1927 Indianapolis 500

The 1927 Indianapolis 500 was the 15th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 30 May 1927. Frank Lockhart started on pole position and George Souders was the race winner.

1927 Indianapolis 500 Race Result

Pos.	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Tire	Started	Laps	Total Time	Laps Led	Status	Avg. Speed	Prize Money
1	32	George Souders	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Firestone	22	200	5:07:33.08	51	Running	97.545	$30,650
2	10	Earl DeVore	Miller	Miller	Firestone	15	200	+12:02.87	0	Running	93.868	$12,800
3	27	Tony Gulotta	Miller	Miller	Firestone	27	200		0	Running	93.139	$6,000
4	29	Wilbur Shaw	Miller	Miller	Firestone	19	200		0	Running	93.11	$4,000
5	21	Dave Evans	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Firestone	28	200		0	Running	90.782	$3,500
6	14	Bob McDonogh	Cooper	Miller	Firestone	7	200		0	Running	90.41	$5,200
7	16	Eddie Hearne	Miller	Miller	Firestone	18	200		0	Running	90.064	$1,800
8	6	Tommy Milton	Detroit	Miller	Firestone	25	200		0	Running	85.081	$1,600
9	25	Cliff Bergere	Miller	Miller	Firestone	14	200		0	Running	79.929	$1,500
10	5	Frank Elliott	Miller	Miller	Firestone	13	200		0	Running	78.242	$1,400
11	31	Fred Frame	Miller	Miller	Firestone	33	199		0	Running		$750
12	42	Jimmy Hill	Miller	Miller	Firestone	32	197		0	Running		$600
13	24	Benny Shoaff	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Firestone	31	198		0	Drive gears		$550
14	41	Wade Morton	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Firestone	26	152		0	Accident		$500
15	44	Al Melcher	Miller	Miller	Firestone	20	144		0	Supercharger		$490
16	43	Louis Schneider	Miller	Miller	Firestone	23	137		0	Timing gears		$480
17	9	Peter Kreis	Cooper	Miller	Firestone	12	123		0	Front axle		$470
18	2	Frank Lockhart	Miller	Miller	Firestone	1	120		110	Rod		$11,460
19	15	Cliff Woodbury	Miller	Miller	Firestone	6	108		0	Supercharger		$450
20	26	Dutch Baumann	Miller	Miller	Firestone	17	90		9	Pinion shaft		$1,340
21	35	Al Cotey	Miller	Miller	Firestone	29	87		0	Universal joint		$430
22	17	Doc Shattuc	Miller	Miller	Firestone	16	83		0	Valve		$420
23	23	Fred Lecklider	Miller	Miller	Firestone	30	49		0	Accident		$410
24	19	Ralph Hepburn	Miller	Miller	Firestone	5	39		0	Fuel leak		$400
25	1	Harry Hartz	Miller	Miller	Firestone	4	38		0	Crankshaft		$390
26	3	Pete DePaolo	Miller	Miller	Firestone	2	31		30	Supercharger		$380
27	12	Leon Duray	Miller	Miller	Firestone	3	26		0	Fuel tank		$370
28	4	Bennett Hill	Miller	Miller	Firestone	9	26		0	Shackle bolt		$360
29	18	Jules Ellingboe	Miller	Miller	Firestone	21	25		0	Accident		$350
30	8	Norm Batten	Fengler	Miller	Firestone	10	24		0	Fire		$340
31	38	Babe Stapp	Duesenberg	Duesenberg	Firestone	24	24		0	Universal joint		$330
32	22	Jack Petticord	Miller	Miller	Firestone	11	22		0	Supercharger		$320
33	7	Dave Lewis	Miller	Miller	Firestone	8	21		0	Front axle		$310

1927 Indianapolis 500

1927 Indianapolis 500

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