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1924 Indianapolis 500

12th running of the Indianapolis 500

Field	Value
race_name	12th Indianapolis 500
race_logo	1924 Indianapolis 500 program cover.jpg
sanction	AAA
date	May 30, 1924
winner	L. L. Corum and
Joe Boyer (co-winners)
team	Duesenberg
mph	98.234 mi/h
pole	Jimmy Murphy
pole_speed	108.037 mi/h
leader	Earl Cooper (119)
pace_car	Cole V8
pace_driver	Lew Pettijohn
starter	W. S. Gilbreath
honorary	Henry Ford
attendance	135,000-140,000
previous	[1923](1923-indianapolis-500)
next	[1925](1925-indianapolis-500)

Joe Boyer (co-winners) The 12th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1924.

L. L. 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. Jimmy Murphy won the pole position with a speed of over 108 mph.

Starting grid

Row	Inside	Middle	Outside	1	2
2	USA Jimmy Murphy	4	USA Harry Hartz	5	USA Tommy Milton
9	USA Joe Boyer	3	USA Bennett Hill	8	USA Earl Cooper
18	USA Jules Ellingboe	16	USA Cliff Durant	32	FRA Antoine Mourre
10	USA Ernie Ansterburg	7	USA Jerry Wunderlich	21	USA Frank Elliott
12	USA Pete DePaolo	1	USA Eddie Hearne	6	USA Ira Vail
14	USA Fred Comer	31	USA Ora Haibe	19	USA Bob McDonogh
26	USA Bill Hunt	28	GBR Alfred Moss	15	USA L. L. Corum
27	USA Fred Harder

Race summary

After Joe Boyer, in his original car, led the first lap, Jimmy Murphy took the lead. By half-distance, Murphy led while Earl Cooper held 2nd. Fred Duesenberg, incensed that his lead car was behind four Miller vehicles, called Boyer into the pits, as his car had fallen behind with unscheduled pit stops. He then waved in his 5th-place car, driven by L. L. Corum, and installed Boyer in it. Duesenberg reportedly told him, "Catch them," referring to the Millers, "or burn this ship!"

Boyer re-entered the race with Corum's car and soon passed Bennett Hill and Harry Hartz. With 40 laps to go, he was about 1 mile behind leader Jimmy Murphy and Earl Cooper, turning laps at up to 104 mph.

Murphy was signaled that Boyer was rapidly closing and upped his pace, but he soon cut a tire and had to pit. Cooper assumed the lead but suffered the same fate after pushing harder. Cooper sped out of the pits and closed on Boyer. With 12 laps to go, Cooper made a passing attempt in turn 1, but skidded and again cut a tire, prompting another pit stop. Boyer then eased his pace to win the 500 with a record average speed of over 98 mph.

Box score

Finish	Start	No	Name	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Qual	Rank	Laps	Status
21	15	USA L. L. Corum (Laps 1–111)
USA Joe Boyer (Laps 112–200)	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	93.330	16	200	Running
6	8	USA Earl Cooper	Earl Cooper	Miller	Miller	103.900	6	200	Running
1	2	USA Jimmy Murphy ****	Jimmy Murphy	Miller	Miller	108.030	1	200	Running
2	4	USA Harry Hartz	R. Cliff Durant	Miller	Miller	107.130	2	200	Running
5	3	USA Bennett Hill	Harry A. Miller	Miller	Miller	104.840	5	200	Running
13	12	USA Peter DePaolo	Duesenberg Brothers	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	99.280	13	200	Running
16	14	USA Fred Comer ****
(Wade Morton Laps 99–120)	R. Cliff Durant	Miller	Miller	92.880	17	200	Running
15	6	USA Ira Vail
(C. W. Van Ranst Laps 162–200)	Ira Vail	Miller	Miller	96.400	15	200	Running
9	32	FRA Antoine Mourre ****	Antoine Mourre	Miller	Miller	99.490	9	200	Running
18	19	USA Bob McDonogh ****		Harry A. Miller	Miller	Miller	91.550	19	200	Running
7	18	USA Jules Ellingboe	Harry A. Miller	Miller	Miller	102.600	7	200	Running
11	7	USA Jerry Wunderlich
(Wade Morton Laps 31–90)
(Wade Morton Laps 158–187)	R. Cliff Durant	Miller	Miller	99.360	11	200	Running
8	16	USA Cliff Durant
(Phil Shafer Laps 91–110)
(Eddie Hearne)	R. Cliff Durant	Miller	Miller	101.610	8	199	Out of gas
19	26	USA Bill Hunt ****	Barber-Warnock	Ford T	Fronty-Ford	85.040	21	191	Flagged
17	31	USA Ora Haibe
(Elmer Dempsey Laps 101–121)	Albert Schmidt	Mercedes	Mercedes	92.810	18	182	Flagged
20	28	GBR Alfred Moss ****	Barber-Warnock	Ford T	Fronty-Ford	85.270	20	177	Flagged
22	27	USA Fred Harder ****	Barber-Warnock	Ford T	Fronty-Ford	82.770	22	177	Flagged
4	9	USA Joe Boyer
(Ernie Ansterburg Laps 93–158)
(Thane Houser Laps 176)	Duesenberg Brothers	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	104.840	4	176	Crash T1
14	1	USA Eddie Hearne
(Cliff Durant Laps 123–137)	R. Cliff Durant	Miller	Miller	99.230	14	151	Fuel line
12	21	USA Frank Elliott	Frank R. Elliott	Miller	Miller	99.310	12	149	Gas tank
3	5	USA Tommy Milton ****	Tommy Milton	Miller	Miller	105.200	3	110	Gas tank
10	10	USA Ernie Ansterburg ****	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	99.400	10	2	Crash T2

Note: Relief drivers in parentheses

**** Former Indianapolis 500 winner

**** Indianapolis 500 Rookie

Race statistics

Lap Leaders	Laps	Leader
1	Joe Boyer
2–41	Jimmy Murphy
42	Earl Cooper
43	Jimmy Murphy
44–105	Earl Cooper
106–120	Jimmy Murphy
121–176	Earl Cooper
177–200	Joe Boyer

Total laps led	Leader	Laps
Earl Cooper	119
Jimmy Murphy	56
Joe Boyer	25

Race details

For 1924, riding mechanics were optional,{{cite book
First alternate: none
Eddie Hearne was the lone entry in the race who competed in the inaugural Indy 500

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1923 Indianapolis 500 | Next_year's_race = 1925 Indianapolis 500 (1922 Indianapolis 500) (1925 Indianapolis 500)

References

Fox, Jack C.. (1994). "The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994". Carl Hungness Publishing.
Patton, W. Blaine. (May 31, 1924). "Boyer Relieves 'Duesie' Pilot In 106th, Finishing; Corum Officially Wins". The Indianapolis Star.
Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History" p. 58
Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History" p.58-61
"Indianapolis 500 1924". Ultimate Racing History.
(1998). "The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle". Publications International, Ltd..
"International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1924". ChampCarStats.com.
''[[Donald Davidson (historian). The Talk of Gasoline Alley]]'' - [[WIBC (FM). 1070-AM WIBC]], May 14, 2004

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