Race Results for the 1928 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
13 |
14 |
Louis Meyer
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
99.482 |
200 |
19 |
$28,250 |
| 2 |
8 |
28 |
Lou Moore
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
99.241 |
200 |
0 |
$13,650 |
| 3 |
12 |
3 |
George Souders
(W) |
State Auto Insurance |
Miller/Miller |
98.034 |
200 |
16 |
$8,400 |
| 4 |
10 |
15 |
Ray Keech
(R) |
Simplex Piston Ring |
Miller/Miller |
93.320 |
200 |
0 |
$4,300 |
| 5 |
15 |
22 |
Norm Batten
|
Miller |
Fengler/Miller |
93.228 |
200 |
0 |
$3,200 |
| 6 |
5 |
7 |
Babe Stapp
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
92.638 |
200 |
17 |
$3,900 |
| 7 |
20 |
43 |
Billy Arnold
(R) |
Boyle Valve |
Miller/Miller |
91.111 |
200 |
0 |
$1,800 |
| 8 |
14 |
27 |
Fred Frame
|
State Auto Insurance |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
90.079 |
200 |
0 |
$1,600 |
| 9 |
9 |
25 |
Fred Comer
|
Boyle Valve |
Miller/Miller |
88.889 |
200 |
0 |
$1,500 |
| 10 |
4 |
8 |
Tony Gulotta
|
Stutz Blackhawk |
Miller/Miller |
88.888 |
200 |
33 |
$1,600 |
| 11 |
7 |
24 |
Louis Schneider
|
Armacost Miller |
Miller/Miller |
87.964 |
200 |
0 |
$652 |
| 12 |
23 |
12 |
Dave Evans
|
Boyle Valve |
Miller/Miller |
87.401 |
200 |
0 |
$638 |
| 13 |
28 |
29 |
Henry Kohlert
(R) |
Elgin Piston Pin |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
180 |
0 |
$625 |
| 14 |
17 |
23 |
Deacon Litz
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
161 |
0 |
$610 |
| 15 |
21 |
39 |
Jimmy Gleason
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Magneto |
195 |
43 |
$6,196 |
| 16 |
18 |
5 |
Cliff Durant
|
Detroit |
Detroit/Miller |
Supercharger |
175 |
0 |
$583 |
| 17 |
11 |
33 |
Johnny Seymour
(R) |
Marmon |
Cooper/Miller |
Supercharger |
170 |
0 |
$568 |
| 18 |
24 |
6 |
Earl DeVore
|
Chromolite |
Miller/Miller |
Accident |
161 |
0 |
$555 |
| 19 |
1 |
4 |
Leon Duray
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Overheated |
133 |
59 |
$6,441 |
| 20 |
16 |
38 |
Sam Ross
(R) |
Aranem |
Miller/Miller |
Timing gear |
132 |
0 |
$526 |
| 21 |
27 |
26 |
Ira Hall
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
115 |
0 |
$512 |
| 22 |
19 |
32 |
Peter Kreis
|
Marmon |
Cooper/Miller |
Rod bearing |
73 |
0 |
$499 |
| 23 |
2 |
10 |
Cliff Woodbury
|
Boyle Valve |
Miller/Miller |
Timing gear |
55 |
0 |
$484 |
| 24 |
6 |
16 |
Ralph Hepburn
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Timing gear |
48 |
0 |
$470 |
| 25 |
29 |
1 |
Wilbur Shaw
|
Flying Cloud |
Miller/Miller |
Timing gear |
42 |
0 |
$456 |
| 26 |
26 |
18 |
Benny Shoaff
|
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
35 |
0 |
$442 |
| 27 |
25 |
41 |
C.W. Belt
(R) |
Green |
Green/Green |
Valve |
32 |
0 |
$428 |
| 28 |
3 |
21 |
Cliff Bergere
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Transmission |
6 |
0 |
$415 |
| 29 |
22 |
34 |
Russ Snowberger
(R) |
Marmon |
Cooper/Miller |
Supercharger |
4 |
13 |
$400 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner