1925 Indianapolis 500
| 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 | ||||
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The 13th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1925.
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.
Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Leon Duray won the pole position with a 4-lap track record of 113.196 mph. Peter DePaolo, who qualified second, set the 1-lap track record at 114.285 mph.
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