Thursday, March 10, 2016

1933 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 21st International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1933. Louis Meyer defeated Wilbur Shaw by a time of 401.89 seconds (6.69 minutes). The average speed of the race was 104.162 miles per hour (167.632 km/h) while Bill Cummings achieved the pole position with a speed of 118.521 miles per hour (190.741 km/h). The race was part of the 1933 AAA Championship Car season.
Meyer was accompanied by riding mechanic Lawson Harris.
The 1933 month of May at Indianapolis would go on record as the deadliest running of the 500. Five participants were fatally injured. During practice, Bill Denver and his riding mechanic Bob Hurst were killed in a crash. On race day, Mark Billman was killed in a crash on lap 79 while Lester Spangler and his riding mechanic G.L. "Monk" Jordan were killed in a crash on lap 132. It was the fifth straight year at least one competitor would die in a crash during the month. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1 Bill Cummings Frank Brisko Fred Frame
Row 2 Lou Moore Ernie Triplett Louis Meyer
Row 3 Lester Spangler Ira Hall Cliff Bergere
Row 4 H.W. Stubblefield Peter Kreis Tony Gulotta
Row 5 Shorty Cantlon Deacon Litz Chet Gardner
Row 6 Zeke Meyer Russ Snowberger L.L. Corum
Row 7 Bennett Hill Luther Johnson Louis Schneider
Row 8 Mark Billman Wilbur Shaw Al Miller
Row 9 Kelly Petillo Wesley Crawford Raul Riganti
Row 10 Gene Haustein Babe Stapp Malcolm Fox
Row 11 Joe Russo Chet Miller Paul Bost
Row 12 Johnny Sawyer Freddie Winnai Dave Evans
Row 13 Ray Campbell Rick Decker Doc MacKenzie
Row 14 Willard Prentiss Ralph Hepburn Mauri Rose





Other Drivers on entry list:



Al Aspen



Bill Sockwell



Billy Winn



Danny Day



Doc Williams



Frank Davidson



George Barringer



George Howie



Harold Shaw



Harry Falt



Harry Lewis



Howard Wilcox



Juan Gaudino



L. A. Lariviere



Leon DeHart



Overton Snell



Paul Butler



Phil Shafer



Ray Carter



Roy Painter



Sam Hoffman



Sam Palmer



Terry Curley



Virgil Livengood



William Denver



William Gardner








Race Results:



Finish Driver Laps Status Prize Money
1 Louis Meyer 200 104.162 $18,000
2 Wilbur Shaw 200 101.795 $9,100
3 Lou Moore 200 101.599 $4,100
4 Chet Gardner 200 101.182 $2,400
5 H.W. Stubblefield 200 100.762 $3,250
6 Dave Evans 200 100.425 $1,450
7 Tony Gulotta 200 99.071 $1,300
8 Russ Snowberger 200 99.011 $1,200
9 Zeke Meyer 200 98.122 $1,150
10 Luther Johnson 200 97.287 $1,100
11 Cliff Bergere 200 96.536 $500
12 L.L. Corum 200 96.454 $475
13 Willard Prentiss 200 93.595 $450
14 Raul Riganti 200 93.244 $425
15 Gene Haustein 197 Running $380
16 Deacon Litz 197 Running $370
17 Joe Russo 192 Running $340
18 Doc MacKenzie 192 Rear axle $330
19 Kelly Petillo 168 Spun $320
20 Chet Miller 163 Rod $305
21 Al Miller 161 Rod $295
22 Bennett Hill 158 Rod $285
23 Babe Stapp 156 Out of fuel $1,380
24 Wesley Crawford 147 Accident $275
25 Bill Cummings 136 Radiator $1,065
26 Lester Spangler 132 Accident $260
27 Freddie Winnai 125 Mechanical $255
28 Malcolm Fox 121 Accident $250
29 Fred Frame 85 Valve $645
30 Mark Billman 79 Accident $240
31 Johnny Sawyer 77 Clutch $235
32 Peter Kreis 63 Universal joint $230
33 Ernie Triplett 61 Piston $225
34 Shorty Cantlon 50 Rod $220
35 Mauri Rose 48 Timing gear $215
36 Frank Brisko 47 Oil $210
37 Ira Hall 37 Accident $206
38 Ralph Hepburn 33 Rod $205
39 Ray Campbell 24 Magneto $204
40 Paul Bost 13 Oil $203
41 Rick Decker 13 Manifold $202
42 Louis Schneider 0 Stalled $200





Lap Leaders:



1 32 Bill Cummings


33-36 Fred Frame


37-38 Babe Stapp


39-50 Fred Frame


51-63 Babe Stapp


64-84 Fred Frame


85-129 Babe Stapp


130-200 Louis Meyer


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