1946 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 30th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1946. This was the first Indianapolis 500 presided over by new track owner Tony Hulman. The track had closed in late 1941 due to World War II, and over the next four years, the facility fell into a terrible state of disrepair. Hulman purchased the Speedway in November 1945, and quickly went to work cleaning up the grounds, which had become overwhelmed by overgrowth and weeds. The Speedway re-opened, and the 1946 race was considered a rousing success.
Race winner George Robson would be killed in a racing crash just months after the victory.
The 1946 running of the 500 was the first of sixty-one consecutive years (1946-2006) that featured popular fixture Tom Carnegie on the Speedway public address system.^[1]
During the pre-race ceremonies, James Melton performed the song "Back Home Again in Indiana." It was the first time the traditional song had been performed before the start of the race. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Cliff Bergere	Paul Russo	Sam Hanks
Row 2	Hal Cole	Jimmy Jackson	Lewis Durant
Row 3	Ted Horn	Duke Dinsmore	Mauri Rose
Row 4	Russ Snowberger	Emil Andres	Joie Chitwood
Row 5	Al Putnam	Rex Mays	George Robson
Row 6	Jimmy Wilburn	Chet Miller	Harry McQuinn
Row 7	Ralph Hepburn	Shorty Cantlon	Henry Banks
Row 8	Louis Tomei	Hal Robson	George Barringer
Row 9	Bill Sheffler	Tony Bettenhausen	Mel Hansen
Row 10	Luigi Villoresi	Frank Wearne	George Connor
Row 11	Billy DeVore	Duke Nalon	Danny Kladis
Other drivers on entry list:
"Raph"
Achille Varzi
Al Miller
Arvol Brunmeier
Bruce Denslow
Bud Bardowski
Bud Rose
Buddy Rusch
Bus Wilbert
Charles Van Acker
Dioscoride Lanza
Doc Williams
Frank McGurk
Fred Winnai
Gerald Brisko
Harold Bailey
Harry Schell
Jim Brubaker
Joe Langley
Joe Silvia
Joel Thorne
Louis Gérard
Ray Richards
Robert Arbuthnot
Rudolf Caracciola
Steve Truchan
Tommy Hinnershitz
Wally Mitchell
Zora Arkus-Duntov
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	George Robson	200	114.82	$42,350
2	Jimmy Jackson	200	114.498	$13,838
3	Ted Horn	200	109.759	$7,988
4	Emil Andres	200	108.902	$5,425
5	Joie Chitwood	200	108.399	$4,375
6	Lewis Durant	200	105.073	$3,238
7	Luigi Villoresi	200	100.783	$2,375
8	Frank Wearne	197	Running	$2,438
9	Bill Sheffler	139	Running	$2,114
10	Billy DeVore	167	Throttle	$1,888
11	Mel Hansen	143	Crankshaft	$1,700
12	Russ Snowberger	134	Differential	$1,675
13	Harry McQuinn	124	Out of oil	$1,600
14	Ralph Hepburn	121	Stalled	$7,025
15	Al Putnam	120	Magneto	$1,250
16	Cliff Bergere	82	Out of oil	$1,625
17	Duke Dinsmore	82	Rod	$1,075
18	Chet Miller	64	Oil line	$1,000
19	Jimmy Wilburn	52	Block	$1,000
20	Tony Bettenhausen	47	Rod	$925
21	Danny Kladis	46	Towed-Disq.	$875
22	Duke Nalon	45	Universal joint	$825
23	Mauri Rose	40	Accident	$1,675
24	George Connor	38	Piston	$800
25	Hal Robson	37	Rod	$775
26	Louis Tomei	34	Oil line	$750
27	Henry Banks	32	Pinion shaft	$725
28	Shorty Cantlon	28	Clutch	$725
29	George Barringer	27	Gears	$675
30	Rex Mays	26	Manifold	$1,025
31	Sam Hanks	18	Oil line	$675
32	Hal Cole	16	Fuel leak	$600
33	Paul Russo	16	Accident	$650
Lap Leaders:
1 8	Mauri Rose
9 11	Rex Mays
12 55	Ralph Hepburn
56-68	George Robson
69-70	Cliff Bergere
71-87	George Robson
88-92	Jimmy Jackson
93-200	George Robson