Race Results for the 1938 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
1 |
23 |
Floyd Roberts
|
Burd Piston Ring |
Wetteroth/Miller |
117.200 |
200 |
92 |
$32,075 |
| 2 |
7 |
1 |
Wilbur Shaw
(W) |
Shaw |
Shaw/Offy |
115.580 |
200 |
0 |
$14,425 |
| 3 |
5 |
3 |
Chet Miller
|
I.B.E.W. |
Summers/Offy |
114.946 |
200 |
0 |
$7,350 |
| 4 |
6 |
2 |
Ted Horn
|
Miller-Hartz |
Wetteroth/Miller |
112.203 |
200 |
0 |
$4,600 |
| 5 |
18 |
38 |
Chet Gardner
|
Burd Piston Ring |
Rigling/Offy |
110.311 |
200 |
0 |
$4,100 |
| 6 |
14 |
54 |
Herb Ardinger
|
Offenhauser |
Miller-Ford/Offy |
Running |
199 |
0 |
$2,625 |
| 7 |
25 |
45 |
Harry McQuinn
|
Marchese |
Marchese/Miller |
Running |
197 |
0 |
$2,175 |
| 8 |
30 |
58 |
Billy DeVore
|
P.R.&W. |
Stevens/Offy |
Running |
185 |
0 |
$1,925 |
| 9 |
13 |
22 |
Joel Thorne
(R) |
Thorne Engineering |
Shaw/Offy |
Running |
185 |
0 |
$1,775 |
| 10 |
17 |
29 |
Frank Wearne
|
Indiana Fur |
Adams/Offy |
Running |
181 |
0 |
$1,650 |
| 11 |
33 |
43 |
Duke Nalon
(R) |
Kohlert-Miller |
Fengler/Miller |
Running |
178 |
0 |
$1,025 |
| 12 |
29 |
12 |
George Bailey
|
Leon Duray Barbasol |
Weil/Duray |
Clutch |
166 |
0 |
$825 |
| 13 |
9 |
27 |
Mauri Rose
|
I.B.E.W. |
Maserati/Maserati |
Supercharger |
165 |
0 |
$650 |
| 14 |
10 |
16 |
Ronney Householder
|
Thorne-Sparks |
Adams/Sparks |
Supercharger |
154 |
0 |
$695 |
| 15 |
15 |
6 |
Jimmy Snyder
|
Sparks-Thorne |
Adams/Sparks |
Supercharger |
150 |
92 |
$3,390 |
| 16 |
12 |
5 |
Louis Meyer
(W) |
Bowes Seal Fast |
Stevens/Winfield |
Oil Pump |
149 |
0 |
$635 |
| 17 |
4 |
17 |
Tony Gulotta
|
Hamilton-Harris |
Stevens/Offy |
Rod |
130 |
0 |
$680 |
| 18 |
22 |
55 |
Al Miller
|
Domont's Pepsi-Cola |
Miller/Miller |
Clutch |
125 |
0 |
$625 |
| 19 |
19 |
15 |
George Connor
|
Marks Miller |
Adams/Miller |
Engine |
119 |
0 |
$620 |
| 20 |
32 |
9 |
Cliff Bergere
|
Kraft's Real Rye |
Stevens/Miller |
Piston |
111 |
0 |
$615 |
| 21 |
31 |
33 |
Henry Banks
(R) |
Detroit Sporting World |
Miller/Voelker |
Rod bearing |
109 |
0 |
$610 |
| 22 |
21 |
35 |
Kelly Petillo
(W) |
Petillo |
Wetteroth/Offy |
Camshaft |
100 |
0 |
$955 |
| 23 |
24 |
21 |
Louis Tomei
|
P.O.B. Perfect Seal |
Miller/Miller |
Rod |
88 |
0 |
$625 |
| 24 |
16 |
7 |
Bill Cummings
(W) |
I.B.E.W. |
Miller/Miller |
Radiator |
72 |
0 |
$620 |
| 25 |
2 |
14 |
Russ Snowberger
|
D-X |
Snowberger/Miller |
Rod |
56 |
0 |
$640 |
| 26 |
8 |
34 |
Babe Stapp
|
McCoy Auto Service |
Weil/Miller |
Valve |
54 |
0 |
$585 |
| 27 |
26 |
10 |
Tony Willman
|
Belanger |
Stevens/Miller |
Valve |
47 |
0 |
$580 |
| 28 |
3 |
8 |
Rex Mays
|
Alfa-Romeo |
A.R.-Weil/Alfa-Romeo |
Supercharger |
45 |
16 |
$1,125 |
| 29 |
28 |
42 |
Emil Andres
|
Elgin Piston Pin |
Adams/Brisko |
Accident |
45 |
0 |
$620 |
| 30 |
27 |
37 |
Ira Hall
|
Greenfield Super Service |
Nowiak/Studebaker |
Accident |
44 |
0 |
$565 |
| 31 |
11 |
26 |
Frank Brisko
|
Shur-Stop Mech. Brake Equal. |
Stevens/Brisko |
Oil line |
39 |
0 |
$585 |
| 32 |
23 |
36 |
Al Putnam
(R) |
Troy Tydol |
Stevens/Miller |
Crankshaft |
15 |
0 |
$555 |
| 33 |
20 |
47 |
Shorty Cantlon
|
Kamm's |
Stevens/Miller |
Supercharger |
13 |
0 |
$550 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner