1930 Indianapolis 500
30 May - Indianapolis: 200 laps x 4.02335 km = 804.670 km
Pole Position: Billy Arnold Summers Miller 113.268mph
Fastest lap: N/A
Results:
1 4 1 Billy Arnold Summers Miller 4:58:39.72
2+ 16 3 Shorty Cantlon Stevens Miller 5:05:57.18 (146)
3 23 4 Louis Schneider Stevens Miller 5:10:04.21
4 1 2 Louis Meyer Stevens Miller 5:14:57.07
5* 6 22 Bill Cummings Stevens Duesenberg 5:20:35.11 (168)
6 24 33 Dave Evans Stevens Miller 5:24:04.50
7 15 8 Phil Shafer Coleman Miller 5:29:57.37
8 22 7 Russ Snowberger Coleman Miller 5:36:26.96
9+ 25 9 Leslie Allen Miller 5:49:51.51 (50)
10 27 17 Lora Corum Stutz 5:51:32.09
11 38 16 Claude Burton Oakland 196 Flagged
12 42 30 Letterio Cucinotta Maserati 185 Flagged
13+ 41 15 Chet Miller Fronty Ford T 161 Flagged (94)
14 46 38 Hank Butcher Buick 127 Flagged
Did Not Finish:
17 6 Ernie Triplett Whippet Miller 125 Piston
21 34 Zeke Meyer Miller 115 Brkn connecting rod
10 23 Mel Kenealy Whippet Miller 114 Broken valve
+ 35 13 J. C. McDonald Studebaker 112 Fuel tank leak (104)
9 20 Tony Gulotta Whippet Miller 79 Broken valve
28 37 Roland Free Chrysler 69 Clutch
33 11 Frank Farmer Miller 69 Wrecked
3 25 Wilbur Shaw Smith Miller 54 Broken wrist pin
+ 34 26 Joe Huff Cooper Miller 48 Broken valve (7)
29 14 Joe Caccia Duesenberg 43 Wrecked
44 35 William Denver Duesenberg 41 Brkn connecting rod
36 10 Cy Marshall Duesenberg 29 Wrecked NE turn
14 12 Lou Moore Coleman Miller 23 Wrecked NE turn
32 19 Charles Moran duPont 22 Wrecked NE turn
7 24 Jimmy Gleason Miller 22 Wrecked NE turn
12 31 Deacon Litz Duesenberg 22 Wrecked NE turn
8 32 Babe Stapp Duesenberg 21 Wrecked NE turn
39 18 Johnny Seymour Cooper Miller 21 Wrecked NE turn
+ 5 21 Peter DePaolo Duesenberg 20 Wrecked NE turn (7)
45 29 Marion Trexler Auburn Lycomg 19 Wrecked NE turn
19 27 William Gardner Miller 14 Lost main bearing
48 36 Rick Decker Mercedes 8 Oil tank
+ 26 28 Baconin Borzachini Maserati 7 Magneto (3)
18 5 Chet Gardner Duesenberg 1 Spun out SW turn
RELIEF DRIVERS
2* 16 Herman Schurch Stevens/Miller 54 Rel Cantlon 147-200
5 6 Fred Winnai Duesenberg 32 Rel Cummings 118-149
9* 25 Fred Lecklider Miller 65 Rel Allen 51-115
9* 25 Stubby Stubblefield Miller 85 Rel Allen 116-200
13* 41 Paul Bost Fronty Ford Y 66 Rel C Miller 95-160
* 5 Red Roberts Duesenberg 13 Rel DePaolo 8-20
* 26 Jimmy Rossi Maserati 4 Rel Borsachini 4-7
* 34 Ted Chamberlain Cooper Miller 20 Rel Huff 8-27
* 34 William Gardner Cooper Miller 21 Rel Huff 28-48
* 35 Johnny Kreiger Studebaker 8 Rel M'Donald 105-112
NON-QUALIFIERS
31 Rick Decker Duesenberg
43 Doc MacKenzie Buick
RACE NOTES
1) 366 cu in maximum dislacement, non-supercharged
2) Qualifications - minimum of 85 mph for 4 laps
3) Field limited to 40 fastest cars
4) Paul Marshall, Cy Marshall's brother and riding mechanic, killed
5) Arnold's purse includes $16,800 in lap prizes.
6) Fast Qualifier: Billy Arnold Speed: 113.268 mph
7) Total Purse: $97,500
8) Promoter: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, AAA Sanction No. 2225