“ The scorching pace burned out the tires and most of the cars had stopped one or more times at the pits for tire changes. Several of the older drivers apparently preferred to keep up a steady grind two or three laps behind the leaders. As the race lengthened sensational brushes for leadership in the field grew less.
The two Marmon cars made a splendid showing after the 150-mile mark. With Bruce-Brown still in the lead at 150 miles, Harroun was in second place, Ralph Mulford was third. At 150 miles the time was 2:20:52, with Bruce-Brown, Harroun and Mulford running in the order named. ”

“ This great getaway, which the racing experts of the world pronounced as the most thrilling spectacle they had ever seen, was planned for the sole purpose of eliminating the smoke so that the spectators could see the cars when they came around and started on the race proper. ”

“ Following Bruce-Brown at the end of one hundred miles were Mulford, Wishart, Joe Dawson, Merz, Turner, Knight, Burman, Aitken and DePalma, in order named.
Some of the most sensational driving ever seen came at the close of the first one hundred miles when the leaders realized they weer close to the record notch.
Several Cars Withdraw.
Before the first one hundred miles had elapsed several cars had to withdraw. Caleb Bragg broke a crank shaft on his Fiat and quit at the end of his seventy-eighth mile. Arthur Chevrolet, driving a Buick, broke a crank shaft in his ninetieth mile and withdrew. ”