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AAA Champ Car Series race number 1 of 7
Wednesday, May 30, 1928 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile brick track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 5:01:34
Average speed: 99.482 mph
Pole speed: 122.391 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 43.89 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 9

Glossary    1928 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1928 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
11314   Louis Meyer Miller   (Alden Sampson II)Miller / Miller SC20028250running19 
2 828   Lou Moore Miller   (Charles Haase)Miller / Miller SC20013650running0 
3123   George Souders State Auto Insurance   (Bill White)Miller / Miller SC2008400running0 
41015   Ray Keech Simplex Piston RingMiller / Miller SC2004300running0 
51522   Norman Batten Miller   (Norman Batten)Miller / Miller SC2003200running0 
6 57   Babe Stapp Miller FD   (Phil Shafer)Miller FD / Miller SC2003900running0 
72043   Billy Arnold Boyle Valve   (Mike Boyle)Miller / Miller SC2001800running0 
81427   Fred Frame State Auto Insurance / Duesenberg   (Bill White)Duesenberg / Duesenberg SC2001600running0 
9 925   Fred Comer Boyle Valve / Miller FDMiller FD / Miller SC2001500running0 
10 48   Tony Gulotta Stutz Blackhawk   (Burgamy)Miller / Miller SC2001600running35 
11 724   Louis Schneider Armacost Miller   (Louis Schneider)Miller / Miller SC200652running0 
122312   Dave Evans Boyle Valve   (Mike Boyle)Miller / Miller SC200638running0 
132829   Henry Kohlert Elgin Piston PinMiller / Miller SC180625running0 
141723   Deacon Litz Miller   (Deacon Litz)Miller / Miller SC161610running0 
152139   Jimmy Gleason Duesenberg   (H.C. Henning)Duesenberg / Duesenberg SC1956196magneto55 
16185   Cliff Durant Detroit   (Tommy Milton)Detroit FD / Miller SC175583supercharger0 
171133   Johnny Seymour Marmon / Cooper EngineeringCooper FD / Miller SC171568supercharger0 
18246   Earl DeVore Chromolite / Metals ProtectionMiller / Miller SC163555crash0 
19 14   Leon Duray Miller FD   (Leon Duray)Miller FD / Miller SC1336441overheating64 
201638   Sam Ross Aranem   (Reed & Mulligan)Miller FD / Miller SC132526timing gears0 
212726   Ira Hall Duesenberg   (Henry Maley)Duesenberg / Duesenberg SC115512crash0 
221932   Peter Kreis Marmon / Cooper EngineeringCooper FD / Miller SC73499rod bearing0 
23 210   Cliff Woodbury Boyle Valve   (Mike Boyle)Miller / Miller SC56484timing gears0 
24 616   Ralph Hepburn Harry MillerMiller FD / Miller SC48470timing gears0 
25291   Wilbur Shaw Flying Cloud   (Pete DePaolo)Miller FD / Miller SC43456timing gears0 
262618   Benny Shoaff DuesenbergDuesenberg / Duesenberg SC35442crash0 
272541   Clarence Belt Green EngineeringGreen / Green SC32428valve0 
28 321   Cliff Bergere Miller   (Cliff Bergere)Miller FD / Miller SC7415supercharger0 
292234   Russ Snowberger Cooper Engineering   (Earl Cooper)Cooper FD / Miller SC4400supercharger11 

Relief Drivers:

Car #28: Louis Schneider (68 laps)
Car #15: Wilbur Shaw (30 laps); Ray Keech (84 laps)
Car #22: Zeke Meyer (120 laps)
Car #7: Ralph Hepburn (24 laps); Babe Stapp (55 laps)
Car #43: Bill Spence (68 laps); Billy Arnold (47 laps); Bill Spence (19 laps); Billy Arnold (31 laps)
Car #27: Ralph Hepburn (8 laps); Benny Shoaff (15 laps)
Car #25: Cliff Woodbury (108 laps)
Car #8: Dutch Bauman (50 laps); Tony Gulotta (66 laps); Dutch Bauman (14 laps); Tony Gulotta (3 laps)
Car #24: Lou Wilson (11 laps); Louis Schneider (4 laps); Lou Wilson (95 laps)
Car #29: Shorty Cantlon (53 laps); William Shattuc (57 laps); Shorty Cantlon (65 laps); Jimmy Gleason (48 laps)
Car #23: Wesley Crawford (88 laps); Deacon Litz (7 laps)
Car #39: Russ Snowberger (13 laps)
Car #5: Bob McDonogh (71 laps)
Car #6: Cy Marshall (58 laps); Earl DeVore (15 laps)
Car #4: Cliff Bergere (42 laps)
Car #26: Jack Petticord (12 laps)

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Pete DePaolo1Flying CloudPete DePaoloMiller FD / Miller SC
Kelly Petillo29Elgin Piston PinMiller / Miller SC
Jim Hill31Marion ChevroletMiller / Miller SC
Chet Miller35MillerB. W. CookeMiller / Miller SC
Herman Schurch37Al Sievers, Jr..X / Al Sievers
WDL.L. Corum17DuesenbergDuesenberg / Duesenberg SC
WDDutch Baumann19DuesenbergDuesenberg / Duesenberg SC
WDBuddy Marr35MillerB. W. CookeMiller / Miller SC

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Leon Duray15454
  Babe Stapp55573
  Leon Duray58625
  George Souders637816
  Jimmy Gleason79824
  Babe Stapp839614
  Jimmy Gleason9713741
  Russ Snowberger13814811
  Tony Gulotta14918133
  Louis Meyer18220019