Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakati pa1913 na1916, chikwata chemakwikwi cheDuesenberg chakavandudza zvishoma nezvishoma nzvimbo yacho munhangemutange yegore negore yeIndianapolis yemakiromita 500. Munhangemutange ya1913, chikwata chakatora nzvimbo yechipfumbamwe munhangemutange. Mumakwikwi a1914, Eddie Rickenbacker, akazozivikanwa somunhu aifamba nendege muHondo Yenyika I, akatyaira motokari yemakwikwi yaishandiswa neDuesenberg kusvika apedza ari pachinzvimbo chegumi uye aine US$1,400 mumari yomubayiro. Chikwata cheDuesenberg chakanga chinewo nzvimbo yegumi nembiri gore iroro. Munhangemutange ya1915 chikwata chakatora nzvimbo yechishanu neyechinomwe, uye munhangemutange ya1916
Mutyairi mutsva Wilbur D'Alene akapedza ari wechipiri. Mujaho weIndianapolis 500-maira wakambomiswa muna 1917 na1918, apo zvaiitwa zvaiiswa pakugadzirwa kwemotokari munguva yehondo munguva yeHondo Yenyika I. Mujaho weIndianapolis 500-maira wakatangazve muna 1919, chikwata chaDuesenberg chaive nenyaya dzema mechanical nemafuta uye zvavakapinda hazvina kupedza mujaho gore iro, asi chikwata chakabudirira zviri nani muma1920.