Английская Википедия:1935 Indianapolis 500
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Indy500 1911to1941 The 23rd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, May 30, 1935. Despite attempts to improve participant safety by requiring crash helmets and installing green and yellow lights around the track, the event that year would prove to be one of the worst in terms of fatalities.[1]
Kelly Petillo won the race, accompanied by riding mechanic Jimmy Dunham. Pete DePaolo, the 1925 winner, was the team principal, becoming the first individual to win the race separately as a driver and an owner.
The race was part of the 1935 AAA Championship Car season.
Pre-race and qualifying
Ten-lap (25 mile) qualifying runs were utilized.
On May 21, nine days before the race, three prospective participants lost their lives. Rookie Johnny Hannon, on just his first lap at racing speed, had his car go over the outside retaining wall and was killed from a fractured skull. Later that day, driver Hartwell "Stubby" Stubblefield also had his car go over the outside wall, and both he and his riding mechanic Leo Whitaker died from injuries they received being thrown from the vehicle.[2] Kelly Petillo, the eventual winner, had his own difficulties getting into the field. His initial qualifying run (a record-breaking 121.687 mph) was voided when his car was ruled to have exceeded the fuel limit. Returning to the track, he had an engine blow, before finally having a qualifying run of 115.095 that placed him 22nd in the field.[3]
| Qualifying Results | ||||||||||||
| Date | Driver | Lap 1 (mph) |
Lap 2 (mph) |
Lap 3 (mph) |
Lap 4 (mph) |
Lap 5 (mph) |
Lap 6 (mph) |
Lap 7 (mph) |
Lap 8 (mph) |
Lap 9 (mph) |
Lap 10 (mph) |
Average Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5/18/1935 | Rex Mays | 121.310 | 121.425 | 121.819 | 120.773 | 121.212 | 121.359 | 120.208 | 119.936 | 119.506 | 119.856 | 120.736 |
Race
Driver Clay Weatherly would beg Leon Duray, the owner of Hannon's crashed car, to allow him to drive it in the race. The car would prove no luckier for Weatherly, who would be killed when the car crashed through the inner guard rail coming out of turn four on lap nine. Rex Mays would lead most of the first Шаблон:Convert before being forced out with mechanical failure. Petillo had climbed to second, and after Mays' departure led most of the remainder other than briefly following a pit stop. Petillo easily broke the record for the fastest average speed (106.240 mph) despite being slowed somewhat by rain near the end of the race.[4] Petillo received approximately $33,000 in winnings for the race.
Aftermath
The driver deaths in 1935 caused the Speedway to develop what is now known as the Rookie Orientation Program, which has been required for first-time drivers since 1936. Adjustments were also made to the configuration of the turns.[3] Petillo would race in five more 500s, never again finishing higher than 18th. Six of the thirty-three drivers who started the race would end up having their lives ended in accidents at the Indy Speedway.
Results
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kelly Petillo | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | 115.095 | 15 | 200 | 102 | Running |
| 2 | 20 | 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Wilbur Shaw | Gil Pirrung | Shaw | Offenhauser | 116.854 | 7 | 200 | 5 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Cummings Шаблон:Color box | H. C. Henning | Miller | Miller | 116.901 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | 22 | Шаблон:Flagicon Floyd Roberts Шаблон:Color box | Earl Haskell | Miller | Miller | 118.671 | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 21 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ralph Hepburn | Ralph Hepburn | Miller | Miller | 115.156 | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 19 | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Shorty Cantlon | William J. Cantlon | Stevens | Miller | 118.205 | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chet Gardner | Alden Sampson II | Stevens | Miller | 114.556 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 13 | 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Deacon Litz | A. B. Litz | Miller | Miller | 114.488 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 15 | 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Doc MacKenzie | Gil Pirrung | Rigling | Miller | 114.294 | 20 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 17 | 34 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chet Miller | Fred Frame | Summers | Miller | 113.552 | 24 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 8 | 19 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Frame Шаблон:Color box | Harry Hartz | Wetteroth | Miller | 114.701 | 16 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 4 | 36 | Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Meyer Шаблон:Color box | Louis Meyer | Stevens | Miller | 117.938 | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 16 | 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Bergere | Phil Shafer | Rigling | Buick | 114.162 | 23 | 196 | 0 | Out of gas |
| 14 | 31 | 62 | Шаблон:Flagicon Harris Insinger Шаблон:Color box | Mikan & Carson | Mikan-Carson | Studebaker | 111.729 | 30 | 185 | 0 | Flagged |
| 15 | 21 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Miller | H. C. Henning | Rigling | Miller | 115.303 | 12 | 178 | 0 | Magneto |
| 16 | 26 | 43 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ted Horn Шаблон:Color box | Harry A. Miller | Miller-Ford | Ford | 113.213 | 27 | 145 | 0 | Steering |
| 17 | 1 | 33 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rex Mays | Paul Weirick | Adams | Miller | 120.736 | 1 | 123 | 89 | Spring shackle |
| 18 | 23 | 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lou Moore | Lou Moore | Miller | Miller | 114.180 | 22 | 116 | 0 | Rod |
| 19 | 14 | 37 | Шаблон:Flagicon George Connor Шаблон:Color box | Joe Marks | Stevens | Miller | 114.321 | 19 | 112 | 0 | Transmission |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mauri Rose | Four Wheel Drive Auto Company | Miller | Miller | 116.470 | 9 | 103 | 0 | Studs |
| 21 | 6 | 44 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Gulotta | Leon Duray | Stevens | Miller | 115.459 | 11 | 102 | 0 | Magneto |
| 22 | 30 | 39 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Snyder Шаблон:Color box | Joel Thorne | Snowberger | Studebaker | 112.249 | 29 | 97 | 0 | Spring |
| 23 | 24 | 41 | Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Brisko | Kenneth Schroeder | Rigling | Studebaker | 113.307 | 26 | 79 | 0 | Universal joint |
| 24 | 27 | 42 | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Seymour | Harry A. Miller | Miller-Ford | Ford | 112.696 | 28 | 71 | 0 | Grease leak |
| 25 | 12 | 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Babe Stapp | Joe Marks | Adams | Miller | 116.736 | 8 | 70 | 4 | Radiator |
| 26 | 29 | 35 | Шаблон:Flagicon George Bailey | Harry A. Miller | Miller-Ford | Ford | 113.432 | 25 | 65 | 0 | Steering |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Russ Snowberger | H. C. Henning | Miller | Miller | 114.209 | 21 | 59 | 0 | Exhaust pipe |
| 28 | 32 | 26 | Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Tomei Шаблон:Color box | Joe Lencki | Miller | Lencki | 110.794 | 32 | 47 | 0 | Valve |
| 29 | 33 | 46 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Sall Шаблон:Color box | Harry A. Miller | Miller-Ford | Ford | 110.519 | 33 | 47 | 0 | Steering |
| 30 | 2 | 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Gordon | William S. White | Weil | Miller | 119.481 | 2 | 17 | 0 | Crash T4 |
| 31 | 28 | 27 | Шаблон:Flagicon Freddy Winnai | Harry Hartz | Duesenberg | Miller | 115.138 | 14 | 16 | 0 | Rod |
| 32 | 25 | 45 | Шаблон:Flagicon Clay Weatherly Шаблон:Color box ✝ | Leon Duray | Stevens | Miller | 115.902 | 10 | 9 | 0 | Fatal accident at T4 |
| 33 | 18 | 66 | Шаблон:Flagicon Harry McQuinn | Michael DeBaets | Rigling | Miller | 111.111 | 31 | 4 | 0 | Rod |
| [5][6] | |||||||||||
Alternates
- First alternate: Dave Evans[7]
Failed to Qualify
- Emil Andres Шаблон:Color box (#52, #56)
- Herb Ardinger (#24)
- George Barringer (#23)
- L. L. Corum (#49)
- Wesley Crawford (#48)
- Dusty Fahrnow (#53)
- Johnny Hannon Шаблон:Color box (#45) - Fatal accident
- Gene Haustein (#28)
- Harry Hunt Шаблон:Color box (#25)
- Herschell McKee Шаблон:Color box (#51)
- Zeke Meyer (#31)
- Duke Nalon Шаблон:Color box - Withdrew
- Floyd O'Neal Шаблон:Color box (#57)
- Roy Painter Шаблон:Color box (#51)
- Johnny Rae Шаблон:Color box (#47)
- Johnny Sawyer (#63)
- Phil Shafer (#31)
- Overton Snell Шаблон:Color box (#58)
- Stubby Stubblefield (#29) - Fatal accident
- Doc Williams Шаблон:Color box (#64)
- Robert Wilson Шаблон:Color box (#59)
- Billy Winn (#10)[8]
Race details
For 1935, riding mechanics were required.[9]
References
Шаблон:Indy 500 Walker Шаблон:Indy 500
- ↑ Fatalities – May 1935 Шаблон:Webarchive, indymotorspeedway.com
- ↑ Three Auto Racers Killed, One Injured, In Memorial Day Trials at Indianapolis Associated Press, May 22, 1935, as seen on page 1 of the New York Times
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Reed, Terry Indy. The Race and Ritual of the Indianapolis 500. Potomac Books 2005. Шаблон:ISBN.
- ↑ 155,000 See Petillo Capture Indianapolis Auto Race; One Driver Is Killed. Associated Press, May 31, 1935, as seen on sports page 19 of the New York Times
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
