Race Results for the 1929 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
6 |
2 |
Ray Keech
|
Simplex Piston Ring |
Miller/Miller |
97.585 |
200 |
46 |
$31,950 |
| 2 |
8 |
1 |
Louis Meyer
(W) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
95.596 |
200 |
65 |
$20,400 |
| 3 |
23 |
53 |
Jimmy Gleason
|
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
93.699 |
200 |
0 |
$7,250 |
| 4 |
25 |
43 |
Carl Marchese
(R) |
Marchese |
Miller/Miller |
93.541 |
200 |
0 |
$4,350 |
| 5 |
21 |
42 |
Freddie Winnai
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
88.792 |
200 |
0 |
$3,600 |
| 6 |
28 |
48 |
Speed Gardner
(R) |
Chromolite |
Miller/Miller |
88.390 |
200 |
0 |
$2,200 |
| 7 |
14 |
6 |
Louis Chiron
(R) |
Delage |
Delage/Delage |
87.728 |
200 |
0 |
$1,800 |
| 8 |
7 |
9 |
Billy Arnold
|
Boyle Valve |
Miller/Miller |
83.909 |
200 |
0 |
$1,600 |
| 9 |
32 |
25 |
Cliff Bergere
|
Armacost Miller |
Miller/Miller |
80.703 |
200 |
0 |
$1,500 |
| 10 |
22 |
34 |
Fred Frame
|
Cooper |
Cooper/Miller |
Running |
193 |
11 |
$2,500 |
| 11 |
29 |
28 |
Frank Brisko
(R) |
Burbach |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
180 |
0 |
$468 |
| 12 |
18 |
17 |
Phil Shafer
|
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
150 |
0 |
$465 |
| 13 |
13 |
3 |
Lou Moore
|
Majestic Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Rod |
198 |
22 |
$2,662 |
| 14 |
26 |
36 |
Frank Farmer
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Supercharger |
140 |
0 |
$459 |
| 15 |
24 |
49 |
Wesley Crawford
(R) |
Miller |
Fengler/Miller |
Carburetor |
127 |
0 |
$456 |
| 16 |
17 |
4 |
Peter Kreis
|
Detroit |
Detroit/Miller |
Engine seized |
91 |
0 |
$453 |
| 17 |
11 |
23 |
Tony Gulotta
|
Packard Cable |
Miller/Miller |
Supercharger |
91 |
0 |
$450 |
| 18 |
19 |
5 |
Bob McDonogh
|
Miller Front Drive |
Miller/Miller |
Oil tank |
74 |
0 |
$447 |
| 19 |
33 |
46 |
Bill Lindau
(R) |
Pittsburgh Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Valve |
70 |
0 |
$444 |
| 20 |
27 |
31 |
Herman Schurch
(R) |
Armacost Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Tank split |
70 |
0 |
$441 |
| 21 |
16 |
38 |
Johnny Seymour
|
Cooper |
Cooper/Miller |
Rear axle |
65 |
0 |
$438 |
| 22 |
2 |
21 |
Leon Duray
|
Packard Cable |
Miller/Miller |
Carburetor |
65 |
7 |
$1,135 |
| 23 |
30 |
29 |
Rick Decker
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Fuel line |
61 |
0 |
$432 |
| 24 |
9 |
26 |
Deacon Litz
|
Rusco Durac |
Miller/Miller |
Rod |
56 |
49 |
$5,329 |
| 25 |
31 |
27 |
Bert Karnatz
(R) |
Richards Bros. |
Miller/Miller |
Fuel leak |
50 |
0 |
$426 |
| 26 |
20 |
47 |
Ernie Triplett
(R) |
Buckeye Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Rod |
48 |
0 |
$423 |
| 27 |
10 |
12 |
Russ Snowberger
|
Cooper |
Cooper/Miller |
Supercharger |
45 |
0 |
$420 |
| 28 |
4 |
32 |
Babe Stapp
|
Spindler Miller |
Duesenberg/Miller |
Rear end |
40 |
0 |
$417 |
| 29 |
15 |
35 |
Jules Moriceau
(R) |
Thompson Products |
Amilcar/Amilcar |
Accident |
30 |
0 |
$414 |
| 30 |
5 |
37 |
Pete DePaolo
(W) |
Boyle Valve |
Miller/Miller |
Steering |
25 |
0 |
$411 |
| 31 |
3 |
18 |
Ralph Hepburn
|
Packard Cable |
Miller/Miller |
High gear |
14 |
0 |
$407 |
| 32 |
12 |
10 |
Bill Spence
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
9 |
0 |
$403 |
| 33 |
1 |
8 |
Cliff Woodbury
|
Boyle Valve |
Miller/Miller |
Accident |
3 |
0 |
$400 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner