1913 Indianapolis 500

The 1913 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the third such race in history, was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1913.

Qualification results

 * Entries required to complete one lap in excess of 75 mph (120.7 km/h) to qualify, but starting grid determined by blind draw from a hat the night preceding the race.

Race results

 * Race finishing times recorded down to one-twentieth-second intervals.
 * All entries still running at conclusion scored ahead of non-finishing entries, regardless of race completion percentage.
 * Position colors reflect the American formula motorsports standard for finishing positions.


 * * Several sources claim Zuccarelli's entry to have carried the numerical designation #15. Photographs taken of entries qualified for the 1913 race, however, exhibit #45 prominently displayed on the Peugeot's front-facing engine grill.
 * † De Palma is usually shown as American, but his application for a US passport (available at ) reveals that he did not become a US citizen until 1920