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The Biggest Landslide Wins in Indy 500 History

The Biggest Landslide Wins in Indy 500 History

Every Memorial Day weekend, the Indianapolis 500 is on. Drivers from all over the world compete to earn first place in this century-old racing competition. Over the years, some of the wins have been shocking with winning margins surpassing 12 minutes! Click through the slideshow for the biggest landslide wins in Indy 500 wins.

Jules Goux (1913)

La Vie au Grand Air, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 13:08.40

Second Place Winner: Spencer Wishart

George Souders (1927)

Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 12:02.87

Second Place Winner: Earl DeVore

Joe Dawson (1912)

The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 10:23.00

Second Place Winner: Teddy Tetzlaff

Billy Arnold

mcdomx / E+ via Getty Images

Margin: 7:17.36

Second Place Winner: Shorty Cantlon

Louis Meyer

Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 6:41.89

Second Place Winner: Wilbur Shaw

Rene Thomas (1914)

Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 6:39.00

Second Place Winner: Arthur Duray

Ray Keech (1929)

 / State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory / Public Domain. Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 6:23.79

Second Place Winner: Louis Meyer

Troy Ruttman (1952)

Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 4:02.36

Second Place Winner: Jim Rathmann

Tommy Milton (1921)

LeSesne Studio / State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory

Margin: 3:49.38

Second Place Winner: Roscoe Sarles

Howdy Wilcox (1919)

Cardinell-Vincent Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 3:46.17

Second Place Winner: Eddie Hearne

Floyd Roberts (1938)

Los Angeles Daily News, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 3:35.27

Second Place Winner: Wilbur Shaw

Ralph DePalma

LeSesne, Richard H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 3:29.43

Second Place Winner: Dario Resta

Tommy Milton (1923)

Indianapolis "OFFICIAL SPEEDWAY PHOTO", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 3:15.73

Second Place Winner: Harry Hartz

Jimmy Murphy (1922)

See page for author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 3:13.60

Second Place Winners: Harry Hartz

Bill Holland (1949)

Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 3.0

Margin: 3:11.00

Second Place Winner: Johnnie Parsons

Mark Donohue (1972)

Detectandpreserve, CC BY-SA 3.0

Margin: 3:10.55

Second Place Winner: Al Unser

Bob Sweikert (1955)

Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 3.0

Margin: 2:43.98

Second Place Winners: Tony Bettenhausen

Louis Meyer

Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Margin: 2:17.15

Second Place Winners: Ted Horn

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