Although the Indianapolis Motor Speedway first opened in 1909 it was not until two years later that the first 500 mile race was held there. The event was created in a bid to attract spectators after a drastic fall in attendance levels. The idea was to concentrate on one major race instead of several smaller ones, to be held annually on Memorial Day weekend following a month of practice.

1911 Indianapolis 500

Lewis Strang, driving a small displacement Case, started from pole by virtue of having been the first driver to register for the race. He was overhauled at the start by Johnny Aitken’s National, who led for four laps.

In total seven drivers led the 1911 Indy 500, but only two after the 103rd lap. Ray Harroun, driving a Marmon engineered by Harry Goetz, took the lead on that lap and proceeded to have a furious dice with Ralph Mulford in a Lozier.

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