The 18th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1930. The race was part of the 1930 AAA Championship Car season.
Pole position winner Billy Arnold took the lead on lap 3, and led the entire rest of the race. He led a total of 198 laps (all consecutive), which stands as an all-time Indianapolis 500 race record. Arnold was accompanied by riding mechanic Spider Matlock.
Arnold was the first driver to complete the entire 500 miles in under five hours (over 100 mph average speed) without relief help. Pete DePaolo finished the 1925 race in under five hours, but used a relief driver for 21 laps. Arnold would eventually be named the first member of the prestigious 100 mph Club.
The race was marred by the death of Paul Marshall. He was acting as riding mechanic for his brother Cy when their car hit and flipped over the wall. His brother survived with serious injuries. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Indianapolis_500
Starting Lineup:
| Row 1 | Billy Arnold | Louis Meyer | Shorty Cantlon | |
| Row 2 | Louis Schneider | Chet Gardner | Ernie Triplett | |
| Row 3 | Russ Snowberger | Phil Shafer | Les Allen | |
| Row 4 | Cy Marshall | Frank Farmer | Lou Moore | |
| Row 5 | J.C. McDonald | Joe Caccia | Chet Miller | |
| Row 6 | Claude Burton | L.L. Corum | Johnny Seymour | |
| Row 7 | Charles Moran, Jr. | Tony Gulotta | Pete DePaolo | |
| Row 8 | Bill Cummings | Mel Keneally | Jimmy Gleason | |
| Row 9 | Wilbur Shaw | Joe Huff | Speed Gardner | |
| Row 10 | Baconin Borzachini | Marion Trexler | L.P. Cucinotta | |
| Row 11 | Deacon Litz | Babe Stapp | Dave Evans | |
| Row 12 | Zeke Meyer | Bill Denver | Rick Decker | |
| Row 13 | Roland Free | Harry Butcher | ||
| Other Drivers on entry list: | ||||
| Doc MacKenzie | ||||
| Fred Fansin | ||||
| Fred Lecklider | ||||
| Fred Roberts | ||||
| Fred Winnai | ||||
| Herman Schurch | ||||
| James Klemos | ||||
| Jimmy Rossi | ||||
| Johnny Krieger | ||||
| Juan Gaudino | ||||
| Julius Slade | ||||
| Paul Bost | ||||
| Sam Grecco | ||||
| Stubby Stubblefield | ||||
| Ted Chamberlain | ||||
| Walt May | ||||
| Race Results: | ||||
| Finish | Driver | Laps | Status | Prize Money |
| 1 | Billy Arnold | 200 | 100.448 | $50,300 |
| 2 | Shorty Cantlon | 200 | 98.054 | $13,950 |
| 3 | Louis Schneider | 200 | 96.752 | $7,050 |
| 4 | Louis Meyer | 200 | 95.253 | $4,450 |
| 5 | Bill Cummings | 200 | 93.579 | $3,500 |
| 6 | Dave Evans | 200 | 92.571 | $2,700 |
| 7 | Phil Shafer | 200 | 90.921 | $1,800 |
| 8 | Russ Snowberger | 200 | 89.166 | $1,600 |
| 9 | Les Allen | 200 | 85.749 | $1,500 |
| 10 | L.L. Corum | 200 | 85.34 | $1,400 |
| 11 | Claude Burton | 196 | Running | $550 |
| 12 | L.P. Cucinotta | 185 | Running | $510 |
| 13 | Chet Miller | 160 | Running | $480 |
| 14 | Harry Butcher | 128 | Running | $450 |
| 15 | Mel Keneally | 114 | Valve | $420 |
| 16 | Zeke Meyer | 115 | Rod | $385 |
| 17 | Ernie Triplett | 125 | Piston | $380 |
| 18 | J.C. McDonald | 112 | Fuel leak | $375 |
| 19 | Roland Free | 69 | Clutch | $370 |
| 20 | Tony Gulotta | 79 | Valve | $365 |
| 21 | Frank Farmer | 69 | Accident | $360 |
| 22 | Bill Denver | 41 | Rod | $355 |
| 23 | Joe Huff | 48 | Valve | $350 |
| 24 | Wilbur Shaw | 54 | Oil Leak | $345 |
| 25 | Joe Caccia | 43 | Accident | $340 |
| 26 | Cy Marshall | 29 | Accident | $335 |
| 27 | Charles Moran, Jr. | 22 | Accident | $330 |
| 28 | Jimmy Gleason | 22 | Timing gear | $325 |
| 29 | Lou Moore | 23 | Accident | $320 |
| 30 | Deacon Litz | 22 | Accident | $315 |
| 31 | Babe Stapp | 18 | Accident | $310 |
| 32 | Johnny Seymour | 21 | Accident | $305 |
| 33 | Pete DePaolo | 19 | Accident | $300 |
| 34 | Marion Trexler | 19 | Accident | $295 |
| 35 | Speed Gardner | 14 | Bearing | $290 |
| 36 | Baconin Borzachini | 7 | Magneto | $285 |
| 37 | Rick Decker | 8 | Oil tank | $280 |
| 38 | Chet Gardner | 0 | Skidded out | $275 |
| Lap Leaders: | ||||
| 1 2 | Louis Meyer | |||
| 3-200 | Billy Arnold |
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