Race Results for the 1936 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
28 |
8 |
Louis Meyer
(W) |
Ring Free |
Stevens/Miller |
109.069 |
200 |
96 |
$31,300 |
| 2 |
11 |
22 |
Ted Horn
|
Miller-Hartz |
Wetteroth/Miller |
108.170 |
200 |
16 |
$13,775 |
| 3 |
4 |
10 |
Doc MacKenzie
|
Gilmore Speedway |
Wetteroth/Offy |
107.460 |
200 |
0 |
$6,900 |
| 4 |
30 |
36 |
Mauri Rose
|
F.W.D. |
Miller/Miller |
107.272 |
200 |
0 |
$4,000 |
| 5 |
3 |
18 |
Chet Miller
|
Boyle Products |
Summers/Miller |
106.919 |
200 |
0 |
$3,653 |
| 6 |
25 |
41 |
Ray Pixley
(R) |
Fink Auto |
Miller/Miller |
105.253 |
200 |
0 |
$2,328 |
| 7 |
9 |
3 |
Wilbur Shaw
|
Gilmore |
Shaw/Offy |
104.233 |
200 |
51 |
$3,650 |
| 8 |
14 |
17 |
George Barringer
|
Kennedy Tank |
Rigling/Offy |
102.630 |
200 |
0 |
$1,650 |
| 9 |
32 |
53 |
Zeke Meyer
|
Boyle Products |
Cooper/Studebaker |
101.331 |
200 |
0 |
$1,550 |
| 10 |
5 |
38 |
George Connor
|
Marks Miller |
Adams/Miller |
98.931 |
200 |
0 |
$1,425 |
| 11 |
12 |
35 |
Freddie Winnai
|
Midwest Red Lion |
Stevens/Offy |
Running |
199 |
0 |
$850 |
| 12 |
24 |
9 |
Ralph Hepburn
|
Art Rose |
Miller/Offy |
Running |
195 |
0 |
$700 |
| 13 |
27 |
28 |
Harry McQuinn
|
Sampson Radio |
Stevens/Miller |
Out of fuel |
196 |
0 |
$600 |
| 14 |
10 |
7 |
Shorty Cantlon
|
Hamilton-Harris |
Weil/Miller |
Out of fuel |
194 |
0 |
$535 |
| 15 |
1 |
33 |
Rex Mays
|
Gilmore |
Adams/Sparks |
Out of fuel |
192 |
12 |
$920 |
| 16 |
23 |
54 |
Doc Williams
(R) |
Superior Trailer |
Cooper/Miller |
Out of fuel |
192 |
0 |
$505 |
| 17 |
29 |
32 |
Lou Moore
|
Burd Piston Ring |
Miller/Offy |
Out of fuel |
185 |
0 |
$490 |
| 18 |
33 |
19 |
Emil Andres
(R) |
Carew |
Whippet/Cragar |
Running |
184 |
0 |
$475 |
| 19 |
15 |
4 |
Floyd Roberts
|
Burd Piston Ring |
Stevens/Offy |
Out of fuel |
183 |
0 |
$460 |
| 20 |
20 |
14 |
Frank Brisko
|
Elgin Piston Pin |
Miller/Brisko |
Out of fuel |
180 |
0 |
$445 |
| 21 |
17 |
12 |
Al Miller
|
Boyle Products |
Smith/Miller |
Accident |
119 |
0 |
$430 |
| 22 |
7 |
42 |
Cliff Bergere
|
Bowes Seal Fast |
Stevens/Miller |
Engine support |
116 |
0 |
$415 |
| 23 |
26 |
15 |
Deacon Litz
|
Litz |
Miller/Miller |
Crankshaft |
108 |
0 |
$400 |
| 24 |
2 |
21 |
Babe Stapp
|
Pirrung |
Shaw/Offy |
Crankshaft |
89 |
25 |
$1,585 |
| 25 |
19 |
5 |
Billy Winn
|
Harry A. Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Crankshaft |
78 |
0 |
$370 |
| 26 |
22 |
52 |
Frank McGurk
(R) |
Abels Auto Ford |
Adams/Cragar |
Crankshaft |
51 |
0 |
$355 |
| 27 |
8 |
27 |
Louis Tomei
|
Wheeler's |
Wetteroth/Miller |
Engine support |
44 |
0 |
$340 |
| 28 |
6 |
44 |
Herb Ardinger
|
Bowes Seal Fast |
Stevens/Miller |
Transmission |
38 |
0 |
$325 |
| 29 |
18 |
6 |
Chet Gardner
|
Gardner |
Duesenberg/Offy |
Clutch |
38 |
0 |
$310 |
| 30 |
16 |
43 |
Jimmy Snyder
|
Belanger Miller |
Stevens/Miller |
Oil leak |
21 |
0 |
$295 |
| 31 |
21 |
47 |
Johnny Seymour
|
Sullivan & O'Brien |
Stevens/Miller |
Clutch |
13 |
0 |
$280 |
| 32 |
31 |
46 |
Fred Frame
(W) |
Burd Piston Ring |
Miller/Miller |
Piston |
4 |
0 |
$265 |
| 33 |
13 |
2 |
Bill Cummings
(W) |
Boyle Products |
Miller/Offy |
Clutch |
0 |
0 |
$250 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner