Indy 500 - 1920-1929




1920 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 6 4 Chevrolet, Gaston Monroe/William Small
Frontenac/Frontenac
Running
200 $21,800 91.550
2 18 25 Thomas, Rene Ernest Ballot
Ballot/Ballot
Running
200 $10,700 93.950
3 11 10 Milton, Tommy Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $5,000 90.200
4 15 12 Murphy, Jimmy(R) Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $3,500 88.700
5 1 2 DePalma, Ralph Ballot/Ralph DePalma
Ballot/Ballot
Running
200 $11,300 99.150
6 9 31 Hearne, Eddie Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $2,200 88.050
7 4 26 Chassagne, Jean Ernest Ballot
Ballot/Ballot
Running
200 $1,900 95.450
8 19 28 Thomas, Joe(R) Monroe/William Small
Frontenac/Frontenac
Running
200 $1,600 92.800
9 23 33 Mulford, Ralph Ralph Mulford
Mulford/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,500 0.000
10 17 15 Henderson, Pete Revere Motor Car
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,400 81.150
11 14 32 Boling, John(R) C.L. Richards
Brett/Brett
Flagged
199 $9,500 81.850
12 2 6 Boyer, Joe Frontenac Motor
Frontenac/Frontenac
Crash 3 (Vail)
192 $100 96.900
13 10 9 Howard, Ray Peugeot Auto Racing
Peugeot/Peugeot
Camshaft
150 $0 84.600
14 12 29 O'Donnell, Eddie Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Oil line
149 $0 88.200
15 21 16 Goux, Jules Peugeot/Jules Goux
Peugeot/Peugeot
Engine trouble
148 $0 84.300
16 13 34 Haupt, Willie Meteor Motors
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Rod
146 $0 85.480
17 8 7 Hill, Bennett(R) Frontenac Motor
Frontenac/Frontenac
Crash 4-Sarles
115 $0 90.550
18 3 3 Chevrolet, Louis Monroe/William Small
Frontenac/Frontenac
Steering
94 $0 96.300
19 20 18 Wilcox, Howdy Peugeot/Jules Goux
Peugeot/Peugeot
Engine trouble
65 $0 88.820
20 7 5 Sarles, Roscoe Monroe/William Small
Frontenac/Frontenac
Crash 4
58 $0 90.750
21 5 8 Klein, Art Frontenac Motor
Frontenac/Frontenac
Crash
40 $0 92.700
22 22 19 Porporato, Jean Gregoire/Jean Porporato
Gregoire/Gregoire
Ruled off
23 $0 79.980
23 16 17 Boillot, Andre Peugeot/Jules Goux
Peugeot/Peugeot
Engine trouble
16 $0 85.400

Total Purse: $93,550 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 32 Cars Started: 23
Number Rookies: 4 Former Winners: 4


1921 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 20 2 Milton, Tommy Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Running
200 $26,200 93.050
2 2 6 Sarles, Roscoe Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $10,100 98.350
3 8 23 Ford, Percy(R) Frontenac/Stanley Kandul
Frontenac/Frontenac
Running
200 $5,000 87.000
4 9 5 Miller, Eddie(R) Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $3,500 83.850
5 13 16 Haibe, Ora Sunbeam Motor Car
Sunbeam/Sunbeam
Running
200 $3,000 93.500
6 14 9 Guyot, Albert Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $2,000 87.780
7 10 3 Vail, Ira Leach/Ira Vail
Leach/Miller
Running
200 $1,800 82.350
8 15 21 Hill, Bennett Duesenberg/John Thiele
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,600 87.750
9 21 8 Mulford, Ralph Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Flagged
177 $1,500 91.700
10 17 15 Thomas, Rene Sunbeam Motor Car
Sunbeam/Sunbeam
Water hose
144 $0 83.750
11 18 27 Alley, Tom Frontenac/L.L. Corum
Frontenac/Frontenac
Rod
133 $0 80.500
12 1 4 DePalma, Ralph Ballot/Ralph DePalma
Ballot/Ballot
Rod
112 $10,600 100.750
13 4 1 Hearne, Eddie Revere/E.A. Hearne
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Oil line
111 $0 96.180
14 19 24 Murphy, Jimmy Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 4
107 $0 93.600
15 16 17 Brett, Riley(R) Junior/George L. Wade
Brett/Brett
Hit wall-damage
91 $0 87.700
16 23 28 Van Ranst, C.W.(R) Frontenac/C.W. Van Ranst
Frontenac/Frontenac
Water hose
87 $0 88.350
17 3 7 Boyer, Joe Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Rear axle
74 $0 96.650
18 6 19 Chassagne, Jean Peugeot/Jean Chassagne
Peugeot/Peugeot
Lost hood
65 $0 91.000
19 5 22 Ellingboe, Jules(R) Frontenac/Jules Ellingboe
Frontenac/Frontenac
Steering
49 $0 95.400
20 11 14 Boillot, Andre Talbot-Darracq/Coatalen
Sunbeam/Sunbeam
Rod bearing
41 $0 97.600
21 7 18 Fontaine, Louis(R) Junior/George L. Wade
Brett/Brett
Crash FS
33 $0 88.300
22 22 25 Thomas, Joe Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 3
25 $0 96.250
23 12 10 Wilcox, Howdy Peugeot/Jules Goux
Peugeot/Peugeot
Rod
22 $0 96.000

Total Purse: $86,850 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 25 Cars Started: 23
Number Rookies: 7 Former Winners: 3


1922 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 1 35 Murphy, Jimmy Jimmy Murphy
Duesenberg/Miller
Running
200 $28,075 100.500
2 2 12 Hartz, Harry(R) Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $10,000 99.970
3 23 15 Hearne, Eddie Ballot/Jules Goux
Ballot/Ballot
Running
200 $5,000 95.600
4 3 17 DePalma, Ralph Duesenberg/DePalma
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $3,500 99.550
5 14 31 Haibe, Ora Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $3,000 92.900
6 7 24 Wonderlich, Jerry(R) Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $2,200 97.760
7 13 21 Fetterman, I.P.(R) Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,800 93.280
8 9 1 Vail, Ira Disteel Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,600 96.750
9 12 26 Alley, Tom Monroe/William Small
Frontenac/Frontenac
Running
200 $1,500 94.050
10 17 10 Thomas, Joe Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,400 88.800
11 16 3 Baker, Cannonball(R) Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Running
200 $0 89.600
12 11 34 Durant, Cliff R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $0 95.850
13 19 22 Hawkes, W. Douglas(R) Bentley
Bentley/Bentley
Running
200 $0 81.900
14 21 18 Curtner, Jack(R) Fronty-Ford/Jack Curtner
Ford T/Fronty-Ford
Flagged
160 $0 0.000
15 18 25 D'Alene, Wilbur Monroe/William Small
Frontenac/Frontenac
Flagged
160 $0 87.800
16 8 9 Elliott, Frank(R) Leach/Ira Vail
Miller/Miller
Rear axle
195 $0 97.750
17 15 27 Corum, L.L.(R) Monroe/William Small
Frontenac/Frontenac
Engine trouble
169 $0 89.650
18 27 19 Howard, C. Glenn(R) Fronty-Ford/Chevrolet
Ford T/Fronty-Ford
Engine trouble
165 $0 83.900
19 5 5 Mulford, Ralph Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Rod
161 $0 99.200
20 10 7 DePaolo, Peter(R) Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Crash 3
110 $0 96.200
21 25 6 Klein, Art Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Rod
105 $0 87.150
22 4 4 Duray, Leon(R) Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Axle
94 $0 99.250
23 6 2 Sarles, Roscoe Frontenac/Louis Chevrolet
Frontenac/Frontenac
Rod
88 $0 98.000
24 24 8 Milton, Tommy Leach/Tommy Milton
Milton/Miller
Gas tank
44 $0 94.400
25 22 14 Goux, Jules Ballot/Jules Goux
Ballot/Ballot
Axle
25 $0 96.950
26 20 23 Ellingboe, Jules Duesenberg Straight 8
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 4
25 $0 95.500
27 26 16 Wilcox, Howdy Peugeot/Howard Wilcox
Peugeot/Peugeot
Valve spring
7 $0 86.100

Total Purse: $70,575 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 32 Cars Started: 26
Number Rookies: 11 Former Winners: 3


1923 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 1 1 Milton, Tommy H.C.S. Motor
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $28,700 108.170
2 2 7 Hartz, Harry R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $10,100 103.700
3 9 5 Murphy, Jimmy R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $7,000 104.050
4 14 6 Hearne, Eddie R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $3,500 97.300
5 7 23 Corum, L.L. Barber-Warnock Ford
Ford T/Fronty-Ford
Running
200 $3,000 86.650
6 16 31 Elliott, Frank R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $2,200 93.250
7 10 8 Durant, Cliff R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $2,200 102.650
8 20 15 Sailer, Max(R) Mercedes/Daimler Motoren
Mercedes/Mercedes
Running
200 $1,600 90.550
9 22 19 deCystria, Prince(R) Bugatti/Prince deCystria
Bugatti/Bugatti
Running
200 $1,500 88.900
10 24 34 Morton, Wade(R) Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,400 88.000
11 15 16 Werner, Christian(R) Mercedes/Daimler Motoren
Mercedes/Mercedes
Running
200 $0 95.200
12 6 18 de Vizcaya, Pierre(R) Bugatti/Martin de Alzaga
Bugatti/Bugatti
Rod
166 $0 90.300
13 21 28 Duray, Leon R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Rod
136 $0 89.900
14 3 4 Resta, Dario Packard Motor Car
Packard/Packard
Differential
88 $0 98.020
15 11 2 DePalma, Ralph Packard Motor Car
Packard/Packard
Head gasket
69 $0 100.420
16 19 26 Fengler, Harlan(R) R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Gas tank
69 $0 90.750
17 8 25 Wilcox, Howdy H.C.S. Motor
Miller/Miller
Clutch
60 $2,000 81.000
18 13 3 Boyer, Joe Packard Motor Car
Packard/Packard
Differential
59 $0 98.800
19 18 35 Hill, Bennett Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Crankshaft
44 $0 91.200
20 5 27 Zborowski, Count L.(R Bugatti/Count L. Zborowski
Bugatti/Bugatti
Rod
41 $0 91.800
21 12 29 Cooper, Earl R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Crash BS (T.A.)
21 $0 99.400
22 23 22 Riganti, Raoul(R) Bugatti/Martin de Alzaga
Bugatti/Bugatti
Gas line
19 $0 95.300
23 17 14 Lautenschlager, C.(R) Mercedes/Daimler Motoren
Mercedes/Mercedes
Crash 1
14 $0 93.200
24 4 21 de Alzaga, Martin(R) Bugatti/Martin de Alzaga
Bugatti/Bugatti
Rod
6 $0 92.900

Total Purse: $83,425 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 35 Cars Started: 24
Number Rookies: 10 Former Winners: 5


1924 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 21 15 Corum, L.L./Boyer, Joe
Co-Winners
Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $20,000 93.333
2 6 8 Cooper, Earl Studebaker/Earl Cooper
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $10,000 103.900
3 1 2 Murphy, Jimmy Miller/Jimmy Murphy
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $5,000 108.037
4 2 4 Hartz, Harry R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $3,500 107.130
5 5 3 Hill, Bennett Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $3,000 104.840
6 13 12 DePaolo, Peter Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $2,200 99.280
7 16 14 Comer, Fred(R) R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,800 92.880
8 15 6 Vail, Ira Ira Vail
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,600 96.400
9 9 32 Mourre, Antoine(R) Antoine Mourre
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,500 99.490
10 18 19 McDonogh, Bob(R) Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,400 91.550
11 7 18 Ellingboe, Jules Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $0 102.600
12 11 7 Wonderlich, Jerry R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $0 99.360
13 8 16 Durant, Cliff R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Out of gas
199 $0 101.610
14 19 26 Hunt, Bill(R) Barber-Warnock Ford
Ford T/Fronty-Ford
Flagged
191 $0 85.040
15 17 31 Haibe, Ora Albert Schmidt
Mercedes/Mercedes
Flagged
182 $0 92.810
16 20 28 Moss, Alfred E.(R) Barber-Warnock Ford
Ford T/Fronty-Ford
Flagged
177 $0 85.270
17 22 27 Harder, Fred(R) Barber-Warnock Ford
Ford T/Fronty-Ford
Flagged
177 $0 82.770
18 4 9 Boyer, Joe Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 1 (T.H.)
176 $0 104.840
19 14 1 Hearne, Eddie R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Fuel line
151 $0 99.230
20 12 21 Elliott, Frank Miller/Frank. R. Elliott
Miller/Miller
Gas tank
149 $0 99.310
21 3 5 Milton, Tommy Miller/Tommy Milton
Miller/Miller
Gas tank
110 $0 105.200
22 10 10 Ansterberg, Ernie(R) Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 2
2 $0 99.400

Total Purse: $86,850 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 32 Cars Started: 22
Number Rookies: 7 Former Winners: 2


1925 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 2 12 DePaolo, Peter Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $28,800 113.083
2 5 1 Lewis, Dave Junior 8/R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $12,700 109.061
3 22 9 Shafer, Phil(R) Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $6,300 103.523
4 3 6 Hartz, Harry Miller/Harry Hartz
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $3,800 112.433
5 11 4 Milton, Tommy Miller/Tommy Milton
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $3,000 104.365
6 1 28 Duray, Leon Miller/Harry Hartz
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $2,200 113.196
7 18 8 DePalma, Ralph Miller/Ralph DePalma
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,800 108.607
8 9 38 Kreis, Peter(R) Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,600 106.338
9 14 15 Shattuc, Dr. W.E.(R) Miller/Dr. W.E. Shattuc
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,500 102.079
10 8 22 Bordino, Pietro(R) Fiat/Pietro Bordino
Fiat/Fiat
Running
200 $1,400 107.661
11 12 5 Comer, Fred Miller/Harry Hartz
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,096 104.296
12 10 27 Elliott, Frank Miller/Richard G. Doyle
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,037 104.910
13 15 24 DeVore, Earl(R) Miller/Bancroft & Pope
Miller/Miller
Flagged
198 $981 97.799
14 20 14 McDonogh, Bob Miller/Tommy Milton
Miller/Miller
Truss rod
188 $929 101.931
15 16 23 Morton, Wade Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash BS (J.G.)
156 $880 95.821
16 6 17 Hepburn, Ralph(R) Miller/Earl Cooper
Miller/Miller
Gas tank
144 $2,334 108.489
17 4 2 Cooper, Earl Miller/R. Cliff Durant
Miller/Miller
Crash 1
127 $1,191 110.487
18 13 3 Hill, Bennett Miller/Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Rear spring
69 $750 104.167
19 17 29 Jones, Herbert(R) Herbert Jones
Miller/Miller
Crash 1
69 $729 89.400
20 19 19 Vail, Ira R.J. Johnson
Miller/Miller
Rod
63 $692 104.785
21 21 7 Jones, M.C.(R) H.J. Skelly
Ford T/Fronty-Ford
Transmission
33 $657 88.478
22 7 10 Ellingboe, Jules Miller/Jerry Wonderlich
Miller/Miller
Steering
24 $625 107.832

Total Purse: $87,750 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 34 Cars Started: 22
Number Rookies: 8 Former Winners: 2


1926 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 20 15 Lockhart, Frank(R) Miller/Peter Kreis
Miller/Miller
Running/Rain
160 $35,600 95.783
2 2 3 Hartz, Harry Miller/Harry Hartz
Miller/Miller
Flagged
158 $13,900 109.542
3 14 36 Woodbury, Cliff(R) Boyle/Cliff R. Woodbury
Miller/Miller
Flagged
158 $6,700 105.109
4 13 8 Comer, Fred Miller/Harry Hartz
Miller/Miller
Flagged
155 $4,000 100.612
5 27 12 DePaolo, Peter Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Flagged
153 $3,500 96.709
6 8 6 Elliott, Frank Miller/Frank Elliott
Miller/Miller
Flagged
152 $2,200 105.873
7 16 14 Batten, Norman(R) Miller/Norman Batten
Miller/Miller
Flagged
151 $1,800 101.428
8 15 19 Hepburn, Ralph Miller/Ralph Hepburn
Miller/Miller
Flagged
151 $1,600 102.517
9 28 18 Duff, John(R) Elcar/Al Cotey
Miller/Miller
Flagged
147 $1,500 95.546
10 5 4 Shafer, Phil Miller/Phil Shafer
Miller/Miller
Flagged
146 $3,000 106.647
11 12 31 Gulotta, Tony(R) Miller/Harry Hartz
Miller/Miller
Flagged
142 $615 102.789
12 7 16 Hill, Bennett Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Flagged
136 $607 105.876
13 21 33 Houser, Thane(R) George G. Abell
Miller/Miller
Flagged
102 $600 93.671
14 17 27 Hawkes, W. Douglas E.A.D. Eldridge
Eldridge/Anzani
Camshaft
91 $593 94.976
15 4 1 Lewis, Dave Front Drive Miller
Miller/Miller
Valve
91 $4,886 107.009
16 1 5 Cooper, Earl Front Drive Miller
Miller/Miller
Transmission
73 $579 111.735
17 11 9 Durant, Cliff Locomobile Junior 8/Durant
Fengler/Locomobile
Fuel tank leak
60 $572 104.855
18 18 29 Jones, Ben(R) Duesenberg Two-Cycle
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash
54 $565 92.142
19 23 26 Eldridge, E.A.D.(R) E.A.D. Eldridge
Eldridge/Anzani
Tie rod
45 $558 89.777
20 24 23 Corum, L.L. Albert Schmidt
Schmidt/Argyle
Shock absorbers
44 $551 88.849
21 22 24 Nemesh, Steve(R) Albert Schmidt
Schmidt/Argyle
Transmission
41 $544 92.937
22 6 7 Ellingboe, Jules Miller/F.P. Cramer
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
39 $538 106.376
23 3 10 Duray, Leon Locomobile Junior 8/Durant
Fengler/Locomobile
Broken axle
33 $531 109.186
24 26 17 Lecklider, Fred(R) Nickel Plate/Earl DeVore
Miller/Miller
Rod
24 $525 100.398
25 25 28 McCarver, Jack(R) Hamlin Front Drive/Chevrolet
Ford T/Fronty-Ford
Rod
23 $519 86.417
26 9 34 McDougall, Bon(R) Miller/R.G. McDougall
Miller/Miller
Valve
19 $512 105.180
27 10 22 Shattuc, Dr. W.E. Miller/Dr. W.E. Shattuc
Miller/Miller
Valve
15 $506 104.977
28 19 39 Guyot, Albert Albert Guyot
Schmidt/Argyle
Piston
8 $500 88.580

Total Purse: $88,100 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 39 Cars Started: 28
Number Rookies: 12 Former Winners: 2


1927 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 22 32 Souders, George(R) Duesenberg/William White
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $26,100 111.551
2 15 10 DeVore, Earl Miller/F.P. Cramer
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $10,000 107.497
3 27 27 Gulotta, Tony Miller/Anthony Gulotta
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $5,260 107.765
4 19 29 Shaw, Wilbur(R) Jynx/Fred Clemons
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $3,500 104.465
5 28 21 Evans, Dave(R) Duesenberg/David E. Evans
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $3,000 107.360
6 7 14 McDonogh, Bob Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Running
200 $5,200 113.175
7 18 16 Hearne, Eddie Miller/Harry Hartz
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,800 105.115
8 25 6 Milton, Tommy Detroit/Tommy Milton
Detroit/Miller
Running
200 $1,600 108.758
9 14 25 Bergere, Cliff(R) Miller/Muller Brothers
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,500 108.820
10 13 5 Elliott, Frank Junior 8/Frank Elliott
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,400 109.682
11 33 31 Frame, Fred(R) Miller/O.B. Dolfinger
Miller/Miller
Flagged
199 $750 106.859
12 32 42 Hill, Jim(R) Nickel Plate/Earl DeVore
Miller/Miller
Flagged
197 $600 107.392
13 31 24 Shoaff, Benny(R) Perfect Circle Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Rear end gears
198 $550 110.152
14 26 41 Morton, Wade Thompson Valve/Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash (Winnai)
152 $500 108.075
15 20 44 Melcher, Al(R) Miller/Charles Haase
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
144 $490 102.918
16 23 43 Schneider, Louis(R) Miller/Fred Lecklider
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
137 $480 109.910
17 12 9 Kreis, Peter Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Front axle
123 $470 109.900
18 1 2 Lockhart, Frank Perfect Circle Miller/Lockhart
Miller/Miller
Rod
120 $1,100 120.100
19 6 15 Woodbury, Cliff Boyle Valve/Cliff Woodbury
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
108 $450 113.200
20 17 26 Bauman, Dutch(R) Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Pinion shaft
90 $440 106.078
21 29 35 Cotey, Al(R) Elcar/Al Cotey
Miller/Miller
Universal joint
87 $430 106.295
22 16 17 Shattuc, Dr. W.E. Miller/Dr. W.E. Shattuc
Miller/Miller
Valve
83 $420 107.060
23 30 23 Lecklider, Fred Elgin Piston Pin/Henry Kohlert
Miller/Miller
Crash 1 (H.K.)
49 $410 105.729
24 5 19 Hepburn, Ralph Boyle Valve/Cliff Woodbury
Miller/Miller
Fuel tank leak
39 $400 114.209
25 4 1 Hartz, Harry Erskine Miller/Harry Hartz
Miller/Miller
Crankshaft
38 $390 116.739
26 2 3 DePaolo, Peter Perfect Circle Miller/DePaolo
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
31 $380 119.510
27 3 12 Duray, Leon Miller Front Drive/Leon Duray
Miller/Miller
Fuel tank leak
26 $370 118.788
28 9 4 Hill, Bennett Cooper Engineering
Miller/Miller
Shackle bolt
26 $360 112.013
29 21 18 Ellingboe, Jules Earl Cooper
Miller/Miller
Crash 4
25 $350 113.239
30 10 8 Batten, Norman Miller/Norman K. Batten
Fengler/Miller
Caught fire
24 $340 111.940
31 24 38 Stapp, Babe(R) Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Universal joint
24 $330 109.555
32 11 22 Petticord, Jack(R) Boyle Valve/Cliff Woodbury
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
22 $320 109.920
33 8 7 Lewis, Dave Miller Front Drive/Dave Lewis
Miller/Miller
Front axle
21 $310 112.275

Total Purse: $89,850 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 41 Cars Started: 33
Number Rookies: 13 Former Winners: 3


1928 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 13 14 Meyer, Lou(R) Miller/Alden Sampson, II
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $28,250 111.352
2 8 28 Moore, Lou(R) Miller/Charles Haase
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $13,650 113.826
3 12 3 Souders, George State Auto Insurance/White
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $8,400 111.444
4 10 15 Keech, Ray(R) Simplex Piston Ring/Yagle
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $4,300 113.421
5 15 22 Batten, Norman Miller/Norman K. Batten
Fengler/Miller
Running
200 $3,200 106.585
6 5 7 Stapp, Babe Miller/Phil Shafer
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $3,900 116.887
7 20 43 Arnold, Billy(R) Boyle Valve
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,800 111.926
8 14 27 Frame, Fred State Auto Insurance/White
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,600 107.501
9 9 25 Comer, Fred Boyle Valve
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,500 113.690
10 4 8 Gulotta, Tony Stutz Blackhawk/Burgamy
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,600 117.031
11 7 24 Schneider, Louis Armacost Miller/Schneider
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $652 114.036
12 23 12 Evans, Dave Boyle Valve
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $638 108.264
13 28 29 Kohlert, Henry(R) Elgin Piston Pin
Miller/Miller
Flagged
180 $625 93.545
14 17 23 Litz, Deacon(R) Miller/A.B. Litz
Miller/Miller
Flagged
161 $610 106.213
15 21 39 Gleason, Jimmy(R) Duesenberg/H.C. Henning
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Magneto
195 $6,196 111.708
16 18 5 Durant, Cliff Detroit/Tommy Milton
Detroit/Miller
Supercharger
175 $583 99.990
17 11 33 Seymour, Johnny(R) Marmon/Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Supercharger
170 $568 111.673
18 24 6 DeVore, Earl Chromolite/Metals Protection
Miller/Miller
Crash 1
161 $555 109.810
19 1 4 Duray, Leon Miller/Leon Duray
Miller/Miller
Overheating
133 $6,441 122.391
20 16 38 Ross, Sam(R) Aranem/Reed & Mulligan
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
132 $526 106.572
21 27 26 Hall, Ira(R) Duesenberg/Henry Maley
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 1
115 $512 96.886
22 19 32 Kreis, Peter Marmon/Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Rod bearing
73 $499 112.906
23 2 10 Woodbury, Cliff Boyle Valve
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
55 $484 120.417
24 6 16 Hepburn, Ralph Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
48 $470 116.354
25 29 1 Shaw, Wilbur Flying Cloud/Peter DePaolo
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
42 $456 100.956
26 26 18 Shoaff, Benny Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 1
35 $442 102.409
27 25 41 Belt, C.W.(R) Green Engineering
Green/Green
Valve
32 $428 96.026
28 3 21 Bergere, Cliff Miller/Cliff Bergere
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
7 $415 119.956
29 22 34 Snowberger, Russ(R) Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Supercharger
4 $400 111.618

Total Purse: $90,750 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 36 Cars Started: 29
Number Rookies: 12 Former Winners: 1


1929 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 6 2 Keech, Ray Simplex Piston Ring/Yagle
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $31,950 114.905
2 8 1 Meyer, Lou Miller/Alden Sampson, II
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $20,400 114.704
3 23 53 Gleason, Jimmy A.S. Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $7,250 110.345
4 25 43 Marchese, Carl(R) Marchese Brothers
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $4,350 108.440
5 21 42 Winnai, Freddy(R) A.S. Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $3,600 113.892
6 28 48 Gardner, Speed(R) Chromolite/F.P. Cramer
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $2,200 105.985
7 14 6 Chiron, Louis(R) Delage/Louis Chiron
Delage/Delage
Running
200 $1,800 107.351
8 7 9 Arnold, Billy Boyle Valve/Cliff Woodbury
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,600 114.752
9 32 25 Bergere, Cliff Armacost Miller/Cliff Bergere
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,500 103.687
10 22 34 Frame, Fred Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Flagged
193 $2,500 111.328
11 29 28 Brisko, Frank(R) Burbach/Frank Brisko
Miller/Miller
Flagged
180 $468 105.857
12 18 17 Shafer, Phil Miller/Phil Shafer
Miller/Miller
Flagged
150 $465 111.628
13 13 3 Moore, Lou Majestic Miller/Charles Haase
Miller/Miller
Rod
198 $2,662 110.677
14 26 36 Farmer, Frank(R) Miller/William Albertson
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
140 $459 107.972
15 24 49 Crawford, Wesley(R) Miller/Marian Batten
Fengler/Miller
Carburetor
127 $456 108.607
16 17 4 Kreis, Peter Detroit/Tommy Milton
Detroit/Miller
Engine seized
91 $453 112.528
17 11 23 Gulotta, Tony Packard Cable/Leon Duray
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
91 $450 112.146
18 19 5 McDonogh, Bob Miller Front Drive/M.R. Dodds
Miller/Miller
Oil tank
74 $447 111.614
19 33 46 Lindau, Bill(R) Miller/Painter & Hufnagle
Miller/Miller
Valve
70 $444 102.509
20 27 31 Schurch, Herman(R) Armacost Miller/Schneider
Miller/Miller
Gas tank split
70 $441 107.477
21 16 38 Seymour, Johnny Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Rear axle
65 $538 114.307
22 2 21 Duray, Leon Packard Cable/Leon Duray
Miller/Miller
Carburetor
65 $1,135 119.087
23 30 29 Decker, Rick(R) Miller/Rickliffe Decker
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
61 $432 105.288
24 9 26 Litz, Deacon Rusco Durac/A.B. Litz
Miller/Miller
Rod
56 $5,329 114.526
25 31 27 Karnatz, Albert(R) Richards/Reed & Mulligan
Miller/Miller
Gas leak
50 $426 104.749
26 20 47 Triplett, Ernie(R) Buckeye Duesenberg/Cunard
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Rod
48 $423 114.789
27 10 12 Snowberger, Russ Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Supercharger
45 $420 113.622
28 4 32 Stapp, Babe Spindler Miller/William White
Duesenberg/Miller
Universal joint
40 $417 115.618
29 15 35 Moriceau, Jules(R) Thompson Products
Amilcar/Amilcar
Crash 4
30 $414 105.609
30 5 37 DePaolo, Peter Boyle Valve/Cliff Woodbury
Miller/Miller
Steering
25 $411 115.093
31 3 18 Hepburn, Ralph Packard Cable/Leon Duray
Miller/Miller
Transmission
14 $408 116.543
32 12 10 Spence, Bill(R) A.S. Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 2, died
14 $403 111.649
33 1 8 Woodbury, Cliff Boyle Valve/Cliff Woodbury
Miller/Miller
Crash 3
3 $400 120.599

Total Purse: $95,150 Field Average: 110.954
Cars Entered: 44 Cars Started: 33
Number Rookies: 14 Former Winners: 2