1938 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 26th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the 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]
For 1938, riding mechanics were made optional; however, no teams utilized them in the race. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_Indianapolis_500.

Note: Turns 3 and 4 were paved with asphalt for this race.

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Floyd Roberts	Russ Snowberger	Rex Mays
Row 2	Tony Gulotta	Chet Miller	Ted Horn
Row 3	Wilbur Shaw	Babe Stapp	Mauri Rose
Row 4	Ronney Householder	Frank Brisko	Louis Meyer
Row 5	Joel Thorne	Herb Ardinger	Jimmy Snyder
Row 6	Bill Cummings	Frank Wearne	Chet Gardner
Row 7	George Connor	Shorty Cantlon	Kelly Petillo
Row 8	Al Miller	Al Putnam	Louis Tomei
Row 9	Harry McQuinn	Tony Willman	Ira Hall
Row 10	Emil Andres	George Bailey	Billy DeVore
Row 11	Henry Banks	Cliff Bergere	Duke Nalon
Other drivers on entry list:
Billy Winn
Charles Crawford
Deacon Litz
Doc Williams
Floyd Davis
Frankie Beeder
Fred Frame
Jack Petticord
Johnny Sawyer
Johnny Seymour
Ralph Hepburn
Tazio Nuvolari
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Floyd Roberts	200	117.2	$32,075
2	Wilbur Shaw	200	115.58	$14,425
3	Chet Miller	200	114.946	$7,350
4	Ted Horn	200	112.203	$4,600
5	Chet Gardner	200	110.311	$4,100
6	Herb Ardinger	199	Running	$2,625
7	Harry McQuinn	197	Running	$2,175
8	Billy DeVore	185	Running	$1,925
9	Joel Thorne	185	Running	$1,775
10	Frank Wearne	181	Running	$1,650
11	Duke Nalon	178	Running	$1,025
12	George Bailey	166	Clutch	$825
13	Mauri Rose	165	Supercharger	$650
14	Ronney Householder	154	Supercharger	$695
15	Jimmy Snyder	150	Supercharger	$3,390
16	Louis Meyer	149	Oil Pump	$635
17	Tony Gulotta	130	Rod	$680
18	Al Miller	125	Clutch	$625
19	George Connor	119	Engine	$620
20	Cliff Bergere	111	Piston	$615
21	Henry Banks	109	Rod bearing	$610
22	Kelly Petillo	100	Camshaft	$955
23	Louis Tomei	88	Rod	$625
24	Bill Cummings	72	Radiator	$620
25	Russ Snowberger	56	Rod	$640
26	Babe Stapp	54	Valve	$585
27	Tony Willman	47	Valve	$580
28	Rex Mays	45	Supercharger	$1,125
29	Emil Andres	45	Accident	$620
30	Ira Hall	44	Accident	$565
31	Frank Brisko	39	Oil line	$585
32	Al Putnam	15	Crankshaft	$555
33	Shorty Cantlon	13	Supercharger	$550
Lap Leaders:
1 14	Rex Mays
15-31	Jimmy Snyder
32-33	Rex Mays
34-74	Jimmy Snyder
75-110	Floyd Roberts
111-144	Jimmy Snyder
145-200	Floyd Roberts