 8m 13.270s+34m 17.760s	Duesenberg Bros
6	Bob Burman	Peugeot L76, #8	60	6h 13m 19.610s+39m 24.100s	Bob Burman
7	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz ? 1915, #1	50	6h 14m 19.730s+40m 24.220s	Stutz Motor Car Co
8	Tom Alley	Duesenberg ? 1915, #10	40	6h 15m 8.010s+41m 12.500s	Duesenberg Bros
9	Billy Carlson, Hughie Hughes	Maxwell ? 1915, #19	0		United States Motor Co
10	Noel van Raalte	Sunbeam ? 1915, #7	30	6h 35m 23.430s+1h 1m 27.920s	Sunbeam Motor Co
11	Willie Haupt	Emden ? 1915, #28	0	7h 4m 1.700s+1h 30m 6.190s	RE Donaldson
12	Harry Grant	Sunbeam ? 1915, #14	0		Fortuna Racing Team
13	Tom Orr	Maxwell ? 1915, #21	0		United States Motor Co
14	Jean Porporato	Sunbeam ? 1915, #6	0		Sunbeam Motor Co
15	Joe Cooper	Duesenberg ? 1915, #18	0		EE Miles & JW Gwin
16	Ralph Mulford, William Chandler	Duesenberg ? 1915, #22	0		Duesenberg Bros
17	George C Babcock	Peugeot L76, #16	0		Peugeot Auto Import
18	Art Klein	Duesenberg ? 1915, #9	0		Arthur H Klein
19	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell ? 1915, #29	0		United States Motor Co
20	Louis Chevrolet	Cornelian ? 1915, #27	0		Louis Chevrolet
21	John de Palma	Delage ? 1915, #17	0		James E Wilson
22	John Mais	Mais ? 1915, #24	0		John A Mais
23	George Hill	Bugatti ? 1915, #26	0		CW Fuller
24	CC Cox	Mercer ? 1915, #25	0		Edward D McNay

Qualifying Results for the 1915 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Howdy Wilcox	Stutz ? 1915, #1	Stutz Motor Car Co
2	Ralph de Palma	Mercedes-Benz 115 hp Grand Prix, #2	EC Patterson
3	Dario Resta	Peugeot L76, #3	Peugeot Auto Import
4	Earl Cooper, Johnny Aitken	Stutz ? 1915, #4	Stutz Motor Car Co
5	Gil Anderson, Johnny Aitken	Stutz ? 1915, #5	Stutz Motor Car Co
6	Jean Porporato	Sunbeam ? 1915, #6	Sunbeam Motor Co
7	Bob Burman	Peugeot L76, #8	Bob Burman
8	Art Klein	Duesenberg ? 1915, #9	Arthur H Klein
9	Tom Alley	Duesenberg ? 1915, #10	Duesenberg Bros
10	Harry Grant	Sunbeam ? 1915, #14	Fortuna Racing Team
11	Eddie O'Donnell	Duesenberg ? 1915, #15	Duesenberg Bros
12	George C Babcock	Peugeot L76, #16	Peugeot Auto Import
13	John de Palma	Delage ? 1915, #17	James E Wilson
14	Noel van Raalte	Sunbeam ? 1915, #7	Sunbeam Motor Co
15	Joe Cooper	Duesenberg ? 1915, #18	EE Miles & JW Gwin
16	Hughie Hughes, Billy Carlson	Maxwell ? 1915, #19	United States Motor Co
17	Tom Orr	Maxwell ? 1915, #21	United States Motor Co
18	Ralph Mulford, William Chandler	Duesenberg ? 1915, #22	Duesenberg Bros
19	Eddie Rickenbacher	Maxwell ? 1915, #29	United States Motor Co
20	John Mais	Mais ? 1915, #24	John A Mais
21	CC Cox	Mercer ? 1915, #25	Edward D McNay
22	George Hill	Bugatti ? 1915, #26	CW Fuller
23	Louis Chevrolet	Cornelian ? 1915, #27	Louis Chevrolet
24	Willie Haupt	Emden ? 1915, #28	RE Donaldson