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Results of the 1926 Indianapolis 500 held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

on Monday, May 31, 1926. "Twenty-eight cars, groomed to mirror brilliance, wheeled in behind Louis Chevrolet

Louis Chevrolet

Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was a Swiss-born American race car driver of French descent, co-founder of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company in 1911 and later, the Frontenac Motor Corporation in 1916 which made racing parts for Ford's Model T.-Early life:Born in 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a center of...

and his Chrysler pace car for the start."

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	20	15	United States Frank Lockhart Frank Lockhart Frank Lockhart was an American automobile racing driver, and Indianapolis 500 winner, and considered a legend in the sport by many historians.-Racing career:...	95.780	19	160	95	Running
2	2	3	United States Harry Hartz Harry Hartz Harry Hartz was an American auto mechanic and race car driver.-Career:Harry Hartz was born in Pomona, California, and grew up in the Los Angeles area. At age eighteen, he began to drive in support events for the car races of the time...	109.542	2	158	6	Flagged
3	14	36	United States Cliff Woodbury Cliff Woodbury Cliff Woodbury was an American racecar driver. After crashing on the third lap of the 1929 Indianapolis 500, Woodbury becomes the first Indy pole-sitter to finish in last place. This feat will not be repeated until Pancho Carter retires with mechanical problems six laps into the 1985 Indianapolis...	105.109	10	158	0	Flagged
4	13	8	United States Fred Comer Fred Comer Fred Comer was an American racecar driver. Like many drivers of his era, he was a board track racing specialist and made 43 AAA Championship Car starts on the board ovals with one win in 1926 on the Atlantic City track and one pole...	100.612	16	155	0	Flagged
5	27	12	United States Peter DePaolo	96.709	18	153	0	Flagged
6	8	6	United States Frank Elliott Frank Elliott (driver) Frank Elliott was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s. In addition to six appearances in the Indianapolis 500, Elliot also competed on California's wood plank tracks, such as the Beverly Hills Speedway....	105.873	8	152	0	Flagged
7	16	14	United States Norman Batten Norman Batten Norman Batten was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s. He and fellow driver Earl Devore were lost at sea while sailing aboard the SS Vestris.-Indy 500 results:...	101.428	15	151	0	Flagged
8	15	19	United States Ralph Hepburn Ralph Hepburn Ralph Hepburn was a pioneer of American motorcycle racing champion and an Indianapolis 500 racing driver.Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Hepburn's family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was ten years old...	102.517	14	151	0	Flagged
9	28	18	Canada John Duff John Duff John Francis Duff was a Canadian racecar driver who won many races and has been inducted in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. He was one of only two Canadians who raced and won on England’s famous Brooklands Motor Course. The other, Kay Petre, is already an honoured member of the CMHF...	95.549	20	147	0	Flagged
10	5	4	United States Phil Shafer Phil Shafer Phil "Red" Shafer was an American racecar driver. He made 30 AAA Championship Car starts from 1923 to 1952. He captured one win in 1924 at the New York State Fairgrounds Raceway in Syracuse, New York. That year he finished a career best 9th in the National Championship...	106.647	5	146	16	Flagged
11	12	31	United States Tony Gulotta Tony Gulotta Tony Gulotta was an American racecar driver active throughout the 1920s and 1930s....	102.789	13	142	0	Flagged
12	7	16	United States Bennett Hill Bennett Hill John Bennett Hill was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s and 1930s. He made 66 AAA Championship Car starts capturing 5 wins and 7 poles. He was particularly a specialist at board track racing where all his wins and poles came...	105.876	7	136	0	Flagged
13	21	33	United States Thane Houser Thane Houser Thane Houser was an American racecar driver. He was the uncle of fellow driver Norm Houser....	93.672	22	102	0	Flagged
14	17	27	United Kingdom Douglas Hawkes	94.977	21	91	0	Camshaft
15	4	1	United States Dave Lewis Dave Lewis (driver) Dave Lewis was an American racecar driver. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times, with a best finish of 2nd in 1925.-Indy 500 results:...	107.009	4	91	43	Valve
16	1	5	United States Earl Cooper Earl Cooper Earl Cooper was an American racecar driver.-Racing career:...	111.735	1	73	0	Transmission
17	11	9	United States Cliff Durant Cliff Durant Russell "Cliff" Durant was an American racecar driver. He was the son of William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors. His wife Adelaide Frost was a singing star who later married Eddie Rickenbacker...	104.855	12	60	0	Fuel tank leak
18	18	29	United States Ben Jones Ben Jones (driver) Ben Jones was an American racecar driver.-By season:-Indy 500 results:...	92.142	24	54	0	Crash
19	23	26	United Kingdom E. A. D. Eldridge	89.777	25	45	0	Tie rod
20	24	23	United States L. L. Corum	88.849	26	44	0	Shock absorbers
21	22	24	United States Steve Nemesh Steve Nemesh Steve Nemesh was an American racecar driver. His only American Championship car racing start was the 1926 Indianapolis 500 where he drove an Argyle powered Schmidt chassis. He started 22nd and was sidelined after completing 41 laps by transmission failure. He was credited with 21st place...	92.937	23	41	0	Transmission
22	6	7	United States Jules Ellingboe Jules Ellingboe Jules Ellingboe was an American racecar driver. Despite competing in six Indianapolis 500 races, he competed in few other Championship Car events, just a handful of board track events in 1922 and 1923.-Indy 500 results:-References:...	106.376	6	39	0	Supercharger
23	3	10	United States Leon Duray Leon Duray Leon Duray was an American racecar driver active in the 1920s...	109.186	3	33	0	Broken axle
24	26	17	United States Fred Lecklider Fred Lecklider Fred Lecklider was an American racecar driver. Lecklider made six AAA Championship Car starts in 1926 and 1927 including the Indianapolis 500 both of those years. His best finish was sixth on a pair of board ovals in 1927...	100.398	17	24	0	Rod
25	25	28	United States Jack McCarver Jack McCarver Jack McCarver was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	86.418	28	23	0	Rod
26	9	34	Canada Bon McDougall Bon McDougall Ronald "Bon" McDougall was an American racecar driver. McDougall competed in the 1926 Indianapolis 500 driving a Miller car. He completed 19 laps before retiring due to a mechanical failure. McDougall won $512 in that race.-Indy 500 results:-References:...	105.180	9	19	0	Valve
27	10	22	United States W. E. Shattuc W. E. Shattuc William E. Shattuc was an American racecar driver. Being a practicing pulmonary physician in Louisville, Kentucky earned him the nickname "Doc". He arguably was the first member of his profession to race at Indianapolis.Dr...	104.977	11	15	0	Valve
28	19	39	France Albert Guyot Albert Guyot Albert Guyot was a French racecar driver. He was one of four drivers who entered with Duesenberg the 1921 French Grand Prix, the first in which a US make participated. Jimmy Murphy won with his Duesenberg 183; Guyot finished 6th.-Indy 500 results:...	88.580	27	8	0	Piston

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