Race Results for the 1930 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
1 |
4 |
Billy Arnold
|
Miller-Hartz |
Summers/Miller |
100.448 |
200 |
198 |
$50,300 |
| 2 |
3 |
16 |
Shorty Cantlon
(R) |
Miller Schofield |
Stevens/Miller |
98.054 |
200 |
0 |
$13,950 |
| 3 |
4 |
23 |
Louis Schneider
|
Bowes Seal Fast |
Stevens/Miller |
96.752 |
200 |
0 |
$7,050 |
| 4 |
2 |
1 |
Louis Meyer
(W) |
Sampson |
Stevens/Miller |
95.253 |
200 |
2 |
$4,450 |
| 5 |
22 |
6 |
Bill Cummings
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Stevens/Duesenberg |
93.579 |
200 |
0 |
$3,500 |
| 6 |
33 |
24 |
Dave Evans
|
Jones & Maley |
Stevens/Miller |
92.571 |
200 |
0 |
$2,700 |
| 7 |
8 |
15 |
Phil Shafer
|
Coleman Front Drive |
Coleman/Miller |
90.921 |
200 |
0 |
$1,800 |
| 8 |
7 |
22 |
Russ Snowberger
|
Russell "8" |
Snowberger/Studebaker |
89.166 |
200 |
0 |
$1,600 |
| 9 |
9 |
25 |
Les Allen
(R) |
Allen Miller Products |
Miller/Miller |
85.749 |
200 |
0 |
$1,500 |
| 10 |
17 |
27 |
L.L. Corum
(W) |
Jones Stutz |
Stutz/Stutz |
85.340 |
200 |
0 |
$1,400 |
| 11 |
16 |
38 |
Claude Burton
(R) |
V8 |
Oakland/Oakland |
Running |
196 |
0 |
$550 |
| 12 |
30 |
42 |
L.P. Cucinotta
(R) |
Maserati |
Maserati/Maserati |
Running |
185 |
0 |
$510 |
| 13 |
15 |
41 |
Chet Miller
(R) |
Fronty Ford |
Ford T/Fronty-Ford |
Running |
160 |
0 |
$480 |
| 14 |
38 |
46 |
Harry Butcher
(R) |
Butcher Brothers |
Buick/Buick |
Running |
128 |
0 |
$450 |
| 15 |
23 |
10 |
Mel Keneally
(R) |
MAVV |
Whippet/Miller |
Valve |
114 |
0 |
$420 |
| 16 |
34 |
21 |
Zeke Meyer
(R) |
Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Rod |
115 |
0 |
$385 |
| 17 |
6 |
17 |
Ernie Triplett
|
Guiberson |
Whippet/Miller |
Piston |
125 |
0 |
$380 |
| 18 |
13 |
35 |
J.C. McDonald
(R) |
Romthe |
Studebaker/Studebaker |
Fuel leak |
112 |
0 |
$375 |
| 19 |
37 |
28 |
Roland Free
(R) |
Slade |
Chrysler/Chrysler |
Clutch |
69 |
0 |
$370 |
| 20 |
20 |
9 |
Tony Gulotta
|
MAVV |
Whippet/Miller |
Valve |
79 |
0 |
$365 |
| 21 |
11 |
33 |
Frank Farmer
|
Betholine Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Accident |
69 |
0 |
$360 |
| 22 |
35 |
44 |
Bill Denver
(R) |
Nardi |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Rod |
41 |
0 |
$355 |
| 23 |
26 |
34 |
Joe Huff
(R) |
Gauss Front Drive |
Cooper/Miller |
Valve |
48 |
0 |
$350 |
| 24 |
25 |
3 |
Wilbur Shaw
|
Empire State |
Smith/Miller |
Oil Leak |
54 |
0 |
$345 |
| 25 |
14 |
29 |
Joe Caccia
(R) |
Alberti |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
43 |
0 |
$340 |
| 26 |
10 |
36 |
Cy Marshall
(R) |
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
29 |
0 |
$335 |
| 27 |
19 |
32 |
Charles Moran, Jr.
(R) |
DuPont |
DuPont/DuPont |
Accident |
22 |
0 |
$330 |
| 28 |
24 |
7 |
Jimmy Gleason
|
Waverly Oil |
Miller/Miller |
Timing gear |
22 |
0 |
$325 |
| 29 |
12 |
14 |
Lou Moore
|
Coleman Front Drive |
Coleman/Miller |
Accident |
23 |
0 |
$320 |
| 30 |
31 |
12 |
Deacon Litz
|
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
22 |
0 |
$315 |
| 31 |
32 |
8 |
Babe Stapp
|
Duesenberg |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Accident |
18 |
0 |
$310 |
| 32 |
18 |
39 |
Johnny Seymour
|
Gauss Front Drive |
Cooper/Miller |
Accident |
21 |
0 |
$305 |
| 33 |
21 |
5 |
Pete DePaolo
(W) |
Duesenberg |
Stevens/Duesenberg |
Accident |
19 |
0 |
$300 |
| 34 |
29 |
45 |
Marion Trexler
(R) |
Trexler |
Auburn/Lycoming |
Accident |
19 |
0 |
$295 |
| 35 |
27 |
19 |
Speed Gardner
|
Miller Front Drive |
Miller/Miller |
Bearing |
14 |
0 |
$290 |
| 36 |
28 |
26 |
Baconin Borzachini
(R) |
Maserati |
Maserati/Maserati |
Magneto |
7 |
0 |
$285 |
| 37 |
36 |
48 |
Rick Decker
|
Hoosier Pete |
Mercedes/Clemons |
Oil tank |
8 |
0 |
$280 |
| 38 |
5 |
18 |
Chet Gardner
(R) |
Buckeye |
Duesenberg/Duesenberg |
Skidded out |
0 |
0 |
$275 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner