1939 INDIANAPOLIS 500
 
The 27th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1939. The race was won by the number two car of Wilbur Shaw, who started in the third position.^[1] The race was notable for a three car accident on lap 109, when Floyd Roberts, the reigning champion, was killed when his car went through the wooden outer wall at over 100 miles (160 km) an hour at the backstretch.^[2] In Louis Meyer's final Indy 500, he too would crash at the backstretch at over 100 miles (160 km) an hour, but he walked away unharmed. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Indianapolis_500

Note: The Short Chutes were paved with asphalt for this year.

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Jimmy Snyder	Louis Meyer	Wilbur Shaw
Row 2	Ted Horn	Chet Miller	George Bailey
Row 3	Shorty Cantlon	Mauri Rose	Herb Ardinger
Row 4	Cliff Bergere	Frank Brisko	George Connor
Row 5	Ralph Hepburn	Mel Hansen	George Barringer
Row 6	Babe Stapp	Frank Wearne	Ira Hall
Row 7	Rex Mays	Joel Thorne	Emil Andres
Row 8	Bob Swanson	Floyd Roberts	Kelly Petillo
Row 9	Russ Snowberger	Tony Willman	Tony Gulotta
Row 10	Al Miller	Floyd Davis	Louis Tomei
Row 11	Deacon Litz	Harry McQuinn	Billy DeVore
Other Drivers on entry list:
Al Putnam
Doc Williams
Duke Nalon
Frank McGurk
George Robson
Henry Banks
Johnny Seymour
Lou Webb
Ronney Householder
Sam Hanks
Tommy Hinnershitz
Zeke Meyer
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Wilbur Shaw	200	115.035	$27,375
2	Jimmy Snyder	200	114.245	$16,100
3	Cliff Bergere	200	113.698	$7,400
4	Ted Horn	200	111.879	$4,750
5	Babe Stapp	200	111.23	$4,225
6	George Barringer	200	111.025	$2,800
7	Joel Thorne	200	110.416	$2,150
8	Mauri Rose	200	109.544	$2,150
9	Frank Wearne	200	107.806	$1,800
10	Billy DeVore	200	104.267	$1,600
11	Tony Gulotta	200	103.938	$1,000
12	Louis Meyer	197	Accident	$3,200
13	George Connor	195	Stalled	$650
14	Tony Willman	188	Fuel pump	$620
15	Louis Tomei	186	Running	$590
16	Rex Mays	145	Rings	$685
17	Herb Ardinger	141	Clutch	$680
18	Kelly Petillo	141	Pistons	$600
19	Mel Hansen	113	Accident	$595
20	Harry McQuinn	110	Ignition	$590
21	Chet Miller	109	Accident	$635
22	Ralph Hepburn	107	Accident	$605
23	Floyd Roberts	106	Accident	$650
24	Ira Hall	89	Head gasket	$570
25	Russ Snowberger	50	Radiator	$590
26	George Bailey	47	Valve	$610
27	Floyd Davis	43	Shock absorber	$555
28	Al Miller	41	Accelerator	$575
29	Frank Brisko	38	Air pump	$570
30	Emil Andres	22	Spark plugs	$540
31	Bob Swanson	19	Rear axle	$510
32	Shorty Cantlon	15	Bearing	$605
33	Deacon Litz	7	Valve	$525
Lap Leaders:
1 36	Jimmy Snyder
37-69	Wilbur Shaw
70-73	Louis Meyer
74	Rex Mays
75-103	Jimmy Snyder
104-130	Louis Meyer
131-134	Ted Horn
135-182	Louis Meyer
183-200	Wilbur Shaw