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1920 Indianapolis 500

Index 1920 Indianapolis 500

The 8th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920. [1]

35 relations: AAA Contest Board, Ancestry.com, André Boillot, Art Klein, Barney Oldfield, Bennett Hill, Beverly Hills Speedway, Donald Davidson (historian), Eddie Hearne, Eddie O'Donnell, Gaston Chevrolet, Howdy Wilcox, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jean Chassagne, Jean Porporato, Jimmy Murphy (racing driver), Joe Boyer, Joe Thomas (racing driver), John Boling, Jules Goux, Louis Chevrolet, Marmon Motor Car Company, Pete DePaolo, Pete Henderson, Ralph DePalma, Ralph Mulford, Ray Howard, René Thomas (racing driver), Riding mechanic, Roscoe Sarles, Tommy Milton, WIBC (FM), Willie Haupt, 1919 Indianapolis 500, 1921 Indianapolis 500.

AAA Contest Board

The AAA Contest Board was the motorsports arm of American Automobile Association.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is a privately held online company based in Lehi, Utah.

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André Boillot

André Boillot (8 August 1891 – 5 June 1932) was a French auto racing driver.

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Art Klein

Arthur Klein (16 March 1889 Cleveland, Ohio – 6 June 1955 Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver.

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Barney Oldfield

Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) an American pioneer automobile racer "whose name was synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century".

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Bennett Hill

John Bennett Hill (May 31, 1893 in New York City, New York – December 9, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s.

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Beverly Hills Speedway

The Beverly Hills Speedway (also called the Los Angeles Speedway) was a wooden board track for automobile racing in Beverly Hills, California.

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Donald Davidson (historian)

Donald C. Davidson is the historian of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the only person to hold such a position on a full-time basis for any motorsports facility in the world.

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Eddie Hearne

Edward Ames Hearne (March 1, 1887 – February 9, 1955) was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing.

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Eddie O'Donnell

Edward Francis O'Donnell (22 June 1887 Whitewater, Wisconsin – 26 November 1920 Beverly Hills, California) was an American racecar driver.

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Gaston Chevrolet

Gaston Chevrolet (4 October 1892 – 25 November 1920) was a Swiss racecar driver and automobile manufacturer.

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Howdy Wilcox

Howard Samuel Wilcox (June 24, 1889 – September 4, 1923) was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States.

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Jean Chassagne

Jean Chassagne (26 July 1881 La Croisille-sur-Briance – 13 April 1947) was a pioneer submariner, aviator and French racecar driver active 1906-1930.

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Jean Porporato

Jean Porporato, originally named Giovanni Giacomo Bernardo Porporato (3 November 1879 – ?), was an Italian-born French automobile racing driver and mechanic from Turin who later lived much of his life Lyon, Rhône.

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Jimmy Murphy (racing driver)

James Anthony Murphy (September 12, 1894 – September 15, 1924) was an American race car driver who won the 1921 French Grand Prix, the 1922 Indianapolis 500, and the American Racing Championship in 1922 and 1924.

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Joe Boyer

Joseph Boyer, Jr. (May 30, 1890 – September 2, 1924) was a co-winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500.

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Joe Thomas (racing driver)

Joe Thomas (2 August 1890 Seattle, Washington – 28 December 1965 Sacramento, California) was an American racecar driver.

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John Boling

John Riley Boling (19 November 1895 Bloomfield, Texas – 28 June 1962 Tulsa, Oklahoma) was an American racecar driver of direct Native American ancestry, the first Native American to race in the Indianapolis 500.

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Jules Goux

Jules Goux (6 April 1885 - 6 March 1965), was a Grand Prix motor racing champion and the first Frenchman, and the first European, to win the Indianapolis 500.

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Louis Chevrolet

Louis-Joseph "Louis" Chevrolet (December 25, 1878 – June 6, 1941) was a Swiss race car driver, co-founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911, and a founder in 1916 of the Frontenac Motor Corporation.

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Marmon Motor Car Company

Marmon Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer founded by Howard Carpenter Marmon and owned by Nordyke Marmon & Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, US.

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Pete DePaolo

Pete DePaolo (April 6, 1898 – November 26, 1980) was the American race car driver who won the 1925 Indianapolis 500.

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Pete Henderson

Pete Henderson (18 February 1895 Arran, Ontario – 19 June 1940 Los Angeles, California) was a Canadian racecar driver.

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Ralph DePalma

Raffaele "Ralph" De Palma (December 18, 1882 – March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion who won the 1915 Indianapolis 500.

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Ralph Mulford

Ralph Kirkman Mulford (December 28, 1884 – October 23, 1973) was an American racecar driver who participated in the 1911 Indianapolis 500.

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Ray Howard

Ray Howard was an American racecar driver from New York City.

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René Thomas (racing driver)

René Thomas (March 7, 1886 – September 23, 1975) was a French motor racing champion.

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Riding mechanic

A riding mechanic was a mechanic that rode along with a race car during races, and who was tasked with maintaining, monitoring, and repairing the car during the race.

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Roscoe Sarles

Roscoe Sarles (4 January 1892 – 17 September 1922) was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing.

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Tommy Milton

Thomas "Tommy" Milton (November 14, 1893 – July 10, 1962) was an American race car driver best known as the first two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.

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WIBC (FM)

WIBC (93.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station in Indianapolis.

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Willie Haupt

William Edward "Willie" Haupt (10 July 1885 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania – 16 April 1966 Montgomery County ?, Pennsylvania) William Edward Haupt was the son of Herman Haupt (born in 1843 in Germany died in 1916 in Pennsylvania) and Emma Lauschke (born 1851 in Germany died in 1920 in Pennsylvania) who Immigrated to America in 1864 Haupt was an American race car driver.

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1919 Indianapolis 500

The 7th Liberty 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 31, 1919.

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1921 Indianapolis 500

The 9th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1921.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Indianapolis_500

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