The 22nd running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30th, 1934. The winner was the number seven car driven by Bill Cummings, an Indianapolis native, at an average speed of 104.863 miles per hour. Cummings led for 57 laps total, including the last 26.[1] Of the 33 cars the began the race, only 12 were running at the finish, although there were no crashes resulting in serious injuries. One serious incident involved George Bailey, whose car went over the outside wall, but resulted in only a broken wrist to the driver. The finish was the closest in the history of the race to that point, with second place finisher Mauri Rose within 100 yards of Cummings at the finish (officially 27.25 seconds behind). Rose would also file a protest that Cummings had illegally gained ground during a "slow-down" period following a crash.[1]
Results
Results of the 1934 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Wednesday, May 30, 1934.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7 |  Bill Cummings |
116.116 | 6 | 200 | 57 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Mauri Rose |
116.044 | 7 | 200 | 68 | Running |
| 3 | 20 | 2 | Lou Moore |
113.442 | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 19 | 12 | Deacon Litz |
113.731 | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 24 | 16 | Joe Russo |
113.115 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 8 | 36 | Al Miller |
113.307 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 18 | 22 | Cliff Bergere |
115.243 | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Russ Snowberger |
111.428 | 23 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 3 | 32 | Frank Brisko |
116.894 | 4 | 200 | 69 | Running |
| 10 | 14 | 24 | Herb Ardinger |
111.722 | 22 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 1 | 17 | Kelly Petillo |
119.329 | 1 | 200 | 6 | Running |
| 12 | 29 | 5 | Stubby Stubblefield |
105.921 | 32 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 28 | 49 | Charles Crawford |
108.784 | 30 | 110 | 0 | In pits |
| 14 | 11 | 31 | Ralph Hepburn |
114.321 | 10 | 164 | 0 | Connecting rod |
| 15 | 12 | 18 | George Barringer |
113.859 | 11 | 161 | 0 | Bent front axle |
| 16 | 6 | 26 | Phil Shafer |
113.816 | 12 | 130 | 0 | Camshaft drive |
| 17 | 7 | 8 | Tony Gulotta |
113.733 | 13 | 94 | 0 | Rod |
| 18 | 13 | 1 | Louis Meyer |
112.332 | 20 | 92 | 0 | Oil tank |
| 19 | 22 | 6 | Dave Evans |
102.414 | 33 | 81 | 0 | Transmission |
| 20 | 15 | 15 | Shorty Cantlon |
117.875 | 2 | 76 | 0 | Crankshaft |
| 21 | 5 | 4 | Chet Gardner |
114.786 | 9 | 72 | 0 | Rod |
| 22 | 17 | 51 | Al Gordon |
116.273 | 5 | 66 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 23 | 23 | 35 | Rex Mays |
113.639 | 15 | 53 | 0 | Front axle |
| 24 | 25 | 42 | Dusty Fahrnow |
113.070 | 19 | 28 | 0 | Rod |
| 25 | 21 | 41 | Johnny Sawyer |
109.808 | 27 | 27 | 0 | Rod |
| 26 | 33 | 33 | Johnny Seymour |
108.591 | 31 | 22 | 0 | Pinion gear |
| 27 | 27 | 45 | Rick Decker |
110.895 | 26 | 17 | 0 | Clutch |
| 28 | 2 | 3 | Wilbur Shaw |
117.647 | 3 | 15 | 0 | Lost oil |
| 29 | 26 | 73 | Doc MacKenzie |
111.933 | 21 | 15 | 0 | Crash NC |
| 30 | 31 | 29 | Gene Haustein |
109.426 | 28 | 13 | 0 | Crash T4 |
| 31 | 30 | 63 | Harry McQuinn |
111.067 | 24 | 13 | 0 | Rod |
| 32 | 16 | 58 | George Bailey |
111.063 | 25 | 12 | 0 | Crash T3 |
| 33 | 32 | 46 | Chet Miller |
109.252 | 29 | 11 | 0 | Crash T1 |
External links
References
- ^ CUMMINGS VICTOR IN 500-MILE RACE Associated Press as printed in the New York Times May 31st, 1934, page 26, sports. (requires subscription to read full article)
| 1933 Indianapolis 500 Louis Meyer |
1934 Indianapolis 500 Bill Cummings |
1935 Indianapolis 500 Kelly Petillo |
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