Race Results for the 1915 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
2 |
2 |
Ralph DePalma
|
Mercedes |
Mercedes/Mercedes |
89.840 |
200 |
132 |
$22,600 |
| 2 |
3 |
3 |
Dario Resta
(R) |
Peugeot |
Peugeot/Peugeot |
88.911 |
200 |
37 |
$10,900 |
| 3 |
5 |
5 |
Gil Anderson
|
Stutz |
Stutz/Stutz |
87.602 |
200 |
26 |
$5,600 |
| 4 |
4 |
4 |
Earl Cooper
|
Stutz |
Stutz/Stutz |
86.624 |
200 |
0 |
$3,700 |
| 5 |
11 |
15 |
Eddie O'Donnell
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
81.473 |
200 |
0 |
$3,000 |
| 6 |
7 |
8 |
Bob Burman
|
Peugeot |
Peugeot/Peugeot |
80.359 |
200 |
0 |
$2,200 |
| 7 |
1 |
1 |
Howdy Wilcox
|
Stutz |
Stutz/Stutz |
80.143 |
200 |
5 |
$1,800 |
| 8 |
9 |
10 |
Tom Alley
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
79.972 |
200 |
0 |
$1,600 |
| 9 |
16 |
19 |
Billy Carlson
|
Maxwell |
Maxwell/Maxwell |
78.962 |
200 |
0 |
$1,500 |
| 10 |
14 |
7 |
Noel Van Raalte
(R) |
Sunbeam |
Sunbeam/Sunbeam |
75.874 |
200 |
0 |
$1,400 |
| 11 |
24 |
28 |
Willie Haupt
|
Emden |
Emden/Emden |
70.750 |
200 |
0 |
$0 |
| 12 |
10 |
14 |
Harry Grant
|
Sunbeam |
Sunbeam/Sunbeam |
Oil Pan |
184 |
0 |
$0 |
| 13 |
17 |
21 |
Tom Orr
(R) |
Maxwell |
Maxwell/Maxwell |
Bearing |
168 |
0 |
$0 |
| 14 |
6 |
6 |
Jean Porporato
(R) |
Sunbeam |
Sunbeam/Sunbeam |
Piston |
164 |
0 |
$0 |
| 15 |
15 |
18 |
Joe Cooper
(R) |
Sebring |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
154 |
0 |
$0 |
| 16 |
18 |
22 |
Ralph Mulford
|
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Rod |
124 |
0 |
$0 |
| 17 |
12 |
12 |
George Babcock
(R) |
Peugeot |
Peugeot/Peugeot |
Cylinder |
117 |
0 |
$0 |
| 18 |
8 |
9 |
Art Klein
|
Kleinart |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Disqualified |
111 |
0 |
$0 |
| 19 |
19 |
23 |
Eddie Rickenbacker
|
Maxwell |
Maxwell/Maxwell |
Rod |
103 |
0 |
$0 |
| 20 |
23 |
27 |
Louis Chevrolet
(R) |
Cornelian |
Cornelian/Sterling |
Valve |
76 |
0 |
$0 |
| 21 |
13 |
17 |
John DePalma
(R) |
Delage |
Delage/Delage |
Loose flywheel |
41 |
0 |
$0 |
| 22 |
20 |
24 |
Johnny Mais
(R) |
Mais |
Mais/Mercer |
Left track |
23 |
0 |
$0 |
| 23 |
22 |
26 |
George Hill
(R) |
Bugatti |
Bugatti/Bugatti |
Pump gear |
20 |
0 |
$0 |
| 24 |
21 |
25 |
C.C. Cox
(R) |
Cino-Purcell |
Cino/Mercer |
Timing gears |
12 |
0 |
$0 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner