|
International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1938
| Finish |
Start |
Driver |
Car
# |
Sponsor/Name |
Chassis |
Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Floyd
Roberts |
23 |
Burd Piston Ring |
Wetteroth |
Miller |
200 |
4:15:38.40
117.200 |
1,000 |
| 2 |
7 |
Wilbur Shaw |
1 |
Shaw |
Shaw |
Offy |
200 |
4:19:33.67
115.580 |
825 |
| 3 |
5 |
Chet Miller |
3 |
IBEW |
Summers
FD |
Offy |
200 |
4:20:59.51
114.946 |
675 |
| 4 |
6 |
Ted Horn |
2 |
Miller-Hartz |
Wetteroth |
Miller
SC |
200 |
4:27:22.39
112.203 |
550 |
| 5 |
18 |
Chet Gardner |
38 |
Burd Piston Ring |
Rigling |
Offy |
200 |
4:31:57.48
110.311 |
450 |
| 6 |
14 |
Herb Ardinger |
54 |
Offenhauser |
Miller
FD |
Offy |
199 |
Flagged
109.843 |
213 |
| 7 |
25 |
Harry McQuinn |
45 |
Marchese |
Marchese |
Miller |
197 |
Flagged
108.694 |
188.1 |
| 8 |
30 |
Billy Devore |
58 |
PR & W |
Stevens |
Offy |
185 |
Flagged
102.080 |
275 |
| 9 |
13 |
Joel Thorne |
22 |
Thorne Engineering |
Shaw
FD |
Offy |
185 |
Flagged
102.009 |
225 |
| 10 |
17 |
Frank Wearne |
29 |
Indiana Fur |
Adams |
Offy |
181 |
Flagged
99.543 |
175 |
| 11 |
33 |
Duke Nalon |
43 |
Kohler-Miller |
Fengler |
Miller |
178 |
Flagged
- rain |
125 |
| 12 |
29 |
George Bailey |
12 |
Barbasol |
Weil |
Duray
SC |
166 |
Clutch |
75 |
| 13 |
9 |
Mauri Rose |
27 |
IBEW |
Maserati |
Maserati
SC |
165 |
Broken
supercharger |
|
| 14 |
10 |
Ronney Householder |
16 |
Thorne-Sparks |
Adams |
Sparks
SC |
154 |
Supercharger
hose |
|
| 15 |
15 |
Jimmy Snyder |
6 |
Sparks-Thorne |
Adams |
Sparks
SC |
150 |
Supercharger |
|
| 16 |
12 |
Louis Meyer |
5 |
Bowes Seal Fast |
Stevens |
Winfield
SC |
149 |
Oil
pump |
|
| 17 |
4 |
Tony Gulotta |
17 |
Hamilton-Harris |
Stevens |
Offy |
130 |
Broken
connecting rod |
|
| 18 |
22 |
Al Miller |
55 |
Dumont Pepsi |
Miller |
Miller |
125 |
Clutch |
|
| 19 |
19 |
George Connor |
15 |
Marks-Miller |
Adams |
Miller |
119 |
Engine
trouble |
|
| 20 |
32 |
Cliff Bergere |
9 |
Karft Real Rye |
Stevens |
Miller
SC |
111 |
Piston |
|
| 21 |
31 |
Henry Banks |
33 |
Kimmel |
Miller |
Voelker |
109 |
Rod
bearing |
|
| 22 |
21 |
Kelly Petillo |
35 |
Petillo |
Wetteroth |
Offy |
100 |
Broken
camshaft |
|
| 23 |
24 |
Louis Tomei |
21 |
POB Perfect Seal |
Miller |
Miller |
88 |
Broken
connecting rod |
|
| 24 |
16 |
Bill Cummings |
7 |
IBEW |
Miller
FD |
Miller |
72 |
Radiator
leak |
|
| 25 |
2 |
Russ Snowberger |
14 |
D-X |
Snowberger
FD |
Miller |
56 |
Broken
connecting rod |
|
| 26 |
8 |
Babe Stapp |
34 |
McCoy Auto Service |
Weil |
Miller |
54 |
Valve |
|
| 27 |
26 |
Tony Willman |
10 |
Belanger |
Stevens |
Miller |
47 |
Valve |
|
| 28 |
3 |
Rex Mays |
8 |
Alfa-Romeo |
Alfa
Romeo |
Alfa
Romeo SC |
45 |
Supercharger |
|
| 29 |
28 |
Emil Andres |
42 |
Elgin Piston Pin |
Adams |
Brisko |
45 |
Wrecked
SE turn |
|
| 30 |
27 |
Ira Hall |
37 |
Greenfield Service |
Nowiak |
Studebaker |
44 |
Wrecked
NE turn |
|
| 31 |
11 |
Frank Brisko |
26 |
Shur-Stop |
Stevens
FD |
Brisko |
39 |
Broken
oil line |
|
| 32 |
23 |
Al Putnam |
36 |
Troy Tydol |
Stevens |
Miller |
15 |
Broken
crankshaft |
|
| 33 |
20 |
Shorty Cantlon |
47 |
Kamm's |
Stevens |
Miller
SC |
13 |
Loose
supercharger |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -- |
-- |
Cliff Bergere |
54 |
Offenhauser |
Miller
FD |
Offy |
78 |
Relieved
Ardinger 122-199 |
|
| -- |
-- |
Tony Willman |
45 |
Marchese |
Marchese |
Miller |
83 |
Relieved
McQuinn 87-169 |
|
| -- |
-- |
Russ Snowberger |
54 |
Offenhauser |
Miller
FD |
Offy |
9 |
Relieved
Ardinger 84-92 |
|
| -- |
-- |
Billy Winn |
16 |
Thorne-Sparks |
Adams |
Sparks
SC |
16 |
Relieved
Householder 139-154 |
|
| -- |
-- |
Charles Crawford |
51 |
Stewart |
Stewart |
Mort |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
George Bailey |
25 |
Harry A. Miller |
Miller
RE4 |
Miller |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Billy Winn |
18 |
Harry A. Miller |
Miller |
Miller |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Billy Winn |
24 |
Harry A. Miller |
Miller |
Miller |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Charles Crawford |
31 |
Shafer 8 |
Rigling |
Buick |
-- |
DNS,
too slow |
|
| -- |
-- |
Floyd Davis |
59 |
Woestman |
X |
McDowell |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Fred Frame |
32 |
Hulbert Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Ralph Hepburn |
4 |
Harry A. Miller |
Miller
RE4 |
Miller |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Deacon Litz |
52 |
Sampson-Litz |
X |
Offy |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Tazio Nuvolari |
48 |
Alfa Romeo |
Alfa
Romeo |
Alfa
Romeo SC |
-- |
Withdrew |
|
| -- |
-- |
Jack Petticord |
57 |
Miller-Duesenberg |
Miller |
Duesenberg |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Doc Williams |
46 |
Ben Been |
Miller
FD |
Miller |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Johnny Sawyer |
53 |
Uhl |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
| -- |
-- |
Johnny Seymour |
56 |
Clemons
Independent Suspension |
X |
Clemons |
-- |
Did
not qualify |
|
|
-- |
-- |
Tazio Nuvolari |
54 |
Offenhauser |
Miller
FD |
Offy |
-- |
Broken gearbox practice |
|
| -- |
-- |
Frankie Beeder |
X |
X |
X |
X |
-- |
Passed
rookie test |
|
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