The 1938 Indianapolis 500 was the 26th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 30 May 1938. Floyd Roberts started on pole position and was the race winner.
1938 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Floyd Roberts | Wetteroth | Miller | Firestone | 1 | 200 | 4:14:58.40 | 92 | Running | 117.2 | $32,075 |
| 2 | 1 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | Offenhauser | Firestone | 7 | 200 | +3:35.27 | 0 | Running | 115.58 | $14,425 |
| 3 | 3 | Chet Miller | Summers | Offenhauser | Firestone | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running | 114.946 | $7,350 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ted Horn | Wetteroth | Miller | Firestone | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running | 112.203 | $4,600 | |
| 5 | 38 | Chet Gardner | Rigling | Offenhauser | Firestone | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running | 110.311 | $4,100 | |
| 6 | 54 | Herb Ardinger | Miller-Ford | Offenhauser | Firestone | 14 | 199 | 0 | Running | $2,625 | ||
| 7 | 45 | Harry McQuinn | Marchese | Miller | Firestone | 25 | 197 | 0 | Running | $2,175 | ||
| 8 | 58 | Billy DeVore | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | 30 | 185 | 0 | Running | $1,925 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Joel Thorne | Shaw | Offenhauser | Firestone | 13 | 185 | 0 | Running | $1,775 | ||
| 10 | 29 | Frank Wearne | Adams | Offenhauser | Firestone | 17 | 181 | 0 | Running | $1,650 | ||
| 11 | 43 | Duke Nalon | Fengler | Miller | Firestone | 33 | 178 | 0 | Running | $1,025 | ||
| 12 | 12 | George Bailey | Weil | Duray | Firestone | 29 | 166 | 0 | Clutch | $825 | ||
| 13 | 27 | Mauri Rose | Maserati | Maserati | Firestone | 9 | 165 | 0 | Supercharger | $650 | ||
| 14 | 16 | Ronney Householder | Adams | Sparks | Firestone | 10 | 154 | 0 | Supercharger | $695 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Jimmy Snyder | Adams | Sparks | Firestone | 15 | 150 | 92 | Supercharger | $3,390 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Louis Meyer | Stevens | Winfield | Firestone | 12 | 149 | 0 | Oil Pump | $635 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Tony Gulotta | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | 4 | 130 | 0 | Rod | $680 | ||
| 18 | 55 | Al Miller | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 22 | 125 | 0 | Clutch | $625 | ||
| 19 | 15 | George Connor | Adams | Miller | Firestone | 19 | 119 | 0 | Engine | $620 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Cliff Bergere | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 32 | 111 | 0 | Piston | $615 | ||
| 21 | 33 | Henry Banks | Miller | Voelker | Firestone | 31 | 109 | 0 | Rod bearing | $610 | ||
| 22 | 35 | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Firestone | 21 | 100 | 0 | Camshaft | $955 | ||
| 23 | 21 | Louis Tomei | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 24 | 88 | 0 | Rod | $625 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Bill Cummings | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 16 | 72 | 0 | Radiator | $620 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Russ Snowberger | Snowberger | Miller | Firestone | 2 | 56 | 0 | Rod | $640 | ||
| 26 | 34 | Babe Stapp | Weil | Miller | Firestone | 8 | 54 | 0 | Valve | $585 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Tony Willman | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 26 | 47 | 0 | Valve | $580 | ||
| 28 | 8 | Rex Mays | A.R.-Weil | Alfa-Romeo | Firestone | 3 | 45 | 16 | Supercharger | $1,125 | ||
| 29 | 42 | Emil Andres | Adams | Brisko | Firestone | 28 | 45 | 0 | Accident | $620 | ||
| 30 | 37 | Ira Hall | Nowiak | Studebaker | Firestone | 27 | 44 | 0 | Accident | $565 | ||
| 31 | 26 | Frank Brisko | Stevens | Brisko | Firestone | 11 | 39 | 0 | Oil line | $585 | ||
| 32 | 36 | Al Putnam | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 23 | 15 | 0 | Crankshaft | $555 | ||
| 33 | 47 | Shorty Cantlon | Stevens | Miller | Firestone | 20 | 13 | 0 | Supercharger | $550 |