Joe Dawson, #8 National, Indianapolis

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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1912

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2009.103.P.O.4

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.00 in
Width: 10.00 in