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Motor Age, Vol. XLIII (43), No. 23, June 7, 1923
MOTOR AGE’S PICTURE PAGES OF AUTOMOTIVE INTEREST
Here are those who have been given the checkered flag in the past. A count after last Wednesday’s race shows that six American and five foreign cars have won. The French Peugeot has won three times
1911 RAY HARROUN
1912 JOE DAWSON
1913 JULES GOUX
1914 RENE THOMAS
1915 RALPH DE PALMA
1916 DARIO RESTA
1919 HOWARD WILCOX
1920 GASTON CHEVROLET
1921 TOMMY MILTON
1922 JAMES MURPHY
H. C. S. Special
Left, „Nig“ Wilcox’s mechanic informing him he is 2 min. 5 sec. to the good. Center, the brush between Milton and Murphy which brought the crowd to its feet.
Right, Harry Stutz, who worked in the pits for his team
Instead of holding his hands, these nurses bound up Milton’s sore palms so he could go on. The rough track caused the wheel to raise blisters
This shows one of the Mercedes pit stops. Most of their stops were to change drivers
John DePalma, Durant and Ralph DePalma. Brother John is trainer for the Durant team
If you think winning a 500-mile race isn’t hard work, look at this picture of Milton taken just after the race
Things Our Artist Saw that Were Not in the Printed Program
By TOM WILDER
EX SOLDIER: BOY LOOK AT THE SQUAREHEAD! SURE IS HARD TO TELL WHAT OUTFIT HE BELONGS TO
THE PIED PIPER OF INDIANAPOLIS
THE POOR BOOB WHO BOUGHT A GENERAL ADMISSION AND THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO SIT IN HIS FLIVVER AND SEE THE RAGE
THE MERCEDES SOUNDED LIKE A FIRE DEPARTMENT CLANGING DOWN THE LINE AND MADE IT MORE REAL BY FURNISHING THE FIRE AND EXPLOSION
JOE! HOW ABOUT THEM SWELL FOREIGN CARS YOU WAS BETTIN‘ ON? – AW SHUT UP!
RICK – WHITE FLAG MEANING IN ENGLISH -YOU’RE OUT!
CARS ARE TESTED IN OTHER RESPECTS THAN AS TO SPEED