Official Box Score
11th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Wednesday, May 30, 1923

FP SP Car No.   Driver Car Name Cassis/Engine Laps Status Prize Money
1 1 1 W Tommy Milton* H.C.S. Miller/Miller 200 90.954 $28,700
2 2 7 Harry Hartz Durant Miller/Miller 200 90.063 $10,100
3 9 5 W Jimmy Murphy Durant Miller/Miller 200 88.078 $7,000
4 14 6 Eddie Hearne* Durant Miller/Miller 200 86.646 $3,500
5 7 23 L.L. Corum Barber-Warnock Ford Ford T/Fronty-Ford 200 82.851 $3,000
6 16 31 Frank Elliott* Durant Miller/Miller 200 82.219 $2,200
7 10 8 Cliff Durant* Durant Miller/Miller 200 82.170 $2,200
8 20 15 R Max Sailer* Mercedes Mercedes/Mercedes 200 80.683 $1,600
9 22 19 R Prince de Cystria Bugatti Bugatti/Bugatti 200 77.637 $1,500
10 24 34 R Wade Morton* Duesenberg Duesenberg/Duesenberg 200 74.984 $1,400
11 15 16 R Christian Werner* Mercedes Mercedes/Mercedes 200 74.650 $0
12 6 18 R Pierre de Viscaya Bugatti Bugatti/Bugatti 166 Rod $0
13 21 28 Leon Duray* Durant Miller/Miller 136 Rod $0
14 3 3 W Dario Resta* Packard Packard/Packard 87 Differential $0
15 11 2 W Ralph DePalma Packard Packard/Packard 69 Head gasket $0
16 19 26 R Harlan Fengler* Durant Miller/Miller 69 Fuel tank $0
17 8 25 W Howdy Wilcox H.C.S. Miller/Miller 60 Clutch $2,000
18 13 4 Joe Boyer Packard Packard/Packard 59 Differential $0
19 18 35 Bennett Hill* Miller Miller/Miller 41 Crankshaft $0
20 5 27 R Count Louis Zborowski Bugatti Bugatti/Bugatti 41 Rod $0
21 12 29 Earl Cooper* Durant Miller/Miller 21 Accident $0
22 23 22 R Raul Riganti Bugatti Bugatti/Bugatti 19 Fuel line $0
23 17 14 R Christian Lautenschlager Mercedes Mercedes/Mercedes 14 Accident $0
24 4 21 R Martin de Alzaga Bugatti Bugatti/Bugatti 6 Rod $0
Total Purse $63,200.00


Time of Race: 5:29:50.17 Average Speed: 90.954 mph Margin of Victory: 3:15.73
Pole: #1 Tommy Milton (108.170, 5:32.81) Fastest Race Lap: N/A
Winning Car Owner: H.C.S. Motor Co. Winning Chief Mechanic: George Stiehl Winning Tire: Firestone
Legend: R=Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Rookie; W=Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Former Winner; *=Had Relief Help
Race Notes: Winner Milton was relieved by Howdy Wilcox for laps 103-151.

Lap Leaders: Murphy 1-2, Milton 3, Murphy 4, Milton 5, Murphy 6, Milton 7-15, Murphy 16-20, Milton 21-25, Wilcox 26, Milton 27, Wilcox 28, Murphy 29, Milton 30-37, Murphy 38, Wilcox 39-40, Milton 41-43, Wilcox 44-48, Milton 49-52, Wilcox 53, Milton 54-62, Durant 63, Milton 64, Durant 65-66, Milton 67-73, Durant 74, Milton 75-103, Hartz 104-109, Wilcox (for Milton) 110-150, Milton 151-200.
Lap Leader Summary: Milton 13 times for 128 laps, Wilcox (for Milton) 1-41, Murphy 6-11, Wilcox 5-10, Hartz 1-6, Durant 3-4
Lead Changes: 28 among 6 drivers.