Indianapolis 500 Race Day Stats
1938 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name | Entrant | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23 | Floyd Roberts | Burd Piston Ring | Lou Moore | Wetteroth/Miller | 117.2 | 200 | 92 | $32,075 |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Wilbur Shaw | Shaw | W. Wilbur Shaw | Shaw/Offy | 115.58 | 200 | 0 | $14,425 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | Chet Miller | I.B.E.W. | Boyle Racing Headquarters | Summers/Offy | 114.946 | 200 | 0 | $7,350 |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | Ted Horn | Miller-Hartz | Harry Hartz | Wetteroth/Miller | 112.203 | 200 | 0 | $4,600 |
| 5 | 18 | 38 | Chet Gardner | Burd Piston Ring | Joe Lencki | Rigling/Offy | 110.311 | 200 | 0 | $4,100 |
| 6 | 14 | 54 | Herb Ardinger | Offenhauser | Lewis W. Welch | Miller-Ford/Offy | Running | 199 | 0 | $2,625 |
| 7 | 25 | 45 | Harry McQuinn | Marchese | Carl Marchese | Marchese/Miller | Running | 197 | 0 | $2,175 |
| 8 | 30 | 58 | Billy DeVore | P.R.&W. | Joel Thorne, Inc. | Stevens/Offy | Running | 185 | 0 | $1,925 |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | Joel Thorne | Thorne Engineering | Joel Thorne, Inc. | Shaw/Offy | Running | 185 | 0 | $1,775 |
| 10 | 17 | 29 | Frank Wearne | Indiana Fur | Paul Weirick | Adams/Offy | Running | 181 | 0 | $1,650 |
| 11 | 33 | 43 | Duke Nalon | Kohlert-Miller | Henry Kohlert | Fengler/Miller | Running | 178 | 0 | $1,025 |
| 12 | 29 | 12 | George Bailey | Leon Duray Barbasol | Leon Duray | Weil/Duray | Clutch | 166 | 0 | $825 |
| 13 | 9 | 27 | Mauri Rose | I.B.E.W. | Boyle Racing Headquarters | Maserati/Maserati | Supercharger | 165 | 0 | $650 |
| 14 | 10 | 16 | Ronney Householder | Thorne-Sparks | Joel Thorne, Inc. | Adams/Sparks | Supercharger | 154 | 0 | $695 |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Jimmy Snyder | Sparks-Thorne | Joel Thorne, Inc. | Adams/Sparks | Supercharger | 150 | 92 | $3,390 |
| 16 | 12 | 5 | Louis Meyer | Bowes Seal Fast | Bowes Racing, Inc | Stevens/Winfield | Oil Pump | 149 | 0 | $635 |
| 17 | 4 | 17 | Tony Gulotta | Hamilton-Harris | Tony Gulotta | Stevens/Offy | Rod | 130 | 0 | $680 |
| 18 | 22 | 55 | Al Miller | Domont's Pepsi-Cola | Jack Holly | Miller/Miller | Clutch | 125 | 0 | $625 |
| 19 | 19 | 15 | George Connor | Marks Miller | Joseph Marks | Adams/Miller | Engine | 119 | 0 | $620 |
| 20 | 32 | 9 | Cliff Bergere | Kraft's Real Rye | George H. Lyons | Stevens/Miller | Piston | 111 | 0 | $615 |
| 21 | 31 | 33 | Henry Banks | Detroit Sporting World | Louis Kimmel | Miller/Voelker | Rod bearing | 109 | 0 | $610 |
| 22 | 21 | 35 | Kelly Petillo | Petillo | Kelly Petillo | Wetteroth/Offy | Camshaft | 100 | 0 | $955 |
| 23 | 24 | 21 | Louis Tomei | P.O.B. Perfect Seal | H.E. Winn | Miller/Miller | Rod | 88 | 0 | $625 |
| 24 | 16 | 7 | Bill Cummings | I.B.E.W. | Boyle Racing Headquarters | Miller/Miller | Radiator | 72 | 0 | $620 |
| 25 | 2 | 14 | Russ Snowberger | D-X | Russell Snowberger | Snowberger/Miller | Rod | 56 | 0 | $640 |
| 26 | 8 | 34 | Babe Stapp | McCoy Auto Service | Bill White Race Cars, Inc. | Weil/Miller | Valve | 54 | 0 | $585 |
| 27 | 26 | 10 | Tony Willman | Belanger | Murrell Belanger | Stevens/Miller | Valve | 47 | 0 | $580 |
| 28 | 3 | 8 | Rex Mays | Alfa-Romeo | Bill White Race Cars, Inc. | A.R.-Weil/Alfa-Romeo | Supercharger | 45 | 16 | $1,125 |
| 29 | 28 | 42 | Emil Andres | Elgin Piston Pin | Elgin Piston Pin Co. | Adams/Brisko | Accident | 45 | 0 | $620 |
| 30 | 27 | 37 | Ira Hall | Greenfield Super Service | Nowiak & Magnee | Nowiak/Studebaker | Accident | 44 | 0 | $565 |
| 31 | 11 | 26 | Frank Brisko | Shur-Stop Mech. Brake Equal. | Frank Brisko | Stevens/Brisko | Oil line | 39 | 0 | $585 |
| 32 | 23 | 36 | Al Putnam | Troy Tydol | Arthur M. Sims | Stevens/Miller | Crankshaft | 15 | 0 | $555 |
| 33 | 20 | 47 | Shorty Cantlon | Kamm's | Thomas O'Brien | Stevens/Miller | Supercharger | 13 | 0 | $550 |