Earl Cooper, #2 Stutz, Indianapolis Speedway, 1914

Summary

French driver Rene Thomas won the fourth running of the Indianapolis 500, held on May 30, 1914. Thomas and riding mechanic Robert Laly took the checkered flag in the French-built #16 Delage. Thomas led 102 of the race's 200 laps, and he completed the 500-mile contest in 6 hours, 3 minutes, 45.99 seconds.

French driver Rene Thomas won the fourth running of the Indianapolis 500, held on May 30, 1914. Thomas and riding mechanic Robert Laly took the checkered flag in the French-built #16 Delage. Thomas led 102 of the race's 200 laps, and he completed the 500-mile contest in 6 hours, 3 minutes, 45.99 seconds.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1914

Collection Title

Phil Harms Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.P.822.16

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.00 in

Width: 7.00 in

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