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Encyclopedia > 1928 Indianapolis 500

Results of the 1928 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday, May 30, 1928. “Indy 500” redirects here. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate town completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...

Finish Start No Name Qual Rank Laps Led Status
1 13 14 Lou Meyer 111.352 17 200 19 Running
2 8 28 Lou Moore 113.826 8 200 0 Running
3 12 3 George Souders 111.444 16 200 9 Running
4 10 15 Ray Keech 113.421 10 200 0 Running
5 15 22 Norman Batten 106.585 21 200 0 Running
6 5 7 Babe Stapp 116.887 5 200 7 Running
7 20 43 Billy Arnold 111.926 12 200 0 Running
8 14 27 Fred Frame 107.501 20 200 0 Running
9 9 25 Fred Comer 113.690 9 200 0 Running
10 4 8 Tony Gulotta 117.031 4 200 35 Running
11 7 24 Louis Schneider 114.036 7 200 0 Running
12 23 12 Dave Evans 108.264 19 200 0 Running
13 28 29 Henry Kohlert 93.545 29 180 0 Flagged
14 17 23 Deacon Litz 106.213 23 161 0 Flagged
15 21 39 Jimmy Gleason 111.708 13 195 55 Magneto
16 18 5 Cliff Durant 99.990 26 175 0 Supercharger
17 11 33 Johnny Seymour 111.671 14 170 0 Supercharger
18 24 6 Earl Devore 109.810 18 161 0 Crash T1
19 1 4 Leon Duray 122.391 1 133 64 Overheating
20 16 38 Sam Ross 106.572 22 132 0 Timing gears
21 27 26 Ira Hall 96.886 27 115 0 Crash T1
22 19 32 Peter Kreis 112.906 11 73 0 Rod bearing
23 2 10 Cliff Woodbury 120.418 2 55 0 Timing gears
24 6 16 Ralph Hepburn 116.354 6 48 0 Timing gears
25 29 1 Wilbur Shaw 100.956 25 42 0 Timing gears
26 26 18 Benny Shoaff 102.409 24 35 0 Crash T1
27 25 41 C. W. Belt 96.026 28 32 0 Valve
28 3 21 Cliff Bergere 119.956 3 7 0 Supercharger
29 22 34 Russ Snowberger 111.618 15 4 11 Supercharger


Louis Meyer July 21, 1904 - October 7, 1995) was an American Hall of Fame race car driver best known as the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. ... Lou Moore (12 September 1904 Hinton, Oklahoma – 25 March 1956 Atlanta, Georgia) was an American racecar driver, most known during his career for qualifying for the pole position of the 1932 Indianapolis 500. ... George Souders (September 11, 1900 - July 26, 1976) won the 1927 Indianapolis 500. ... Ray Keech (May 1900 - 19??) was a board track and brick track racer in the 1920s and 1930s. ... Norman Batten (April 30, 1893 East Orange, New Jersey – November 12, 1928) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s. ... Elbert Babe Stapp (February 26, 1904 San Antonio, Texas - September 17, 1980 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. ... Billy Arnold (December 16, 1905 - November 10, 1976) won the 1930 Indianapolis 500. ... Fred Frame (June 3, 1894 - April 25, 1962) won the 1932 Indianapolis 500. ... Fred Comer (19 February 1893 Topeka, Kansas – 12 October 1928 Lawrence, Massachusetts) was an American racecar driver. ... Tony Gulotta (August 4, 1903 New Orleans, Louisiana – March 2, 1981 Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver active throughout the 1920s and 1930s Categories: | | ... Louis Schneider (April 29, 1805 - December 16, 1878), German actor and author, was born at Berlin, the son of George Abraham Schneider (1770-1839). ... Dave Evans (31 August 1898 Los Angeles, California – 31 March 1974 Dell, Montana) was an American racecar driver. ... Henry Kohlert (8 March 1892 St. ... Artha Benson Deacon Litz (August 2, 1897 DuBois, Pennsylvania – January 3, 1967 Daytona Beach, Florida) was an American racecar driver active primarily during the 1920s and 1930s. ... Jimmy Gleason (17 February 1898 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 12 September 1931 Syracuse, New York) was an American racecar driver. ... Russell Cliff Durant (November 26, 1890 Flint, Michigan – October 30, 1937 Beverly Hills, California) was an American racecar driver. ... Johnny Seymour (8 October 1896 Escanaba, Michigan – 27 February 1958 South Bend, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. ... Earl Devore (1888 Wayne, Ohio – 12 November 1928) was an American racecar driver. ... Leon Duray (April 30, 1894 Cleveland, Ohio - May 12, 1956 San Bernardino, California) was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s. ... Sam Ross (6 June 1901 Ann Arbor, Michigan – 12 September 1980 Northfield, Michigan) was an American racecar driver. ... Ira Hall (2 February 1892 Martinsville, Indiana – 6 February 1987 Tarpon Springs, Florida) was an American racecar driver. ... Peter Kreis (19 January 1900 Knoxville, Tennessee – 25 May 1934 Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American racecar driver. ... Cliff Woodbury (8 July 1894 Chicago, Illinois – 13 November 1984 Alton, Illinois)was an American racecar driver. ... Ralph Hepburn, 1919 Ralph Hepburn (April 11, 1896 - May 16, 1948) was a pioneer of American motorcycle racing champion and an Indianapolis 500 racecar driver. ... Wilbur Warren Shaw (1902 - 1954), U.S. automobile racer; won Indianapolis 500 race 1937, 1939, 1940; died in airplane crash. ... Benton Benny Shoaff (1897 Paris, Illinois – 15 April 1960) was an American racecar driver. ... C. W. Belt (27 February 1890 Xenia, Ohio – 15 September 1969 Moraine, Ohio) was an American racecar driver. ... Cliff Bergere (December 6, 1896 Toledo, Ohio - June 18, 1980 Dade City, Florida) was an American racecar driver. ... Russ Snowberger (October 8, 1901 Denton, Maryland - September 28, 1968 Mount Clemens, Michigan) was an American racecar driver and owner active from the 1920s through the 1950s. ...

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