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1938 Indianapolis 500

1938 Indianapolis 500 is 376th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Floyd Roberts won the pole position and this race. Wilbur Shaw and Chet Miller also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1937 Syracuse 100
Next race: 1938 Syracuse 100
Race Start: 30th May 1938

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1938 Indianapolis 500

2nd victory for the Lou Moore team
1st victory for the Floyd Roberts
4th podium for the Floyd Roberts
11th podium for the Wilbur Shaw
2nd podium for the Chet Miller

1938 Indianapolis 500

Wetteroth ? 1938 #23 - 1938 Indianapolis 500 winner

1938 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Floyd Roberts	Wetteroth ? 1938, #23	1000	4h 15m 58.400s	Lou Moore
2	Wilbur Shaw	Shaw ?? 1936, #1	825	4h 19m 33.670s+3m 35.270s	W Wilbur Shaw
3	Chet Miller	Miller FD, #3	675	4h 20m 59.510s+5m 1.110s	Boyle Racing Headquarters
4	Ted Horn	Miller FD, #2	550	4h 27m 22.390s+11m 23.990s	Harry Hartz
5	Chet Gardner	Rigling ? 1938, #38	450	4h 31m 57.480s+15m 59.080s	Joe Lencki
6	Herb Ardinger, Russell Snowberger, Cliff Bergere	Miller FD, #54	0		Lewis W Welch
7	Harry McQuinn, Tony Willman	Marchese ? 1938, #45	0		Carl Marchese
8	Billy Devore	Stevens ? 1938, #58	275		Thorne Engineering
9	Joel Thorne	Shaw FD, #22	225		Thorne Engineering
10	Frank Wearne	Adams ? 1938, #29	175		Paul Weirick
11	Duke Nalon	Miller 91, #43	125		Henry Kohlert
12	George Bailey	Weil ? 1938, #12	75		Leon Duray
13	Mauri Rose	Maserati 6CM, #27	0		Murrell Belanger
14	Ronnie Householder, Billy Winn	Adams ? 1938, #16	0		Thorne Engineering
15	Jimmy Snyder	Adams ? 1938, #6	0		Thorne Engineering
16	Louis Meyer	Stevens ?? 1938, #5	0		Bowes Racing
17	Tony Gulotta	Stevens ? 1938, #17	0		Anthony Gulotta
18	Al Miller	Miller ? 1938, #55	0		Jack Holly
19	George Connor	Marks ?? 1934, #15	0		Joe Marks
20	Cliff Bergere	Stevens ? 1938, #9	0		George H Lyons
21	Henry Banks	Miller ? 1938, #33	0		Louis Kimmell
22	Kelly Petillo	Wetteroth ? 1938, #35	0		Kelly Petillo
23	Louis Tomei	Miller ? 1938, #21	0		HE Winn
24	Bill Cummings	Miller FD, #7	0		Boyle Racing Headquarters
25	Russell Snowberger	Miller FD, #14	0		Russell Snowberger
26	Babe Stapp	Weil ? 1938, #34	0		Bill White Race Cars
27	Tony Willman	Stevens ? 1938, #10	0		Murrell Belanger
28	Rex Mays	Weil ? 1938, #8	0		Bill White Race Cars
29	Emil Andres	Adams ? 1938, #42	0		Elgin Piston Pin
30	Ira Hall	Nowick ? 1938, #37	0		C Magnee & T Nowiak
31	Frank Brisko	Miller FD, #26	0		Frank Brisko
32	Al Putnam	Stevens ? 1938, #36	0		Arthur M Sims
33	Shorty Cantlon	Miller 183, #47	0		Thomas O'Brien

Qualifying Results for the 1938 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Floyd Roberts	Wetteroth ? 1938, #23	Lou Moore
2	Russell Snowberger	Miller FD, #14	Russell Snowberger
3	Rex Mays	Weil ? 1938, #8	Bill White Race Cars
4	Tony Gulotta	Stevens ? 1938, #17	Anthony Gulotta
5	Chet Miller	Miller FD, #3	Boyle Racing Headquarters
6	Ted Horn	Miller FD, #2	Harry Hartz
7	Wilbur Shaw	Shaw ?? 1936, #1	W Wilbur Shaw
8	Babe Stapp	Weil ? 1938, #34	Bill White Race Cars
9	Mauri Rose	Maserati 6CM, #27	Murrell Belanger
10	Ronnie Householder, Billy Winn	Adams ? 1938, #16	Thorne Engineering
11	Frank Brisko	Miller FD, #26	Frank Brisko
12	Louis Meyer	Stevens ?? 1938, #5	Bowes Racing
13	Joel Thorne	Shaw FD, #22	Thorne Engineering
14	Cliff Bergere, Russell Snowberger, Herb Ardinger	Miller FD, #54	Lewis W Welch
15	Jimmy Snyder	Adams ? 1938, #6	Thorne Engineering
16	Bill Cummings	Miller FD, #7	Boyle Racing Headquarters
17	Frank Wearne	Adams ? 1938, #29	Paul Weirick
18	Chet Gardner	Rigling ? 1938, #38	Joe Lencki
19	George Connor	Marks ?? 1934, #15	Joe Marks
20	Shorty Cantlon	Miller 183, #47	Thomas O'Brien
21	Kelly Petillo	Wetteroth ? 1938, #35	Kelly Petillo
22	Al Miller	Miller ? 1938, #55	Jack Holly
23	Al Putnam	Stevens ? 1938, #36	Arthur M Sims
24	Louis Tomei	Miller ? 1938, #21	HE Winn
25	Tony Willman, Harry McQuinn	Marchese ? 1938, #45	Carl Marchese
26	Tony Willman	Stevens ? 1938, #10	Murrell Belanger
27	Ira Hall	Nowick ? 1938, #37	C Magnee & T Nowiak
28	Emil Andres	Adams ? 1938, #42	Elgin Piston Pin
29	George Bailey	Weil ? 1938, #12	Leon Duray
30	Billy Devore	Stevens ? 1938, #58	Thorne Engineering
31	Henry Banks	Miller ? 1938, #33	Louis Kimmell
32	Cliff Bergere	Stevens ? 1938, #9	George H Lyons
33	Duke Nalon	Miller 91, #43	Henry Kohlert