1929 Indianapolis 500
30 May - Indianapolis: 200 laps x 4.02335 km = 804.670 km
Pole position: Cliff Woodbury (Miller FD) 4:58.51
Fastest lap: N/A
Results:
1 2 6 Ray Keech Miller 5:07.25.42
2 2 8 Louis Meyer Miller 5:13:49.21
3* 53 23 Jimmy Gleason Duesenberg 5:20:10.46 (132)
4 43 25 Carl Marchese Miller 5:20:42.95
5* 42 21 Fred Winnai Duesenberg 5:37:52.05 (119)
6+ 48 28 William Gardner Miller 5:39:24.27 (45)
7 6 14 Louis Chiron Delage 5:41:57.85
8* 9 7 Billy Arnold Miller 5:57:31.77 (84)
9* 25 32 Cliff Bergere Miller 6:11:44.00 (147)
10+ 34 22 Fred Frame Cooper Miller 193 Flagged (142)
11 28 29 Frank Brisko Miller 180 Flagged
12* 17 18 Phil Shafer Miller 150 Flagged (141)
Did Not Finish:
+ 3 13 Lou Moore Miller 198 Brkn conn. rod (92)
* 36 26 Frank Farmer Miller 140 Supercharger (124)
+ 49 24 Wesley Crawford Fengler Miller 127 Supercharger (27)
4 17 Peter Kreis Detroit Miller 91 Engine seized
23 11 Tony Gulotta Miller 91 Supercharger
5 19 Bob McDonogh Miller 74 Oil tank
46 33 Bill Lindau Miller 70 Broken valve
+ 31 27 Herman Schurch Miller 70 Fuel tank leak (59)
38 16 Johnny Seymour Cooper Miller 65 Broken rear axle
+ 21 2 Leon Duray Miller 65 Carburetor (41)
* 29 30 Rick Decker Miller 61 Supercharger (49)
26 9 Deacon Litz Miller 56 Brkn connecting rod
27 31 Bert Karnatz Miller 50 Fuel leak
47 20 Ernie Triplett Duesenberg 48 Brkn connecting rod
12 10 Russ Snowberger Cooper Miller 45 Supercharger
32 4 Babe Stapp Duesenberg Miller 40 Brkn universal joint
35 15 Jules Moriceau Amilcar 30 Wrecked NW turn
37 5 Peter DePaolo Miller 25 Brkn steering arm
18 3 Ralph Hepburn Miller 14 Lost high gear
10 12 Bill Spence Duesenberg 14 Wrecked SE turn
8 1 Cliff Woodbury Miller 3 Wrecked NW turn
* relieved drivers, + relieved drivers not running as last driver,
RELIEF DRIVERS
* 13 3 Barney Kloepfer Miller 106 Rel Lou Moore 93-198
8 9 Cliff Woodbury Miller 6 Rel Billy Arnold 31-36
8 9 Red Roberts Miller 110 Rel Billy Arnold 37-146
12 17 Russ Snowberger Miller 5 Rel Phil Shafer 114-118
12 17 Cliff Woodbury Miller 4 Rel Phil Shafer 102-105
* 22 21 Ralph Hepburn Miller 24 Rel Leon Duray 42-65
9 25 Peter Kreis Miller 53 Rel Cliff Bergere 94-146
23 29 Sam Rossi Miller 12 Rel Rick Decker 45-56
20 31 Jack Buxton Miller 9 Rel Herman Schurch 60-68
20 31 Bert Karnatz Miller 2 Rel Herman Schurch 69-70
10 34 Johnny Seymour Cooper Miller 51 Rel Fred Frame 143-193
14 36 Bill Albertson Miller 16 Rel Frank Farmer 119-134
5 42 Lora Corum Duesenberg 4 Rel Fred Winnai 96-99
5 42 Percy Ford Duesenberg 77 Rel Fred Winnai 100-176
* 6 48 Chet Gardner Miller 155 Rel William Gardner 32-82, 97-200
15 49 Ted Simpson Miller 45 Rel Wesley Crawford 28-53, 108-126
* 15 49 Zeke Meyer Miller 55 Rel Wesley Crawford 54-107, 127
3 53 Thane Houser Duesenberg 12 Rel Jimmy Gleason 79-90
3 53 Ernie Triplett Duesenberg 56 Rel Jimmy Gleason 91-146
* relief drivers finishing the race.
Non Qualifiers
44 Phil Pardee Miller
54 Frank Sweigert Duesenberg
45 Sam Greco Miller
16 Zeke Meyer Miller
19 Chet Gardner Miller
24 Bill Robinson Duesenberg
33 Myron Stevens Miller
41 Thane Houser Duesenberg
44 Ralph DePalma Miller
51 Joe Baker Green
51 John Vance Green
56 Henry Turgeon Miller FD
(194.085 kmh/120.599 mph)
RACE NOTES
1) 91,5 cubic inch displacement limit.
2) 90 mph minimum qualifying for 4 lap average, 33 fastest cars.
3) Lindau started as alternate after Pardee was eliminated in accident after qualifying.
4) Bill Spence fatally injured