International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Brick Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1927
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 22 | George Souders | 32 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 200 | 5:07:33.08 97.545 | 1,000 |
2 | 15 | Earl DeVore | 10 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 200 | 5:19:35.95 93.868 | 398 |
3 | 27 | Tony Gulotta | 27 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 200 | 5:22:05.88 93.139 | 260 |
4 | 19 | Wilbur Shaw | 29 | Jynx | Miller | Miller SC | 200 | 5:22:12.05 93.110 | 102 |
5 | 28 | Dave Evans | 21 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 200 | 5:30:27.71 90.782 | 78 |
6 | 7 | Bob McDonogh | 14 | Cooper | Cooper FD | Miller SC | 200 | 5:31:49.34 90.410 | 34 |
7 | 18 | Eddie Hearne | 16 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 200 | 5:33:05.74 90.064 | 31 |
8 | 25 | Tommy Milton | 6 | Detroit | Detroit FD | Miller SC | 200 | 5:52:36.21 85.081 | 16 |
9 | 14 | Cliff Bergere | 25 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 200 | 6:15:20.07 79.929 | 29 |
10 | 13 | Frank Elliott | 5 | Locomobile Junior 8 | Miller | Miller SC | 200 | 6:23:25.69 78.244 | 23 |
11 | 33 | Fred Frame | 31 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 199 | Flagged | |
12 | 32 | Jim Hill | 42 | Nickel Plate/Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 197 | Flagged | |
13 | 31 | Ben Shoaff | 24 | Perfect Circle | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 198 | Broken pinion gear | |
14 | 26 | Wade Morton | 41 | Thompson Valve | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 152 | Hit wall (Holmes) | |
15 | 20 | Al Melcher | 44 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 145 | Broken supercharger | |
16 | 23 | Louis Schneider | 43 | Miller | Miller | Duesenberg SC | 135 | Broken timing gear | |
17 | 12 | Peter Kreis | 9 | Cooper FD | Cooper FD | Miller SC | 123 | Broken front axle | |
18 | 1 | Frank Lockhart | 2 | Perfect Circle/Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 119 | Broken connecting rod | |
19 | 6 | Cliff Woodbury | 15 | Boyle Valve/Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 108 | Broken supercharger | |
20 | 17 | Dutch Baumann | 26 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 90 | Broken pinion shaft | |
21 | 29 | Al Cotey | 35 | Elcar | Miller | Miller SC | 87 | Broken universal joint | |
22 | 16 | William Shattuc | 17 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 83 | Broken valve | |
23 | 30 | Fred Lecklider | 23 | Elgin Piston Pin/Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 49 | Hit wall (Kohlert) | |
24 | 5 | Ralph Hepburn | 19 | Boyle Valve/Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 39 | Gas leak | |
25 | 4 | Harry Hartz | 1 | Erskine Miller FD | Miller FD | Miller SC | 38 | Broken crankshaft | |
26 | 2 | Peter DePaolo | 3 | Perfect Circle/Miller FD | Miller FD | Miller SC | 32 | Broken supercharger | |
27 | 3 | Leon Duray | 12 | Miller | Miller FD | Miller SC | 27 | Fuel tank leak | |
28 | 9 | Bennett Hill | 4 | Cooper FD | Miller FD | Miller SC | 26 | Broken rear spring | |
29 | 21 | Jules Ellingboe | 18 | Cooper FD | Miller FD | Miller SC | 25 | Hit north wall | |
30 | 20 | Norman Batten | 8 | Miller | Fengler | Miller SC | 25 | Car on fire | |
31 | 24 | Babe Stapp | 38 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 24 | Broken universal joint | |
32 | 11 | Jack Petticord | 22 | Boyle Valve | Miller | Miller SC | 22 | Broken supercharger | |
33 | 8 | Dave Lewis | 7 | Miller | Miller FD | Miller SC | 20 | Broken front axle | |
-- | -- | Dutch Baumann | 43 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 11 | Relieved Schneider 125-135 | |
-- | -- | Leon Duray | 16 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 15 | Relieved Hearne 116-130 | |
-- | -- | Peter DePaolo | 14 | Cooper | Cooper FD | Miller SC | 88 | Relieved McDonogh 113-200 | |
-- | -- | Peter DePaolo | 27 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 7 | Relieved Gulotta 86-92 | |
-- | -- | Fred Frame | 5 | Junior 8 | Miller FD | Miller SC | 47 | Relieved Elliott 54-100 | |
-- | -- | Harry Hartz | 9 | Cooper FD | Cooper FD | Miller SC | 23 | Relieved Kreis 101-123 | |
-- | -- | Harry Hartz | 16 | Miller FD | Miller FD | Miller SC | 35 | Relieved Hearne 47-81 | |
-- | -- | Ralph Hepburn | 6 | Detroit FD | Detroit FD | Miller SC | 94 | Relieved Milton 107-200 | |
-- | -- | Ralph Hepburn | 15 | Boyle Valve/Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 10 | Relieved Woodbury 71-80 | |
-- | -- | Fred Lecklider | 44 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 14 | Relieved A. Melcher 130-143 | |
-- | -- | Jack Petticord | 44 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 88 | Relieved A. Melcher 44-129, 143-144 | |
-- | -- | Babe Stapp | 24 | Perfect Circle | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 61 | Relieved Shoaff 69-103, 173-198 | |
-- | -- | Eddie Burbach | 35 | Elcar | Miller | Miller SC | 25 | Relieved Cotey 63-87 | |
-- | -- | George Abell | 31 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 12 | Relieved Frame 69-76, 124-127 | |
-- | -- | L. L. Corum | 43 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 10 | Relieved Schneider 88-97 | |
-- | -- | Wesley Crawford | 25 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 43 | Relieved Bergere 96-108, 147-176 | 6 |
-- | -- | George Fernic | 31 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 182 | Relieved Frame 6-68, 77-123, 128-199 | |
-- | -- | Ralph Holmes | 41 | Thompson Valve | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 43 | Relieved W. Morton 34-63, 140-152 | |
-- | -- | Henry Kohlert | 23 | Elgin Piston Pin | Miller | Miller SC | 33 | Relieved Lecklider 17-49 | |
-- | -- | Louis Meyer | 29 | Jynx | Miller | Miller SC | 53 | Relieved Shaw 77-129 | 38 |
-- | -- | Zeke Meyer | 10 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 56 | Relieved E. DeVore 97-152 | 122 |
-- | -- | Steve Nemesh | 21 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 26 | Relieved D. Evans 57-82 | |
-- | -- | Don Ostrander | 42 | Nickel Plate | Miller | Miller SC | 88 | Relieved Jim Hill 30-87, 108-115, 176-197 | |
-- | -- | Cornelius Van Ranst | 6 | Detroit | Detroit FD | Miller SC | 25 | Relieved Milton 82-106 | 5 |
-- | -- | Ira Vail | 16 | Miller | Miller | Miller SC | 24 | Relieved Hearne 131-154 | 6 |
-- | -- | Fred Winnai | 41 | Thompson Valve | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | 68 | Relieved W. Morton 64-131 | |
-- | -- | L. L. Corum | 28 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg SC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | George Fernic | 46 | Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | A. Dan Cain | 37 | K & M | X | K & M SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Leslie Allen | 36 | Burt/Miller | Miller | Miller SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Bruce Miller | 33 | Jones-Whitaker | Miller FD | Miller SC | -- | Broken connecting rod, qualifying | |
-- | -- | Buddy Marr | 46 | Bugatti | Bugatti | Bugatti SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Sam Ross | 34 | Green | X | Green SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Sam Swank | 34 | Green | X | Green | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Steve Smith | 45 | Rausie | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Fred Comer | X | Boyle Valve | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Ben Jones | X | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Earl Cooper | X | Cooper | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Ralph DePalma | X | X | X | X | -- | Withdrew | |
-- | -- | Cliff Durant | X | Milton | X | X | -- | Withdrew |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Frank Lockhart | 110 | 1-81, 91-119 |
George Souders | 51 | 150-200 |
Peter DePaolo | 30 | 120-149 |
Dutch Baumann | 9 | 82-90 |