The 1935 Indianapolis 500 was the 23rd running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Thursday, 30 May 1935. Rex Mays started on pole position and Kelly Petillo was the race winner.
1935 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Firestone | 22 | 200 | 4:42:22.71 | 102 | Running | 106.24 | $30,600 |
| 2 | 14 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | Offenhauser | Firestone | 20 | 200 | +40.02 | 5 | Running | 105.99 | $13,500 |
| 3 | 1 | Bill Cummings | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running | 104.758 | $6,650 | |
| 4 | 22 | Floyd Roberts | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running | 103.228 | $4,000 | |
| 5 | 21 | Ralph Hepburn | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running | 103.177 | $3,500 | |
| 6 | 9 | Shorty Cantlon | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running | 101.14 | $2,200 | |
| 7 | 18 | Chet Gardner | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | 101.129 | $1,800 | |
| 8 | 16 | Deacon Litz | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running | 100.907 | $1,600 | |
| 9 | 8 | Doc MacKenzie | Rigling | Miller | Firestone | 15 | 200 | 0 | Running | 100.598 | $1,500 | |
| 10 | 34 | Chet Miller | Summers | Miller | Firestone | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running | 100.474 | $1,475 | |
| 11 | 19 | Fred Frame | Wetteroth | Miller | Firestone | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running | 100.436 | $850 | |
| 12 | 36 | Louis Meyer | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running | 100.256 | $700 | |
| 13 | 15 | Cliff Bergere | Rigling | Buick | Firestone | 16 | 196 | 0 | Out of fuel | $600 | ||
| 14 | 62 | Harris Insinger | Mikan-Carson | Studebaker | Firestone | 31 | 185 | 0 | Running | $535 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Al Miller | Rigling | Miller | Firestone | 21 | 178 | 0 | Engine | $520 | ||
| 16 | 43 | Ted Horn | Miller-Ford | Ford V8 | Firestone | 26 | 145 | 0 | Steering | $505 | ||
| 17 | 33 | Rex Mays | Adams | Miller | Firestone | 1 | 123 | 89 | Spring | $2,490 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Lou Moore | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 23 | 116 | 0 | Rod | $475 | ||
| 19 | 37 | George Connor | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 14 | 112 | 0 | Transmission | $460 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Mauri Rose | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 10 | 103 | 0 | Studs | $445 | ||
| 21 | 44 | Tony Gulotta | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 6 | 102 | 0 | Magneto | $430 | ||
| 22 | 39 | Jimmy Snyder | Snowberger | Studebaker | Firestone | 30 | 97 | 0 | Spring | $415 | ||
| 23 | 41 | Frank Brisko | Rigling | Studebaker | Firestone | 24 | 79 | 0 | Universal joint | $400 | ||
| 24 | 42 | Johnny Seymour | Miller-Ford | Ford V8 | Firestone | 27 | 71 | 0 | Grease leak | $385 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Babe Stapp | Adams | Miller | Firestone | 12 | 70 | 4 | Radiator | $470 | ||
| 26 | 35 | George Bailey | Miller-Ford | Ford V8 | Firestone | 29 | 65 | 0 | Steering | $355 | ||
| 27 | 3 | Russ Snowberger | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 11 | 59 | 0 | Exhaust pipe | $340 | ||
| 28 | 26 | Louis Tomei | Miller | Lencki | Firestone | 32 | 47 | 0 | Valve | $325 | ||
| 29 | 46 | Bob Sall | Miller-Ford | Ford V8 | Firestone | 33 | 47 | 0 | Steering | $310 | ||
| 30 | 6 | Al Gordon | Weil | Miller | Firestone | 2 | 17 | 0 | Accident | $295 | ||
| 31 | 27 | Freddie Winnai | Duesenberg | Miller | Firestone | 28 | 16 | 0 | Rod | $280 | ||
| 32 | 45 | Clay Weatherly | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 25 | 9 | 0 | Accident | $265 | ||
| 33 | 66 | Harry McQuinn | Rigling | Miller | Firestone | 18 | 4 | 0 | Rod | $250 |