1940 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1940 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Thursday, May 30, 1940.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 |  Wilbur Shaw |
127.065 | 2 | 200 | 136 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 33 | Rex Mays |
127.850 | 1 | 200 | 59 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Mauri Rose |
125.624 | 3 | 200 | 5 | Running |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Ted Horn |
125.545 | 4 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 5 | 10 | 8 | Joel Thorne |
122.434 | 20 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 20 | 32 | Bob Swanson |
124.882 | 6 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | Frank Wearne |
123.216 | 12 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 5 | 31 | Mel Hansen |
124.753 | 7 | 194 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 8 | 16 | Frank Brisko |
122.716 | 16 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 31 | 49 |  Rene Le Begue |
118.981 | 33 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 15 | 41 | Harry McQuinn |
122.486 | 19 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 22 | 25 | Emil Andres |
122.963 | 15 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 14 | 28 | Sam Hanks |
123.064 | 13 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 16 | 6 | George Barringer |
121.889 | 22 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 15 | 26 | 42 | Joie Chitwood |
121.757 | 25 | 190 | 0 | Flagged |
| 16 | 18 | 26 | Louis Tomei |
119.980 | 32 | 190 | 0 | Exhaust pipe |
| 17 | 27 | 34 | Chet Miller |
121.392 | 27 | 189 | 0 | Flagged |
| 18 | 32 | 14 | Billy Devore |
122.197 | 21 | 181 | 0 | Flagged |
| 19 | 28 | 44 | Al Putnam |
120.818 | 28 | 179 | 0 | Flagged |
| 20 | 33 | 61 | Floyd Davis |
120.797 | 30 | 157 | 0 | Flagged |
| 21 | 13 | 35 | Kelly Petillo |
125.331 | 5 | 128 | 0 | Bearing |
| 22 | 25 | 21 | Duke Nalon |
121.790 | 24 | 120 | 0 | Rod |
| 23 | 23 | 17 | George Robson |
122.562 | 18 | 67 | 0 | Shock absorber |
| 24 | 12 | 24 | Babe Stapp |
123.367 | 11 | 64 | 0 | Oil line |
| 25 | 19 | 36 | Doc Williams |
122.963 | 14 | 61 | 0 | Oil line |
| 26 | 17 | 10 | George Connor |
124.585 | 8 | 52 | 0 | Rod |
| 27 | 6 | 5 | Cliff Bergere |
123.673 | 10 | 51 | 0 | Oil line |
| 28 | 29 | 38 | Paul Russo |
120.809 | 29 | 48 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 29 | 21 | 54 | Ralph Hepburn |
123.860 | 9 | 47 | 0 | Steering |
| 30 | 30 | 58 | Al Miller |
120.288 | 31 | 41 | 0 | Clutch |
| 31 | 11 | 19 | Russ Snowberger |
121.564 | 26 | 38 | 0 | Water pump |
| 32 | 9 | 27 | Tommy Hinnershitz |
122.614 | 17 | 32 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 33 | 24 | 29 |  Raoul Riganti |
121.827 | 23 | 24 | 0 | Crash T2 |
Note: Race run under caution from lap 150 to 200 due to rain.
| 1939 Indianapolis 500 Wilbur Shaw |
1940 Indianapolis 500 Wilbur Shaw |
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