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AAA Champ Car Series race number 1 of 3
Thursday, May 30, 1940 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:22:31
Average speed: 114.277 mph
Pole speed: 127.85 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 74.14 sec
Attendance: 140000
Lead changes: 4

Glossary    1940 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1940 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 21   Wilbur Shaw Boyle Racing HeadquartersMaserati / Maserati SC20030725running1361000
2 133   Rex Mays Bowes Seal FastStevens / Winfield SC20015950running59825
3 37   Mauri Rose Elgin Piston Pin   (Lou Moore)Wetteroth / Offy2006688running5675
4 43   Ted Horn Boyle Racing HeadquartersMiller FD / Miller1994575running0550
5108   Joel Thorne Thorne Engineering   (Joel Thorne)Adams / Sparks SC1973850running0450
62032   Bob Swanson Sampson Motors   (Alden Sampson)Stevens / Sampson1962463running0375
7 79   Frank Wearne Boyle Racing Headquarters   (Mike Boyle)Stevens / Offy1952038running0325
8 531   Mel Hansen Harry HartzWetteroth / Miller SC1941813running0275
9 816   Frank Brisko Elgin Piston Pin   (Frank Brisko)Stevens FD / Brisko1931863running0225
103149   Rene LeBegue Lucy O'Reilly SchellMaserati / Maserati SC1921488running091
111541   Harry McQuinn Hollywood Payday   (Bill White)Weil / Alfa Romeo SC192938running0125
122225   Emil Andres Belanger-Folz   (Murrell Belanger)Stevens / Offy192758running075
131428   Sam Hanks Leon DurayWeil / Duray SC192650running0 
14166   George Barringer Hollywood Payday   (Bill White)Weil / Offy191620running0 
152642   Joie Chitwood Kennedy Tank   (Paul Weirick)Adams / Offy190615running0 
161826   Louis Tomei Falstaff   (Ed Walsh)Miller / Offy190610exhaust pipe0 
172734   Chet Miller Alfa Romeo   (Wharton-Dewart)Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo SC189605running0 
183214   Billy DeVore Bill Holabird   (Alden Sampson)Shaw / Offy181600running0 
192844   Al Putnam Refinoil   (Tony Gulotta)Adams / Offy179595running0 
203361   Floyd Davis Joe LenckiLencki / Lencki157590running0 
211335   Kelly Petillo Indiana Fur   (Kelly Petillo)Wetteroth / Offy128660rear bearing0 
222521   Duke Nalon Joe MarksSilnes / Offy120580connecting rod0 
232317   George Robson Marty KellerMiller FD / Offy67595shocks0 
241224   Babe Stapp Frederick SurberStevens / Offy64595oil line0 
251936   Doc Williams Quilen Brothers   (Doc Williams)Cooper FD / Miller61590oil line0 
261710   George Connor Joe LenckiLencki / Lencki52610connecting rod0 
27 65   Cliff Bergere Noc-Out Hose Clamp   (Lou Moore)Wetteroth / Offy51605oil line0 
282938   Paul Russo Elgin Piston PinBlume / Brisko48525oil leak0 
292154   Ralph Hepburn Bowes Seal Fast   (W.C. Winfield)Miller FD / Offy47595steering0 
303058   Al Miller Alfa Romeo   (Frank Griswold)Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo SC41540clutch0 
311119   Russ Snowberger Russ SnowbergerSnowberger FD / Miller38535water pump0 
32 927   Tommy Hinnershitz Marks Offenhauser   (Joe Marks)Adams / Offy32530crash0 
332429   Raul Riganti Maserati   (Raul Riganti)Maserati / Maserati SC24500crash0 

Relief Drivers:

Car #49: Rene Dreyfus (94 laps), 84 points)
Car #34: Henry Banks (42 laps)
Car #14: George Connor (75 laps)
Car #61: Lou Webb (129 laps); George Connor (2 laps)
Car #24: Doc Williams (52 laps); Tony Willman

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Louis Unser
Babe Stapp4WheelerMiller
Louis Durant12William SchoofOffy
Rene Dreyfus22Lucy O'Reilly SchellMaserati / Maserati
Shorty Cantlon24Fred SurberStevens / Offy
Lou Webb37Louis KimmelVolker
Henry Banks39Cheesman MaseratiBill CheesmanMaserati / Maserati
Harry McQuinn45Leader CardCarl MarcheseMiller
Tony Willman45Leader CardMiller
Overton Phillips46Overton PhillipsMiller
Ira Hall47Magnee & Nowiak
Port DeFraties51W & AWehr
George Bailey56MillerMiller RE4D
Bill Lipscomb57WatsonMiller
Fred Winnai59Walt WoestmanMcDowell
Wesley Crawford62MillerBill CorleyMiller