Monday, Jun. 11, 1923
H. C. S. Special
Before a crowd of 150,000--the greatest throng that ever witnessed a sporting event in America--Tommy Milton, of St. Paul, won for the second successive year the 500-mile race over the Indianapolis motor speedway. Milton's H. C. S. special covered the distance in 5 hrs., 28 min., 6 sec., for an average of 91.4 miles an hour. He collected $35,000 for the victory. The mechanical surprise of the afternoon was a specially built flivver which finished fifth.