1925 Indianapolis 500
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The 13th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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Indianapolis 500 | |||||
Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
Date | May 30, 1925 | ||||
Winner | Peter DePaolo | ||||
Winning Entrant | Duesenberg | ||||
Average speed | 101.127 mph (162.748 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | Leon Duray | ||||
Pole speed | 113.196 mph (182.171 km/h) | ||||
Most laps led | Peter DePaolo (115) | ||||
Pre-race | |||||
Pace car | Rickenbacker 8 | ||||
Pace car driver | Eddie Rickenbacker | ||||
Starter | Seth Klein[1] | ||||
Honorary referee | Charles M. Schwab[1] | ||||
Estimated attendance | 150,000[2] | ||||
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Race winner Peter DePaolo became the first driver to complete the 500 miles in under five hours, and have an average over 100 mph. Norman Batten drove 21 laps of relief (laps 106–127) while DePaolo had his hands bandaged due to blisters and bruises.