1932 Indianapolis 500

Race Summary

Fred Frame won the 1932 after several strong showings in previous Indy 500 events. Frame, with mechanic Jerry Houck riding beside him, won with an average speed of 104.144 mph (167.604 km/h), a speed that broke the seven-year-old record set by Peter DePaolo.

It was the second Speedway victory for car owner/builder Harry Hartz. For a while, it looked as though Hartz had a shot at finishing 1-2. No. 2 starter Billy Arnold wrested the lead from pole-sitter Lou Moore on the second lap, but Arnold and mechanic Spider Matlock rolled over on lap 60, handing the lead to Bob Carey.

Fred Fame still holds the record for winning the Indianapolis 500 from the lowest starting position, have begun the race in 27th place.

Results of the 1932 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1932.

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	27	34	Fred Frame	113.856	8	200	58	Running
2	6	6	Howdy Wilcox II	113.468	9	200	1	Running
3	10	22	Cliff Bergere	111.503	16	200	0	Running
4	14	61	Bob Carey	111.070	22	200	36	Running
5	4	4	Russ Snowberger	114.326	6	200	0	Running
6	38	37	Zeke Meyer	110.745	24	200	0	Running
7	5	35	Ira Hall	114.206	7	200	6	Running
8	35	65	Freddy Winnai	108.755	36	200	0	Running
9	9	2	Billy Winn	111.801	15	200	0	Running
10	15	55	Joe Huff	110.402	27	200	0	Running
11	26	33	Phil Shafer	110.708	25	197	0	Flagged
12	40	36	Kelly Petillo	104.645	40	189	0	Flagged
13	20	25	Tony Gulotta	108.896	34	184	0	Flagged
14	25	15	Stubby Stubblefield	112.899	11	178	0	Flagged
15	17	18	Peter Kreis	110.270	29	178	0	Crash T1
16	11	46	Luther Johnson	111.218	18	164	0	Lost wheel FS
17	22	3	Wilbur Shaw	114.326	5	157	27	Rear axle
18	19	24	Deacon Litz	109.546	31	152	0	Rod
19	12	10	Bill Cummings	111.204	19	151	0	Crankshaft
20	32	57	Malcolm Fox	111.149	20	132	0	Spring
21	29	9	Chet Miller	111.053	23	125	0	Engine
22	31	7	Ernie Triplett	114.935	3	125	14	Clutch
23	30	1	Louis Schneider	110.681	26	125	0	Frame
24	21	41	Joe Russo	108.791	35	107	0	Rod
25	1	8	Lou Moore	117.363	1	79	1	Timing gear
26	36	14	Juan Gaudino	107.466	39	71	0	Clutch
27	18	29	Al Miller	110.129	30	66	0	Engine
28	39	42	Doc MacKenzie	108.154	37	65	0	Engine
29	13	32	Frank Brisko	111.149	21	61	0	Clutch
30	34	72	Ray Campbell	108.969	33	60	0	Crankshaft
31	2	5	Billy Arnold	116.290	2	59	57	Crash T3
32	3	27	Bryan Saulpaugh	114.369	4	55	0	Oil line
33	7	16	Lou Meyer	112.471	12	50	0	Crankshaft
34	23	21	Al Aspen	108.008	38	31	0	Rod
35	33	49	Johnny Kreiger	109.276	32	30	0	Rod
36	16	48	Wesley Crawford	110.396	28	28	0	Crankshaft
37	8	17	Paul Bost	111.885	14	18	0	Crankshaft
38	24	58	Bob McDonogh	113.276	10	17	0	Oil line
39	28	45	Gus Schrader	112.003	13	7	0	Crash T4
40	37	26	Al Gordon	111.290	17	3	0	Crash T4