The 1937 Indianapolis 500 was the 25th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 31 May 1937. Bill Cummings started on pole position and Wilbur Shaw was the race winner.
1937 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | Offenhauser | Firestone | 2 | 200 | 4:24:07.80 | 131 | Running | 113.58 | $35,075 |
| 2 | 8 | Ralph Hepburn | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | 6 | 200 | +2.16 | 9 | Running | 113.565 | $15,937 |
| 3 | 3 | Ted Horn | Wetteroth | Miller | Firestone | 32 | 200 | 0 | Running | 113.434 | $7,087 | |
| 4 | 2 | Louis Meyer | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running | 110.73 | $4,275 | |
| 5 | 45 | Cliff Bergere | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running | 108.935 | $3,725 | |
| 6 | 16 | Bill Cummings | Miller | Offenhauser | Firestone | 1 | 200 | 0 | Running | 107.124 | $3,187 | |
| 7 | 28 | Billy DeVore | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running | 106.995 | $1,962 | |
| 8 | 38 | Tony Gulotta | Rigling | Offenhauser | Firestone | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running | 105.015 | $1,787 | |
| 9 | 17 | George Connor | Adams | Miller | Firestone | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running | 103.83 | $1,862 | |
| 10 | 53 | Louis Tomei | Rigling | Studebaker | Firestone | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running | 101.825 | $1,487 | |
| 11 | 31 | Chet Gardner | Duesenberg | Offenhauser | Firestone | 9 | 199 | 0 | Running | $912 | ||
| 12 | 23 | Ronney Householder | Viglioni | Miller | Firestone | 10 | 194 | 0 | Running | $737 | ||
| 13 | 62 | Floyd Roberts | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 17 | 194 | 0 | Running | $600 | ||
| 14 | 35 | Deacon Litz | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 11 | 191 | 0 | Out of oil | $535 | ||
| 15 | 32 | Floyd Davis | Snowberger | Miller | Firestone | 24 | 190 | 0 | Accident | $520 | ||
| 16 | 34 | Shorty Cantlon | Weil | Miller | Firestone | 25 | 182 | 0 | Running | $505 | ||
| 17 | 42 | Al Miller | Snowberger | Miller | Firestone | 26 | 170 | 0 | Carburetor | $490 | ||
| 18 | 1 | Mauri Rose | Miller | Offenhauser | Firestone | 8 | 127 | 0 | Oil line | $475 | ||
| 19 | 41 | Ken Fowler | Wetteroth | McDowell | Firestone | 29 | 116 | 0 | Car pushed | $460 | ||
| 20 | 25 | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Firestone | 20 | 109 | 0 | Out of oil | $1,445 | ||
| 21 | 43 | George Bailey | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 28 | 107 | 0 | Clutch | $430 | ||
| 22 | 54 | Herb Ardinger | Welch | Offenhauser | Firestone | 3 | 106 | 2 | Rod | $915 | ||
| 23 | 24 | Frank Brisko | Stevens | Brisko | Firestone | 15 | 105 | 0 | No oil pressure | $400 | ||
| 24 | 44 | Frank Wearne | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 33 | 99 | 0 | Carburetor | $385 | ||
| 25 | 26 | Tony Willman | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 27 | 95 | 0 | Rod | $370 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Billy Winn | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 4 | 85 | 0 | Oil line | $605 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Russ Snowberger | Snowberger | Packard | Firestone | 30 | 66 | 0 | Clutch | $340 | ||
| 28 | 33 | Bob Swanson | Adams | Sparks | Firestone | 21 | 52 | 34 | Carburetor | $825 | ||
| 29 | 47 | Harry McQuinn | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 22 | 47 | 0 | Piston | $560 | ||
| 30 | 7 | Chet Miller | Summers | Miller | Firestone | 13 | 36 | 0 | Ignition | $295 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Babe Stapp | Maserati | Maserati | Firestone | 31 | 36 | 0 | Clutch | $280 | ||
| 32 | 5 | Jimmy Snyder | Adams | Sparks | Firestone | 19 | 27 | 24 | Transmission | $3,165 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Rex Mays | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 23 | 24 | 0 | Overheating | $500 |