1926 Indianapolis 500

14th running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 14th Indianapolis 500 1926 Indianapolis 500 program cover.jpg AAA May 31, 1926 Frank Lockhart Pete Kreis Jimmy Lee2011 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Media Guide Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation/IMS Public Relations 2011 Statistics 176 English https://doctorindy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2011-Indy-500-Media-Guide.pdf 95.904 mi/h km/h on 4:10:14.95Final Standing, Time and List of Prize Winners in 400-Mile Speedway Event https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news/182490405/ Indianapolis News 26 Newspapers.com June 1, 1926 March 13, 2026 Earl Cooper 111.735 mi/h km/h on Frank Lockhart (95) Chrysler Imperial 80 Louis Chevrolet Seth KleinFox Jack C. The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 Carl Hungness Publishing 4th 1994 22 en 0-915088-05-3 Arthur Brisbane 135,000Youthful Driver Declared Victor After 400 Miles https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11445528/ The Indianapolis Star 1 Newspapers.com June 1, 1926 June 3, 2017 1925 1927 The 14th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1926. Louis Chevrolet drove the Chrysler pace car for the start.Seattle Daily Times, June 1, 1926, Page 18. Rain halted the race at lap 72, and officials waited for the track to dry out. The race was resumed over an hour later. Rain fell again, and the race was called at the 400 mile mark (160 laps). Rookie Frank Lockhart moved up from 20th to fifth by lap 5, having had passed 14 cars on that lap alone.Biography at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, Retrieved March 15, 2007 He moved up to second on Lap 16. After the rain delay, Lockhart and Dave Lewis battled for the lead for about 20 laps, until Lewis dropped out. After Lewis retired with a broken valve, Harry Hartz closed on Lockhart and briefly took the lead at about 250 miles as the crowd roared. But soon afterward Hartz was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop.Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History p.70-71 Lockhart then stretched out a two-lap lead when the race was called, and he was declared the winner. It was the first rain-shortened race in "500" history, and Lockhart was the fourth rookie to win the race. Lockhart may have actually completed as many as 163 laps (407.5 miles), but official scoring results reverted to the completion of lap 160. Time trials Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Earl Cooper won the pole position. Frank Lockhart set a new 1-lap track record during his first attempt at 115.488 mph, but the run was aborted after a tire failure on the second lap. He later blew an engine during another attempt, and finally put a car in the field 20th on the grid.The Lockhart Legend/ At the height of the Roaring Twenties Frank Lockhart was America's racing superstar Qualifying Results Date Driver Lap 1(mph) Lap 2(mph) Lap 3(mph) Lap 4(mph) Average Speed(mph)5/27/1926 Earl Cooper113.68112.97111.32109.09111.735 Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 15 USA 1912 Earl Cooper3 USA 1912 Harry Hartz10 USA 1912 Leon Duray 21 USA 1912 Dave Lewis4 USA 1912 Phil Shafer7 USA 1912 Jules Ellingboe 316 USA 1912 Bennett Hill6 USA 1912 Frank Elliott34 CAN 1921 Bon MacDougall orange R silver 422 USA 1912 W. E. Shattuc9 USA 1912 Cliff Durant31 USA 1912 Tony Gulotta orange R silver 58 USA 1912 Fred Comer36 USA 1912 Cliff Woodbury orange R silver19 USA 1912 Ralph Hepburn 614 USA 1912 Norman Batten orange R silver27 GBR Douglas Hawkes29 USA 1912 Ben Jones orange R silver 729 FRA Albert Guyot15 USA 1912 Frank Lockhart orange R silver33 USA 1912 Thane Houser orange R silver 824 USA 1912 Steve Nemesh orange R silver43 GBR Ernest Eldridge orange R silver23 USA 1912 L. L. Corum gold W silver 928 USA 1912 Jack McCarver orange R silver17 USA 1912 Fred Lecklider orange R silver12 USA 1912 Pete DePaolo gold W silver 1018 CAN 1921 John Duff orange R silver orange R Indianapolis 500 rookie solid 1px darkgray gold W Indianapolis 500 winner solid 1px darkgray Box score thumb|1926 Indianapolis 500 pace car thumb|The 1926 winning car FinishStartNoNameEntrantCarQualRankLapsStatus12015USA 1912 Frank Lockhart orange R silverPete KreisMiller95.78019160 95.904 mph223USA 1912 Harry HartzHarry HartzMiller109.5422158Flagged31436USA 1912 Cliff Woodbury orange R silverCliff R. WoodburyMiller105.10910158Flagged4138USA 1912 Fred Comer(Wade Morton 71–139)Harry HartzMiller100.61216155Flagged52712USA 1912 Pete DePaolo gold W silverDuesenberg BrothersDuesenberg96.70918153Flagged686USA 1912 Frank Elliott(Leon Duray Laps 76–104)Frank ElliottMiller105.8738152Flagged71614USA 1912 Norman Batten orange R silverNorman BattenMiller101.42815151Flagged81519USA 1912 Ralph Hepburn(Bob McDonogh Laps 25–65)Ralph HepburnMiller102.51714151Flagged92818CAN 1921 John Duff orange R silverAl CoteyMiller95.54920147Flagged1054USA 1912 Phil Shafer(Fred Lecklider Laps 52–54)(Fred Lecklider Laps 113–146)Phil ShaferMiller106.6475146Flagged111231USA 1912 Tony Gulotta orange R silverHarry HartzMiller102.78913142Flagged12716USA 1912 Bennett Hill(Jules Ellingboe Laps 39–40)(Jules Ellingboe Laps 78–113)Harry A. MillerMiller105.8767136Flagged132133USA 1912 Thane Houser orange R silverGeorge G. AbellMiller93.67222102Flagged141727GBR Douglas Hawkes(Ernest Eldridge Laps 57–73)E. A. D. EldridgeEldridge–Anzani94.9772191Camshaft1541USA 1912 Dave Lewis(Earl Cooper Laps 90–91) Harry A. MillerMiller107.009491Valve1615USA 1912 Earl CooperHarry A. MillerMiller111.735173Transmission17119USA 1912 Cliff Durant(Eddie Hearne 42–60) R. Cliff DurantFengler–Locomobile104.8551260Fuel tank leak181829USA 1912 Ben Jones orange R silverDuesenberg BrothersDuesenberg92.1422454Crash192326GBR Ernest Eldridge orange R silver(Herschel McKee Laps 22–32)E. A. D. EldridgeEldridge–Anzani89.7772545Tie rod202423USA 1912 L. L. Corum gold W silverAlbert SchmidtSchmidt–Argyll88.8492644Shock absorbers212224USA 1912 Steve Nemesh orange R silverAlbert SchmidtSchmidt–Argyll92.9372341Transmission2267USA 1912 Jules EllingboeF. P. CramerMiller106.376639Supercharger23310USA 1912 Leon DurayR. Cliff DurantFengler–Locomobile109.186333Broken axle242617USA 1912 Fred Lecklider orange R silverEarl DevoreMiller100.3981724Rod252528USA 1912 Jack McCarver orange R silverChevrolet BrothersFronty-Ford T86.4182823Rod26934CAN 1921 Bon MacDougall orange R silverR. G. McDougallMiller105.180919Valve271022USA 1912 W. E. ShattucDr. W. E. Shattuc, M.D.Miller104.9771115Valve281939FRA Albert GuyotAlbert SchmidtSchmidt–Argyll88.580278Piston Indianapolis 500 1926 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19987 Ultimate Racing History 15 January 2012 https://archive.today/20120917184548/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19987 17 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 parentheseshttps://www.champcarstats.com/races/192605.htm International 500 Mile Sweepstakes - May 31, 1926 ChampCarStats.com gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie Race statistics 30% Lap Leaders Laps Leader1-15 Phil Shafer16–21 Dave Lewis22 Phil Shafer23–59 Dave Lewis60–100 Frank Lockhart101–106 Harry Hartz107–160 Frank Lockhart 70% Total laps led Leader LapsFrank Lockhart 95Dave Lewis 43Phil Shafer 16Harry Hartz 6 Race details For 1926, riding mechanics were optional,Blazier, John E. Rollings, Tom Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics 1994 however, no teams utilized them. First alternate: noneThe Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004 This would be the first Indy 500 where a driver from the inaugural Indy 500 did not compete. 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