What kind of car won the first Indianapolis 500?

December 24, 2011 by Pamela Landy · Filed Under: American History

A six-cylinder Marmon Wasp, driven by Ray Harroun at an average speed of 74.59 miles per hour, won the first 500-mile race at the Indianapolis Speedway in 1911.

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