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1926 Indianapolis 500

1926 Indianapolis 500 is 290th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Earl Cooper won the pole position, Frank Lockhart won this race. Harry Hartz and Cliff Woodbury also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 160 laps (644 km).

Previous race: 1926 Charlotte 250
Next race: 1926 Altoona 250
Race Start: 31st May 1926

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1926 Indianapolis 500

1st victory for the Peter Kreis team
1st victory for the Frank Lockhart
1st podium for the Frank Lockhart
26th podium for the Harry Hartz
1st podium for the Cliff Woodbury

Frank Lockhart - Winner of the 1926 Indianapolis 500

1926 Indianapolis 500

Miller 91 #15 - 1926 Indianapolis 500 winner

1926 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Frank Lockhart	Miller 91, #15	800	4h 10m 14.950s	Peter Kreis
2	Harry Hartz	Miller 91, #3	420		Harry Hartz
3	Cliff Woodbury	Miller 122, #36	220		Cliff R Woodbury
4	Fred Comer, Wade Morton	Miller 91, #8	52		Harry Hartz
5	Peter de Paolo	Duesenberg ? 1926, #12	70		Duesenberg Bros
6	Frank Elliott, Leon Duray	Miller 91 FWD, #6	0		Frank R Elliott
7	Norman Batten	Miller 91 FWD, #14	35		Norman K Batten
8	Robert McDonogh, Ralph Hepburn	Miller 91 FWD, #19	18		Ralph Hepburn
9	John Duff	Miller 91 FWD, #18	15		Al Cotey
10	Red Shafer, Fred Lecklider	Miller 91, #4	0		Phil Shafer
11	Tony Gulotta	Miller 122, #31	0		Harry Hartz
12	Bennett Hill, Jules Ellingboe	Miller 91, #16	0		Miller Automobiles
13	Thane Houser	Miller 122, #33	0		George G Abell
14	Douglas Hawkes, Ernest Eldridge	Eldridge ? 1926, #27	0		Ernest Eldridge
15	Dave Lewis, Earl Cooper	Miller FD, #1	0		Miller Automobiles
16	Earl Cooper	Miller FD, #5	0		Miller Automobiles
17	Cliff Durant, Eddie Hearne	Miller 91, #9	0		Cliff Durant
18	Ben Jones	Duesenberg ? 1926, #29	0		Duesenberg Bros
19	Ernest Eldridge, Herschell McKee	Eldridge ? 1926, #26	0		Ernest Eldridge
20	Lora Corum	Schmidt ? 1926, #23	0		Albert Schmidt
21	Steve Nemish	Schmidt ? 1926, #24	0		Albert Schmidt
22	Jules Ellingboe	Miller 122, #7	0		FP Cramer
23	Leon Duray	Miller 91, #10	0		Cliff Durant
24	Fred Lecklider	Miller 91 FWD, #17	0		Earl Devore
25	Jack McCarver	Ford T, #28	0		Chevrolet Bros
26	Bon MacDougall	Miller 91 FWD, #34	0		RG McDougall
27	William Shattuc	Miller 91 FWD, #22	0		William E Shattuc
28	Albert Guyot	Schmidt ? 1926, #39	0		Albert Guyot

Qualifying Results for the 1926 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Earl Cooper	Miller FD, #5	Miller Automobiles
2	Harry Hartz	Miller 91, #3	Harry Hartz
3	Leon Duray	Miller 91, #10	Cliff Durant
4	Earl Cooper, Dave Lewis	Miller FD, #1	Miller Automobiles
5	Red Shafer, Fred Lecklider	Miller 91, #4	Phil Shafer
6	Jules Ellingboe	Miller 122, #7	FP Cramer
7	Jules Ellingboe, Bennett Hill	Miller 91, #16	Miller Automobiles
8	Leon Duray, Frank Elliott	Miller 91 FWD, #6	Frank R Elliott
9	Bon MacDougall	Miller 91 FWD, #34	RG McDougall
10	William Shattuc	Miller 91 FWD, #22	William E Shattuc
11	Cliff Durant, Eddie Hearne	Miller 91, #9	Cliff Durant
12	Tony Gulotta	Miller 122, #31	Harry Hartz
13	Wade Morton, Fred Comer	Miller 91, #8	Harry Hartz
14	Cliff Woodbury	Miller 122, #36	Cliff R Woodbury
15	Robert McDonogh, Ralph Hepburn	Miller 91 FWD, #19	Ralph Hepburn
16	Norman Batten	Miller 91 FWD, #14	Norman K Batten
17	Douglas Hawkes, Ernest Eldridge	Eldridge ? 1926, #27	Ernest Eldridge
18	Ben Jones	Duesenberg ? 1926, #29	Duesenberg Bros
19	Albert Guyot	Schmidt ? 1926, #39	Albert Guyot
20	Frank Lockhart	Miller 91, #15	Peter Kreis
21	Thane Houser	Miller 122, #33	George G Abell
22	Steve Nemish	Schmidt ? 1926, #24	Albert Schmidt
23	Ernest Eldridge, Herschell McKee	Eldridge ? 1926, #26	Ernest Eldridge
24	Lora Corum	Schmidt ? 1926, #23	Albert Schmidt
25	Jack McCarver	Ford T, #28	Chevrolet Bros
26	Fred Lecklider	Miller 91 FWD, #17	Earl Devore
27	Peter de Paolo	Duesenberg ? 1926, #12	Duesenberg Bros
28	John Duff	Miller 91 FWD, #18	Al Cotey