1935 Indianapolis 500

23rd running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 23rd Indianapolis 500 AAA May 30, 1935 Kelly Petillo Kelly Petillo Jimmy Dunham 4:42:22.71 106.240 mph Rex Mays 120.736 mph Kelly Petillo (102) Ford V8 Harry Mack Seth KleinFox Jack C. The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 Carl Hungness Publishing 4th 1994 22 en 0-915088-05-3 Amelia Earhart 157,000Ever See Such A Mob? -- Nobody Had https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11444804/ Robert W. Kellum The Indianapolis Star 1 Newspapers.com May 31, 1935 June 3, 2017 1934 1936 The 23rd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1935. Despite attempts to improve participant safety by requiring crash helmets and installing green and yellow lights around the track, the event that year would prove to be one of the worst in terms of fatalities.Fatalities – May 1935 https://web.archive.org/web/20090330081401/http://www.indymotorspeedway.com/500d-35.htm 2009-03-30 , indymotorspeedway.com Kelly Petillo won the race, accompanied by riding mechanic Jimmy Dunham. Pete DePaolo, the 1925 winner, was the team principal, becoming the first individual to win the race separately as a driver and an owner. The race was part of the 1935 AAA Championship Car season. Pre-race and qualifying Ten-lap (25 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. On May 21, nine days before the race, three prospective participants lost their lives. Rookie Johnny Hannon, on just his first lap at racing speed, had his car go over the outside retaining wall and was killed from a fractured skull. Later that day, driver Hartwell "Stubby" Stubblefield also had his car go over the outside wall, and both he and his riding mechanic Leo Whitaker died from injuries they received being thrown from the vehicle.Three Auto Racers Killed, One Injured, In Memorial Day Trials at Indianapolis Associated Press, May 22, 1935, as seen on page 1 of the New York Times Kelly Petillo, the eventual winner, had his own difficulties getting into the field. His initial qualifying run (a record-breaking 121.687 mph) was voided when his car was ruled to have exceeded the fuel limit. Returning to the track, he had an engine blow, before finally having a qualifying run of 115.095 that placed him 22nd in the field.Reed, Terry Indy. The Race and Ritual of the Indianapolis 500. Potomac Books 2005. 1-57488-907-9. 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 5/18/1935Rex Mays121.310 121.425 121.819 120.773 121.212 121.359 120.208 119.936 119.506 119.856120.736 Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 133 USA 1912 Rex Mays 6 USA 1912 Al Gordon22 USA 1912 Floyd Roberts orange R silver 236 USA 1912 Louis Meyer gold W silver1 USA 1912 Bill Cummings gold W silver44 USA 1912 Tony Gulotta 321 USA 1912 Ralph Hepburn19 USA 1912 Fred Frame gold W silver18 USA 1912 Chet Gardner 42 USA 1912 Mauri Rose3 USA 1912 Russ Snowberger17 USA 1912 Babe Stapp 516 USA 1912 Deacon Litz37 USA 1912 George Connor orange R silver8 USA 1912 Doc MacKenzie 615 USA 1912 Cliff Bergere34 USA 1912 Chet Miller66 USA 1912 Harry McQuinn 79 USA 1912 Shorty Cantlon14 USA 1912 Wilbur Shaw4 USA 1912 Al Miller 85 USA 1912 Kelly Petillo7 USA 1912 Lou Moore41 USA 1912 Frank Brisko 945 USA 1912 Clay Weatherly orange R silver43 USA 1912 Ted Horn orange R silver42 USA 1912 Johnny Seymour 1027 USA 1912 Freddie Winnai35 USA 1912 George Bailey39 USA 1912 Jimmy Snyder orange R silver 1162 USA 1912 Harris Insinger orange R silver26 USA 1912 Louis Tomei orange R silver46 USA 1912 Bob Sall orange R silver orange R Indianapolis 500 rookie solid 1px darkgray gold W Indianapolis 500 winner solid 1px darkgray Alternates First alternate: Dave EvansThe Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004 Failed to Qualify 28em Emil Andres orange R silver (#52, #56) Herb Ardinger (#24) George Barringer (#23) L. L. Corum gold W silver (#49) Wesley Crawford (#48) Dusty Fahrnow (#53) Johnny Hannon orange R silver (#45) - Fatal accident Gene Haustein (#28) Harry Hunt orange R silver (#25) Herschell McKee orange R silver (#51) Zeke Meyer (#31) Duke Nalon orange R silver - Withdrew Floyd O'Neal orange R silver (#57) Roy Painter orange R silver (#51) Johnny Rae orange R silver (#47) Johnny Sawyer (#63) Phil Shafer (#31) Overton Snell orange R silver (#58) Stubby Stubblefield (#29) - Fatal accident Doc Williams orange R silver (#64) Robert Wilson orange R silver (#59) Billy Winn (#10)1935 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes http://www.champcarstats.com/races/193501.htm ChampCarStats.com 28 June 2015 Race Driver Clay Weatherly would beg Leon Duray, the owner of Hannon's crashed car, to allow him to drive it in the race. The car would prove no luckier for Weatherly, who would be killed when the car crashed through the inner guard rail coming out of turn four on lap nine. Rex Mays would lead most of the first 300 mi before being forced out with mechanical failure. Petillo had climbed to second, and after Mays' departure led most of the remainder other than briefly following a pit stop. Petillo easily broke the record for the fastest average speed (106.240 mph) despite being slowed somewhat by rain near the end of the race.155,000 See Petillo Capture Indianapolis Auto Race; One Driver Is Killed. Associated Press, May 31, 1935, as seen on sports page 19 of the New York Times Petillo received approximately $33,000 in winnings for the race. Aftermath The driver deaths in 1935 caused the Speedway to develop a multi-phase Rookie Test, required for first-time drivers beginning in 1936. Adjustments were also made to the configuration of the turns. Petillo would race in five more 500s, never again finishing higher than 18th. Six of the thirty-three drivers who started the race would end up having their lives ended in accidents at the Indy Speedway. Box score FinishStartNoNameEntrantChassisEngineQualRankLapsStatus1225United States 1912 Kelly PetilloKelly PetilloWetterothOffenhauser115.09515200 106.240 mph22014United States 1912 Wilbur ShawGil PirrungShawOffenhauser116.8547200 +40.02351United States 1912 Bill Cummings gold W silverH. C. HenningMillerMiller116.9016200 +3:59.774322United States 1912 Floyd Roberts orange R silverEarl HaskellMillerMiller118.6713200 +8:14.345721United States 1912 Ralph Hepburn(Gene Haustein Laps 74–141)Ralph HepburnMillerMiller115.15613200 +8:23.026199United States 1912 Shorty Cantlon(Billy Winn Laps 67–129)William J. CantlonStevensMiller118.2054200 +14:14.367918United States 1912 Chet GardnerAlden Sampson IIStevensMiller114.55617200 +14:16.3181316United States 1912 Deacon Litz(Johnny Sawyer Laps 43–100)(Babe Stapp Laps 101–200)A. B. LitzMillerMiller114.48818200 +14:55.519158United States 1912 Doc MacKenzieGil PirrungRiglingMiller114.29420200 +15:50.30101734United States 1912 Chet MillerFred FrameSummersMiller113.55224200 +16:12.4511819United States 1912 Fred Frame gold W silver(Frank Brisko Laps 120–200)Harry HartzWetterothMiller114.70116200 +16:19.1512436United States 1912 Louis Meyer gold W silverLouis MeyerStevensMiller117.9385200 +16:51.43131615United States 1912 Cliff BergerePhil ShaferRiglingBuick114.16223196Out of gas143162United States 1912 Harris Insinger orange R silverMikan & CarsonMikan-CarsonStudebaker111.72930185Flagged15214United States 1912 Al MillerH. C. HenningRiglingMiller115.30312178Magneto162643United States 1912 Ted Horn orange R silverHarry A. MillerMiller-FordFord113.21327145Steering17133United States 1912 Rex MaysPaul WeirickAdamsMiller120.7361123Spring shackle18237United States 1912 Lou Moore(Tony Gulotta Laps 109–116)Lou MooreMillerMiller114.18022116Rod191437United States 1912 George Connor orange R silverJoe MarksStevensMiller114.32119112Transmission20102United States 1912 Mauri Rose(Paul Bost)Four Wheel Drive Auto CompanyMillerMiller116.4709103Studs21644United States 1912 Tony GulottaLeon DurayStevensMiller115.45911102Magneto223039United States 1912 Jimmy Snyder orange R silverJoel ThorneSnowbergerStudebaker112.2492997Spring232441United States 1912 Frank BriskoKenneth SchroederRiglingStudebaker113.3072679Universal joint242742United States 1912 Johnny Seymour(George Barringer Laps 61–71)Harry A. MillerMiller-FordFord112.6962871Grease leak251217United States 1912 Babe StappJoe MarksAdamsMiller116.736870Radiator262935United States 1912 George BaileyHarry A. MillerMiller-FordFord113.4322565Steering27113United States 1912 Russ SnowbergerH. C. HenningMillerMiller114.2092159Exhaust pipe283226United States 1912 Louis Tomei orange R silverJoe LenckiMillerLencki110.7943247Valve293346United States 1912 Bob Sall orange R silverHarry A. MillerMiller-FordFord110.5193347Steering3026United States 1912 Al GordonWilliam S. WhiteWeilMiller119.481217Crash T4312827United States 1912 Freddie WinnaiHarry HartzDuesenbergMiller115.1381416Rod322545United States 1912 Clay Weatherly orange R silver ✝Leon DurayStevensMiller115.902109Fatal accident at T4331866United States 1912 Harry McQuinnMichael DeBaetsRiglingMiller111.111314Rod Indianapolis 500 1935 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19554 Ultimate Racing History 16 January 2012 https://archive.today/20130205065113/http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=19554 5 February 2013 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/193501.htm International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1935 gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader1–63 Rex Mays64–67 Babe Stapp68–73 Kelly Petillo74–99 Rex Mays100–139 Kelly Petillo140–144 Wilbur Shaw145–200 Kelly Petillo Total laps led Driver LapsKelly Petillo 102Rex Mays 89Wilbur Shaw 5Babe Stapp 4 Yellow Lights Laps* Reason 177–189 Rain* – Approximate lap countsWet Track Is No Detriment For Champion https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times/146200588/ The Times John C. Hoffman 36 Newspapers.com May 31, 1935 April 27, 2024 Race details For 1935, riding mechanics were required.Blazier, John E. Rollings, Tom Forgotten Heroes of the Speedways: The Riding Mechanics 1994 References 1934 Bill Cummings 1935 Kelly Petillo 1936 Louis Meyer 106.240 104.863 mph(1934 Indianapolis 500) 109.069 mph(1936 Indianapolis 500) Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Category:1935 in American motorsport Category:May 1935 sports events in the United States