Who won the first indianapolis 500 automobile race in 1911?
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Harroun "Little Professor" an engineer with the Marmon Motor Car Company Ray Harroun
1911 Indianapolis 500
won the first indianapolis 500 automobile race in 1911
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The largest <b>racing</b> purse offered to date, $27,550, drew 46 entries ... The 40 <b>cars</b> 
lined up five to a row, except for the <b>first</b> and last. ... a total time of 6:42:08 for the 
<b>500</b>-mile (804.67 km) distance to <b>win</b>. The <b>Indianapolis 500</b> is held annually at the <b>Indianapolis Motor Speedway</b>, a 2.5-
mile (4 km) oval circuit. ... Since its inception in <b>1911</b>, the <b>race</b> has always been 
scheduled on ... Firestone, which has a deep history in the sport, dating back to 
the <b>first</b> 500, is currently the exclusive tire provider. The <b>Indianapolis 500</b> is an <b>automobile race</b>, held annually on the last weekend in 
May to ... The <b>first Indianapolis 500</b> was held in <b>1911</b>, where Ray Harroun was ... 
The <b>winner of</b> the race also receives the pace car used during that race, and&nbsp;... Ray Harroun (January 12, 1879 – January 19, 1968) was an American racecar 
driver and pioneering constructor most famous for winning the inaugural 
<b>Indianapolis 500</b> in <b>1911</b>. ... Harroun <b>won</b> a total of 8 <b>races</b> at the <b>Indianapolis</b> 
<b>Motor Speedway</b>, the second-most of any driver in the 100-year history of the 
track (the only&nbsp;... The <b>Indianapolis 500 auto race</b> has used a pace car every year since <b>1911</b>. The 
pace car is ... Prior to the <b>first</b> &quot;500&quot; in <b>1911</b>, in the interest of safety, <b>Indianapolis</b> 
<b>Motor Speedway</b> founder Carl G. Fisher is commonly credited with the concept of 
a ... Since 1936, the <b>winner of</b> the race has traditionally been awarded a pace car
. Johnny Aitken (May 3, 1885 – October 15, 1918) was an American racecar driver 
from Indianapolis, who was active in the years prior to World War I. Aitken 
competed in the <b>Indianapolis 500</b> three times. He started the <b>race</b> twice, in <b>1911</b> 
and 1916. He led the <b>first</b> lap of the <b>first race</b> (<b>1911</b>). ... Aitken started a total of 41 
<b>races</b> at the <b>Indianapolis Motor Speedway</b>, which&nbsp;... The <b>Indianapolis 500</b>, introduced as the ... Association (AAA) from <b>1911</b> to 1955, 
by the United States <b>Automobile</b> ... In each of those cases, the <b>first</b> named co-
<b>winner</b> started the <b>race</b> in the&nbsp;... The <b>Indianapolis Motor Speedway</b> Museum is an automotive museum on the 
grounds of the ... It is located in the infield of the <b>Indianapolis Motor Speedway</b> 
<b>race</b> course, and is open ... <b>Indianapolis 500</b> picture wall including <b>winner&#39;s</b> 
portrait and <b>car</b> photograph of every <b>Indianapolis 500 winner</b> from <b>1911</b> to 2016; 
Various&nbsp;... The <b>Indianapolis Motor Speedway</b> (nicknamed The Brickyard) is an <b>automobile</b> 
<b>racing</b> circuit ... A change in marketing focus led to only one race per year 
beginning in <b>1911</b>. ... A. J. Foyt, who had <b>won</b> his <b>first</b> 500 in 1961, <b>won</b> the 1964 
<b>Indianapolis 500</b>, which was the last ever <b>win</b> for a front-engine car, and since 
Jim Clark&#39;s&nbsp;... The <b>Indianapolis 500 auto race</b> has been the subject for several motion pictures. 
It has also <b>received</b> countless references in television, film, commercials, ... films 
for races prior to WWII also exist, including footage of the inaugural 500 in <b>1911</b>. 
... to &quot;meet the man who <b>won the first</b> Indianapolis <b>auto race</b>,&quot; Barnaby Victor.
Ray Harroun
1911 Indianapolis 500