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1934 Indianapolis 500

1934 Indianapolis 500 is 359th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Kelly Petillo won the pole position, Bill Cummings won this race. Mauri Rose and Wilbur Shaw, Lou Moore also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1933 Syracuse 100
Next race: 1934 Springfield 100
Race Start: 30th May 1934

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1934 Indianapolis 500

1st victory for the HC Henning team
6th victory for the Bill Cummings
13th podium for the Bill Cummings
4th podium for the Mauri Rose
6th podium for the Wilbur Shaw
8th podium for the Lou Moore

1934 Indianapolis 500

Miller FD #7 - 1934 Indianapolis 500 winner

1934 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bill Cummings	Miller FD, #7	600	4h 46m 5.200s	HC Henning
2	Mauri Rose	Stevens ? 1934, #9	450	4h 46m 32.430s+27.230s	Leon Duray
3	Wilbur Shaw, Lou Moore	Miller ? 1934, #2	248	4h 52m 19.630s+6m 14.430s	California Racers Inc
4	Deacon Litz, Babe Stapp	Miller ? 1934, #12	185.5		Deacon Litz
5	Joe Russo	Duesenberg ?? 1932, #16	300	5h 0m 19.210s+14m 14.010s	Joseph E Russo
6	Al Miller, Zeke Meyer	Rigling ? 1934, #36	40		Phil Shafer
7	Cliff Bergere, Tony Gulotta, Billy Winn	Weil ? 1934, #22	11		Bill White Race Cars
8	Russell Snowberger	Snowberger ? 1934, #10	150	5h 8m 20.050s+22m 14.850s	Russell Snowberger
9	Frank Brisko, Rex Mays	Miller 4WD, #32	0		Four Wheel Drive Auto Co
10	Herb Ardinger, Danny Day	Graham ? 1934, #24	10.2		Angelo Lucenti
11	Kelly Petillo	Marks ?? 1934, #17	0		Joe Marks
12	Stubby Stubberfield, Dave Evans	Duesenberg ? 1934, #5	0		Cummins Engine Co
13	Ralph Hepburn, Louis Meyer	Miller 230, #31	0		Ralph Hepburn
14	George Barringer, Chet Gardner	Miller 230, #18	0		HC Henning
15	Red Shafer, Zeke Meyer	Rigling ? 1934, #26	0		Phil Shafer
16	Charles Crawford	Ford ? 1934, #49	0		Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing Co
17	Tony Gulotta	Cooper FD, #8	0		Floyd Smith
18	Louis Meyer	Stevens ? 1934, #1	0		Louis Meyer
19	Dave Evans	Duesenberg ? 1934, #6	0		Cummins Engine Co
20	Shorty Cantlon, Billy Winn	Miller 183, #15	0		William J Cantlon
21	Chet Gardner	Sampson ?? 1930, #4	0		Aiden Sampson II
22	Allan Gordon	Adams ? 1934, #51	0		Paul Weirick
23	Rex Mays	Duesenberg 122, #35	0		Fred Frame
24	Dusty Fahrnow	Cooper FD, #42	0		Goldberg Brothers
25	Johnny Sawyer	Miller 183, #41	0		Lencki & Unger
26	Johnny Seymour	Adams ? 1934, #33	0		Fred Frame
27	Rick Decker	Miller FD, #45	0		Rick Decker
28	Wilbur Shaw	Stevens ? 1934, #3	0		Joe Marks
29	Doc MacKenzie	Mikan & Carson, #73	0		Mikan & Carson
30	Gene Haustein	Hudson ? 1934, #29	0		Lawrence J Martz
31	Harry McQuinn	Rigling ? 1934, #63	0		Michel de Baets
32	George Bailey	Snowberger ? 1934, #58	0		Roy Scott
33	Chet Miller	Ford ? 1934, #46	0		Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp

Qualifying Results for the 1934 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Kelly Petillo	Marks ?? 1934, #17	Joe Marks
2	Wilbur Shaw	Stevens ? 1934, #3	Joe Marks
3	Rex Mays, Frank Brisko	Miller 4WD, #32	Four Wheel Drive Auto Co
4	Mauri Rose	Stevens ? 1934, #9	Leon Duray
5	Chet Gardner	Sampson ?? 1930, #4	Aiden Sampson II
6	Zeke Meyer, Red Shafer	Rigling ? 1934, #26	Phil Shafer
7	Tony Gulotta	Cooper FD, #8	Floyd Smith
8	Al Miller, Zeke Meyer	Rigling ? 1934, #36	Phil Shafer
9	Russell Snowberger	Snowberger ? 1934, #10	Russell Snowberger
10	Bill Cummings	Miller FD, #7	HC Henning
11	Louis Meyer, Ralph Hepburn	Miller 230, #31	Ralph Hepburn
12	Chet Gardner, George Barringer	Miller 230, #18	HC Henning
13	Louis Meyer	Stevens ? 1934, #1	Louis Meyer
14	Danny Day, Herb Ardinger	Graham ? 1934, #24	Angelo Lucenti
15	Billy Winn, Shorty Cantlon	Miller 183, #15	William J Cantlon
16	George Bailey	Snowberger ? 1934, #58	Roy Scott
17	Allan Gordon	Adams ? 1934, #51	Paul Weirick
18	Billy Winn, Cliff Bergere, Tony Gulotta	Weil ? 1934, #22	Bill White Race Cars
19	Babe Stapp, Deacon Litz	Miller ? 1934, #12	Deacon Litz
20	Wilbur Shaw, Lou Moore	Miller ? 1934, #2	California Racers Inc
21	Johnny Sawyer	Miller 183, #41	Lencki & Unger
22	Dave Evans	Duesenberg ? 1934, #6	Cummins Engine Co
23	Rex Mays	Duesenberg 122, #35	Fred Frame
24	Joe Russo	Duesenberg ?? 1932, #16	Joseph E Russo
25	Dusty Fahrnow	Cooper FD, #42	Goldberg Brothers
26	Doc MacKenzie	Mikan & Carson, #73	Mikan & Carson
27	Rick Decker	Miller FD, #45	Rick Decker
28	Charles Crawford	Ford ? 1934, #49	Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing Co
29	Stubby Stubberfield, Dave Evans	Duesenberg ? 1934, #5	Cummins Engine Co
30	Harry McQuinn	Rigling ? 1934, #63	Michel de Baets
31	Gene Haustein	Hudson ? 1934, #29	Lawrence J Martz
32	Chet Miller	Ford ? 1934, #46	Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp
33	Johnny Seymour	Adams ? 1934, #33	Fred Frame