1939 Indianapolis 500

27th running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 27th Indianapolis 500 Boyle Racing Headquarters Maserati 8CTF 1939-40 Indy 500 Winner - Wilbur Shaw.jpg AAA May 30, 1939 Wilbur Shaw Boyle Racing Headquarters Robert T. Jackson2011 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 4:20:47.49 115.035 mi/h km/h on Jimmy Snyder 130.138 mi/h km/h on Louis Meyer (79) Buick Roadmaster 80 Charles Chayne Seth KleinFox Jack C. The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 Carl Hungness Publishing 4th 1994 22 en 0-915088-05-3 Paul G. Hoffman 145,000Oh, Yes, the Crowd! It Was There Too; 145,000 of It and All Well-Red https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11444487/ Ralph L. Brooks The Indianapolis Star 1 Newspapers.com May 31, 1939 June 3, 2017 1938 1940 The 27th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1939. The race was won by the number two car of Wilbur Shaw, who started in the third position, driving a Maserati 8CTF.http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1939 1939 Indianapolis 500 Official Box Score :: Indianapolis 500 2008-06-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080514014819/http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1939 2008-05-14 The race was notable for a three car accident on lap 109, when Floyd Roberts, the reigning champion, was killed when his car went through the wooden outer wall at over 100 mi km an hour at the backstretch.Wilbur Shaw Wins. Floyd Roberts Dies https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MqpQAAAAIBAJ&pg=6300,2835653&dq=wilbur+shaw&hl=en Shaw swept through a trail of death and destruction Tuesday to win the twenty-seventh running of the Indianapolis motor speedway 500 mile race and stand ... Associated Press May 31, 1939 2012-10-08 March 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes In Louis Meyer's final Indy 500, he too would crash at the backstretch at over 100 mi km an hour, but he walked away unharmed. Time trials Ten-lap qualifying runs were eliminated for 1939, and the distance reverted to four-lap (10 mile) runs. This change was made permanent, and four-lap runs have been used ever since. Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 110 USA 1912 Jimmy Snyder45 USA 1912 Louis Meyer gold W silver2 USA 1912 Wilbur Shaw gold W silver 24 USA 1912 Ted Horn3 USA 1912 Chet Miller17 USA 1912 George Bailey 347 USA 1912 Shorty Cantlon16 USA 1912 Mauri Rose9 USA 1912 Herb Ardinger 454 USA 1912 Cliff Bergere29 USA 1912 Frank Brisko18 USA 1912 George Connor 525 USA 1912 Ralph Hepburn49 USA 1912 Mel Hansen orange R silver41 USA 1912 George Barringer 631 USA 1912 Babe Stapp14 USA 1912 Frank Wearne37 USA 1912 Ira Hall 715 USA 1912 Rex Mays8 USA 1912 Joel Thorne44 USA 1912 Emil Andres 832 USA 1912 Bob Swanson1 USA 1912 Floyd Roberts gold W silver35 USA 1912 Kelly Petillo gold W silver 921 USA 1912 Russ Snowberger51 USA 1912 Tony Willman62 USA 1912 Tony Gulotta 1042 USA 1912 Al Miller56 USA 1912 Floyd Davis58 USA 1912 Louis Tomei 1153 USA 1912 Deacon Litz38 USA 1912 Harry McQuinn26 USA 1912 Billy Devore orange R Indianapolis 500 rookie solid 1px darkgray gold W Indianapolis 500 winner solid 1px darkgray Alternates First alternate: George Robson orange R silverThe Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004 Failed to Qualify Henry Banks (#39) Sam Hanks orange R silver (#42) Tommy Hinnershitz orange R silver (#33) Ronney Householder (#26) Frank McGurk (#41) Zeke Meyer (#27) Duke Nalon (#7) Johnny Seymour (#61) Lou Webb orange R silver (#59) Doc Williams (#36)1939 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes http://www.champcarstats.com/races/193901.htm ChampCarStats.com 28 June 2015 Floyd Roberts crash With Roberts on lap 109, the car driven by Bob Swanson lost control and went sideways. Roberts' car contacted Swanson's, causing Swanson's car to eject Swanson, flip over, and catch fire, while Roberts' car went through the outer wall. Attempting to avoid the accident, Chet Miller swerved into the debris field. His car flipped, and went into the inner wall. Two spectators were also injured by flying debris. The three drivers were taken to hospitals, while it took over 30 minutes to clear the burning wreck of Swanson's car from the track. Roberts death due to brain injuries was announced before the race was completed.Reginald Cleveland Roberts, 1938 Victor, Dies in Triple Crash as Shaw Takes Indianapolis Race. Just After Accident At Indianapolis And Finish Of The Race https://www.nytimes.com/1939/05/31/archives/roberts-1938-victor-dies-in-triple-crash-as-shaw-takes-indianapolis.html Death in the afternoon struck at the twenty-seventh running of the 500 mile Speedway race today as Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis, who won in 1938 ... Floyd Roberts, last year's popular victor, died in the Methodist Hospital .... The New York Times May 31, 1939 2012-10-08 First rear-engined car George Bailey became the first driver to compete with a rear-engined car in the Indianapolis 500 when he contested the 1939 race in a Gulf-Miller.George Bailey, indymotorspeedway.com https://web.archive.org/web/20180905153459/http://indymotorspeedway.com/v1/500d-40.htm September 5, 2018 Retrieved 7 December 2015 Box score FinishStartNoNameEntrantChassisEngineQualRankLapsStatus132United States 1912 Wilbur Shaw gold W silverBoyle Racing HeadquartersMaseratiMaserati128.9774200 115.035 mph2110United States 1912 Jimmy SnyderJoel Thorne, Inc.AdamsSparks130.1381200 +1:48.1231054United States 1912 Cliff BergereLewis W. WelchMiller-FordOffenhauser123.83515200 +3:03.91444United States 1912 Ted HornBoyle Racing HeadquartersMillerMiller127.7236200 +7:21.3351631United States 1912 Babe StappBill White Race Cars, Inc.Alfa Romeo-WeilAlfa Romeo125.00012200 +8:55.1961541United States 1912 George BarringerBill White Race Cars, Inc.WeilOffenhauser120.93528200 +9:25.117208United States 1912 Joel ThorneJoel Thorne, Inc.AdamsSparks122.17723200 +10:54.558816United States 1912 Mauri RoseW. Wilbur ShawShawOffenhauser124.89613200 +13:04.3191714United States 1912 Frank WearnesMoore & RobertsWetterothOffenhauser125.07411200 +17:29.16103326United States 1912 Billy Devore(Henry Banks Laps 146–189)Leon DurayWeilDuray +26:55.8833200Running112762United States 1912 Tony Gulotta(Harry McQuinn Laps 111–127)George LyonsStevensOffenhauser121.74924200 +27:50.5212245United States 1912 Louis Meyer gold W silverBowes Racing, Inc.StevensWinfield130.0672197Crash BS131218United States 1912 George ConnorJoseph MarksAdamsOffenhauser123.20819195Stalled142651United States 1912 Tony WillmanJoe LenckiLenckiLencki122.77121188Fuel pump153058United States 1912 Louis Tomei(Mel Hansen Laps 161–186)Frank T. GriswoldAlfa RomeoAlfa Romeo118.42630186Flagged161915United States 1912 Rex MaysThorne Engineering Corp.AdamsSparks126.4137145Rings1799United States 1912 Herb Ardinger(Frank Brisko Laps 76–94)(Mel Hansen Laps 137–141)Harry HartzWetterothMiller124.12514141Clutch182435United States 1912 Kelly Petillo gold W silverKelly PetilloWetterothOffenhauser123.66016141Pistons191449United States 1912 Mel Hansen orange R silverJoel Thorne, Inc.AdamsSparksMyers sees new record in Indianapolis race Star Press 30 May 1939 6121.68325113Crash Pits203238United States 1912 Harry McQuinn(Al Putnam Laps 12–36)(Frank Brisko Laps 37–42)(Al Putnam Laps 43–76)(George Robson Laps 77–110)F. BurrenBlumeBrisko117.28732110Ignition2153United States 1912 Chet MillerBoyle Racing HeadquartersSummersMiller126.3188109Crash BS221325United States 1912 Ralph Hepburn(Bob Swanson Laps 104–107)Anthony GulottaStevensOffenhauser122.20422107Crash BS23231United States 1912 Floyd Roberts gold W silver ✝Lou Moore, Inc.WetterothOffenhauser128.9685106Crash BS241837United States 1912 Ira HallMagnee & NowiakNowiakStudebaker121.1882789Head gasket252521United States 1912 Russ SnowbergerRussell SnowbergerSnowbergerMiller123.1992050Radiator26617United States 1912 George BaileyHarry A. MillerMillerMiller125.821947Valve272956United States 1912 Floyd DavisEd WalshMillerOffenhauser119.3752943Shock absorber282842United States 1912 Al MillerPaul WeirickAdamsOffenhauser123.2331841Accelerator291129United States 1912 Frank BriskoFrank BriskoStevensBrisko123.3511738Air pump302144United States 1912 Emil AndresJimmy SnyderStevensOffenhauser121.2122622Spark plugs312232United States 1912 Bob SwansonSampson Motors, Inc.StevensSampson129.431319Rear axle32747United States 1912 Shorty CantlonAssoc. Enterprises, Ltd.StevensOffenhauser125.5671015Main bearing333153United States 1912 Deacon LitzRichard T. WhartonMaseratiMaserati117.979317Valve Indianapolis 500 1939 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19550 Ultimate Racing History January 16, 2012 https://archive.today/20120919035357/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19550 September 19, 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/193901.htm International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1939 gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie All entrants utilized Firestone tires. Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader1–36 Jimmy Snyder37–69 Wilbur Shaw70–73 Louis Meyer74 Rex Mays75–103 Jimmy Snyder104–130 Louis Meyer131–134 Ted Horn135–182 Louis Meyer183–200 Wilbur Shaw Total laps led Driver LapsLouis Meyer 79Jimmy Snyder 65Wilbur Shaw 51Ted Horn 4Rex Mays 1 Yellow Lights Laps* Reason106–125 Floyd Roberts crash on backstretch (31:30)* – Approximate lap counts1938 Winner Roberts Dies After Racer Smacks Wall https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal/146043611/ Winston-Salen Journal Henry McLemore 1 Newspapers.com May 31, 1939 April 25, 2024 See also 1939 AAA Championship Car season References 1938 Floyd Roberts 1939 Wilbur Shaw 1940 Wilbur Shaw Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Category:1939 in American motorsport Category:May 1939 sports events in the United States