Das 15. Indianapolis 500 (offiziell 15th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes Race) auf dem Indianapolis Motor Speedway fand am 30. Mai 1927 statt.
Das Rennen ging über eine Distanz von 200 Runden à 4,023 km, was einer Gesamtdistanz von 804,672 km entspricht. Aus der Pole-Position startete Frank Lockhart mit einer Vierrunden-Durchschnittszeit von 4:59.75 Min. oder 120,1 mph (193,2 km/h). Das Rennen war der dritte Lauf zur AAA-Saison 1927.
Reihe | Innen | Mitte | Außen |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank Lockhart | Pete DePaolo | Leon Duray |
2 | Harry Hartz | Ralph Hepburn | Cliff Woodbury |
3 | Bob McDonogh | Dave Lewis | Bennett Hill |
4 | Norman Batten | Jack Petticord | Peter Kreis |
5 | Frank Elliott | Cliff Bergere | Earl Devore |
6 | William Shattuc | Dutch Bauman | Eddie Hearne |
7 | Wilbur Shaw | Al Melcher | Jules Ellingboe |
8 | George Souders | Louis Schneider | Babe Stapp |
9 | Tommy Milton | Wade Morton | Tony Gulotta |
10 | Dave Evans | Al Cotey | Fred Lecklider |
11 | Benny Shoaff | Jim Hill | Fred Frame |
Pos. | Nr.[1] | Fahrer | Chassis | Motor | Zeit/Rückstand | Qualifikation ø 4 Rd. mph |
Start |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 32 | George Souders (R) | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 5:07:33.08 Std. 97,545 mph |
111,551 | 22 |
2 | 10 | Earl Devore | Miller | Miller | 200 | 107,497 | 15 |
3 | 27 | Tony Gulotta | Miller | Miller | 200 | 107,765 | 27 |
4 | 29 | Wilbur Shaw (R) | Miller | Miller | 200 | 104,465 | 19 |
5 | 21 | Dave Evans (R) | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 200 | 107,360 | 28 |
6 | 14 | Bob McDonogh | Cooper | Miller | 200 | 113,175 | 7 |
7 | 16 | Eddie Hearne | Miller | Miller | 200 | 105, 115 | 18 |
8 | 6 | Tommy Milton (W) | Detroit | Miller | 200 | 108,758 | 25 |
9 | 25 | Cliff Bergere (R) | Miller | Miller | 200 | 108,820 | 14 |
10 | 5 | Frank Elliott | Miller | Miller | 200 | 109,682 | 13 |
11 | 31 | Fred Frame (R) | Miller | Miller | 199 | 106,859 | 33 |
12 | 42 | Jim Hill (R) | Miller | Miller | 197 | 107,392 | 32 |
13 | 24 | Benny Shoaff (R) | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 198 (Getriebe) | 110,152 | 31 |
14 | 41 | Wade Morton | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 152 (Unfall) | 108,075 | 26 |
15 | 44 | Al Melcher (R) | Miller | Miller | 144 (Batterie) | 102,918 | 20 |
16 | 43 | Louis Schneider (R) | Miller | Miller | 137 (Getriebe) | 109,910 | 23 |
17 | 9 | Pete Kreis | Cooper | Miller | 123 (Aufhängung) | 109,900 | 12 |
18 | 2 | Frank Lockhart (W) | Miller | Miller | 120 (Defekt) | 120,100 | 1 |
19 | 15 | Cliff Woodbury | Miller | Miller | 108 (Batterie) | 113,200 | 6 |
20 | 26 | Dutch Baumann (R) | Miller | Miller | 90 (Defekt) | 106,078 | 17 |
21 | 35 | Al Cotey (R) | Miller | Miller | 87 (Defekt) | 106,295 | 29 |
22 | 17 | W. E. Shattuc | Miller | Miller | 83 (Ventile) | 107,060 | 16 |
23 | 23 | Fred Lecklider | Miller | Miller | 49 (Unfall) | 105,729 | 30 |
24 | 19 | Ralph Hepburn | Miller | Miller | 39 (Tankleck) | 114,209 | 5 |
25 | 1 | Harry Hartz | Miller | Miller | 38 (Kurbelwelle) | 116,739 | 4 |
26 | 3 | Peter DePaolo (W) | Miller | Miller | 31 (Batterie) | 119,510 | 2 |
27 | 12 | Leon Duray | Miller | Miller | 26 (Tankleck) | 118,788 | 3 |
28 | 4 | Bennett Hill | Miller | Miller | 26 (Defekt) | 112,013 | 9 |
29 | 18 | Jules Ellingboe | Miller | Miller | 25 (Unfall) | 113,239 | 21 |
30 | 8 | Norman Batten | Fengler | Miller | 24 (Defekt) | 111,940 | 10 |
31 | 38 | Babe Stapp (R) | Duesenberg | Duesenberg | 24 (Defekt) | 109,555 | 24 |
32 | 22 | Jack Petticord (R) | Miller | Miller | 22 (Batterie) | 109,920 | 11 |
33 | 7 | Dave Lewis | Miller | Miller | 21 (Aufhängung) | 112,275 | 8 |
(W)=früherer Gewinner / (R)=Rookie / alle Starter auf Firestone-Reifen
Fahrer[2] | Anzahl |
---|---|
Frank Lockhart | 110 |
George Souders | 51 |
Pete DePaolo | 30 |
Dutch Baumann | 9 |