Race Results for the 1926 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
20 |
15 |
Frank Lockhart
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
95.904 |
160 |
95 |
$35,600 |
| 2 |
2 |
3 |
Harry Hartz
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
158 |
6 |
$13,900 |
| 3 |
14 |
36 |
Cliff Woodbury
(R) |
Boyle |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
158 |
0 |
$6,700 |
| 4 |
13 |
8 |
Fred Comer
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
155 |
0 |
$4,000 |
| 5 |
27 |
12 |
Pete DePaolo
(W) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Running |
153 |
0 |
$3,500 |
| 6 |
8 |
6 |
Frank Elliott
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
152 |
0 |
$2,200 |
| 7 |
16 |
14 |
Norm Batten
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
151 |
0 |
$1,800 |
| 8 |
15 |
19 |
Ralph Hepburn
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
151 |
0 |
$1,600 |
| 9 |
28 |
18 |
John Duff
(R) |
Elcar |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
147 |
0 |
$1,500 |
| 10 |
5 |
4 |
Phil Shafer
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
146 |
16 |
$3,000 |
| 11 |
12 |
31 |
Tony Gulotta
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
142 |
0 |
$615 |
| 12 |
7 |
16 |
Bennett Hill
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
136 |
0 |
$607 |
| 13 |
21 |
33 |
Thane Houser
(R) |
Abell |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
102 |
0 |
$600 |
| 14 |
17 |
27 |
Douglas Hawkes
|
Eldridge |
Eldridge/Anzani |
Camshaft |
92 |
0 |
$593 |
| 15 |
4 |
1 |
Dave Lewis
|
Miller Front Drive |
Miller/Miller |
Valve |
92 |
43 |
$4,886 |
| 16 |
1 |
5 |
Earl Cooper
|
Miller Front Drive |
Miller/Miller |
Transmission |
74 |
0 |
$579 |
| 17 |
11 |
9 |
Cliff Durant
|
Locomobile Junior 8 |
Fengler/Locomobile |
Fuel leak |
61 |
0 |
$572 |
| 18 |
18 |
29 |
Ben Jones
(R) |
Duesenberg (Two-Cycle) |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
54 |
0 |
$565 |
| 19 |
23 |
26 |
E.A.D. Eldridge
(R) |
Eldridge |
Eldridge/Anzani |
Steering |
46 |
0 |
$558 |
| 20 |
24 |
23 |
L.L. Corum
(W) |
Schmidt |
Schmidt/Argyle |
Cracked block |
45 |
0 |
$551 |
| 21 |
22 |
24 |
Steve Nemesh
(R) |
Schmidt |
Schmidt/Argyle |
Transmission |
42 |
0 |
$544 |
| 22 |
6 |
7 |
Jules Ellingboe
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Supercharger |
39 |
0 |
$538 |
| 23 |
3 |
10 |
Leon Duray
|
Locomobile Junior 8 |
Fengler/Locomobile |
Fuel leak |
33 |
0 |
$531 |
| 24 |
26 |
17 |
Fred Lecklider
(R) |
Nickel Plate |
Miller/Miller |
Piston |
25 |
0 |
$525 |
| 25 |
25 |
28 |
Jack McCarver
(R) |
Hamlin Front Drive |
Ford T/Fronty-Ford |
Rod |
24 |
0 |
$519 |
| 26 |
9 |
34 |
Bon McDougall
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Water leak |
19 |
0 |
$512 |
| 27 |
10 |
22 |
Doc Shattuc
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Valve |
16 |
0 |
$506 |
| 28 |
19 |
39 |
Albert Guyot
|
Guyot |
Schmidt/Argyle |
Piston |
9 |
0 |
$500 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner