Английская Википедия:1934 Indianapolis 500
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Indy500 1911to1941 The 22nd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1934. The winner was the number seven car driven by Bill Cummings, an Indianapolis native, at an average speed of 104.863 miles per hour. Cummings led for 57 laps total, including the last 26.[1] Of the 33 cars that began the race, only 12 were running at the finish, although there were no crashes resulting in serious injuries. One serious incident involved George Bailey, whose car went over the outside wall, but resulted in only a broken wrist to the driver. The finish was the closest in the history of the race to that point, with second-place finisher Mauri Rose within 100 yards of Cummings at the finish (officially 27.25 seconds behind). Rose would also file a protest that Cummings had illegally gained ground during a "slow-down" period following a crash.[2]
Cummings was accompanied by riding mechanic Earl Unversaw. The race was part of the 1934 AAA Championship Car season.
Time trials
Ten-lap (25 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Kelly Petillo earned the pole position with a speed of over 119 mph.
During a qualification attempt, driver Pete Kreis lost control in turn 1, climbed over the wall, and struck a tree outside of the track. He and his riding mechanic were fatally injured.
Race summary and results
At the start, polesitter Petillo took the lead for the first 4 laps. But the pace was 8 mph off the record of the previous year, owing to new fuel regulations that limited cars to 45 gallons for the entire race. By half-distance, Mauri Rose was leading, but close behind him was Cummings. "Wild Bill" first assumed the lead at 325 miles as Rose pitted for fuel, then lost it as he too made a stop. Cummings then closed on Rose and passed him with 70 miles to go. Both drivers, confident that they had enough fuel, then upped their pace to reach 140 mph on the straights. Cummings and Rose were never more than 30 seconds apart in the last part of the race. Cummings took the checkered with a new record average speed, despite the new fuel limitations. Rose was 2nd, 27 seconds behind. [3]
Finish | Start | No | Name | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
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1 | 10 | 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Cummings | H. C. Henning | Miller | Miller | 116.116 | 6 | 200 | 57 | Running |
2 | 4 | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mauri Rose | Leon Duray | Stevens | Miller | 116.044 | 7 | 200 | 68 | Running |
3 | 20 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lou Moore | California Racers, Inc. | Miller | Miller | 113.442 | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running |
4 | 19 | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Deacon Litz | A. B. Litz | Miller | Miller | 113.731 | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running |
5 | 24 | 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Russo | Joe E. Russo | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 113.115 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
6 | 8 | 36 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Miller | Phil Shafer | Rigling | Buick | 113.307 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running |
7 | 18 | 22 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Bergere | William S. White | Weil | Miller | 115.243 | 8 | 200 | 0 | Running |
8 | 9 | 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Russ Snowberger | Russell Snowberger | Snowberger | Studebaker | 111.428 | 23 | 200 | 0 | Running |
9 | 3 | 32 | Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Brisko | F.W.D. Auto Company | Miller | Miller | 116.894 | 4 | 200 | 69 | Running |
10 | 14 | 24 | Шаблон:Flagicon Herb Ardinger Шаблон:Color box | Angelo Lucenti | Graham | Graham | 111.722 | 22 | 200 | 0 | Running |
11 | 1 | 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kelly Petillo | Joe Marks | Adams | Miller | 119.329 | 1 | 200 | 6 | Running |
12 | 29 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Stubby Stubblefield | Cummins Engine Company | Duesenberg | Cummins | 105.921 | 32 | 200 | 0 | Running |
13 | 28 | 49 | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Crawford Шаблон:Color box | Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing | Ford | Ford V8 | 108.784 | 30 | 110 | 0 | In pits |
14 | 11 | 31 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ralph Hepburn | Ralph Hepburn | Miller | Miller | 114.321 | 10 | 164 | 0 | Connecting rod |
15 | 12 | 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon George Barringer Шаблон:Color box | H. C. Henning | Miller | Miller | 113.859 | 11 | 161 | 0 | Bent front axle |
16 | 6 | 26 | Шаблон:Flagicon Phil Shafer | Phil Shafer | Rigling | Buick | 113.816 | 12 | 130 | 0 | Camshaft drive |
17 | 7 | 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Gulotta | Floyd Smith | Cooper | Studebaker | 113.733 | 13 | 94 | 0 | Rod |
18 | 13 | 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Meyer Шаблон:Color box | Louis Meyer | Stevens | Miller | 112.332 | 20 | 92 | 0 | Oil tank |
19 | 22 | 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Evans | Cummins Engine Company | Duesenberg | Cummins | 102.414 | 33 | 81 | 0 | Transmission |
20 | 15 | 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Shorty Cantlon | William J. Cantlon | Stevens | Miller | 117.875 | 2 | 76 | 0 | Crankshaft |
21 | 5 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chet Gardner | Alden Sampson II | Stevens | Miller | 114.786 | 9 | 72 | 0 | Rod |
22 | 17 | 51 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Gordon | Paul Weirick | Adams | Miller | 116.273 | 5 | 66 | 0 | Crash T1 |
23 | 23 | 35 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rex Mays Шаблон:Color box | Fred Frame | Duesenberg | Miller | 113.639 | 15 | 53 | 0 | Front axle |
24 | 25 | 42 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dusty Fahrnow Шаблон:Color box | Irving Goldberg | Cooper | Cooper | 113.070 | 19 | 28 | 0 | Rod |
25 | 21 | 41 | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Sawyer | Lencki & Unger | Miller | Lencki | 109.808 | 27 | 27 | 0 | Rod |
26 | 33 | 33 | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Seymour | Fred Frame | Adams | Miller | 108.591 | 31 | 22 | 0 | Pinion gear |
27 | 27 | 45 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rick Decker | Rickliffe Decker | Miller | Miller | 110.895 | 26 | 17 | 0 | Clutch |
28 | 2 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Wilbur Shaw | Joe Marks | Stevens | Miller | 117.647 | 3 | 15 | 0 | Lost oil |
29 | 26 | 73 | Шаблон:Flagicon Doc MacKenzie | Mikan & Carson | Mikan-Carson | Studebaker | 111.933 | 21 | 15 | 0 | Crash NC |
30 | 31 | 29 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gene Haustein | Lawrence J. Martz | Hudson | Hudson | 109.426 | 28 | 13 | 0 | Crash T4 |
31 | 30 | 63 | Шаблон:Flagicon Harry McQuinn Шаблон:Color box | Michel DeBaets | Rigling | Miller | 111.067 | 24 | 13 | 0 | Rod |
32 | 16 | 58 | Шаблон:Flagicon George Bailey Шаблон:Color box | Roy Scott | Snowberger | Studebaker | 111.063 | 25 | 12 | 0 | Crash T3 |
33 | 32 | 46 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chet Miller | Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation | Ford | Ford V8 | 109.252 | 29 | 11 | 0 | Crash T1 |
[4][5] |
Alternates
- First alternate: Willard Prentiss[6]
Failed to Qualify
- Bill Chittum Шаблон:Color box (#59)
- Maynard Clark Шаблон:Color box (#56)
- George Connor Шаблон:Color box (#39)
- Wesley Crawford (#44)
- Danny Day Шаблон:Color box (#62)
- Pete DePaolo (#27) - Withdrew
- Leon Duray (#54)
- Fred Frame (#34)
- Sam Hoffman Шаблон:Color box (#47)
- Ted Horn Шаблон:Color box (#53)
- Harry Hunt Шаблон:Color box (#43)
- Pete Kreis (#14) - Fatal accident
- Harry Lewis Шаблон:Color box (#52)
- Tee Linn Шаблон:Color box (#62)
- Milt Marion Шаблон:Color box (#57)
- Vern Ornduff Шаблон:Color box (#62)
- Jack Petticord (#52)
- Harold Shaw Шаблон:Color box (#65) - Driver refused
- Orville Smith Шаблон:Color box (#61) - Driver rejected
- Babe Stapp (#44, #54)
- Al Theisen Шаблон:Color box (#53)
- Charles Tramison Шаблон:Color box (#72)
- Bob Wallace Шаблон:Color box (#53)
- Doc Williams Шаблон:Color box (#38) - Driver rejected[7]
Race details
For 1934, riding mechanics were required.[8]
After several consecutive 500s with multiple fatalities, new rules limited all cars to 45 gallons of fuel for the entire race. This was meant to limit speeds in the race as drivers would have to drive more conservatively or use up all their fuel before the finish. Despite predictions, new average speed records were set.[9]
References
Шаблон:Indy 500 Walker Шаблон:Indy 500
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news Associated Press as printed in the New York Times May 31, 1934, page 26, sports. (requires subscription to read full article)
- ↑ Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History" p. 193
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Book "The Indianapolis: A Complete Pictorial History" p.103