Wins, Leaders and Race Competition Race Average Finishing Speeds Qualifications Pole Position †- During time trials, Bill Vukovich II turned his first lap at , to set the one-lap track record, and was the first driver to officially break the barrier. He, however, crashed on his second lap, and did not complete the four-lap qualifying run. Later in the afternoon, Joe Leonard qualified a four-lap average of to break the four-lap barrier. Later in the day, however, Bobby Unser qualified even faster, over , and became the first pole position winner to break and for his four-lap average. Miscellenia 1913: Jules Goux is the first winner to go the full race distance without a relief driver, and is both the first French and European victor. Goux's Peugeot entry is the first to win using wire wheels instead of wooden-spoke wheels. 1915: Ralph DePalma is the first Italian-born victor. 1919: Victory by state native Howdy Wilcox prompts crowd to sing Back Home Again in Indiana for the first time, immediately after conclusion of the race. Wilcox's Peugeot is owned and entered by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first winning entry to be directly affiliated with the facility itself. 1920: Gaston Chevrolet is killed in a race at Beverly Hills and is the first '500' winner to die. 1921: Howdy Wilcox is the first driver to finish in first and last place (1919 & 1921). 1923: Jimmy Murphy is the first defending winner to lead the first lap. 1929: Cliff Woodbury is the first pole winner to finish last (crash on lap 3). 1936: Louis Meyer becomes the first driver to drink milk in victory lane. He also becomes the first driver to receive the pace car for his winning effort. The Borg-Warner Trophy makes its first appearance. 1946: George Robson is the first English-born victor. 1948: The Speedway institutes its own 'Safety Patrol' to replace the Indiana National Guard as policing force for the event, which had served in such capacity since the inaugural race. 1949: Local station WTTV provides television coverage of the race during competition for the first time. 1950: Walt Faulkner becomes the first rookie to qualify for the pole position. 1952: Art Cross becomes the first Rookie of the Year. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network broadcasts flag-to-flag coverage of the race for the first time. 1958: The front row drivers (Dick Rathmann, Ed Elisian and Jimmy