The 1941 Indianapolis 500 was the 29th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Friday, 30 May 1941. Mauri Rose started on pole position and Floyd Davis was the race winner.
1941 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Floyd Davis | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Firestone | 17 | 200 | 4:20:36.24 | 0 | Running | 115.117 | $29,200 |
| 2 | 1 | Rex Mays | Stevens | Winfield | Firestone | 2 | 200 | +1:29.95 | 38 | Running | 114.459 | $14,850 |
| 3 | 4 | Ted Horn | Adams | Sparks | Firestone | 28 | 200 | 0 | Running | 113.864 | $6,863 | |
| 4 | 54 | Ralph Hepburn | Miller-Ford | Novi | Firestone | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running | 113.631 | $4,575 | |
| 5 | 34 | Cliff Bergere | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Firestone | 7 | 200 | 10 | Running | 113.528 | $4,375 | |
| 6 | 41 | Chet Miller | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running | 111.921 | $2,438 | |
| 7 | 15 | Harry McQuinn | A.R.-Weil | Alfa Romeo | Firestone | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running | 111.795 | $2,063 | |
| 8 | 7 | Frank Wearne | Shaw | Offenhauser | Firestone | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running | 110.818 | $1,788 | |
| 9 | 45 | Paul Russo | Marchese | Miller | Firestone | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running | 105.628 | $1,738 | |
| 10 | 27 | Tommy Hinnershitz | Adams | Offenhauser | Firestone | 20 | 200 | 0 | Running | 105.152 | $1,538 | |
| 11 | 53 | Louis Tomei | Miller-Ford | Offenhauser | Firestone | 24 | 200 | 0 | Running | 104.437 | $938 | |
| 12 | 55 | Al Putnam | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Firestone | 31 | 200 | 0 | Running | 101.391 | $763 | |
| 13 | 26 | Overton Phillips | Bugatti | Miller | Firestone | 26 | 187 | 0 | Running | $625 | ||
| 14 | 25 | Joie Chitwood | Lencki | Lencki | Firestone | 27 | 177 | 0 | Running | $620 | ||
| 15 | 17 | Duke Nalon | Maserati | Maserati | Firestone | 30 | 173 | 0 | Running | $640 | ||
| 16 | 14 | George Connor | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | 13 | 167 | 0 | Transmission | $660 | ||
| 17 | 47 | Everett Saylor | Weil | Offenhauser | Firestone | 12 | 155 | 0 | Accident | $605 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Wilbur Shaw | Maserati | Maserati | Firestone | 3 | 151 | 107 | Accident | $5,875 | ||
| 19 | 23 | Billy DeVore | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | 8 | 121 | 0 | Rod | $595 | ||
| 20 | 62 | Tony Willman | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | 25 | 117 | 0 | Rod | $615 | ||
| 21 | 42 | Russ Snowberger | Snowberger | Offenhauser | Firestone | 11 | 107 | 0 | Water pump | $585 | ||
| 22 | 32 | Deacon Litz | Stevens | Sampson | Firestone | 29 | 89 | 0 | Oil | $555 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Frank Brisko | Stevens | Brisko | Firestone | 22 | 70 | 0 | Valve | $600 | ||
| 24 | 36 | Doc Williams | Cooper | Offenhauser | Firestone | 5 | 68 | 0 | Radiator | $620 | ||
| 25 | 10 | George Robson | Weil | Duray | Firestone | 16 | 66 | 0 | Oil leak | $565 | ||
| 26 | 3 | Mauri Rose | Maserati | Maserati | Firestone | 1 | 60 | 45 | Spark plugs | $1,035 | ||
| 27 | 22 | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Firestone | 19 | 48 | 0 | Rod | $605 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Al Miller | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 14 | 22 | 0 | Transmission | $575 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Mel Hansen | Miller-Ford | Offenhauser | Firestone | 21 | 11 | 0 | Rod | $595 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Emil Andres | Lencki | Lencki | Firestone | 15 | 4 | 0 | Accident | $540 | ||
| 31 | 5 | Joel Thorne | Adams | Sparks | Firestone | 23 | 4 | 0 | Accident | $535 | ||
| 32 | 35 | George Barringer | Miller | Miller | Firestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | Garage fire | $530 | ||
| 33 | 28 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Firestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | Practice acc. | $525 |