1940 Indianapolis 500
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28th running of the Indianapolis 500
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
| Date | May 30, 1940 | ||||
| Winner | Wilbur Shaw | ||||
| Winning Entrant | Boyle Racing Headquarters | ||||
| Average speed | 114.277 mph | ||||
| Pole position | Rex Mays | ||||
| Pole speed | 127.850 mph | ||||
| Most laps led | Wilbur Shaw (136) | ||||
| Pre-race | |||||
| Pace car | Studebaker Champion | ||||
| Pace car driver | Ab Jenkins | ||||
| Starter | Seth Klein[1] | ||||
| Honorary referee | Roscoe Turner [1] | ||||
| Estimated attendance | 150,000[2] | ||||
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The 28th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1940. The winner was Wilbur Shaw in the same Maserati 8CTF he had driven to victory in 1939. Shaw became the first driver in the history of the race to win in consecutive years. It also marked Shaw's third win in four years, making him the second three-time winner of the race. Shaw's average speed was 114.277 mph, slowed by rain which caused the last 50 laps to be run under caution.[3] Shaw took home 31,875ドル (equivalent to 715,408ドル in 2024) in prize winnings, plus additional prizes that included a car and a refrigerator.[4]
Fourth place finisher Ted Horn was flagged due to the rain shower, and was officially credited with completing only 199 laps - one lap short of the full distance. This marked the only blemish on his noteworthy record of nine consecutive races completing every lap. He eventually completed 1,799 out of a possible 1,800 laps from 1936 to 1948.
The top four starting positions finished in the top four places, albeit in shuffled order.
Starting grid
[edit ]R Indianapolis 500 rookie
W Indianapolis 500 winner
Alternates
[edit ]- First alternate: Tony Willman [5]
Failed to qualify
[edit ]- George Bailey (#56) - Fatal accident
- Henry Banks (#39)
- Shorty Cantlon (#24) - Replaced by Babe Stapp
- Wesley Crawford (#62)
- Port DeFraties R (#51)
- René Dreyfus R (#22) - drove two stints of relief for René Le Bègue during the race
- Louis Durant R (#12)
- Ira Hall (#47)
- Bill Lipscomb R (#57)
- Louis Unser R - Passed driver's test
- Lou Webb R (#37)
- Freddie Winnai (#59)[6]
Box score
[edit ]| Finish | Start | No | Name | Chassis | Engine | Qual | Rank | Laps | Status | |
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | United States Wilbur Shaw W | Maserati | Maserati | 127.065 | 2 | 200 | 114.277 mph | |
| 2 | 1 | 33 | United States Rex Mays | Stevens | Winfield | 127.850 | 1 | 200 | +1:14.14 | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | United States Mauri Rose | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | 125.624 | 3 | 200 | +1:37.79 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | United States Ted Horn | Miller | Miller | 125.545 | 4 | 199 | Flagged | |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | United States Joel Thorne | Adams | Sparks | 122.434 | 20 | 197 | Flagged | |
| 6 | 20 | 32 | United States Bob Swanson | Stevens | Sampson | 124.882 | 6 | 196 | Flagged | |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | United States Frank Wearne | Stevens | Offenhauser | 123.216 | 12 | 195 | Flagged | |
| 8 | 5 | 31 | United States Mel Hansen | Wetteroth | Miller | 124.753 | 7 | 194 | Flagged | |
| 9 | 8 | 16 | United States Frank Brisko | Stevens | Brisko | 122.716 | 16 | 193 | Flagged | |
| 10 | 31 | 49 | France René Le Bègue R (Laps 1-45 and 98-150) France René Dreyfus (Laps 46-97 and 151-192) |
Maserati | Maserati | 118.981 | 33 | 192 | Flagged | |
| 11 | 15 | 41 | United States Harry McQuinn | A-R Weil | Alfa Romeo | 122.486 | 19 | 192 | Flagged | |
| 12 | 22 | 25 | United States Emil Andres | Stevens | Offenhauser | 122.963 | 15 | 192 | Flagged | |
| 13 | 14 | 28 | United States Sam Hanks R | Weil | Duray | 123.064 | 13 | 192 | Flagged | |
| 14 | 16 | 6 | United States George Barringer | Weil | Offenhauser | 121.889 | 22 | 191 | Flagged | |
| 15 | 26 | 42 | United States Joie Chitwood R | Adams | Offenhauser | 121.757 | 25 | 190 | Flagged | |
| 16 | 18 | 26 | United States Louis Tomei | Miller | Offenhauser | 119.980 | 32 | 190 | Exhaust pipe | |
| 17 | 27 | 34 | United States Chet Miller (Henry Banks Laps 148-189) |
Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 121.392 | 27 | 189 | Flagged | |
| 18 | 32 | 14 | United States Billy Devore (George Connor Laps 107-181) |
Shaw | Offenhauser | 122.197 | 21 | 181 | Flagged | |
| 19 | 28 | 44 | United States Al Putnam | Adams | Offenhauser | 120.818 | 28 | 179 | Flagged | |
| 20 | 33 | 61 | United States Floyd Davis (Lou Webb Laps 27-57) (George Connor Laps 58-59) (Lou Webb Laps 60-157) |
Lencki | Lencki | 120.797 | 30 | 157 | Flagged | |
| 21 | 13 | 35 | United States Kelly Petillo W | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | 125.331 | 5 | 128 | Bearing | |
| 22 | 25 | 21 | United States Duke Nalon | Silnes | Offenhauser | 121.790 | 24 | 120 | Rod | |
| 23 | 23 | 17 | United States George Robson R | Miller | Offenhauser | 122.562 | 18 | 67 | Shock absorber | |
| 24 | 12 | 24 | United States Babe Stapp (Started in substitution for Shorty Cantlon) (Tony Willman Lap 13-64) |
Stevens | Offenhauser | 123.367 | 11 | 64 | Oil line | |
| 25 | 19 | 36 | United States Doc Williams | Cooper | Miller | 122.963 | 14 | 61 | Oil line | |
| 26 | 17 | 10 | United States George Connor | Lencki | Lencki | 124.585 | 8 | 52 | Rod | |
| 27 | 6 | 5 | United States Cliff Bergere | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | 123.673 | 10 | 51 | Oil line | |
| 28 | 29 | 38 | United States Paul Russo R | Blume | Brisko | 120.809 | 29 | 48 | Oil leak | |
| 29 | 21 | 54 | United States Ralph Hepburn | Miller | Offenhauser | 123.860 | 9 | 47 | Steering | |
| 30 | 30 | 58 | United States Al Miller | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 120.288 | 31 | 41 | Clutch | |
| 31 | 11 | 19 | United States Russ Snowberger | Snowberger | Miller | 121.564 | 26 | 38 | Water pump | |
| 32 | 9 | 27 | United States Tommy Hinnershitz R | Adams | Offenhauser | 122.614 | 17 | 32 | Crash FS | |
| 33 | 24 | 29 | Argentina Raúl Riganti | Maserati | Maserati | 121.827 | 23 | 24 | Crash T2 | |
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Note: Relief drivers in parentheses[10]
W Former Indianapolis 500 winner
R Indianapolis 500 Rookie
All entrants utilized Firestone tires.
Race statistics
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See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
- ^ Brooks, Ralph L. (May 31, 1940). "Nearly 150,000 Fans Eat, Nap, Cheer, And Even Watch Race at '40 Classic". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ "1940 Indianapolis 500 Official Box Score :: Indianapolis 500". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
- ^ The New York Times, "First Place Nets 31,875ドル for Shaw", June 1, 1940, Sports page 16
- ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
- ^ "1940 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis 500 1940". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ Kern, Cleo L. (May 31, 1940). "Winning Driver In Pits Twice". The Indianapolis Star . p. 14. Retrieved April 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ "International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1940". ChampCarStats.com.
- ^ Peck, Phillips J. (May 30, 1940). "Becomes Second 3-Time Winner (Part 1)". Palladium-Item. p. 1. Retrieved April 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
- ^ Peck, Phillips J. (May 30, 1940). "Becomes Second 3-Time Winner (Part 2)". Palladium-Item. p. 12. Retrieved April 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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