1928 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1928 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
on Wednesday, May 30, 1928.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
on Wednesday, May 30, 1928.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 14 |  United States Louis MeyerLouis Meyer Louis Meyer was an American Hall of Fame race car driver best known as the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.... |
111.352 | 17 | 200 | 19 | Running |
| 2 | 8 | 28 | United States Lou Moore Lou Moore Lewis Henry 'Lou' Moore was an American racecar driver, most known during his career for qualifying for the pole position of the 1932 Indianapolis 500. After his driving career, Moore became a legendary car owner... |
113.826 | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 12 | 3 | United States George Souders George Souders George Souders won the 1927 Indianapolis 500.Born in Lafayette, Indiana, George Souders led the last 51 laps of the 1927 race after starting in 22nd position as a race rookie.-Indy 500 results:-External links:... |
111.444 | 16 | 200 | 9 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 15 | United States Ray Keech Ray Keech Ray Keech was a board track and brick track racer in the 1920s. He is best remembered for winning the 1929 Indianapolis 500, and for setting a land speed record.-Land speed record:... |
113.421 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 15 | 22 | United States Norman Batten Norman Batten Norman Batten was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s. He and fellow driver Earl Devore were lost at sea while sailing aboard the SS Vestris.-Indy 500 results:... |
106.585 | 21 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | United States Babe Stapp Babe Stapp Elbert "Babe" Stapp was an American racecar driver active in the 1920's and 1930's.-Career award:*He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1994.... |
116.887 | 5 | 200 | 7 | Running |
| 7 | 20 | 43 | United States Billy Arnold Billy Arnold For the professional baseball player & manager, see Billy Arnold Richard William Arnold won the 1930 Indianapolis 500 after leading all but first two laps of the race, the most ever by a winner of the race. He won by a margin of 7 minutes and 17 seconds. He was 24 years old at the time... |
111.926 | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 14 | 27 | United States Fred Frame Fred Frame Fredrick William Frame won the 1932 Indianapolis 500.-Indy 500 results:... |
107.501 | 20 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 9 | 25 | United States Fred Comer Fred Comer Fred Comer was an American racecar driver. Like many drivers of his era, he was a board track racing specialist and made 43 AAA Championship Car starts on the board ovals with one win in 1926 on the Atlantic City track and one pole... |
113.690 | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 4 | 8 | United States Tony Gulotta Tony Gulotta Tony Gulotta was an American racecar driver active throughout the 1920s and 1930s.... |
117.031 | 4 | 200 | 35 | Running |
| 11 | 7 | 24 | United States Louis Schneider Louis Schneider Louis F. Schneider won the 1931 Indianapolis 500.-Indy 500 results:-External links:... |
114.036 | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 23 | 12 | United States Dave Evans Dave Evans (driver) Dave Evans was an American racecar driver. In 1931, he performed a remarkable feat when his Cummins Diesel Special completed the entire Indy 500 without a pit stop.... |
108.264 | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 28 | 29 | United States Henry Kohlert Henry Kohlert Henry 'Cap' Kohlert was an American racecar driver and Aviation pioneer. He served in the United States Army 67th Balloon Corps. in World War 1. After the war he became an Automotive Mechanic, Automotive Dealer and Race car Driver... |
93.545 | 29 | 180 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 17 | 23 | United States Deacon Litz Deacon Litz Artha Benson "Deacon" Litz was an American racecar driver active primarily during the 1920s and 1930s.-Indy 500 results:... |
106.213 | 23 | 161 | 0 | Flagged |
| 15 | 21 | 39 | United States Jimmy Gleason Jimmy Gleason Jimmy Gleason was an American racecar driver. He was killed in an AAA National Championship race at Syracuse a week after he captured his first Championship Car victory at Altoona.-Indy 500 results:... |
111.708 | 13 | 195 | 55 | Magneto |
| 16 | 18 | 5 | United States Cliff Durant Cliff Durant Russell "Cliff" Durant was an American racecar driver. He was the son of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors. His wife Adelaide Frost was a singing star who later married Eddie Rickenbacker... |
99.990 | 26 | 175 | 0 | Supercharger |
| 17 | 11 | 33 | United States Johnny Seymour Johnny Seymour Johnny Seymour was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
111.671 | 14 | 170 | 0 | Supercharger |
| 18 | 24 | 6 | United States Earl Devore Earl Devore Earl Devore was an American racecar driver. Devore and fellow driver Norman Batten were aboard the SS Vestris when it sank. He is credited with saving the lives of his wife, his son, and Batten's wife. Both Batten and Devore were lost at sea... |
109.810 | 18 | 161 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 19 | 1 | 4 | United States Leon Duray Leon Duray Leon Duray was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s... |
122.391 | 1 | 133 | 64 | Overheating |
| 20 | 16 | 38 | United States Sam Ross Sam Ross Sam Ross was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
106.572 | 22 | 132 | 0 | Timing gears |
| 21 | 27 | 26 | United States Ira Hall Ira Hall Ira Hall was an American racecar driver. Hall was later elected sheriff of Vigo County, Indiana.-Career award:... |
96.886 | 27 | 115 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 22 | 19 | 32 | United States Peter Kreis Peter Kreis A. J. "Peter" Kreis was an American racecar driver. He and riding mechanic Robert Hahn were killed in a turn one accident while practicing for the 1934 Indianapolis 500. As he was entering the turn, a car in front of him spun, followed by Kreis' car spining, possibly due to trying to avoid a... |
112.906 | 11 | 73 | 0 | Rod bearing |
| 23 | 2 | 10 | United States Cliff Woodbury Cliff Woodbury Cliff Woodbury was an American racecar driver. After crashing on the third lap of the 1929 Indianapolis 500, Woodbury becomes the first Indy pole-sitter to finish in last place. This feat will not be repeated until Pancho Carter retires with mechanical problems six laps into the 1985 Indianapolis... |
120.418 | 2 | 55 | 0 | Timing gears |
| 24 | 6 | 16 | United States Ralph Hepburn Ralph Hepburn Ralph Hepburn was a pioneer of American motorcycle racing champion and an Indianapolis 500 racing driver.Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Hepburn's family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was ten years old... |
116.354 | 6 | 48 | 0 | Timing gears |
| 25 | 29 | 1 | United States Wilbur Shaw Wilbur Shaw Warren Wilbur Shaw was a noted American racing driver and president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death. Shaw was the automotive test evaluator for Popular Science magazine... |
100.956 | 25 | 42 | 0 | Timing gears |
| 26 | 26 | 18 | United States Benny Shoaff Benny Shoaff Benton "Benny" Shoaff was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
102.409 | 24 | 35 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 27 | 25 | 41 | United States C. W. Belt C. W. Belt Clarence W. Belt was an American racecar driver. He failed to qualify for the 1925 Indianapolis 500 but qualified for the 1928 race. In 1927 he attempted two other Championship Car races but failed to qualify for both of them.-Indy 500 results:-External links:* at ChampCarStats.com... |
96.026 | 28 | 32 | 0 | Valve |
| 28 | 3 | 21 | United States Cliff Bergere Cliff Bergere Cliff Bergere was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
119.956 | 3 | 7 | 0 | Supercharger |
| 29 | 22 | 34 | United States Russ Snowberger Russ Snowberger Russ Snowberger was an American racecar driver and owner active from the 1920s through the 1950s.... |
111.618 | 15 | 4 | 11 | Supercharger |