1928 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 16th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1928. This was the first Indianapolis 500 presided over by new Speedway president Eddie Rickenbacker.
Leon Duray, driving a 1926 Miller FD 5/Miller SC, took the pole with an average speed of 122.391 mph (196.969 km/h).
With twenty laps to go, Tony Gulotta led Jimmy Gleason and Louis Meyer. On lap 181, Gulotta began slowing down. A tiny leak in the fuel tank was causing his fuel pressure to drop, and his fuel line was clogged. Gulotta would need an hour-long pit stop to make repairs, and nursed the car around to 10th place finish. Gleason assumed the lead, but on lap 186 headed for the pits to take on water for the radiator. A crew member missed the radiator and accidentally douses the car's magneto with water. The engine is ruined with a cracked water jacket as well, and Gleason is out of the race in sight of victory.^[1]
Rookie driver Louis Meyer (though he had appeared as a relief driver in 1927) took the first of what would be three Indianapolis 500 wins in his career. Meyer started 13th in a 1926 Miller 91 2/Miller SC and led for 19 of the 200 laps, winning at an average speed of 99.482 mph (160.101 km/h). He took home $28,250 in prize money. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Leon Duray	Cliff Woodbury	Cliff Bergere
Row 2	Tony Gulotta	Babe Stapp	Ralph Hepburn
Row 3	Louis Schneider	Lou Moore	Fred Comer
Row 4	Ray Keech	Johnny Seymour	George Souders
Row 5	Louis Meyer	Fred Frame	Norm Batten
Row 6	Sam Ross	Deacon Litz	Cliff Durant
Row 7	Peter Kreis	Billy Arnold	Jimmy Gleason
Row 8	Russ Snowberger	Dave Evans	Earl DeVore
Row 9	C.W. Belt	Benny Shoaff	Ira Hall
Row 10	Henry Kohlert	Wilbur Shaw
Other Drivers on entry list:
Bill Spence
Bob McDonogh
Buddy Marr
Chet Miller
Cy Marshall
Dutch Baumann
Herman Schurch
Jack Petticord
Jim Hill
Kelly Petillo
L. L. Corum
Lou Wilson
Peter DePaolo
Phil Shafer
Prince Ghica-Cantacuzino
Shorty Cantlon
Wesley Crawford
William Shattuc
Zeke Meyer
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Louis Meyer	200	99.482	$28,250
2	Lou Moore	200	99.241	$13,650
3	George Souders	200	98.034	$8,400
4	Ray Keech	200	93.32	$4,300
5	Norm Batten	200	93.228	$3,200
6	Babe Stapp	200	92.638	$3,900
7	Billy Arnold	200	91.111	$1,800
8	Fred Frame	200	90.079	$1,600
9	Fred Comer	200	88.889	$1,500
10	Tony Gulotta	200	88.888	$1,600
11	Louis Schneider	200	87.964	$652
12	Dave Evans	200	87.401	$638
13	Henry Kohlert	180	Running	$625
14	Deacon Litz	161	Running	$610
15	Jimmy Gleason	195	Magneto	$6,196
16	Cliff Durant	175	Supercharger	$583
17	Johnny Seymour	170	Supercharger	$568
18	Earl DeVore	161	Accident	$555
19	Leon Duray	133	Overheated	$6,441
20	Sam Ross	132	Timing gear	$526
21	Ira Hall	115	Accident	$512
22	Peter Kreis	73	Rod bearing	$499
23	Cliff Woodbury	55	Timing gear	$484
24	Ralph Hepburn	48	Timing gear	$470
25	Wilbur Shaw	42	Timing gear	$456
26	Benny Shoaff	35	Accident	$442
27	C.W. Belt	32	Valve	$428
28	Cliff Bergere	6	Transmission	$415
29	Russ Snowberger	4	Supercharger	$400
Lap Leaders:
1 54	Leon Duray
55-57	Babe Stapp
58-62	Leon Duray
63-78	George Souders
79-82	Jimmy Gleason
83-96	Babe Stapp
97-135	Jimmy Gleason
136-148	Russ Snowberger
149-181	Tony Gulotta
182-200	Louis Meyer