1936 Indianapolis 500

24th running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 24th Indianapolis 500 AAA May 30, 1936 Louis Meyer Louis Meyer Lawson Harris 4:35:03.39 109.069 mph Rex Mays 119.644 mph Louis Meyer (96) Packard 120 Tommy Milton Seth KleinFox Jack C. The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 Carl Hungness Publishing 4th 1994 22 en 0-915088-05-3 Ralph DePalma 170,000Meyer Spins Home As 170,000 Sunburn https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11444757/ Russell E. Campbell The Indianapolis Star 1 Newspapers.com May 31, 1936 June 3, 2017 1935 1937 The 24th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1936. The race was part of the 1936 AAA Championship Car season. The race is remembered for three noteworthy Indy traditions getting their start. Louis Meyer became the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He notably celebrated in victory lane with a bottle of buttermilk, which later started the famous tradition of serving milk in victory lane at Indianapolis. Lawson Harris served as Meyer's riding mechanic. Harris, who also rode with Meyer in 1933, became the first two-time Indianapolis 500 winning riding mechanic. The Borg-Warner Trophy debuted for the winner in 1936. Also, pace car driver Tommy Milton suggested that the race winner should be awarded the official pace car as part of his complement of prizes. Louis Meyer was given the keys to the Packard after the race, and it has been a tradition ever since (with only a handful of exceptions). Time trials Ten-lap (25 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Rex Mays won the pole position for the second consecutive year. Qualifying Results Date Driver Lap 1(mph) Lap 2(mph) Lap 3(mph) Lap 4(mph) Lap 5(mph) Lap 6(mph) Lap 7(mph) Lap 8(mph) Lap 9(mph) Lap 10(mph) Average Speed(mph)Sat 5/16/1936Rex Mays 119.745 119.348 118.743 119.968 121.065 119.984 120.289 119.697 119.253 118.985119.644 Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 133 USA 1912 Rex Mays 21 USA 1912 Babe Stapp18 USA 1912 Chet Miller 210 USA 1912 Doc MacKenzie38 USA 1912 George Connor44 USA 1912 Herb Ardinger 342 USA 1912 Cliff Bergere27 USA 1912 Louis Tomei3 USA 1912 Wilbur Shaw 47 USA 1912 Shorty Cantlon22 USA 1912 Ted Horn35 USA 1912 Freddie Winnai 52 USA 1912 Bill Cummings gold W silver17 USA 1912 George Barringer4 USA 1912 Floyd Roberts 643 USA 1912 Jimmy Snyder12 USA 1912 Al Miller6 USA 1912 Chet Gardner 75 USA 1912 Billy Winn14 USA 1912 Frank Brisko47 USA 1912 Johnny Seymour 852 USA 1912 Frank McGurk orange R silver54 USA 1912 Doc Williams orange R silver9 USA 1912 Ralph Hepburn 941 USA 1912 Ray Pixley orange R silver15 USA 1912 Deacon Litz28 USA 1912 Harry McQuinn 108 USA 1912 Louis Meyer gold W silver32 USA 1912 Lou Moore36 USA 1912 Mauri Rose 1146 USA 1912 Fred Frame gold W silver53 USA 1912 Zeke Meyer19 USA 1912 Emil Andres orange R silver orange R Indianapolis 500 rookie solid 1px darkgray gold W Indianapolis 500 winner solid 1px darkgray Alternates First alternate: Al Putman orange R silverThe Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004 Failed to Qualify 28em George Bailey (#51) Henry Banks orange R silver (#29) Rick Decker (#44) Dave Evans (#25) Dusty Fahrnow (#55) Tony Gulotta (#31, #56) Harry Hunt orange R silver (#58) Luther Johnson (#49) - Withdrew Roy Painter orange R silver (#34) Kelly Petillo gold W silver (#10) Phil Shafer (#26) Overton Snell orange R silver (#24) Russ Snowberger (#23) Lucky Teter orange R silver - Did not appear Joel Thorne orange R silver - Did not appear George Wingerter (#57)1936 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes http://www.champcarstats.com/races/193601.htm ChampCarStats.com 28 June 2015 Box score FinishStartNoNameEntrantChassisEngineQualRankLapsStatus1288United States 1912 Louis Meyer gold W silverLouis MeyerStevensMiller114.17118200 109.069 mph21122United States 1912 Ted HornHarry HartzWetterothMiller116.5648200 +2:17.153410United States 1912 Doc MacKenzie(Kelly Petillo Laps 142–200)Kelly PetilloWetterothOffenhauser116.9615200 +4:06.9743036United States 1912 Mauri RoseFour Wheel Drive Auto CompanyMillerMiller113.89021200 +4:36.465318United States 1912 Chet MillerBoyle Motor ProductsSummersMiller117.6753200 +5:31.7862541United States 1912 Ray Pixley orange R silverClarence FelkerMillerMiller116.7037200 +9:58.19793United States 1912 Wilbur ShawW. Wilbur ShawShawOffenhauser117.5034200 +12:45.6181417United States 1912 George BarringerPhil ShaferRiglingOffenhauser112.70027200 +17:15.2693253United States 1912 Zeke MeyerBoyle Motor ProductsCooperStudebaker111.47630200 +21:00.1810538United States 1912 George ConnorJoe MarksAdamsMiller116.2699200 +28:11.10111235United States 1912 Freddie WinnaiMidwest Racing TeamStevensOffenhauser116.22110199Flagged12249United States 1912 Ralph HepburnRalph HepburnMillerOffenhauser112.67328196Flagged132728United States 1912 Harry McQuinnAlden Sampson IIStevensMiller114.11819196Out of gas14107United States 1912 Shorty CantlonWilliam S. WhiteWeilMiller116.9126194Out of gas15133United States 1912 Rex MaysPaul WeirickAdamsSparks119.6441192Out of gas162354United States 1912 Doc Williams orange R silverRace Car CorporationCooperMiller112.83726192Out of gas172932United States 1912 Lou Moore(Cliff Bergere Laps 77–134)Lou MooreMillerOffenhauser113.99620185Out of gas183319United States 1912 Emil Andres orange R silver(Jimmy Snyder Laps 51–112)J. Stewart CarewWhippetCragar111.45531184Flagged19154United States 1912 Floyd RobertsJoe LenckiStevensOffenhauser112.40329183Out of gas202014United States 1912 Frank BriskoElgin Piston Ring CompanyMillerBrisko114.21317180Out of gas211712United States 1912 Al MillerBoyle Motor ProductsSmithMiller116.13811119Crash FS22742United States 1912 Cliff Bergere(Tony Gulotta Laps 60–114)(Herb Ardinger Laps 115–116)Bowes Seal Fast CorporationStevensMiller113.37722116Engine support232615United States 1912 Deacon Litz(Louis Tomei Laps 59–107)A. B. LitzMillerMiller115.99713108Crankshaft24221United States 1912 Babe StappGil PirrungShawOffenhauser118.945289Crankshaft25195United States 1912 Billy WinnJames W. WinnMillerMiller114.6481678Crankshaft262252United States 1912 Frank McGurk orange R silverCharles WorleyAdamsCragar113.1022451Crankshaft27827United States 1912 Louis TomeiBabe StappWetterothMiller111.0783344Engine support28644United States 1912 Herb ArdingerBowes Seal Fast CorporationStevensMiller115.0821538Transmission29186United States 1912 Chet GardnerChester L. GardnerDuesenbergOffenhauser116.0001238Clutch301643United States 1912 Jimmy SnyderMurrell BelangerStevensMiller111.2913221Oil leak312147United States 1912 Johnny SeymourWilliam L. CantlonStevensMiller113.1692313Clutch323146United States 1912 Fred Frame gold W silverMoore & FenglerMillerMiller112.877254Piston33132United States 1912 Bill Cummings gold W silverBoyle Motor ProductsMillerOffenhauser115.939140Clutch Indianapolis 500 1936 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19553 Ultimate Racing History 16 January 2012 https://archive.today/20120918215500/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19553 18 September 2012 live The Indianapolis 500 Chronicle Publications International, Ltd. Rick Popely L. Spencer Riggs 1998 0-7853-2798-3 Lincolnwood, Illinois Note: Relief drivers in parenthesesChampCarStats.com https://www.champcarstats.com/races/193601.htm International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1936 gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader1–12 Rex Mays13–31 Babe Stapp32–82 Wilbur Shaw83–88 Babe Stapp89–130 Louis Meyer131–146 Ted Horn147–200 Louis Meyer Total laps led Driver LapsLouis Meyer 96Wilbur Shaw 51Babe Stapp 25Ted Horn 16Rex Mays 12 Yellow Lights Laps Reason 119 Al Miller crash on frontstretchMeyer Wins Speed Grind Third Time https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news/146199731/ Daily News Jack Miley 101 Newspapers.com May 31, 1936 April 27, 2024 Race summary To slow the cars, a fuel limit of 37.5 gallons of gasoline was implemented for the race distance. Engine tuners struggled to make their engines more efficient. At the start, polesitter Rex Mays led but soon dropped out with a faulty throttle. Wilbur Shaw then took the lead, but lost time with a 17-minute pit stop to re-fasten loose rivets on his engine hood. Louis Meyer steadily moved up through the field and took the lead by halfway. He pitted for fuel at 350 miles, allowing Ted Horn to take the point. But Meyer caught him, pulled away and became the first 3-time "500" winner. He wasn't sure his fuel would last until the end. He said, "That last lap, I held my breath."Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History by John and Barbara Devaney p. 111-112 For 1936, riding mechanics were required.Blazier, John E. Rollings, Tom Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics 1994 After numerous fatalities in the 1935 race, additional safety measures were introduced for 1936. All new drivers were required to pass a rookie test prior to qualifying. In addition, the inside wall was removed in several locations, the outside walls were angled inward to keep cars from going over them, and several portions of the track were paved over in asphalt. In a sharp contrast to previous years, the 1936 race saw zero fatalities amongst the competitors or spectators. It marked the only year from the span of 1929-1940 (the Depression Era) in which no fatalities occurred at the Speedway. Bill Cummings car failed to pull away from the grid due to clutch and transmission failure. He became the first driver in Indy history to line up for the grid, but fail to pull away and start the race. References 1935 Kelly Petillo 1936 Louis Meyer 1937 Wilbur Shaw 109.069 106.240 mph(1935 Indianapolis 500) 113.580 mph(1937 Indianapolis 500) Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Category:1936 in American motorsport Category:May 1936 sports events in the United States