1927 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 15th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1927.
First-time starter George Souders wins by eight laps, the largest margin since 1913. Souders becomes the first driver to win the full-500 mile race solo, with neither help from a relief driver, nor accompanied by a riding mechanic. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1927_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Frank Lockhart	Pete DePaolo	Leon Duray
Row 2	Harry Hartz	Ralph Hepburn	Cliff Woodbury
Row 3	Bob McDonogh	Dave Lewis	Bennett Hill
Row 4	Norm Batten	Jack Petticord	Peter Kreis
Row 5	Frank Elliott	Cliff Bergere	Earl DeVore
Row 6	Doc Shattuc	Dutch Baumann	Eddie Hearne
Row 7	Wilbur Shaw	Al Melcher	Jules Ellingboe
Row 8	George Souders	Louis Schneider	Babe Stapp
Row 9	Tommy Milton	Wade Morton	Tony Gulotta
Row 10	Dave Evans	Al Cotey	Fred Lecklider
Row 11	Benny Shoaff	Jimmy Hill	Fred Frame
Other Drivers on entry list:
A. Dan Cain
Ben Jones
Bruce Miller
Buddy Marr
Cliff Durant
Cornelius Van Ranst
Don Ostrander
Earl Cooper
Eddie Burbach
Fred Comer
Fred Winnai
George Abell
George Fernic
Henry Kohlert
Ira Vail
L. L. Corum
Leslie Allen
Louis Meyer
Ralph DePalma
Ralph Holmes
Sam Ross
Sam Swank
Steve Nemesh
Steve Smith
Wesley Crawford
Zeke Meyer
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	George Souders	200	97.545	$30,650
2	Earl DeVore	200	93.868	$12,800
3	Tony Gulotta	200	93.139	$6,000
4	Wilbur Shaw	200	93.11	$4,000
5	Dave Evans	200	90.782	$3,500
6	Bob McDonogh	200	90.41	$5,200
7	Eddie Hearne	200	90.064	$1,800
8	Tommy Milton	200	85.081	$1,600
9	Cliff Bergere	200	79.929	$1,500
10	Frank Elliott	200	78.242	$1,400
11	Fred Frame	199	Running	$750
12	Jimmy Hill	197	Running	$600
13	Benny Shoaff	198	Drive gears	$550
14	Wade Morton	152	Accident	$500
15	Al Melcher	144	Supercharger	$490
16	Louis Schneider	137	Timing gears	$480
17	Peter Kreis	123	Front axle	$470
18	Frank Lockhart	120	Rod	$11,460
19	Cliff Woodbury	108	Supercharger	$450
20	Dutch Baumann	90	Pinion shaft	$1,340
21	Al Cotey	87	Universal joint	$430
22	Doc Shattuc	83	Valve	$420
23	Fred Lecklider	49	Accident	$410
24	Ralph Hepburn	39	Fuel leak	$400
25	Harry Hartz	38	Crankshaft	$390
26	Pete DePaolo	31	Supercharger	$380
27	Leon Duray	26	Fuel tank	$370
28	Bennett Hill	26	Shackle bolt	$360
29	Jules Ellingboe	25	Accident	$350
30	Norm Batten	24	Fire	$340
31	Babe Stapp	24	Universal joint	$330
32	Jack Petticord	22	Supercharger	$320
33	Dave Lewis	21	Front axle	$310
Lap Leaders:
1 81	Frank Lockhart
82-90	Dutch Baumann
91-119	Frank Lockhart
120-149	Pete DePaolo
150-200	George Souders