The 28th running of the Indianapolis 500 took place on May 30th, 1940. The winner was the number one car Maserati 8 CTF driven by Wilbur Shaw, making Shaw the first driver in the history of the race to win in consecutive years. It also marked Shaw's third win in four years, making him the second three time winner of the race. Shaw's average speed was 114.277 miles per hour, which was affected by rain which caused the last 50 laps to be run under caution.[1] Shaw took home $31,875 in prize winnings, plus additional prizes that included a car and a refrigerator.[1]
Results
Results of the 1940 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1940.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 |  Wilbur Shaw |
127.065 | 2 | 200 | 136 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 33 | Rex Mays |
127.850 | 1 | 200 | 59 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Mauri Rose |
125.624 | 3 | 200 | 5 | Running |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Ted Horn |
125.545 | 4 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | Joel Thorne |
122.434 | 20 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 20 | 32 | Bob Swanson |
124.882 | 6 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | Frank Wearne |
123.216 | 12 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 5 | 31 | Mel Hansen |
124.753 | 7 | 194 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 8 | 16 | Frank Brisko |
122.716 | 16 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 31 | 49 |  Rene Le Begue |
118.981 | 33 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 15 | 41 | Harry McQuinn |
122.486 | 19 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 22 | 25 | Emil Andres |
122.963 | 15 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 14 | 28 | Sam Hanks |
123.064 | 13 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 16 | 6 | George Barringer |
121.889 | 22 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 15 | 26 | 42 | Joie Chitwood |
121.757 | 25 | 190 | 0 | Flagged |
| 16 | 18 | 26 | Louis Tomei |
119.980 | 32 | 190 | 0 | Exhaust pipe |
| 17 | 27 | 34 | Chet Miller |
121.392 | 27 | 189 | 0 | Flagged |
| 18 | 32 | 14 | Billy Devore |
122.197 | 21 | 181 | 0 | Flagged |
| 19 | 28 | 44 | Al Putnam |
120.818 | 28 | 179 | 0 | Flagged |
| 20 | 33 | 61 | Floyd Davis |
120.797 | 30 | 157 | 0 | Flagged |
| 21 | 13 | 35 | Kelly Petillo |
125.331 | 5 | 128 | 0 | Bearing |
| 22 | 25 | 21 | Duke Nalon |
121.790 | 24 | 120 | 0 | Rod |
| 23 | 23 | 17 | George Robson |
122.562 | 18 | 67 | 0 | Shock absorber |
| 24 | 12 | 24 | Babe Stapp |
123.367 | 11 | 64 | 0 | Oil line |
| 25 | 19 | 36 | Doc Williams |
122.963 | 14 | 61 | 0 | Oil line |
| 26 | 17 | 10 | George Connor |
124.585 | 8 | 52 | 0 | Rod |
| 27 | 6 | 5 | Cliff Bergere |
123.673 | 10 | 51 | 0 | Oil line |
| 28 | 29 | 38 | Paul Russo |
120.809 | 29 | 48 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 29 | 21 | 54 | Ralph Hepburn |
123.860 | 9 | 47 | 0 | Steering |
| 30 | 30 | 58 | Al Miller |
120.288 | 31 | 41 | 0 | Clutch |
| 31 | 11 | 19 | Russ Snowberger |
121.564 | 26 | 38 | 0 | Water pump |
| 32 | 9 | 27 | Tommy Hinnershitz |
122.614 | 17 | 32 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 33 | 24 | 29 |  Raoul Riganti |
121.827 | 23 | 24 | 0 | Crash T2 |
Note: Race run under caution from lap 150 to 200 due to rain.
References
See also
| 1939 Indianapolis 500 Wilbur Shaw |
1940 Indianapolis 500 Wilbur Shaw |
1941 Indianapolis 500 Mauri Rose Floyd Davis |
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