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1939 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes
Race 1 of 1
Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 4:20:47.39
Average speed of winner: 115.035 mph
Margin of victory: 108.22 sec.
Lead changes: 8 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Snyder 1-36, Shaw 37-69, Meyer 70-73, Mays 74, Snyder 75-103, Meyer 104-130, Horn 131-134, Meyer 135-182, Shaw 183-200
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 3 | Wilbur Shaw | 2 | Boyle | Maserati | Maserati | Firestone | Boyle | 128.977 | 200 | 2 | 51 | running | 27375 | 0 |
2 | 1 | Jimmy Snyder | 10 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | Thorne | 130.138 | 200 | 2 | 65 | running | 16100 | 0 | |
3 | 10 | Cliff Bergere | 54 | Offenhauser | Miller-Ford | Offenhauser | Welch | 123.835 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 7400 | 0 | |
4 | 4 | Ted Horn | 4 | Boyle | Miller | Miller | Boyle | 127.723 | 200 | 1 | 4 | running | 4750 | 0 | |
5 | 16 | Babe Stapp | 31 | Alfa Romeo | A.R.-Weil | Alfa Romeo | Bill White | 125.000 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 4225 | 0 | |
6 | 15 | George Barringer | 41 | Bill White | Weil | Offenhauser | Bill White | 120.935 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 2800 | 0 | |
7 | 20 | Joel Thorne | 8 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | Thorne | 122.177 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 2150 | 0 | |
8 | 8 | Mauri Rose | 16 | Wheeler's | Shaw | Offenhauser | Shaw | 124.896 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 2150 | 0 | |
9 | 17 | Frank Wearne | 14 | Burd Piston Ring | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Lou Moore | 125.074 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 1800 | 0 | |
10 | 33 | Billy DeVore | 26 | Leon Duray-Barbasol | Weil | Duray | Duray | 116.527 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 1600 | 0 | |
11 | 27 | Tony Gulotta | 62 | Burd Piston Ring | Stevens | Offenhauser | Lyons | 121.749 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 1000 | 0 | |
12 | 2 | Louis Meyer | 45 | Bowes Seal Fast | Stevens | Winfield | Bowes | 130.067 | 197 | 3 | 79 | accident | 3200 | 0 | |
13 | 12 | George Connor | 18 | Marks | Adams | Offenhauser | Marks | 123.208 | 195 | 0 | 0 | stalled | 650 | 0 | |
14 | 26 | Tony Willman | 51 | Burd Piston Ring | Lencki | Lencki | Lencki | 122.771 | 188 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump | 620 | 0 | |
15 | 30 | Louis Tomei | 58 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Griswold | 118.426 | 186 | 0 | 0 | running | 590 | 0 | |
16 | 19 | Rex Mays | 15 | Thorne Engineering | Adams | Sparks | Thorne | 126.413 | 145 | 1 | 1 | rings | 685 | 0 | |
17 | 9 | Herb Ardinger | 9 | Miller-Hartz | Wetteroth | Miller | Miller-Hartz | 124.125 | 141 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 680 | 0 | |
18 | 24 | Kelly Petillo | 35 | Kay Jewelers | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Petillo | 123.660 | 141 | 0 | 0 | piston | 600 | 0 | |
19 | 14 | Mel Hansen | 49 | Joel Thorne, Inc. | Shaw | Offenhauser | Thorne | 121.683 | 113 | 0 | 0 | accident | 595 | 0 | |
20 | 32 | Harry McQuinn | 38 | Elgin Piston Pin | Blume | Brisko | Burren | 117.287 | 110 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 590 | 0 | |
21 | 5 | Chet Miller | 3 | Boyle | Summers | Miller | Boyle | 126.318 | 109 | 0 | 0 | accident | 635 | 0 | |
22 | 13 | Ralph Hepburn | 25 | Hamilton-Harris | Stevens | Offenhauser | Gulotta | 122.204 | 107 | 0 | 0 | accident | 605 | 0 | |
23 | 23 | Floyd Roberts | 1 | Burd Piston Ring | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Lou Moore | 128.968 | 106 | 0 | 0 | accident | 650 | 0 | |
24 | 18 | Ira Hall | 37 | Greenfield Super Service | Nowiak | Studebaker | Magnee and Nowiak | 121.188 | 89 | 0 | 0 | head gasket | 570 | 0 | |
25 | 25 | Russ Snowberger | 21 | D-X | Snowberger | Miller | Snowberger | 123.199 | 50 | 0 | 0 | radiator | 590 | 0 | |
26 | 6 | George Bailey | 17 | Miller | Miller | Miller | Harry Miller | 125.821 | 47 | 0 | 0 | valve | 610 | 0 | |
27 | 29 | Floyd Davis | 56 | W.B.W. | Miller | Offenhauser | Walsh | 119.375 | 43 | 0 | 0 | shock absorber | 555 | 0 | |
28 | 28 | Al Miller | 42 | Kennedy Tank | Adams | Offenhauser | Weirick | 123.233 | 41 | 0 | 0 | accelerator | 575 | 0 | |
29 | 11 | Frank Brisko | 29 | National Seal | Stevens | Brisko | Brisko | 123.351 | 38 | 0 | 0 | air pump | 570 | 0 | |
30 | 21 | Emil Andres | 44 | Chicago Flash | Stevens | Offenhauser | Snyder | 121.212 | 22 | 0 | 0 | spark plugs | 540 | 0 | |
31 | 22 | Bob Swanson | 32 | S.M.I. | Stevens | Sampson | Sampson | 129.431 | 19 | 0 | 0 | rear axle | 510 | 0 | |
32 | 7 | Shorty Cantlon | 47 | Automotive Service | Stevens | Offenhauser | Associated | 125.567 | 15 | 0 | 0 | bearing | 605 | 0 | |
33 | 31 | Deacon Litz | 53 | Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | 117.979 | 7 | 0 | 0 | valve | 525 | 0 |
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