The 8th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1920.

His riding mechanic Pete DePaolo ran to the pits to get a can of gasoline, thinking they were out of fuel.

Chevrolet himself ran out of fuel on lap 197, but he was able to coast to the pits and refuel.

Chevrolet won the race without a single tire change, a remarkable feat at the time.

None of his four laps matched the track record (104.78 mph (168.63 km/h)) set the previous year.