1927 Indianapolis 500
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
| Date | May 30, 1927 | ||||
| Winner | George Souders | ||||
| Winning Entrant | William S. White | ||||
| Average speed | 97.545 mph (156.983 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | Frank Lockhart | ||||
| Pole speed | 120.100 mph (193.282 km/h) | ||||
| Most laps led | Frank Lockhart (110) | ||||
| Pre-race | |||||
| Pace car | LaSalle V-8 Series 303 | ||||
| Pace car driver | Willard "Big Boy" Rader | ||||
| Starter | George Townsend | ||||
| Honorary referee | Charles F. Kettering | ||||
| Estimated attendance | 135,000 | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 15th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1927.
First-time starter George Souders won by eight laps, the largest margin since 1913. Souders became the first driver to win the full-500 mile race solo, with neither help from a relief driver, nor accompanied by a riding mechanic.