International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1937

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points

1 2 Wilbur Shaw 6 Shaw Gilmore Shaw Offy 200 4:24:07.80 113.580 1,000
2 6 Ralph Hepburn 8 Hamilton-Harris Stevens Offy 200 4:24:09.96 113.565 598.1
3 32 Ted Horn 3 Miller-Hartz Wetteroth Miller SC 200 4:24:28.87 113.434 675
4 5 Louis Meyer 2 Boyle Valve Miller Miller 200 4:30:55.70 110.730 550
5 16 Cliff Bergere 45 Midwest Red Lion Stevens Offy 200 4:35:23.60 108.935 335.2
6 1 Bill Cummings 16 Boyle Valve Miller FD Offy 200 4:40:03.03 107.124 249.4
7 14 Billy DeVore 28 Stevens Miller Miller 200 4:40:23.17 106.995 273
8 7 Tony Gulotta 38 Burd Piston Ring Rigling Offy 200 4:45:40.42 105.015 206.2
9 12 George Connor 17 Marks-Miller Adams Miller 200 4:48:56.00 103.830 225
10 18 Louis Tomei 53 S S Engineering Rigling Studebaker 200 4:54:37.33 101.825 175
11 9 Chet Gardner 31 Burd Piston Ring Duesenberg Offy 199 Flagged 91
12 10 Ronney Householder 23 Topping Viglioni Miller 194 Flagged 42.3
13 17 Floyd Roberts 62 Thorne Miller Miller 194 Flagged
14 11 Deacon Litz 35 Motorola Miller Miller 191 No oil
15 24 Floyd Davis 32 Thorne Snowberger Miller 190 Wrecked
16 25 Shorty Cantlon 34 Bowes Seal Fast Weil Miller 182 Flagged
17 26 Al Miller 42 Thorne Snowberger Miller 170 Carburetor trouble
18 8 Mauri Rose 1 Burd Piston Ring Miller Offy 123 Broken oil line
19 29 Ken Fowler 41 Lucky Teetor Wetteroth McDowell 116 Disqualified-pushed
20 20 Kelly Petillo 25 Petillo Wetteroth Offy 109 No oil
21 28 George Bailey 43 Duray-Sims Stevens Miller SC 107 Clutch
22 3 Herb Ardinger 54 Chicago Rawhide Welch Offy SC 106 Broken connecting rod
23 15 Frank Brisko 24 Elgin Piston Pin Stevens FD Brisko 105 Lost oil pressure
24 33 Frank Wearne 44 Duray Miller Stevens Miller SC 99 Carburetor
25 27 Tony Willman 26 FWD Miller 4D Miller 95 Broken connecting rod
26 4 Billy Winn 10 Miller Miller Miller 85 Broken oil line
27 30 Russ Snowberger 12 R & S Snowberger FD Packard SC 66 Clutch
28 21 Bob Swanson 33 Fink Auto Adams Sparks 52 Carburetor
29 22 Harry McQuinn 47 Sullivan-O'Brien Stevens Miller SC 47 Broken piston
30 13 Chet Miller 7 Boyle Summers FD Miller 36 Ignition
31 31 Babe Stapp 15 Topping Maserati Maserati SC 36 Clutch
32 19 Jimmy Snyder 5 Sparks Adams Sparks SC 27 Transmission
33 23 Rex Mays 14 Bowes Seal Fast Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo SC 24 Overheated
-- -- Ken Fowler 23 Topping Viglioni Miller 27 Relieved Householder 168-194
-- -- Chet Miller 16 Boyle Products Miller FD Offy 8 Relieved Cummings 134-141
-- -- Harry McQuinn 35 Motorola Miller Miller 13 Relieved Litz 59-71
-- -- Rex Mays 34 Bowes Seal Fast Weil Miller 56 Relieved Cantlon 34-89
-- -- Rex Mays 38 Burd Piston Ring Rigling Offy 18 Relieved Gulotta 103-120
-- -- Billy Winn 31 Burd Piston Ring Miller Offy 54 Relieved C Gardner120-173
-- -- Mauri Rose 42 Thorne Snowberger Miller 12 Relieved A. Miller 159-170
-- -- Bob Swanson 8 Hamilton-Harris Stevens Offy 56 Relieved Hepburn 108-162
-- -- Jimmy Snyder 38 Burd Piston Ring Rigling Offy 32 Relieved Gulotta 121-152
-- -- Jimmy Snyder 54 Chicago Rawhide Welch Offy SC 36 Relieved Ardinger 71-106
-- -- Emil Andres 42 Thorne Snowberger Miller 80 Relieved A. Miller 79-158
-- -- George Barringer 45 Midwest Red Lion Stevens Offy 51 Relieved Bergere 106-156 114.7
-- -- Henry Banks 23 Topping Viglioni Miller 36 Relieved Householder 132-167 14
-- -- Fred Frame 28 Miller Stevens Miller 32 Relieved B. DeVore 169-200 52
-- -- Al Putnam 23 Topping Viglioni Miller 22 Relieved Householder 50-71 8.5
-- -- Johnny Seymour 12 R & S Snowberger FD Packard SC 9 Relieved Snowberger 52-60
-- -- Emil Andres 36 Kennedy Tank Rigling Buick -- Sold to Thorne
-- -- Emil Andres 46 Kennedy Tank X Buick -- Did not qualify
-- -- Emil Andres 48 Carew X Cragar -- Did not qualify
-- -- Henry Banks 49 Kimmell Miller Voelker -- Did not qualify
-- -- Ira Hall 56 Lafayette, Indiana X Duesenberg -- Tech committee ruled out
-- -- Al Putnam 46 Kennedy Tank X Buick -- Did not qualify
-- -- Frank Wearne 64 Wehr 2 Cycle Rotary Valve X Wehr SC -- Withdrew, engine
-- -- Johnny Seymour 51 Stewart X Morton-Brett -- Didn't complete qualifying
-- -- Tom Cosman 63 Wehr 2 Cycle Rotary Valve X Wehr SC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Dave Evans 21 Elgin Piston Pin X Brisko -- Didn't complete qualifying
-- -- Ira Hall 37 Precise Tool X Studebaker -- Didn't complete qualifying
-- -- Luther Johnson 66 Mannix X Duesenberg -- Did not qualify
-- -- Frank McGurk 39 Belanger Miller X Miller -- Wrecked qualifying
-- -- Milt Marion 65 Crystal Flash X Miller -- Did not qualify
-- -- Zeke Meyer 52 Joel Thorne X Studebaker -- Did not qualify
-- -- Duke Nalon 21 Elgin Piston Pin X Brisko -- Did not qualify
-- -- Lee Oldfield 72 Oldfield Oldfield RE Marmon SC -- Did not qualify
-- -- Vern Ornduff 67 Ray 8 X Studebaker -- Hit in pits
-- -- Ray Yeager 61 Yeager X Studebaker -- Did not qualify
-- -- Overton Phillips 66 Mannix X Duesenberg -- Wrecked practice
-- -- Joel Thorne 22 Thorne X Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Doc Williams 57 Superior Trailer Cooper FD Cooper -- Did not qualify
-- -- Lou Webb 58 Superior Trailer X Miller -- Didn't complete qualifying
-- -- Woody Woodford 61 Yaeger X Studebaker -- Did not qualify

Known riding mechanics in this race:

Finish Start Driver Mechanic Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status
1 2 Wilbur Shaw Jigger Johnson 6 Shaw Gilmore Shaw Offy 200 4:24:07.80 113.580
2 6 Ralph Hepburn Paul Levan 8 Hamilton-Harris Stevens Offy 200 4:24:09.96 113.565
3 32 Ted Horn Harry Dean 3 Miller-Hartz Wetteroth Miller SC 200 4:24:28.87 113.434
4 5 Louis Meyer Harry Meyer 2 Boyle Valve Miller Miller 200 4:30:55.70 110.730
5 16 Cliff Bergere Louis Miller 45 Midwest Red Lion Stevens Offy 200 4:35:23.60 108.935
6 1 Bill Cummings Frankie DelRoy 16 Boyle Valve Miller FD Offy 200 4:40:03.03 107.124
7 14 Billy DeVore Fred Post 28 Stevens Miller Miller 200 4:40:23.17 106.995
8 7 Tony Gulotta Johnny Pawl 38 Burd Piston Ring Rigling Offy 200 4:45:40.42 105.015
9 12 George Connor Ed Kaelin 17 Marks-Miller Adams Miller 200 4:48:56.00 103.830
10 18 Louis Tomei John Peck 53 S S Engineering Rigling Studebaker 200 4:54:37.33 101.825
11 9 Chet Gardner Robert Eastridge 31 Burd Piston Ring Duesenberg Offy 199 Flagged
12 10 Ronney Householder Frank Duvall 23 Topping Viglioni Miller 194 Flagged
13 17 Floyd Roberts Romeo Parenti 62 Thorne Miller Miller 194 Flagged
14 11 Deacon Litz Hollis Chessman 35 Motorola Miller Miller 191 No oil
15 24 Floyd Davis Dee Toran 32 Thorne Snowberger Miller 190 Wrecked
16 25 Shorty Cantlon Fred Mangold 34 Bowes Seal Fast Weil Miller 182 Flagged
17 26 Al Miller Jimmy Jackson 42 Thorne Snowberger Miller 170 Carburetor trouble
18 8 Mauri Rose Earl Unversaw 1 Burd Piston Ring Miller Offy 123 Broken oil line
19 29 Ken Fowler Bud Schneider 41 Lucky Teter Wetteroth McDowell 116 Disqualified, pushed
20 20 Kelly Petillo Earl Frost 25 Petillo Wetteroth Offy 109 No oil
21 28 George Bailey Cleo Diggs 43 Duray-Sims Stevens Miller SC 107 Clutch
22 3 Herb Ardinger Herschell McKee 54 Chicago Rawhide Welch Offy SC 106 Broken connecting rod
23 15 Frank Brisko Lester Brooks 24 Elgin Piston Pin Stevens FD Brisko 105 Lost oil pressure
24 33 Frank Wearne Johnny McDowell 44 Duray Miller Stevens Miller SC 99 Carburetor
25 27 Tony Willman Jack Petty 26 FWD Miller 4D Miller 95 Broken connecting rod
26 4 Billy Winn Duke Smale 10 Miller Miller Miller 85 Broken oil line
27 30 Russ Snowberger Eddie Metzler 12 R & S Snowberger FD Packard SC 66 Clutch
28 21 Bob Swanson Bob Flory 33 Fink Auto Adams Sparks 52 Carburetor
29 22 Harry McQuinn James Chappell 47 Sullivan-O'Brien Stevens Miller SC 47 Broken piston
30 13 Chet Miller Pinkie Donaldson 7 Boyle Summers FD Miller 36 Ignition
31 31 Babe Stapp Cecil Yates 15 Topping Maserati Maserati SC 36 Clutch
32 19 Jimmy Snyder Chickie Hirashima 5 Sparks Adams Sparks SC 27 Transmission
33 23 Rex Mays Lawson Harris 14 Bowes Seal Fast Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo SC 24 Overheated
-- -- Shorty Cantlon Fred Mangold 34 Bowes Seal Fast Weil Miller X Relieved Mangold
-- -- Frank McGurk Albert Opalko 39 Belanger Miller X Miller -- Wrecked qualifying - fatal
-- -- Overton Phillips Jimmy Lowden 66 Mannix X Duesenberg -- Wrecked practice

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Wilbur Shaw 131 27-74, 84-129, 164-200
Bob Swanson 34 130-163
Jimmy Snyder 24 3-26
Ralph Hepburn 9 75-83
Herb Ardinger 2 1-2