1928 500-Mile International Sweepstakes


1928 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Prize
Money
Qual.
Speed
1 13 14 Meyer, Lou(R) Miller/Alden Sampson, II
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $28,250 111.352
2 8 28 Moore, Lou(R) Miller/Charles Haase
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $13,650 113.826
3 12 3 Souders, George State Auto Insurance/White
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $8,400 111.444
4 10 15 Keech, Ray(R) Simplex Piston Ring/Yagle
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $4,300 113.421
5 15 22 Batten, Norman Miller/Norman K. Batten
Fengler/Miller
Running
200 $3,200 106.585
6 5 7 Stapp, Babe Miller/Phil Shafer
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $3,900 116.887
7 20 43 Arnold, Billy(R) Boyle Valve
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,800 111.926
8 14 27 Frame, Fred State Auto Insurance/White
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Running
200 $1,600 107.501
9 9 25 Comer, Fred Boyle Valve
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,500 113.690
10 4 8 Gulotta, Tony Stutz Blackhawk/Burgamy
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $1,600 117.031
11 7 24 Schneider, Louis Armacost Miller/Schneider
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $652 114.036
12 23 12 Evans, Dave Boyle Valve
Miller/Miller
Running
200 $638 108.264
13 28 29 Kohlert, Henry(R) Elgin Piston Pin
Miller/Miller
Flagged
180 $625 93.545
14 17 23 Litz, Deacon(R) Miller/A.B. Litz
Miller/Miller
Flagged
161 $610 106.213
15 21 39 Gleason, Jimmy(R) Duesenberg/H.C. Henning
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Magneto
195 $6,196 111.708
16 18 5 Durant, Cliff Detroit/Tommy Milton
Detroit/Miller
Supercharger
175 $583 99.990
17 11 33 Seymour, Johnny(R) Marmon/Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Supercharger
170 $568 111.673
18 24 6 DeVore, Earl Chromolite/Metals Protection
Miller/Miller
Crash 1
161 $555 109.810
19 1 4 Duray, Leon Miller/Leon Duray
Miller/Miller
Overheating
133 $6,441 122.391
20 16 38 Ross, Sam(R) Aranem/Reed & Mulligan
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
132 $526 106.572
21 27 26 Hall, Ira(R) Duesenberg/Henry Maley
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 1
115 $512 96.886
22 19 32 Kreis, Peter Marmon/Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Rod bearing
73 $499 112.906
23 2 10 Woodbury, Cliff Boyle Valve
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
55 $484 120.417
24 6 16 Hepburn, Ralph Harry A. Miller
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
48 $470 116.354
25 29 1 Shaw, Wilbur Flying Cloud/Peter DePaolo
Miller/Miller
Timing gears
42 $456 100.956
26 26 18 Shoaff, Benny Duesenberg
Duesenberg/Duesenberg
Crash 1
35 $442 102.409
27 25 41 Belt, C.W.(R) Green Engineering
Green/Green
Valve
32 $428 96.026
28 3 21 Bergere, Cliff Miller/Cliff Bergere
Miller/Miller
Supercharger
7 $415 119.956
29 22 34 Snowberger, Russ(R) Cooper Engineering
Cooper/Miller
Supercharger
4 $400 111.618

Total Purse: $90,750 Field Average: N/A
Cars Entered: 36 Cars Started: 29
Number Rookies: 12 Former Winners: 1


Starting Lineup

SP  # Driver               Chassis/Engine         Speed
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 1  4 Leon Duray           Miller/Miller          122.39
 2 10 Cliff Woodbury       Miller/Miller          120.41
 3 21 Cliff Bergere        Miller/Miller          119.95

 4  8 Tony Gulotta         Miller/Miller          117.03
 5  7 Babe Stapp           Miller/Miller          116.88
 6 16 Ralph Hepburn        Miller/Miller          116.35

 7 24 Louis Schneider      Miller/Miller          114.03
 8 28 Lou Moore (R)        Miller/Miller          113.82
 9 25 Fred Comer           Miller/Miller          113.69

10 15 Ray Keech (R)        Miller/Miller          113.42
11 33 Johnny Seymour (R)   Cooper/Miller          111.67
12  3 George Souders       Miller/Miller          111.44

13 14 Lou Meyer (R)        Miller/Miller          111.35
14 27 Fred Frame           Duesenberg/Duesenberg  107.50
15 22 Norman Batten        Fengler/Miller         106.58

16 38 Sam Ross (R)         Miller/Miller          106.57
17 23 Deacon Litz (R)      Miller/Miller          106.21
18  5 Cliff Durant         Detroit/Miller          99.99

19 32 Peter Kreis          Cooper/Miller          112.90
20 43 Billy Arnold (R)     Miller/Miller          111.92
21 39 Jimmy Gleason (R)    Duesenberg/Duesenberg  111.70

22 34 Russ Snowberger (R)  Cooper/Miller          111.61
23 12 Dave Evans           Miller/Miller          108.26
24  6 Earl DeVore          Miller/Miller          109.81

25 41 C.W. Belt (R)        Green/Green             96.02
26 18 Benny Shoaff         Duesenberg/Duesenberg  102.40
27 26 Ira Hall (R)         Duesenberg/Duesenberg   96.88

28 29 Henry Kohlert (R)    Miller/Miller           93.54
29  1 Wilbur Shaw          Miller/Miller          100.95