1938 Indianapolis 500
The 1938 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was the twenty-sixth running of the Indianapolis 500. It was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1938. The race was won by the number 23 car driven by Floyd Roberts. Roberts' car started in the pole position, and was the first car to win from that start since 1930. Roberts led 92 laps, posted an average speed of 117.200 miles per hours, and won $32,075.[1] Roberts' car was owned by Lou Moore, who was also the chief mechanic. The race was marred by the death of 33 year old spectator Everett Spence. On lap 45 the number 42 car driven by Emil Andres hit the wall in turn two, then flipped over several times, causing its right front wheel to fly off. The wheel traveled 100 feet (30 m) through the air and hit Spence, who was pronounced dead upon arriving at the hospital. Andres suffered a concussion, broken nose, and chest injuries.[2]
[edit] Results
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23 |  Floyd Roberts |
125.681 | 2 | 200 | 92 | Running |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Wilbur Shaw |
120.987 | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | Chet Miller |
121.898 | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Ted Horn |
121.327 | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 18 | 38 | Chet Gardner |
120.435 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 14 | 54 | Herb Ardinger |
119.022 | 24 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 25 | 45 | Harry McQuinn |
119.492 | 21 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 30 | 58 | Billy Devore |
116.339 | 30 | 185 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | Joel Thorne |
119.155 | 23 | 185 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 17 | 29 | Frank Wearne |
121.405 | 11 | 181 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 33 | 43 | Duke Nalon |
113.828 | 33 | 178 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 29 | 12 | George Bailey |
116.393 | 29 | 166 | 0 | Clutch |
| 13 | 9 | 27 | Mauri Rose |
119.796 | 20 | 165 | 0 | Supercharger |
| 14 | 10 | 16 | Ronney Householder |
125.769 | 1 | 154 | 0 | Supercharger |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Jimmy Snyder |
123.506 | 4 | 150 | 92 | Supercharger |
| 16 | 12 | 5 | Louis Meyer |
120.525 | 16 | 149 | 0 | Oil Pump |
| 17 | 4 | 17 | Tony Gulotta |
122.499 | 6 | 130 | 0 | Rod |
| 18 | 22 | 55 | Al Miller |
119.420 | 22 | 125 | 0 | Clutch |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | George Connor |
120.326 | 18 | 119 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | 32 | 9 | Cliff Bergere |
114.464 | 32 | 111 | 0 | Piston |
| 21 | 31 | 33 | Henry Banks |
116.279 | 31 | 109 | 0 | Rod bearing |
| 22 | 21 | 35 | Kelly Petillo |
119.827 | 19 | 100 | 0 | Camshaft |
| 23 | 24 | 21 | Louis Tomei |
121.599 | 10 | 88 | 0 | Rod |
| 24 | 16 | 7 | Bill Cummings |
122.393 | 7 | 72 | 0 | Radiator |
| 25 | 2 | 14 | Russ Snowberger |
124.027 | 3 | 56 | 0 | Rod |
| 26 | 8 | 34 | Babe Stapp |
120.595 | 15 | 54 | 0 | Valve |
| 27 | 26 | 10 | Tony Willman |
118.458 | 25 | 47 | 0 | Valve |
| 28 | 3 | 8 | Rex Mays |
122.845 | 5 | 45 | 16 | Supercharger |
| 29 | 28 | 42 | Emil Andres |
117.126 | 27 | 45 | 0 | Crash T2 |
| 30 | 27 | 37 | Ira Hall |
118.255 | 26 | 44 | 0 | Crash T3 |
| 31 | 11 | 26 | Frank Brisko |
121.921 | 8 | 39 | 0 | Oil line |
| 32 | 23 | 36 | Al Putnam |
116.791 | 28 | 15 | 0 | Crankshaft |
| 33 | 20 | 47 | Shorty Cantlon |
120.906 | 14 | 13 | 0 | Supercharger |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1938
- ^ New York Times, "Roberts Sets Record to Win Indianapolis Auto Classic; Spectator Is Killed", May 31st 1938, page 24.
- ^ "Indianapolis 500 1938". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19551. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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