Race Results for the 1920 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
6 |
4 |
Gaston Chevrolet
|
Monroe |
Frontenac/Frontenac |
88.618 |
200 |
14 |
$21,800 |
| 2 |
18 |
25 |
Rene Thomas
(W) |
Ballot |
Ballot/Ballot |
86.992 |
200 |
12 |
$10,700 |
| 3 |
11 |
10 |
Tommy Milton
|
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
86.946 |
200 |
0 |
$5,000 |
| 4 |
15 |
12 |
Jimmy Murphy
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
85.101 |
200 |
0 |
$3,500 |
| 5 |
1 |
2 |
Ralph DePalma
(W) |
Ballot |
Ballot/Ballot |
82.120 |
200 |
79 |
$11,300 |
| 6 |
9 |
31 |
Eddie Hearne
|
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
81.002 |
200 |
0 |
$2,200 |
| 7 |
4 |
26 |
Jean Chassagne
|
Ballot |
Ballot/Ballot |
79.941 |
200 |
1 |
$1,900 |
| 8 |
19 |
28 |
Joe Thomas
(R) |
Monroe |
Frontenac/Frontenac |
78.597 |
200 |
0 |
$1,600 |
| 9 |
23 |
33 |
Ralph Mulford
|
Mulford |
Mulford/Duesenberg |
68.613 |
200 |
0 |
$1,500 |
| 10 |
17 |
15 |
Pete Henderson
|
Revere |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
67.583 |
200 |
0 |
$1,400 |
| 11 |
14 |
32 |
John Boling
(R) |
Richards |
Brett/Brett |
Running |
199 |
0 |
$0 |
| 12 |
2 |
6 |
Joe Boyer
|
Frontenac |
Frontenac/Frontenac |
Accident |
192 |
93 |
$9,500 |
| 13 |
10 |
9 |
Ray Howard
|
Peugeot |
Peugeot/Peugeot |
Camshaft |
150 |
0 |
$0 |
| 14 |
12 |
29 |
Eddie O'Donnell
|
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Oil line |
149 |
0 |
$0 |
| 15 |
21 |
16 |
Jules Goux
(W) |
Peugeot |
Peugeot/Peugeot |
Engine |
148 |
0 |
$0 |
| 16 |
13 |
34 |
Willie Haupt
|
Meteor |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Running |
146 |
0 |
$0 |
| 17 |
8 |
7 |
Bennett Hill
(R) |
Frontenac |
Frontenac/Frontenac |
Accident |
115 |
0 |
$0 |
| 18 |
3 |
3 |
Louis Chevrolet
|
Monroe |
Frontenac/Frontenac |
Steering |
94 |
0 |
$0 |
| 19 |
20 |
18 |
Howdy Wilcox
(W) |
Peugeot |
Peugeot/Peugeot |
Mechanical |
65 |
0 |
$0 |
| 20 |
7 |
5 |
Roscoe Sarles
|
Monroe |
Frontenac/Frontenac |
Accident |
58 |
0 |
$0 |
| 21 |
5 |
8 |
Art Klein
|
Frontenac |
Frontenac/Frontenac |
Accident |
40 |
1 |
$100 |
| 22 |
22 |
19 |
Jean Porporato
|
Gregoire |
Gregoire/Gregoire |
Ruled off |
23 |
0 |
$0 |
| 23 |
16 |
17 |
Andre Boillot
|
Peugeot |
Peugeot/Peugeot |
Engine |
16 |
0 |
$0 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner