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1939 Indianapolis 500

1939 Indianapolis 500 is 378th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Jimmy Snyder won the pole position, Wilbur Shaw won this race. Jimmy Snyder and Cliff Bergere also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1938 Syracuse 100
Next race: 1939 Milwaukee 100
Race Start: 30th May 1939

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1939 Indianapolis 500

1st victory for the Boyle Racing Headquarters team
5th victory for the Wilbur Shaw
12th podium for the Wilbur Shaw
3rd podium for the Jimmy Snyder
3rd podium for the Cliff Bergere

1939 Indianapolis 500

Maserati 8CTF #2 - 1939 Indianapolis 500 winner

1939 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Wilbur Shaw	Maserati 8CTF, #2	1000	4h 20m 47.390s	Boyle Racing Headquarters
2	Jimmy Snyder	Adams ? 1939, #10	825	4h 22m 35.610s+1m 48.220s	Thorne Engineering
3	Cliff Bergere	Miller FD, #54	675	4h 23m 51.400s+3m 4.010s	Lewis W Welch
4	Ted Horn	Miller FD, #4	550	4h 28m 8.820s+7m 21.430s	Boyle Racing Headquarters
5	Babe Stapp	Alfa Romeo Tipo C (8C-35), #31	450	4h 29m 42.680s+8m 55.290s	Bill White Race Cars
6	George Barringer	Weil ? 1939, #41	375	4h 30m 12.600s+9m 25.210s	Bill White Race Cars
7	Joel Thorne	Adams ? 1939, #8	325	4h 31m 2.040s+10m 14.650s	Thorne Engineering
8	Mauri Rose	Shaw ?? 1936, #16	275	4h 33m 51.800s+13m 4.410s	W Wilbur Shaw
9	Frank Wearne	Wetteroth ? 1939, #14	225	4h 38m 16.650s+17m 29.260s	Moore & Roberts
10	Billy Devore, Henry Banks	Weil ? 1939, #26	38.5		Leon Duray
11	Tony Gulotta, Harry McQuinn	Stevens ? 1939, #62	0		George Lyons
12	Louis Meyer	Stevens ?? 1938, #45	75		Bowes Racing
13	George Connor	Marks ?? 1934, #18	0		Joe Marks
14	Tony Willman	Lencki ? 1939, #51	0		Joe Lencki
15	Louis Tomei, Mel Hansen	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #58	0		Frank T Griswold
16	Rex Mays	Adams ? 1939, #15	0		Thorne Engineering
17	Frank Brisko, Herb Ardinger, Mel Hansen	Miller FD, #9	0		Harry Hartz
18	Kelly Petillo	Wetteroth ? 1939, #35	0		Kelly Petillo
19	Mel Hansen	Shaw FD, #49	0		Thorne Engineering
20	Harry McQuinn, Frank Brisko, George Robson, Al Putnam	Maserati V8RI, #38	0		F Burren
21	Chet Miller	Miller FD, #3	0		Boyle Racing Headquarters
22	Ralph Hepburn, Bob Swanson	Stevens ? 1939, #25	0		Anthony Gulotta
23	Floyd Roberts	Wetteroth ?? 1938, #1	0		Lou Moore
24	Ira Hall	Nowick ? 1939, #37	0		C Magnee & T Nowiak
25	Russell Snowberger	Miller FD, #21	0		Russell Snowberger
26	George Bailey	Miller RE4D, #17	0		Miller Automobiles
27	Floyd Davis	Miller ? 1939, #56	0		Ed Walsh
28	Al Miller	Adams ? 1939, #42	0		Paul Weirick
29	Frank Brisko	Miller FD, #29	0		Frank Brisko
30	Emil Andres	Stevens ? 1939, #44	0		Jimmy Snyder
31	Bob Swanson	Sampson ?? 1939, #32	0		Sampson Motors
32	Shorty Cantlon	Miller 183, #47	0		Associated Enterprises
33	Deacon Litz	Maserati V8RI, #53	0		Richard T Wharton

Qualifying Results for the 1939 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Jimmy Snyder	Adams ? 1939, #10	Thorne Engineering
2	Louis Meyer	Stevens ?? 1938, #45	Bowes Racing
3	Wilbur Shaw	Maserati 8CTF, #2	Boyle Racing Headquarters
4	Ted Horn	Miller FD, #4	Boyle Racing Headquarters
5	Chet Miller	Miller FD, #3	Boyle Racing Headquarters
6	George Bailey	Miller RE4D, #17	Miller Automobiles
7	Shorty Cantlon	Miller 183, #47	Associated Enterprises
8	Mauri Rose	Shaw ?? 1936, #16	W Wilbur Shaw
9	Frank Brisko, Mel Hansen, Herb Ardinger	Miller FD, #9	Harry Hartz
10	Cliff Bergere	Miller FD, #54	Lewis W Welch
11	Frank Brisko	Miller FD, #29	Frank Brisko
12	George Connor	Marks ?? 1934, #18	Joe Marks
13	Ralph Hepburn, Bob Swanson	Stevens ? 1939, #25	Anthony Gulotta
14	Mel Hansen	Shaw FD, #49	Thorne Engineering
15	George Barringer	Weil ? 1939, #41	Bill White Race Cars
16	Babe Stapp	Alfa Romeo Tipo C (8C-35), #31	Bill White Race Cars
17	Frank Wearne	Wetteroth ? 1939, #14	Moore & Roberts
18	Ira Hall	Nowick ? 1939, #37	C Magnee & T Nowiak
19	Rex Mays	Adams ? 1939, #15	Thorne Engineering
20	Joel Thorne	Adams ? 1939, #8	Thorne Engineering
21	Emil Andres	Stevens ? 1939, #44	Jimmy Snyder
22	Bob Swanson	Sampson ?? 1939, #32	Sampson Motors
23	Floyd Roberts	Wetteroth ?? 1938, #1	Lou Moore
24	Kelly Petillo	Wetteroth ? 1939, #35	Kelly Petillo
25	Russell Snowberger	Miller FD, #21	Russell Snowberger
26	Tony Willman	Lencki ? 1939, #51	Joe Lencki
27	Harry McQuinn, Tony Gulotta	Stevens ? 1939, #62	George Lyons
28	Al Miller	Adams ? 1939, #42	Paul Weirick
29	Floyd Davis	Miller ? 1939, #56	Ed Walsh
30	Mel Hansen, Louis Tomei	Alfa Romeo Tipo B (P3), #58	Frank T Griswold
31	Deacon Litz	Maserati V8RI, #53	Richard T Wharton
32	Al Putnam, George Robson, Frank Brisko, Harry McQuinn	Maserati V8RI, #38	F Burren
33	Billy Devore, Henry Banks	Weil ? 1939, #26	Leon Duray