1933 Indianapolis 500

The 1933 Indianapolis 500 was the 21st running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Tuesday, 30 May 1933. Bill Cummings started on pole position and Louis Meyer was the race winner.

1933 Indianapolis 500 Race Result

Pos.	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Started	Laps	Total Time	Laps Led	Status	Avg. Speed	Prize Money
1	36	Louis Meyer	Miller	Miller	Firestone	6	200	4:48.75	71	Running	104.162	$18,000
2	17	Wilbur Shaw	Stevens	Miller	Firestone	23	200	+6:41.89	0	Running	101.795	$9,100
3	37	Lou Moore	Duesenberg	Miller	Firestone	4	200		0	Running	101.599	$4,100
4	21	Chet Gardner	Stevens	Miller	Firestone	15	200		0	Running	101.182	$2,400
5	8	H.W. Stubblefield	Rigling	Buick	Firestone	10	200		0	Running	100.762	$3,250
6	38	Dave Evans	Rigling	Studebaker	Firestone	36	200		0	Running	100.425	$1,450
7	34	Tony Gulotta	Rigling	Studebaker	Firestone	12	200		0	Running	99.071	$1,300
8	4	Russ Snowberger	Snowberger	Studebaker	Firestone	17	200		0	Running	99.011	$1,200
9	9	Zeke Meyer	Rigling	Studebaker	Firestone	16	200		0	Running	98.122	$1,150
10	46	Luther Johnson	Rigling	Studebaker	Firestone	20	200		0	Running	97.287	$1,100
11	6	Cliff Bergere	Rigling	Studebaker	Firestone	9	200		0	Running	96.536	$500
12	47	L.L. Corum	Rigling	Studebaker	Firestone	18	200		0	Running	96.454	$475
13	49	Willard Prentiss	Rigling	Duesenberg	Firestone	40	200		0	Running	93.595	$450
14	14	Raul Riganti	Chrysler	Chrysler	Firestone	27	200		0	Running	93.244	$425
15	29	Gene Haustein	Hudson	Hudson	Firestone	28	197		0	Running		$380
16	26	Deacon Litz	Miller	Miller	Firestone	14	197		0	Running		$370
17	18	Joe Russo	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Firestone	31	192		0	Running		$340
18	51	Doc MacKenzie	Duesenberg	Studebaker	Firestone	39	192		0	Rear axle		$330
19	27	Kelly Petillo	Smith	Miller	Firestone	25	168		0	Spun		$320
20	28	Chet Miller	Hudson	Hudson	Firestone	32	163		0	Rod		$305
21	19	Al Miller	Hudson/Hudson	Hudson	Firestone	24	161		0	Rod		$295
22	68	Bennett Hill	Cooper	Cooper	Firestone	19	158		0	Rod		$285
23	45	Babe Stapp	Miller	Miller	Firestone	29	156		60	Out of fuel		$1,380
24	32	Wesley Crawford	Stevens	Miller	Firestone	26	147		0	Accident		$275
25	5	Bill Cummings	Miller	Miller	Firestone	1	136		32	Radiator		$1,065
26	15	Lester Spangler	Miller	Miller	Firestone	7	132		0	Accident		$260
27	65	Freddie Winnai	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Firestone	35	125		0	Mechanical		$255
28	57	Malcolm Fox	Studebaker	Studebaker	Firestone	30	121		0	Accident		$250
29	12	Fred Frame	Wetteroth	Miller	Firestone	3	85		37	Valve		$645
30	64	Mark Billman	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Firestone	22	79		0	Accident		$240
31	53	Johnny Sawyer	Miller	Miller	Firestone	34	77		0	Clutch		$235
32	2	Peter Kreis	Summers	Miller	Firestone	11	63		0	Universal joint		$230
33	16	Ernie Triplett	Weil	Miller	Firestone	5	61		0	Piston		$225
34	25	Shorty Cantlon	Stevens	Miller	Firestone	13	50		0	Rod		$220
35	3	Mauri Rose	Stevens	Miller	Firestone	42	48		0	Timing gear		$215
36	58	Frank Brisko	Miller	Miller	Firestone	2	47		0	Oil		$210
37	10	Ira Hall	Stevens	Duesenberg	Firestone	8	37		0	Accident		$206
38	23	Ralph Hepburn	Cooper	Cooper	Firestone	41	33		0	Rod		$205
39	59	Ray Campbell	Hudson	Hudson	Firestone	37	24		0	Magneto		$204
40	24	Paul Bost	Duesenberg	Miller	Firestone	33	13		0	Oil		$203
41	61	Rick Decker	Miller	Miller	Firestone	38	13		0	Manifold		$202
42	22	Louis Schneider	Stevens	Miller	Firestone	21	0		0	Stalled		$200

1933 Indianapolis 500

1933 Indianapolis 500

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