1946 Indianapolis 500 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Results of the 1946 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

on Thursday, May 30, 1946.

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	15	16	United States George Robson George Robson George Robson was a Canadian racecar driver active in the 1940s. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, Robson later moved to Ontario and finally to the U.S. in 1924. Robson died with George Barringer in an accident at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia. Robson's brother Hal also competed in the...	125.541	5	200	138	Running
2	5	61	United States Jimmy Jackson Jimmy Jackson (driver) Jimmy Jackson was an American racecar driver from Indianapolis, Indiana.-Indy 500 results:* shared drive with Duane Carter-World Championship career summary:...	120.257	24	200	5	Running
3	7	29	United States Ted Horn Ted Horn Ted Horn , born Eylard Theodore Von Horn, was an American race car driver. He won the AAA National Championship in 1946, 1947 and 1948 and collected 24 wins, 12 second-place finishes and 13 third-place finishes in 71 major American open-wheel races prior to his death at the DuQuoin State...	123.980	11	200	0	Running
4	11	18	United States Emil Andres Emil Andres Emil Andres was an American racecar driver active during the 1930's and 1940's....	121.139	20	200	0	Running
5	12	24	United States Joie Chitwood Joie Chitwood George Rice "Joie" Chitwood was an American racecar driver and businessman. He is best known as a daredevil in the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show....	119.816	28	200	0	Running
6	6	33	United States Louis Durant Louis Durant Louis Durant was an American racecar driver. He was born "Durant Lewis" and grew up in Herington, Kansas. He changed his name when he began driving race cars....	118.973	31	200	0	Running
7	28	52	Italy Luigi Villoresi Luigi Villoresi Luigi Villoresi was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing driver who continued racing on the Formula One circuit at the time of its inception.-Biography:...	121.249	18	200	0	Running
8	29	7	United States Frank Wearne Frank Wearne Frank Wearne was an American racecar driver. An Indianapolis 500 specialist, he participated in the race 7 times, with a best finish of 7th in 1940. He only made two Championship Car starts in races other than the Indy 500. -Indy 500 results:...	121.233	19	197	0	Flagged
9	25	39	United States Bill Sheffler Bill Sheffler Bayard Taylor "Bill" Sheffler was an American racecar driver active during the 1940s....	120.611	23	139	0	Flagged
10	31	17	United States Billy Devore	119.876	27	167	0	Throttle
11	27	4	United States Mel Hansen Mel Hansen Mel Hansen was an American racecar driver. Hansen was nicknamed the “Firecracker Kid” because he loved to throw the explosive devices under chairs and behind people who were gathered in groups...	121.431	17	143	0	Crankshaft
12	10	25	United States Russ Snowberger Russ Snowberger Russ Snowberger was an American racecar driver and owner active from the 1920s through the 1950s....	121.593	15	134	0	Differential
13	18	14	United States Harry McQuinn Harry McQuinn Harry McQuinn was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s and 1940s....	124.499	9	124	0	Out of oil
14	19	2	United States Ralph Hepburn Ralph Hepburn Ralph Hepburn was a pioneer of American motorcycle racing champion and an Indianapolis 500 racing driver.Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, Hepburn's family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was ten years old...	133.944	1	121	44	Stalled
15	13	12	United States Al Putnam Al Putnam Al Putnam was an American racecar driver. Putnam was killed during qualifying for the first dirt-car race to be held at the Indiana State Fair.-Indy 500 results:...	116.283	33	120	0	Magneto
16	1	3	United States Cliff Bergere Cliff Bergere Cliff Bergere was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	126.471	3	82	2	Out of oil
17	8	45	United States Duke Dinsmore Duke Dinsmore Duke Dinsmore was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:* Shared driver with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden...	123.279	12	82	0	Rod
18	17	5	United States Chet Miller Chet Miller Chet Miller was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a crash in the south turn of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice for the 1953 Indianapolis 500. During his long Indy career, Miller earned the nickname "Dean of the Speedway"...	124.649	8	64	0	Oil line
19	16	63	United States Jimmy Wilburn Jimmy Wilburn Jimmy Wilburn was an American racecar driver from Los Angeles. He won a non-points Championship Car race at Lakewood Speedway in March 1946 which is the first known Champ Car race to be held after the end of World War II...	125.113	6	52	0	Engine
20	26	42	United States Tony Bettenhausen Tony Bettenhausen Melvin E. "Tony" Bettenhausen was an American racing driver, who won the National Championship in 1951 and 1958....	123.094	13	47	0	Rod
21	33	59	United States Danny Kladis Danny Kladis Danny Kladis was an American racecar driver. He was born in Crystal City, Missouri and died at Joliet, Illinois. 92-year-old Kladis was the oldest living Indy 500 starter at the time of his death.-Racing career:...	118.890	32	46	0	Towed
22	32	54	United States Duke Nalon Duke Nalon Dennis "Duke" Nalon was a midget car, sprint car, and Indy 500 driver from Chicago, Illinois, United States.-Racing career:...	119.682	29	45	0	Universal joint
23	9	8	United States Mauri Rose Mauri Rose Mauri Rose was an American racecar driver.He started from the pole position driving a Maserati in the 1941 Indianapolis 500, but spark plug problems put him out of the race after sixty laps. He then took over the Wetteroth/Offenhauser car being driven by Floyd Davis that had started in 17th place....	124.065	10	40	8	Crash T3
24	30	38	United States George Connor George Connor (driver) George Connor was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:* In 14 Indianapolis starts, Connor drove without leading a lap. This ranks 5th on the all-time list....	120.006	26	38	0	Piston
25	23	48	United States Hal Robson Hal Robson Hal Robson was a Canadian racecar driver active in the 1940s. He was the brother of 1946 Indianapolis 500 winner George Robson.-Indy 500 results:-See also:...	121.466	16	37	0	Rod
26	22	15	United States Louis Tomei Louis Tomei Luigi Gilbert "Louis" Tomei was an American racecar driver active during the 1930's and 1940's.-Indy 500 results:-Stunt performer:...	119.193	30	34	0	Oil line
27	21	31	United States Henry Banks Henry Banks Henry Banks was an American midget car and "big car" driver.-Background:Henry Banks was born in England, but brought up in Royal Oak, Michigan. He was the son of an early European race-driver...	120.220	25	32	0	Pinion shaft
28	20	64	United States Shorty Cantlon Shorty Cantlon William "Shorty" Cantlon was an American racecar driver. He was killed on May 30, 1947, while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500 on lap 40 after swerving into the outside retaining wall to avoid the spinning car of Bill Holland, who recovered from the spin to finish second...	122.432	14	28	0	Clutch
29	24	26	United States George Barringer George Barringer George Barringer was an American racecar driver from Wichita Falls, Texas active during the 1930's and 1940's. Barringer made 17 Championship Car starts with a best finish of second at Springfield in August 1935 and Milwaukee in August 1939...	120.628	22	27	0	Gears
30	14	1	United States Rex Mays Rex Mays Rex Mays is a former AAA Championship Car race driver from Riverside, California. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 1934 and won the pole in 1935, 1936, and again in 1940 and finished second, he returned the next year and finished second again. Mays won the AAA National Championship in 1940...	128.861	2	26	3	Manifold
31	3	32	United States Sam Hanks Sam Hanks Sam Hanks was an American racecar driver who won the 1957 Indianapolis 500. He was a barnstormer, and raced midget and Champ cars.-Racing career:...	124.762	7	18	0	Oil line
32	4	47	United States Hal Cole Hal Cole Hal Cole was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:Source-Complete Formula One Championship results:-References:...	120.728	21	16	0	Fuel leak
33	2	10	United States Paul Russo Paul Russo Paul Russo was an American racecar driver.-Midget car career:...	126.183	4	16	0	Crash T3

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