Английская Википедия:1936 Indianapolis 500
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Indy500 1911to1941 The 24th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1936. The race was part of the 1936 AAA Championship Car season. The race is remembered for three noteworthy Indy traditions getting their start.
Louis Meyer became the first three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He notably celebrated in victory lane with a bottle of buttermilk, which later started the famous tradition of serving milk in victory lane at Indianapolis.
Lawson Harris served as Meyer's riding mechanic. Harris, who also rode with Meyer in 1933, became the first two-time Indianapolis 500 winning riding mechanic.
The Borg-Warner Trophy debuted for the winner in 1936. Also, pace car driver Tommy Milton suggested that the race winner should be awarded the official pace car as part of his complement of prizes. Louis Meyer was given the keys to the Packard after the race, and it has been a tradition ever since (with only a handful of exceptions).
Time trials
Ten-lap (25 mile) qualifying runs were utilized. Rex Mays won the pole position for the second consecutive year.
| 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 5/16/1936 | Rex Mays | 119.745 | 119.348 | 118.743 | 119.968 | 121.065 | 119.984 | 120.289 | 119.697 | 119.253 | 118.985 | 119.644 |
Results
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Meyer Шаблон:Color box | Louis Meyer | Stevens | Miller | 114.171 | 18 | 200 | 96 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | 22 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ted Horn | Harry Hartz | Wetteroth | Miller | 116.564 | 8 | 200 | 16 | Running |
| 3 | 4 | 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Doc MacKenzie | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | 116.961 | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 30 | 36 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mauri Rose | Four Wheel Drive Auto Company | Miller | Miller | 113.890 | 21 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | 18 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chet Miller | Boyle Motor Products | Summers | Miller | 117.675 | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 25 | 41 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Pixley Шаблон:Color box | Clarence Felker | Miller | Miller | 116.703 | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Wilbur Shaw | W. Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | Offenhauser | 117.503 | 4 | 200 | 51 | Running |
| 8 | 14 | 17 | Шаблон:Flagicon George Barringer | Phil Shafer | Rigling | Offenhauser | 112.700 | 27 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 32 | 53 | Шаблон:Flagicon Zeke Meyer | Boyle Motor Products | Cooper | Studebaker | 111.476 | 30 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 5 | 38 | Шаблон:Flagicon George Connor | Joe Marks | Adams | Miller | 116.269 | 9 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 12 | 35 | Шаблон:Flagicon Freddy Winnai | Midwest Racing Team | Stevens | Offenhauser | 116.221 | 10 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 24 | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ralph Hepburn | Ralph Hepburn | Miller | Offenhauser | 112.673 | 28 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 27 | 28 | Шаблон:Flagicon Harry McQuinn | Alden Sampson II | Stevens | Miller | 114.118 | 19 | 196 | 0 | Out of gas |
| 14 | 10 | 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Shorty Cantlon | William S. White | Weil | Miller | 116.912 | 6 | 194 | 0 | Out of gas |
| 15 | 1 | 33 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rex Mays | Paul Weirick | Adams | Sparks | 119.644 | 1 | 192 | 12 | Out of gas |
| 16 | 23 | 54 | Шаблон:Flagicon Doc Williams Шаблон:Color box | Race Car Corporation | Cooper | Miller | 112.837 | 26 | 192 | 0 | Out of gas |
| 17 | 29 | 32 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lou Moore | Lou Moore | Miller | Offenhauser | 113.996 | 20 | 185 | 0 | Out of gas |
| 18 | 33 | 19 | Шаблон:Flagicon Emil Andres Шаблон:Color box | J. Stewart Carew | Whippet | Cragar | 111.455 | 31 | 184 | 0 | Flagged |
| 19 | 15 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Floyd Roberts | Joe Lencki | Stevens | Offenhauser | 112.403 | 29 | 183 | 0 | Out of gas |
| 20 | 20 | 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Brisko | Elgin Piston Ring Company | Miller | Brisko | 114.213 | 17 | 180 | 0 | Out of gas |
| 21 | 17 | 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Miller | Boyle Motor Products | Smith | Miller | 116.138 | 11 | 119 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 22 | 7 | 42 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Bergere | Bowes Seal Fast Corporation | Stevens | Miller | 113.377 | 22 | 116 | 0 | Engine support |
| 23 | 26 | 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Deacon Litz | A. B. Litz | Miller | Miller | 115.997 | 13 | 108 | 0 | Crankshaft |
| 24 | 2 | 21 | Шаблон:Flagicon Babe Stapp | Gil Pirrung | Shaw | Offenhauser | 118.945 | 2 | 89 | 25 | Crankshaft |
| 25 | 19 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Winn | James W. Winn | Miller | Miller | 114.648 | 16 | 78 | 0 | Crankshaft |
| 26 | 22 | 52 | Шаблон:Flagicon Frank McGurk Шаблон:Color box | Charles Worley | Adams | Cragar | 113.102 | 24 | 51 | 0 | Crankshaft |
| 27 | 8 | 27 | Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Tomei | Babe Stapp | Wetteroth | Miller | 111.078 | 33 | 44 | 0 | Engine support |
| 28 | 6 | 44 | Шаблон:Flagicon Herb Ardinger | Bowes Seal Fast Corporation | Stevens | Miller | 115.082 | 15 | 38 | 0 | Transmission |
| 29 | 18 | 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chet Gardner | Chester L. Gardner | Duesenberg | Offenhauser | 116.000 | 12 | 38 | 0 | Clutch |
| 30 | 16 | 43 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Snyder | Murrell Belanger | Stevens | Miller | 111.291 | 32 | 21 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 31 | 21 | 47 | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Seymour | William L. Cantlon | Stevens | Miller | 113.169 | 23 | 13 | 0 | Clutch |
| 32 | 31 | 46 | Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Frame Шаблон:Color box | Moore & Fengler | Miller | Miller | 112.877 | 25 | 4 | 0 | Piston |
| 33 | 13 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bill Cummings Шаблон:Color box | Boyle Motor Products | Miller | Offenhauser | 115.939 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Clutch |
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Alternates
- First alternate: Al Putman Шаблон:Color box[3]
Failed to Qualify
- George Bailey (#51)
- Henry Banks Шаблон:Color box (#29)
- Rick Decker (#44)
- Dave Evans (#25)
- Dusty Fahrnow (#55)
- Tony Gulotta (#31, #56)
- Harry Hunt Шаблон:Color box (#58)
- Luther Johnson (#49) - Withdrew
- Roy Painter Шаблон:Color box (#34)
- Kelly Petillo (#10)
- Phil Shafer (#26)
- Overton Snell Шаблон:Color box (#24)
- Russ Snowberger (#23)
- Lucky Teter Шаблон:Color box - Did not appear
- Joel Thorne Шаблон:Color box - Did not appear
- George Wingerter (#57)[4]
Race summary
To slow the cars, a fuel limit of 37.5 gallons of gasoline was implemented for the race distance. Engine tuners struggled to make their engines more efficient.
At the start, polesitter Rex Mays led but soon dropped out with a faulty throttle. Wilbur Shaw then took the lead, but lost time with a 17-minute pit stop to re-fasten loose rivets on his engine hood.
Louis Meyer steadily moved up through the field and took the lead by halfway. He pitted for fuel at 350 miles, allowing Ted Horn to take the point. But Meyer caught him, pulled away and became the first 3-time "500" winner. He wasn't sure his fuel would last until the end. He said, "That last lap, I held my breath."[5]
- For 1936, riding mechanics were required.[6]
- After numerous fatalities in the 1935 race, additional safety measures were introduced for 1936. All new drivers were required to pass a rookie test prior to qualifying. In addition, the inside wall was removed in several locations, the outside walls were angled inward to keep cars from going over them, and several portions of the track were paved over in asphalt. In a sharp contrast to previous years, the 1936 race saw zero fatalities amongst the competitors and/or spectators. It marked the only year from the span of 1929-1940 (the Depression Era) in which no fatalities occurred at the Speedway.
- Bill Cummings car failed to pull away from the grid due to clutch and transmission failure. He became the first driver in Indy history to line up for the grid, but fail to pull away and start the race.
References
Шаблон:Indy 500 Walker Шаблон:Indy 500
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Book "The Indianapolis 500: A Complete Pictorial History by John and Barbara Devaney p. 111-112
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
