International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Brick Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1934
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
1 | 10 | Bill Cummings | 7 | Boyle Products | Miller FD | Miller | 200 | 4:46:05.20 104.863 | 600 |
2 | 4 | Mauri Rose | 9 | Duray | Stevens | Miller | 200 | 4:46:32.43 104.697 | 450 |
3 | 20 | Lou Moore | 2 | Foreman Axle | Miller | Miller | 200 | 4:52:19.63 102.625 | 248 |
4 | 19 | Deacon Litz | 12 | Stokely Foods | Miller | Miller | 200 | 4:57:46.27 100.749 | 164.5 |
5 | 24 | Joe Russo | 16 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 200 | 5:00:19.21 99.893 | 300 |
6 | 8 | Al Miller | 36 | Shafer 8 | Rigling | Buick | 200 | 5:05:18.08 98.264 | 210 |
7 | 18 | Cliff Bergere | 22 | Floating Power | Weil | Miller | 200 | 5:06:41.54 97.818 | 177 |
8 | 9 | Russ Snowberger | 10 | Russell 8 | Snowberger | Studebaker | 200 | 5:08:20.05 97.297 | 150 |
9 | 3 | Frank Brisko | 32 | Four Wheel Drive | Miller 4D | Miller | 200 | 5:09:57.63 96.787 | 64.5 |
10 | 14 | Herb Ardinger | 24 | Lucenti | Graham | Graham | 200 | 5:12:42.47 95.936 | 39.7 |
11 | 1 | Kelly Petillo | 17 | Red Lion | Adams | Miller | 200 | Finished 93.432 | |
12 | 29 | Stubby Stubblefield | 5 | Cummins Diesel | Duesenberg | Cummins | 200 | Finished 88.566 | |
13 | 11 | Ralph Hepburn | 31 | Miller | Miller | Miller | 164 | Burned rod bearing | |
14 | 12 | George Barringer | 18 | Boyle Products | Miller | Miller | 161 | Bent front axle | |
15 | 6 | Phil Shafer | 26 | Shafer 8 | Rigling | Buick | 130 | Broken crankshaft | |
16 | 28 | Charles Crawford | 49 | Detroit Gasket | Ford | Ford V8 | 110 | Blown head gasket | |
17 | 7 | Tony Gulotta | 8 | Schroder | Cooper FD | Studebaker | 94 | Broken connecting rod | |
18 | 13 | Louis Meyer | 1 | Ring Free | Stevens | Miller | 92 | Oil leak | |
19 | 22 | Dave Evans | 6 | Cummins Diesel | Duesenberg | Cummins | 81 | Broken transmission | |
20 | 15 | Shorty Cantlon | 15 | Sullivan & O'Brien | Stevens | Miller | 76 | Broken crankshaft | |
21 | 5 | Chet Gardner | 4 | Sampson Radio | Stevens | Miller | 72 | Broken connecting rod | |
22 | 17 | Al Gordon | 51 | Abels & Fink | Adams | Miller | 66 | Hit wall | |
23 | 23 | Rex Mays | 35 | Miller-Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Miller | 53 | Broken front axle | |
24 | 25 | Dusty Fahrnow | 42 | Superior Trailer | Cooper FD | Cooper | 28 | Burned rod bearing | |
25 | 21 | Johnny Sawyer | 41 | Burd Piston Ring | Miller | Lencki | 27 | Broken pinion gear | |
26 | 33 | Johnny Seymour | 33 | Streamline Miller | Adams | Miller | 22 | Burned rod bearing | |
27 | 27 | Rick Decker | 45 | Carter Carburetor | Miller FD | Miller | 17 | Clutch | |
28 | 2 | Wilbur Shaw | 3 | Lion Head | Stevens | Miller | 15 | Lost oil | |
29 | 26 | Doc MacKenzie | 73 | Cresco | Mikan-Cars | Studebaker | 15 | Wrecked | |
30 | 31 | Gene Haustein | 29 | Martz | Hudson | Hudson | 13 | Hit by MacKenzie | |
31 | 30 | Harry McQuinn | 63 | DeBaets | Rigling | Miller | 13 | Broken connecting rod | |
32 | 16 | George Bailey | 58 | Scott | Snowberger | Studebaker | 12 | Went over NE wall | |
33 | 32 | Chet Miller | 46 | Bohnelite | Ford | Ford V8 | 11 | Went over SW wall | |
-- | -- | Dave Evans | 5 | Cummins Diesel | Duesenberg | Cummins | 21 | Relieved Stubblefield 124-144 | |
-- | -- | Chet Gardner | 18 | Boyle Products | Miller | Miller | 64 | Relieved Barringer 98-161 | |
-- | -- | Tony Gulotta | 22 | Floating Power | Weil | Miller | 12 | Relieved Bergere 119-130 | |
-- | -- | Louis Meyer | 31 | Miller | Miller | Miller | 27 | Relieved Hepburn 138-164 | |
-- | -- | Rex Mays | 32 | FWD | Miller 4D | Miller | 71 | Relieved Brisko 130-200 | |
-- | -- | Zeke Meyer | 36 | Shafer 8 | Rigling | Buick | 32 | Relieved A. Miller 169-200 | 40 |
-- | -- | Billy Winn | 22 | Floating Power | Weil | Miller | 11 | Relieved Bergere 131-141 | 11 |
-- | -- | Wilbur Shaw | 2 | Foreman Axle | Miller | Miller | 76 | Relieved L. Moore 77-152 | |
-- | -- | Danny Day | 24 | Lucenti | Graham | Graham | 41 | Relieved Ardinger 93-133 | 10.2 |
-- | -- | Zeke Meyer | 26 | Shafer 8 | Rigling | Buick | 34 | Relieved Shafer 97-130 | |
-- | -- | Billy Winn | 15 | Sullivan & O'Brien | Stevens | Miller | 38 | Relieved Cantlon 39-76 | |
-- | -- | Babe Stapp | 12 | Stokey Foods | Miller | Miller | 106 | Relieved Litz 67-172 | 185.5 |
-- | -- | Danny Day | 62 | Miller | X | Miller | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Willard Prentiss | 64 | Wehr Rotary Valve | X | Wehr | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Babe Stapp | 54 | Leon Duray | X | Ford V8 | -- | DNQ, too much gas | |
-- | -- | Babe Stapp | 54 | Leon Duray | X | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Babe Stapp | 44 | Garcia Grande | FD | DeSoto | -- | Wrecked practice | |
-- | -- | Bill Chittum | 59 | G & P | Hudson | Hudson | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | George Connor | 39 | Ward | X | Miller | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Leon Duray | 54 | Leon Duray | X | Ford | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Maynard Clark | 56 | Smith | X | Clemons | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Peter DePaolo | 27 | Miller | Miller 4D | Miller | -- | Withdrew | |
-- | -- | Wesley Crawford | 44 | Garcia Grande | FD | DeSoto | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Fred Frame | 34 | Frame Front Drive | Miller FD | Miller | -- | Wrecked practice | |
-- | -- | Harry Hunt | 43 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Sam Hoffman | 47 | Mannix | X | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Ted Horn | 53 | Mick | X | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Peter Kreis | 14 | Miller-Hartz | Miller FD | Miller | -- | Wrecked practice - fatal | |
-- | -- | Harry Lewis | 52 | Don Hulbert | X | Ford V8 | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Tee Linn | 62 | Miller | X | Miller | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Milt Marion | 57 | Miller | X | Miller | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Vern Ornduff | 62 | Miller | X | Miller | -- | Wrecked practice | |
-- | -- | Jack Petticord | 52 | Don Hulbert | X | Ford V8 | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Willard Prentiss | 59 | G & P | Hudson | Hudson | -- | DNS, too slow | |
-- | -- | Al Theisen | 53 | Mick | X | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Charles Tramison | 72 | Economy Gas | Graham | Graham | -- | DNQ, too much gas | |
-- | -- | Bob Wallace | 53 | Mick | X | Duesenberg | -- | Did not qualify | |
-- | -- | Doc Williams | 38 | Highway Truck Parts | Cooper FD | Cooper | -- | Driver rejected | |
-- | -- | Harold Shaw | 65 | Kleinschmidt | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | -- | Driver refused | |
-- | -- | Orville Smith | 61 | Angelmayer Miller | X | Miller | -- | Driver rejected |
Known riding mechanics in this race:
Finish | Start | Driver | Mechanic | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
1 | 10 | Bill Cummings | Earl Unversaw | 7 | Boyle Products | Miller FD | Miller | 200 | 4:46:05.20 104.863 |
2 | 4 | Mauri Rose | Walt Meyers | 9 | Duray | Stevens | Miller | 200 | 4:46:32.43 104.697 |
3 | 20 | Lou Moore | Charles Marant | 2 | Foreman Axle | Miller | Miller | 200 | 4:52:19.63 102.625 |
4 | 19 | Deacon Litz | Jack Petty | 12 | Stokely Foods | Miller | Miller | 200 | 4:57:46.27 100.749 |
5 | 24 | Joe Russo | Jimmy Ikerd | 16 | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 200 | 5:00:19.21 99.893 |
6 | 8 | Al Miller | Pinkie Donaldson | 36 | Shafer 8 | Rigling | Buick | 200 | 5:05:18.08 98.264 |
7 | 18 | Cliff Bergere | Aaron Vance | 22 | Floating Power | Weil | Miller | 200 | 5:06:41.54 97.818 |
8 | 9 | Russ Snowberger | Terry Curley | 10 | Russell 8 | Snowberger | Studebaker | 200 | 5:08:20.05 97.297 |
9 | 3 | Frank Brisko | Johnny Hughes | 32 | Four Wheel Drive | Miller 4D | Miller | 200 | 5:09:57.63 96.787 |
10 | 14 | Herb Ardinger | Eddie Shearn | 24 | Lucenti | Graham | Graham | 200 | 5:12:42.47 95.936 |
11 | 1 | Kelly Petillo | Albert Opalko | 17 | Red Lion | Adams | Miller | 200 | Finished 93.432 |
12 | 29 | Stubby Stubblefield | Bert Lustig | 5 | Cummins Diesel | Duesenberg | Cummins | 200 | Finished 88.566 |
13 | 11 | Ralph Hepburn | Dean DuChemin | 31 | Miller | Miller | Miller | 164 | Burned rod bearing |
14 | 12 | George Barringer | Casey Lanham | 18 | Boyle Products | Miller | Miller | 161 | Bent front axle |
15 | 6 | Phil Shafer | Earl Frost | 26 | Shafer 8 | Rigling | Buick | 130 | Broken crankshaft |
16 | 28 | Charles Crawford | Milt Totton | 49 | Detroit Gasket | Ford | Ford V8 | 110 | Blown head gasket |
17 | 7 | Tony Gulotta | Joe Haine | 8 | Schroder | Cooper FD | Studebaker | 94 | Broken connecting rod |
18 | 13 | Louis Meyer | Lawson Harris | 1 | Ring Free | Stevens | Miller | 92 | Oil leak |
19 | 22 | Dave Evans | Jigger Johnson | 6 | Cummins Diesel | Duesenberg | Cummins | 81 | Broken transmission |
20 | 15 | Shorty Cantlon | Duke Smale | 15 | Sullivan & O'Brien | Stevens | Miller | 76 | Broken crankshaft |
21 | 5 | Chet Gardner | Herschell McKee | 4 | Sampson Radio | Stevens | Miller | 72 | Broken connecting rod |
22 | 17 | Al Gordon | Lou Webb | 51 | Abels & Fink | Adams | Miller | 66 | Hit wall |
23 | 23 | Rex Mays | Bob Flory | 35 | Miller-Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Miller | 53 | Broken front axle |
24 | 25 | Dusty Fahrnow | Donald Cheek | 42 | Superior Trailer | Cooper FD | Cooper | 28 | Burned rod bearing |
25 | 21 | Johnny Sawyer | Terry Bogash | 41 | Burd Piston Ring | Miller | Lencki | 27 | Broken pinion gear |
26 | 33 | Johnny Seymour | Frank Hinkley | 33 | Streamline Miller | Adams | Miller | 22 | Burned rod bearing |
27 | 27 | Rick Decker | Ed Bruder | 45 | Carter Carburetor | Miller FD | Miller | 17 | Clutch |
28 | 2 | Jimmy Snyder | Otto Wolfer | 3 | Lion Head | Stevens | Miller | 15 | Lost oil |
29 | 26 | Doc MacKenzie | Ray Yeager | 73 | Cresco | Mikan-Cars | Studebaker | 15 | Wrecked |
30 | 31 | Gene Haustein | Ed Beaudine | 29 | Martz | Hudson | Hudson | 13 | Hit by MacKenzie |
31 | 30 | Harry McQuinn | Ralph Keller | 63 | DeBaets | Rigling | Miller | 13 | Broken connecting rod |
32 | 16 | George Bailey | Jim Johnson | 58 | Scott | Snowberger | Studebaker | 12 | Went over NE wall |
33 | 32 | Chet Miller | Eddie Tynan | 46 | Bohnelite | Ford | Ford V8 | 11 | Went over SW wall |
-- | -- | Peter Kreis | Bob Hahn | 14 | Miller-Hartz | Miller FD | Miller | -- | Wrecked practice - fatal |
-- | -- | Babe Stapp | Chud Haehnel | 44 | Garcia Grande | FD | DeSoto | -- | Wrecked practice |
Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
Frank Brisko | 69 | 7-71, 110-113 |
Mauri Rose | 68 | 79-109, 114-124, 149-174 |
Bill Cummings | 57 | 72-78, 125-148, 175-200 |
Kelly Petillo | 6 | 1-6 |