1932 Indianapolis 500

20th Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning body	AAA
Date	May 30, 1932
Winner	Fred Frame
Winning Entrant	Harry Hartz
Average speed	104.144 mph (167.604 km/h)
Pole position	Lou Moore
Pole speed	117.363 mph (188.877 km/h)
Most laps led	Fred Frame (58)
Pre-race
Pace car	Lincoln Model KB
Pace car driver	Edsel Ford
Chronology
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The 20th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1932. Attrition is the story of the race, with 26 of the 40 cars dropping out due to crashes or mechanical failure. A record eight different drivers led laps during the race, with no driver seemingly able to hold the lead without experiencing some sort of trouble. For the third year in a row, Billy Arnold looks as if he will be the dominant car, but he sailed over the turn three wall on lap 59. Rookie Bob Carey also hit the wall while leading. Fred Frame took the lead for good on lap 152, and won from the 27th starting position - the furthest back of any winner except for Ray Harroun in 1911. Frame was accompanied by riding mechanic Jerry Houck.

In the third year of the "stock-based" formula (also known as the "Junk" formula), speeds were beginning to increase once again, but not quite to levels seen in the late-1920s. Lou Moore qualified for the pole position with an average speed of 117.363 mph, the fastest time trial run in three years. Likewise on race day, Frame's winning average speed of 104.144 mph broke Peter DePaolo's record set back in 1925.

The month was marred by two fatalities during practice. Riding mechanic Harry Cox was killed in a crash on May 25, and driver M. C. Jones died from injuries suffered in a crash on May 27.

Practice - April

The deadline for entries to be received was midnight on Monday May 2. Teams and drivers began arriving at the Speedway in early April, setting up shop in Gasoline Alley. In addition, Tom Beall's popular diner was already open in the garage area.^[1] Tony Gulotta was on the track in the Hunt Special on April 6, as was Lou Moore in the Boyle Valve Special.^[1] Making news in mid-April was Argentine driver Juan Gaudino, who arrived on April 13 to enter the race for the first time.^[2][3] Gaudino had intended to enter in 1931, but withdrew after a crash in South America just before he was to make the trip.

On Monday April 18, Joe Russo was practicing on the track when he lost control at the north end and crashed into the retaining wall. He suffered minor injuries to his head and face, and needed three stitches to his lip. The frame of the car was bent, but the car was expected to be repaired.^[4]

Billy Devore, Terry Curley, S.T. "Pink" Donaldson, and Bert Lustig, all arrived from the west coast on April 21, each looking for rides.^[5][6] Some of the biggest news came on April 27. Babe Stapp was seriously injured in a crash at Legion Ascot Speedway, and would be forced to sit out the month of May.^[7]

By the end of April, at least nine cars were already at the Speedway being prepped. Drivers were even spending some free time at the Speedway Golf Course.^[8]

Practice - Week 1

The deadline for entries to be received was midnight on Monday May 2.^[9] Though initially down from the previous year (72 entries), at least 40 cars had submitted entries by May 1, and more were expected when postmarked entries were all processed.^[10]

• Sunday May 1: Tony Gulotta and Luther Johnson teamed up to test one of the Studebaker entries for 660 miles at an average speed of 102.6 mph.^[10]

• Monday May 2: More entries continued to come in, swelling the entry list to 68 cars.^[11] Of interest was the Bowes Seal Fast team announcing a three-car effort with drivers Bill Cummings, Louis Schneider, and Deacon Litz^[12]

• Tuesday May 3: Last-minute entries brought the total to 71-72 cars, matching the number from 1931.^[13]

• Wednesday May 4: Juan Gaudino was sent to the hospital with burns on his face and hands after an acetylene torch he was working with exploded in the garage area. He was expected to be back in the car within a couple days. Russ Snowberger was out on the track, and suffered a flat tire.^[14]

• Friday May 6: Though track activity had been fairly light most of the week, by Friday, over one-third of the 71 expected entries had arrived at the Speedway.^[15]

• Saturday May 7: Some of the drivers left Indianapolis for the day to compete in other events. Billy Arnold, Deacon Litz, and Ira Hall competed in a special race meet in Chicago. Bill Cummings, Billy Winn, Paul Bost, and others raced at Langhorne.^[16]

Practice - Week 2

• Monday May 9: The five Studebaker Specials entries were out on the track on Monday. The drivers were Tony Gulotta, Luther Johnson, Peter Kreis, Cliff Bergere, and Bob McDonogh.^[17] Off the track, 1930 winner Billy Arnold was married in Chicago. He was expected to arrive at the track for practice later in the week.^[18]

• Tuesday May 10: Much of Tuesday was spent taking photographs with the cars and drivers.^[19]

• Wednesday May 11: At approximately 3 p.m., Ira Hall went into turn one at about 106 mph when he lost control. The car started sliding to the inside fence, he corrected, and the car slid up to the outside barrier. It slid along the outside wall for about 100 feet, then spun to the middle of the track. The car's frame was broken in the front. Neither Hall nor his riding mechanic G.A. Casey were injured.^[20] Leon Duray arrived at the Speedway for the first time Wednesday evening.

• Thursday May 12: Russ Snowberger was out on the track Thursday in the Hupp Comet. He had two laps of 114 mph.^[21] L. L. Corum, who's car was now disassembled, was not expected to be out on the track again for another week.^[21] Harry Miller's 16-cylinder machine (driven in 1931 by Shorty Cantlon) was expected to arrive on Friday and be on the track with Bryan Saulpaugh behind the wheel.

• Friday May 13: T.E. "Pop" Meyers announced that he declined Louis Schneider's request to use car #13, citing a AAA Contest Board rule.^[22] Few cars made laps Friday, owing not little to the superstitious nature of Friday the 13th. Chet Miller took a few laps, but lightly brushed the wall in the south short chute. Peter Kreis did a ten-lap radiator test in his Studebaker, then was reportedly upset when informed he was driving on Friday the 13th. Also on the track were Frank Brisko and Roy Painter, but only for one or two slow laps apiece.^[23]

Practice - Week 3

• Sunday May 15: Joe Huff was out on the track in the S.O. Goldberg entry. Billy Arnold arrived at the Speedway Sunday, and expected to drive his first laps on Tuesday. Fred Frame was in Reading for the weekend, and won two races. Leon Duray's 16-cylinder car was seen in the garage area, and was expected to practice on Tuesday. After overheating problems plagued the car in 1931, the team reported that significant improvements had been made for 1932.^[24]

• Monday May 16: Wilbur Shaw was reported to be en route to the Speedway from California.^[25]

• Tuesday May 17: Louis Schneider was out on the track in the #1 Bowes Seal Fast Special. Juan Gaudino, who lost time due to changing engines, was now reportedly out on the track regularly.^[26] Off the track, Gar Wood was named the official starter for race day.^[27]

• Wednesday May 18: Several cars took to the track on Wednesday, as elimination trials were drawing closer. Frank Brisko made several medium paced laps, Louis Meyer was on the track in his 16-cylinder machine, and Joe Huff had been on the track as well (105 mph). Al Miller ran a lap of 111 mph, and Bryan Saulpaugh drove one of Harry Miller's 16-cylinder machines. Just before sunset, Roy Painter suffered a flat tire going into turn three. He avoided another car, and swerved into the outside wall. The car suffered a bent rear spring and axle. Painter and his riding mechanic Thane Houser were not injured, and the car was expected to be repaired by the end of the week.^[28]

• Thursday May 19: Lou Moore led the speed chart with a practice lap of 117 mph. Also out on the track were Louis Meyer (112 mph), Luther Johnson, Fred Frame, Marion Trexler, Billy Winn, Bob Carey, and Gene Haustein.^[29] Just before sundown, Russ Snowberger suffered a flat tire as he was driving through turn 3. He skidded but kept the car off the wall.^[30]

• Friday May 20: Newcomer Mauri Rose, driving the Jones-Miller, skidded at the exit of turn 4, and hit the outside wall. The car slid along the outside hub rail, crossed the track, then came to rest along the inside barrier. Rose was not injured, but the car suffered damage to the frame. Ira Hall, who hit the wall earlier in the month, was back out on the track Friday. Howdy Wilcox II completed a lap of 113.5 mph.^[30]

Time trials

Qualifications was scheduled for seven days, starting on Saturday May 21, and continuing through Friday May 27.^[30] Four-lap (10 mile) qualifying runs were used. Each entry was allowed three attempts to qualify. The minimum speed for qualifying was set at 100 mph. Each day of time trials would end at sundown.

Saturday May 21

The first day of time trials was scheduled for Saturday May 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:59 p.m. (sundown). All cars were required to be in line no later than 5 p.m. in order to make a qualifying attempt.^[30] Over 12,000 spectators arrived under hot and sunny weather conditions. During a run in the morning, Bryan Saulpaugh driving one of Harry Miller's 16-cylinder machines, had just completed a lap of 116 mph when a tire blew going into turn 1. Traveling more than 120 mph, he entered the turn too fast and the tread sheared off the tire. The car broke into a spin, but Saulpaugh was able to keep the car off the wall. Also having trouble in the morning was Zeke Meyer, who hit the wall in turn four after something broke in the steering mechanism.

Frank Brisko (111.149 mph) was the first driver to complete a qualifying run. Luther Johnson blew a tire and pulled into the pits during his first attempt. The early qualifiers were led by Billy Arnold, who put in a four-lap average of 116.290 mph. Bryan Saulpaugh, who had avoided serious mishap during a practice run, rebounded to post a four-lap average of 114.369 mph, good enough for the front row.

Late in the day, Lou Moore took the track, and grabbed the pole position with a four-lap average of 117.363 mph. His fourth lap (118.577 mph) was a single-lap track record for a non-supercharged engine. Last year's polesitter Russ Snowberger qualified fourth.

The day ended with the field filled to 21 cars.

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
1	8	Lou Moore	116.595	117.249	117.066	118.577	117.363
2	5	Billy Arnold (W)	115.920	116.279	116.279	116.686	116.290
3	27	Bryan Saulpaugh (R)	114.373	114.518	114.460	114.126	114.369
4	4	Russ Snowberger	113.967	114.141	114.708	114.489	114.326
5	35	Ira Hall	113.967	113.737	114.358	114.767	114.206
6	6	Howdy Wilcox II (R)	113.794	114.358	113.350	112.388	113.468
7	16	Louis Meyer (W)	112.599	112.122	112.136	113.037	112.471
8	17	Paul Bost	112.402	112.416	111.566	111.166	111.885
9	2	Billy Winn	111.704	111.607	112.346	111.552	111.801
10	22	Cliff Bergere	111.001	111.773	111.690	111.552	111.503
11	46	Luther Johnson	110.633	111.607	111.345	111.290	111.218
12	10	Bill Cummings	111.070	111.043	111.303	111.400	111.204
13	32	Frank Brisko	110.343	111.152	111.455	111.649	111.149
14	61	Bob Carey (R)	110.538	111.359	111.483	110.906	111.070
15	55	Joe Huff	110.254	1110.132	1110.647	110.579	110.402
16	48	Wesley Crawford	109.237	111.400	111.469	109.516	110.396
17	18	Peter Kreis	109.877	110.146	110.728	110.335	110.270
18	29	Al Miller (R)	109.930	109.944	110.443	110.200	110.129
19	24	Deacon Litz	111.070	110.308	108.108	108.748	109.546
20	25	Tony Gulotta	109.078	108.630	108.946	108.932	108.896
21	41	Joe Russo	108.499	108.395	108.893	109.383	108.791

• Source: The Indianapolis News^[31][32][33]

Sunday May 22

The second day of time trials was held Sunday May 22. Only two cars qualified, Wilbur Shaw and Al Aspen. Shaw's four-lap average speed (114.326 mph) time was identical to Russ Snowberger's from a day earlier.

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
22	3	Wilbur Shaw	113.737	114.548	114.987	114.040	114.326
23	21	Al Aspen	108.199	107.953	107.373	108.512	108.008

• Source: The Indianapolis News^[33]

Monday May 23

The third day of time trials was held Monday May 23. Hartwell "Stubby" Stubblefield wowed the crowd with a first lap of 117.310 mph, nearly as fast as the pole position. He upped his speed to 117.540 mph, and appeared to be on his way to becoming the fastest qualifier. On his fourth and final lap, however, he sensed he had a tire going down. Going into turn 3, he backed off and attempted to coast around to the pits, intending to abort the run. He shut the engine off on the mainstretch, but inadvertently coasted across the finish line. Officials ruled that he had completed the run, and the time would stand. His fourth lap of 101.488 pulled his four-lap average down to 112.988 mph. Instead of being the fastest qualifier, he had to settle for the slower speed, but nevertheless, was safely qualified.

Bob McDonogh made a conservative run of 113.279 mph, to be the fastest car of the afternoon, and the first four-wheel drive car in Indy history. Phil Shafer was the only other qualifier, putting in a speed of 110.708 mph without wearing a helmet.

By the end of the third day, only 26 (of 40) grid position had been filled. With many strong contenders still in the garage area, officials reiterated that qualifications would continue through Saturday as needed, to ensure all cars had the opportunity to qualify.

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
24	58	Bob McDonogh	112.938	112.388	113.179	114.635	113.279
25	15	Stubby Stubblefield	117.310	117.570	117.005	101.488	112.899
26	33	Phil Shafer	110.769	110.240	110.674	110.152	110.708

• Source: The Indianapolis News^[34]

Tuesday May 24

The fourth day of time trials was held Tuesday May 24. Qualifications continued to move at a slow pace, as only two cars completed runs Tuesday. Late in the day, Gus Schrader was the first driver out, in the four-wheel drive Miller Special. The car had only been on the track three days, and the 112.003 mph average, though safe to make the field, was said to be modest to its capabilities. Fred Frame was the only other driver on the track, also driving a newly-arrived machine. Frame's car had arrived only three days earlier, and had been on the track only once, but not at speed.

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
27	34	Fred Frame	113.479	113.364	113.982	114.606	113.856
28	45	Gus Schrader (R)	112.740	112.528	111.193	111.566	112.003

• Source: The Indianapolis News^[35]

Wednesday May 25

The fifth day of time trials was held Wednesday May 25. To the increasing chagrin of officials, only one car completed a qualifying attempt, further dragging out the already slow qualifying process. Chet Miller secured the 29th spot in the field, leaving eleven spots open. The day was marred by the death of Harry Cox, the riding mechanic for Bennie Benefiel. The car hit the inside wall, lost a wheel, then skidded into the outside wall. The car went over the outside retaining wall in turn 1, and dropped twenty feet to the ground. It hit two trees, then came to rest against another tree. Benefiel and Cox were thrown from the car. Benefiel was conscious but seriously injured. Cox suffered a broken neck and other injuries, and died at the scene.

Louis Schneider had his car out on the track for practice, but came in complaining of steering problems. Roy Painter announced his car was withdrawn due to an illegal tread width.

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
29	9	Chet Miller	111.912	111.207	110.105	111.001	111.053

• Source: The Indianapolis News^[36][37]

Thursday May 26

The sixth day of time trials was held Thursday May 26. For the second day in a row, only one car completed a run. Louis Schneider, driving the same Bowes Seal Fast entry he won with in 1931, took the 30th starting position.

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
30	1	Louis Schneider (W)	110.457	110.728	110.619	110.919	110.681

• Source: The Indianapolis News^[38]

Friday May 27

The seventh day of time trials was held on Friday May 27. The day was marred by the second fatality in three days. M. C. Jones and his riding mechanic Harold Gray were on a practice run early in the day when car went out of control in turn one. The car went over the wall in turn one, and landed upright on a grassy plot outside of the track. Both Jones and Gray were thrown from the car. Gray survived, suffering a broken arm and internal injuries. Jones died about six hours later at City Hospital. In a separate incident, Ira Hall crashed his already-qualified car in turn 3. The car was badly damaged, but Hall was not injured. Also having trouble was Paul Rice, who's car broke a front axle. He narrowly missed hitting the outside wall at the exit of turn four.^[39]

Seven cars completed qualifying runs, but George Howie would eventually be "crowded out" (bumped) from the field on Saturday. Gene Haustein made an unsuccessful attempt.

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
31	7	Ernie Triplett					114.935
32	57	Malcolm Fox (R)					111.149
33	49	Johnny Kreiger (R)					109.276
34	72	Ray Campbell (R)					108.969
35	65	Freddy Winnai					108.755
36	14	Juan Gaudino (R)					107.466
	47	George Howie					103.490
	23	Gene Haustein					Incomplete

• Source: The Indianapolis News^[40][41][42]

Saturday May 28

The final day of time trials was held on Saturday May 28. Due to the number of spots remaining, and the number of entries still to qualify, the hours for qualifying were extended to 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for Saturday. The field was filled to 40 cars, and two drivers (George Howie and James Patterson) were "crowded out." Kelly Petillo made the field just before the close of qualifying.

After qualifying concluded, the track was closed to clean up oil spills and prepare the surface for the race. A brief session was allowed late Sunday afternoon for the traditional "carburetion tests."

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)
37	26	Al Gordon (R)	111.649	111.207	111.649	110.660	111.290
38	37	Zeke Meyer					110.745
39	42	Doc MacKenzie (R)	107.630	107.940	108.431	108.630	108.154
40	36	Kelly Petillo (R)					104.645
	75	James Patterson					101.246

• Source: The Indianapolis News,^[41] The Sandusky Register^[43]

Starting grid

Row	Inside	Middle	Outside
1	Lou Moore	Billy Arnold (W)	Bryan Saulpaugh (R)
2	Russ Snowberger	Ira Hall	Howdy Wilcox II (R)
3	Lou Meyer (W)	Paul Bost	Billy Winn
4	Cliff Bergere	Luther Johnson	Bill Cummings
5	Frank Brisko	Bob Carey (R)	Joe Huff
6	Wesley Crawford	Peter Kreis	Al Miller (R)
7	Deacon Litz	Tony Gulotta	Joe Russo
8	Wilbur Shaw	Al Aspen	Bob McDonogh
9	Stubby Stubblefield	Phil Shafer	Fred Frame
10	Gus Schrader (R)	Chet Miller	Louis Schneider (W)
11	Ernie Triplett	Malcolm Fox (R)	Johnny Kreiger (R)
12	Ray Campbell (R)	Freddy Winnai	Juan Gaudino (R)
13	Al Gordon (R)	Zeke Meyer	Doc MacKenzie (R)
14	Kelly Petillo (R)

Alternates

• First alternate: George Howie^[44]
• Second alternate: James Patterson

Failed to qualify

Gene Haustein - Incomplete run Milton Jones - Practice crash (fatal) Paul Rice - Broken axle in practice Roy Painter - Withdrew Bennie Benefiel - Practice crash Mauri Rose - Practice crash Dusty Fahrnow Fred Winnai A. C. Aiken Arvol Brunmeier

Buddy Calloway Danny Day Fred Clemons L. L. Corum Leon DeHart Leon Duray Sam Grecco William Gardner Harry Hunt George Kalen

Edward Leipert Barney McKenna Fred Merzney Jack Mertz Milt Marion Al Theisen Marion Trexler George Wingerter Larry Wall Sam Ross

Race summary

Fred Frame won the 1932 after several strong showings in previous Indy 500 events. Frame, with mechanic Jerry Houck riding beside him, won with an average speed of 104.144 mph (167.604 km/h), a speed that broke the seven-year-old record set by Peter DePaolo.

It was the second Speedway victory for car owner/builder Harry Hartz. For a while, it looked as though Hartz had a shot at finishing 1-2. No. 2 starter Billy Arnold wrested the lead from pole-sitter Lou Moore on the second lap, but Arnold and mechanic Spider Matlock rolled over on lap 60, handing the lead to Bob Carey.

Box score

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	27	34	Fred Frame	113.856	8	200	58	Running
2	6	6	Howdy Wilcox II (R)	113.468	9	200	1	Running
3	10	22	Cliff Bergere	111.503	16	200	0	Running
4	14	61	Bob Carey (R)	111.070	22	200	36	Running
5	4	4	Russ Snowberger	114.326	6	200	0	Running
6	38	37	Zeke Meyer	110.745	24	200	0	Running
7	5	35	Ira Hall	114.206	7	200	6	Running
8	35	65	Freddy Winnai	108.755	36	200	0	Running
9	9	2	Billy Winn	111.801	15	200	0	Running
10	15	55	Joe Huff	110.402	27	200	0	Running
11	26	33	Phil Shafer	110.708	25	197	0	Flagged
12	40	36	Kelly Petillo (R)	104.645	40	189	0	Flagged
13	20	25	Tony Gulotta	108.896	34	184	0	Flagged
14	25	15	Stubby Stubblefield	112.899	11	178	0	Flagged
15	17	18	Peter Kreis	110.270	29	178	0	Crash T1
16	11	46	Luther Johnson	111.218	18	164	0	Lost wheel FS
17	22	3	Wilbur Shaw	114.326	5	157	27	Rear axle
18	19	24	Deacon Litz	109.546	31	152	0	Rod
19	12	10	Bill Cummings	111.204	19	151	0	Crankshaft
20	32	57	Malcolm Fox (R)	111.149	20	132	0	Spring
21	29	9	Chet Miller	111.053	23	125	0	Engine
22	31	7	Ernie Triplett	114.935	3	125	14	Clutch
23	30	1	Louis Schneider (W)	110.681	26	125	0	Frame
24	21	41	Joe Russo	108.791	35	107	0	Rod
25	1	8	Lou Moore	117.363	1	79	1	Timing gear
26	36	14	Juan Gaudino (R)	107.466	39	71	0	Clutch
27	18	29	Al Miller (R)	110.129	30	66	0	Engine
28	39	42	Doc MacKenzie (R)	108.154	37	65	0	Engine
29	13	32	Frank Brisko	111.149	21	61	0	Clutch
30	34	72	Ray Campbell (R)	108.969	33	60	0	Crankshaft
31	2	5	Billy Arnold (W)	116.290	2	59	57	Crash T3
32	3	27	Bryan Saulpaugh (R)	114.369	4	55	0	Oil line
33	7	16	Lou Meyer (W)	112.471	12	50	0	Crankshaft
34	23	21	Al Aspen	108.008	38	31	0	Rod
35	33	49	Johnny Kreiger (R)	109.276	32	30	0	Rod
36	16	48	Wesley Crawford	110.396	28	28	0	Crankshaft
37	8	17	Paul Bost	111.885	14	18	0	Crankshaft
38	24	58	Bob McDonogh	113.276	10	17	0	Oil line
39	28	45	Gus Schrader (R)	112.003	13	7	0	Crash T4
40	37	26	Al Gordon (R)	111.290	17	3	0	Crash T4
[45]

Race details

For 1932, riding mechanics were required.^[46]

References

1931 Indianapolis 500 Louis Schneider	1932 Indianapolis 500 Fred Frame	1933 Indianapolis 500 Lou Meyer
Preceded by 101.127 mph (1925 Indianapolis 500)	Record for the fastest average speed 104.144 mph	Succeeded by 104.162 mph (1933 Indianapolis 500)

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