Joe Dawson, #26 Marmon, Indianapolis Speedway, 1914
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Indiana-born Joe Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times, making appearances in 1911, 1912 and 1914. He won the race in 1912 with his #8 National, completing the 500 miles in 6 hours, 21 minutes, 6 seconds. Dawson clocked an average race speed of 78.719 miles per hour that year.
Indiana-born Joe Dawson competed in the Indianapolis 500 three times, making appearances in 1911, 1912 and 1914. He won the race in 1912 with his #8 National, completing the 500 miles in 6 hours, 21 minutes, 6 seconds. Dawson clocked an average race speed of 78.719 miles per hour that year.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1914
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.103.P.795.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in
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