Sanctioning body AAA Winning Entrant Duesenberg | Date May 30, 1924 Pole position Jimmy Murphy | |
Winner Lora Lawrence Corum & Joe Boyer (co-winners) Average speed 98.234 mph (158.092 km/h) | ||
The 12th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1924.
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Lora Lawrence Corum started the race in the #15 entry, and was relieved during the race by Joe Boyer. Boyer proceeded to drive the car to victory, and both drivers were credited as "co-winners" for the 1924 race.
Boyer led the first lap of the race in his original #9 entry. After Boyer got out of the car and took over the #15, the #9 entry continued in the race, taken over by Ernie Ansterburg, Corum, and later Thane Houser. Houser crashed the car after 176 laps, and Boyer's original car was credited with 18th place.
Time trials
Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized.
Race details
References
1924 Indianapolis 500 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA