The 1930 Indianapolis 500 was the 18th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Friday, 30 May 1930. Billy Arnold started on pole position and was the race winner.
1930 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Billy Arnold | Summers | Miller | Firestone | 1 | 200 | 4:58:39.72 | 198 | Running | 100.448 | $50,300 |
| 2 | 16 | Shorty Cantlon | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 3 | 200 | +7:17.36 | 0 | Running | 98.054 | $13,950 |
| 3 | 23 | Louis Schneider | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running | 96.752 | $7,050 | |
| 4 | 1 | Louis Meyer | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 2 | 200 | 2 | Running | 95.253 | $4,450 | |
| 5 | 6 | Bill Cummings | Stevens | Duesenberg | Firestone | 22 | 200 | 0 | Running | 93.579 | $3,500 | |
| 6 | 24 | Dave Evans | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 33 | 200 | 0 | Running | 92.571 | $2,700 | |
| 7 | 15 | Phil Shafer | Coleman | Miller | Firestone | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running | 90.921 | $1,800 | |
| 8 | 22 | Russ Snowberger | Snowberger | Studebaker | Firestone | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running | 89.166 | $1,600 | |
| 9 | 25 | Les Allen | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | 85.749 | $1,500 | |
| 10 | 27 | L.L. Corum | Stutz | Stutz | Firestone | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running | 85.34 | $1,400 | |
| 11 | 38 | Claude Burton | Oakland | Oakland | Firestone | 16 | 196 | 0 | Running | $550 | ||
| 12 | 42 | L.P. Cucinotta | Maserati | Maserati | Firestone | 30 | 185 | 0 | Running | $510 | ||
| 13 | 41 | Chet Miller | Ford T | Fronty-Ford | Firestone | 15 | 160 | 0 | Running | $480 | ||
| 14 | 46 | Harry Butcher | Buick | Buick | Firestone | 38 | 128 | 0 | Running | $450 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Mel Keneally | Whippet | Miller | Firestone | 23 | 114 | 0 | Valve | $420 | ||
| 16 | 21 | Zeke Meyer | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 34 | 115 | 0 | Rod | $385 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Ernie Triplett | Whippet | Miller | Firestone | 6 | 125 | 0 | Piston | $380 | ||
| 18 | 35 | J.C. McDonald | Studebaker | Studebaker | Firestone | 13 | 112 | 0 | Fuel leak | $375 | ||
| 19 | 28 | Roland Free | Chrysler | Chrysler | Firestone | 37 | 69 | 0 | Clutch | $370 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Tony Gulotta | Whippet | Miller | Firestone | 20 | 79 | 0 | Valve | $365 | ||
| 21 | 33 | Frank Farmer | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 11 | 69 | 0 | Accident | $360 | ||
| 22 | 44 | Bill Denver | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Firestone | 35 | 41 | 0 | Rod | $355 | ||
| 23 | 34 | Joe Huff | Cooper | Miller | Firestone | 26 | 48 | 0 | Valve | $350 | ||
| 24 | 3 | Wilbur Shaw | Smith | Miller | Firestone | 25 | 54 | 0 | Oil Leak | $345 | ||
| 25 | 29 | Joe Caccia | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Firestone | 14 | 43 | 0 | Accident | $340 | ||
| 26 | 36 | Cy Marshall | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Firestone | 10 | 29 | 0 | Accident | $335 | ||
| 27 | 32 | Charles Moran, Jr. | DuPont | DuPont | Firestone | 19 | 22 | 0 | Accident | $330 | ||
| 28 | 7 | Jimmy Gleason | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 24 | 22 | 0 | Timing gear | $325 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Lou Moore | Coleman | Miller | Firestone | 12 | 23 | 0 | Accident | $320 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Deacon Litz | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Firestone | 31 | 22 | 0 | Accident | $315 | ||
| 31 | 8 | Babe Stapp | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Firestone | 32 | 18 | 0 | Accident | $310 | ||
| 32 | 39 | Johnny Seymour | Cooper | Miller | Firestone | 18 | 21 | 0 | Accident | $305 | ||
| 33 | 5 | Pete DePaolo | Stevens | Duesenberg | Firestone | 21 | 19 | 0 | Accident | $300 | ||
| 34 | 45 | Marion Trexler | Auburn | Lycoming | Firestone | 29 | 19 | 0 | Accident | $295 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Speed Gardner | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 27 | 14 | 0 | Bearing | $290 | ||
| 36 | 26 | Baconin Borzachini | Maserati | Maserati | Firestone | 28 | 7 | 0 | Magneto | $285 | ||
| 37 | 48 | Rick Decker | Mercedes | Clemons | Firestone | 36 | 8 | 0 | Oil tank | $280 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Chet Gardner | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | Firestone | 5 | 0 | 0 | Skidded out | $275 |