1913 Indianapolis 500

3rd Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning bodyAAA
DateMay 30, 1913
WinnerJules Goux
Winning EntrantPeugeot
Average speed75.933 mph (122.202 km/h)
Pole positionCaleb Bragg
Pole speedN/A
Most laps ledJules Goux (138)
Pre-race
Pace carStoddard-Dayton
Pace car driverCarl G. Fisher
StarterCharles P. Root
Honorary refereeLaurence Enos
Estimated attendance90,000
Chronology
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The Third International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1913. Frenchman Jules Goux became the first foreign-born, and first European winner of the Indianapolis 500. His margin of victory of 13 minutes, 8 seconds (approximately 7 laps) over second place Spencer Wishart still stands, as of 2024, as the largest margin of victory in Indianapolis 500 history.