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Qualifications was scheduled for three days, May 26–28. The minimum speed to qualify was set at 90 mph. A total of 36 entries were expected to make attempts to fill the 33 starting positions. Qualified cars on the first day of trials would line up in the grid first, followed by the second day qualifiers, and so on.^[27]

Saturday May 26

The first day of elimination trials was held Saturday May 26. Qualifying was scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Any cars in line at 5 o'clock were permitted to make their runs, continuing until the track closed at sundown. The morning dawned dark, with the threat of rain looming, but fair skies prevailed.^[32] The existing track records going into the month were both held by Frank Lockhart. The one-lap track record (120.918 mph) and four-lap track record (120.100 mph) were both set during time trials in 1927.

The supercharged front-wheel drive Millers were expected to excel in qualifying, with Leon Duray the favorite for the pole position. Duray had set an unofficial track record on May 17, and was among the fastest cars all month long.

The first driver to challenge the track record was Cliff Woodbury in one of the Boyle Valve Specials owned by Mike Boyle. On his third lap, Woodbury's set a one-lap track record (121.081 mph). His four-lap average of 120.418 mph was also a record. It was noted that this was Woodbury's first attempt in a front-wheel drive car at the Speedway, and it garnered him a solid front row starting position. Woodbury's spot on the pole was short-lived, however. Leon Duray in the Miller Special took to the track a short time after Woodbury. Duray smashed the one-lap track record on his second lap with a speed of 123.203 mph. His four-lap average of 122.391 mph was also a new track record, and he secured the pole position.

The most serious incident of the afternoon involved 1925 winner Peter DePaolo. During his qualifying attempt, going into turn three on the first lap, the car went out of control, and flipped over at least three times. DePaolo was thrown from the vehicle, then the car slid upside down along the bricks, ripping off the engine cowling, shearing off the carburetor, and grinding the top of the supercharger casing. The car suffered a bent rear axle, a dented nose, and other minor damage. It was determined that the crash was caused by the steering mechanism locking up. DePaolo suffered gouges to his arms, bruised legs, and cuts on his chin. Though DePaolo escaped serious injuries, he was sidelined for the remainder of the month. After the crash, the team led by chief mechanic Collon Henning Peters began repairing the car, in hopes of still qualifying with another driver.

At the end of the day, the front wheel drive machines swept the front row, and five of the top eight starting positions. A total of 19 cars had qualified, leaving 14 positions open.

Sunday May 27

The second day of elimination trials was held on Sunday May 27. Five cars completed runs in front of a crowd estimated at 12,000–15,000 spectators. Peter Kreis was the fastest driver of the day. The field filled to 24 cars, leaving nine spots open.

Back in the garage area, the wrecked car of Peter DePaolo was being repaired. Bob McDonogh and Wilbur Shaw were being rumored as possible replacement drivers to the seat.

During the day, a tire changing contest was held between several of the pit crews. Dick Doyle and Bud Miller, servicing the car of George Souders, won the $50 top prize.

Monday May 28

The third day of elimination trials was scheduled for Monday May 28. Although Monday was originally the final day allowed to qualify, officials announced that Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning may opened up due to prospects of a short field.

Clarence "C.W." Belt made history, becoming the first driver ever to qualify a V-type engine at Indianapolis.

Tuesday May 29

Despite a slippery track, three drivers completed qualifying attempts. Officials decided that the deadline to qualify would be set at 12 noon. Late in the afternoon Ted Miller, the relief driver for Buddy Marr, was taking practice laps in the #35 B.W. Cooke Special. Miller crashed at the south end of the track. Miller suffered a broken arm and lacerations, and was taken to the hospital. The car was badly damaged. The crew would work into the night to try to repair the car, but ran out of time, and withdrew on race morning.

Wednesday May 30

Two drivers, Wilbur Shaw and Jimmy Hill, received permission to qualify their cars at 5:00 a.m. on race morning. However, only Shaw took to the track. Shaw put Peter DePaolo's car in the field, a car repaired after the crash on Saturday. DePaolo was brought to the track by an ambulance, and cheered on the team lying on a stretcher trackside.

During practice runs just before the race, L. L. Corum and Dutch Bauman crashed their cars. Corum crashed in turn three. Bauman lost control in turn two and wrecked, but was not injured. Both cars were too damaged to race and both cars were withdrawn before the race started.

Starting grid

Qualified cars withdrawn

Alternates

Failed to qualify

Race summary

Morning rain threatened to postpone the start of the race, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. central standard time. The first shower came through the area at 6:30 a.m., followed by another brief shower at 8:30 a.m. About fifteen minutes later, the rain stopped and the track began to dry. Changes to the starting lineup shuffled the grid Wednesday morning. With Wilbur Shaw putting the DePaolo car in the field, his car was placed at the rear of the field. Meanwhile, three cars were withdrawn on race morning due to crashes. Buddy Marr's car, wrecked on Tuesday, was not repaired in enough time and was scratched. L. L. Corum and Dutch Bauman both suffered crashes during practice runs early Wednesday morning, and both were withdrawn. Both crashes were blamed on the damp conditions. Corum was not seriously injured, and planned to drive relief for other cars during the race.

Jimmy Hill was unable to qualify, and there were no alternates, so the 33-car field would be short by four cars. Only 29 cars lined up in the grid to take the starter's flag.

Start

The track was still damp, but officials deemed it adequately dry for racing. The sun had come out, and the brick surface was drying quickly. With rain showers holding off, pace car driver Joe Dawson led the field around for one warm up lap. The field received the red starter's flag, and the race started on time.

Leon Duray grabbed the lead from the pole position at the start. The first lap was run at 113.279 mph, and Duray held a four car-length lead at the conclusion of the first lap. Cliff Woodbury ran second with Cliff Bergere in third. Benny Shoaff (lap 3) made a pit stop to adjust the distributor, and Fred Comer (lap 4) was also in the pits to change a tire.

Russ Snowberger was the first car out of the race, suffering a broken supercharger. Then, after starting in the outside of the front row, Cliff Bergere was out on lap 6 with a broken distributor shaft.

First half

Leon Duray dominated the early stages of the race. His average speed after 20 laps (50 miles) was 107.078 mph – over a mile per hour faster than the previous year. With Bergere out, Tony Gulotta moved up to second place, Babe Stapp was in third, Louis Schneider in fourth, and Jimmy Gleason was in fifth. Cliff Woodbury was forced to make a pit stop to change spark plugs. He lost nearly three minutes, and fell two laps down.

On lap 35, Benny Shoaff hit an oil slick in the south end of the track and spun out. The car crashed into the outside wall, rebounded, and came to rest facing the opposite direction. Shoaff's suffered a bloody nose, but no major injuries. Shoaff headed back to the pits, and would later drive relief for Fred Frame. Wilbur Shaw, the last qualifier who put his car in the field just that morning, was never a factor. Starting last (29th) in the same car that Peter DePaolo wrecked just days earlier, he lasted only 42 laps. He was another victim of broken timing gears. Shaw returned to the pits, and stood by to drive relief.

At the 100 mile mark (40 laps), Duray continued to lead, with Gulotta in second. Duray and Babe Stapp traded the lead for a few laps, but soon after Duray began to fade. After leading 59 of the first 62 laps, Duray's car was beginning to suffer overheating problems and he began to slip in the standings.

Defending race winner George Souders came to the lead on lap 63, and led for 16 laps. Souders reported that his car was difficult to handle, but he was able to run a consistent pace and stay near the front of the field. Cliff Woodbury, who started in the middle of the front row and had been plagued with mechanical problems early on, dropped out with 55 laps completed due to broken timing gears.

On lap 80 (200 miles) first-year starter Louis Meyer had charged up to fourth position.

As the race approached the halfway point, it was Jimmy Gleason (who started deep in the field), that was now the fastest car on the track. Gleason took the lead from Babe Stapp on lap 83, and set out to lead over the next 100 miles.

A leaking gasoline line on Ray Keech's car was beginning to cause the car to lose fuel pressure. Keech handed the car over to relief driver Wilbur Shaw, but Shaw did not last very long with burns on his leg due to the leaking fuel. Keech got back in the car, and pushed on.

Second half

Leon Duray's day finally came to an end after 133 laps. The car went with overheating trouble while Cliff Woodbury was behind the wheel. Jimmy Gleason led until a pit stop on lap 135. He handed the car over to Russ Snowberger who drove relief for the next 13 laps. Snowberger maintained the lead in Gleason's car.

Ira Hall crashed out after competing 115 laps. Lou Wilson took over as relief driver for Louis Schneider. Then Scheinder himself got behind the wheel of Lou Moore's car. Both drivers finished the remainder of the race that way.

The final 100 miles was set to be a three-car battle between the cars of Jimmy Gleason, Tony Gulotta, and the steady but gaining Louis Meyer. Louis Schneider, now driving Lou Moore's car, was also inching closer to the leaders.

Shortly after 2:00 p.m., when the leaders had just passed the 400-mile mark (lap 160), a light rain began to fall. Officials put out the yellow flag and the drivers were instructed to proceed with caution. Officials contemplated halting the race (as has happened two years earlier) for safety reasons, but the shower was very brief. After only a few laps under yellow, the field went back to racing. At that moment, on his 162nd lap, Earl Devore skidded coming out of the north turns due to the wet conditions and eventually crashed into the outside wall in turn one. The fuel tank was crushed, and Devore was out of the race.

Finish

With twenty laps to go, Tony Gulotta led Jimmy Gleason and Louis Meyer. A margin of only 2.04 seconds separated 1st-2nd-3rd place. On lap 181, Gulotta began slowing down and stalled in turn three. A tiny leak in the fuel tank was causing his fuel pressure to drop, and his fuel line was clogged. Gulotta's crew would need an hour-long pit stop to make repairs. Gulotta and Dutch Bauman took turns nursing the car around to 10th-place finish. Meyer took the lead on lap 182, but Gleason was in second, and was in close contention.

On lap 195, Gleason headed for the pits to take on water for the radiator. A crew member missed the radiator and accidentally doused the car's magneto with water. The engine is ruined with a cracked water jacket as well, and Gleason is out of the race in sight of a chance for victory. Louis Meyer cruises at a steady pace to victory, winning by a little less than one lap margin over a charging Louis Schneider (in Lou Moore's car). Meyer is credited as a being a rookie winner, since his previous experience in the 1927 race was only in a relief driver role. Meyer made only one pit stop, a routine stop for oil, fuel, and to change two tires.

Ray Keech, despite bad burns on his leg, remarkably comes home fourth. All three cars of the front row dropped out, and yet again, the supercharged front-engine machines fail to achieve victory. The highest finishing front wheel drive car was Babe Stapp in 6th place.

Box score

Statistics

Broadcasting

Pos\|Position	No.\|Car Number	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)	Notes
1	4	USA\|1912}} Leon Duray	122.917	123.203	121.819	121.638	122.391	New 1-lap and 4-lap track record
2	10	USA\|1912}} Cliff Woodbury	120.240	120.417	121.081	119.936	120.418
3	21	USA\|1912}} Cliff Bergere	119.760	120.498	119.744	119.824	119.956
4	8	USA\|1912}} Tony Gulotta	117.218	117.080	117.447	116.324	117.031
5	7	USA\|1912}} Babe Stapp	117.371	117.894	116.913	115.399	116.887
6	16	USA\|1912}} Ralph Hepburn	116.474	116.264	116.655	116.054	116.354
7	24	USA\|1912}} Louis Schneider	114.767	114.068	113.866	113.450	114.036
8	28	USA\|1912}} Lou Moore (R)	113.350	113.722	114.126	114.111	113.826
9	25	USA\|1912}} Fred Comer	114.942	114.198	112.810	112.839	113.690
10	15	USA\|1912}} Ray Keech (R)	112.486	114.198	112.796	114.227	113.421
11	33	USA\|1912}} Johnny Seymour (R)	111.982	111.565	111.829	111.317	111.671
12	3	USA\|1912}} George Souders (W)	110.987	111.815	111.996	110.987	111.444
13	14	USA\|1912}} Louis Meyer (R)	109.369	112.010	111.857	112.219	111.352
14	35	USA\|1912}} Buddy Marr (R)	109.422	111.083	109.609	108.656	109.685	Withdrawn May 29
15	27	USA\|1912}} Fred Frame	107.296	106.875	107.462	108.381	107.501
16	22	USA\|1912}} Norman Batten	106.408	107.694	106.572	106.939	106.585
17	38	USA\|1912}} Sam Ross (R)	108.212	107.913	105.609	104.638	106.572
18	23	USA\|1912}} Deacon Litz (R)	106.559	106.395	105.349	106.559	106.213
19	5	USA\|1912}} Cliff Durant	100.122	100.200	101.045	97.539	99.990
—	1	USA\|1912}} Peter DePaolo	Incomplete	Wrecked in turn 3
—	34	USA\|1912}} Russ Snowberger	Incomplete	Failed hose connection

Pos\|Position	No.\|Car number	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average speed (mph)	Notes
20	32	USA\|1912}} Peter Kreis	113.165	112.191	112.814	113.464	112.906
21	43	USA\|1912}} Billy Arnold (R)	111.968	110.974	111.718	113.065	111.926
22	39	USA\|1912}} Jimmy Gleason (R)	112.725	111.331	110.993	111.857	111.708
23	34	USA\|1912}} Russ Snowberger (R)	112.556	112.250	111.043	110.186	111.618
24	12	USA\|1912}} Dave Evans	109.289	108.434	107.360	107.991	108.264

Pos\|Position	No.\|Car Number	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)	Notes
25	6	USA\|1912}} Earl Devore	109.078	109.998	110.619	109.556	109.810
26	18	USA\|1912}} Dutch Bauman	106.132	105.423	106.724	106.635	106.226	Withdrew May 30
27	17	USA\|1912}} L. L. Corum	97.603	96.681	96.899	93.604	96.172	Withdrew May 30
28	41	USA\|1912}} C. W. Belt (R)	95.704	96.133	96.442	95.826	96.026

Pos\|Position	No.\|Car Number	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)	Notes
29	18	USA\|1912}} Benny Shoaff	102.409
30	26	USA\|1912}} Ira Hall (R)	96.886
31	29	USA\|1912}} Henry Kohlert (R)	93.545

Pos\|Position	No.\|Car Number	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)	Notes
32	1	USA\|1912}} Wilbur Shaw	100.956
—	31	USA\|1912}} Jimmy Hill	N/A	Did not qualify

Row	Inside	Middle	Outside
1	USA\|1912}} Leon Duray	USA\|1912}} Cliff Woodbury	USA\|1912}} Cliff Bergere
2	USA\|1912}} Tony Gulotta	USA\|1912}} Babe Stapp	USA\|1912}} Ralph Hepburn
3	USA\|1912}} Louis Schneider	USA\|1912}} Lou Moore (R)	USA\|1912}} Fred Comer
4	USA\|1912}} Ray Keech (R)	USA\|1912}} Johnny Seymour (R)	USA\|1912}} George Souders (W)
5	USA\|1912}} Louis Meyer (R)	USA\|1912}} Fred Frame	USA\|1912}} Norman Batten
6	USA\|1912}} Sam Ross (R)	USA\|1912}} Deacon Litz (R)	USA\|1912}} Cliff Durant
7	USA\|1912}} Peter Kreis	USA\|1912}} Billy Arnold (R)	USA\|1912}} Jimmy Gleason (R)
8	USA\|1912}} Russ Snowberger (R)	USA\|1912}} Dave Evans	USA\|1912}} Earl Devore
9	USA\|1912}} C. W. Belt (R)	USA\|1912}} Benny Shoaff	USA\|1912}} Ira Hall (R)
10	USA\|1912}} Henry Kohlert (R)	USA\|1912}} Wilbur Shaw

Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Laps	Status
1	13	14	USA\|1912}} Louis Meyer (R)	111.352	200	Running
2	8	28	USA\|1912}} Lou Moore (R) (Relieved by Louis Schneider Laps 133-200)	113.826	200	Running
3	12	3	USA\|1912}} George Souders (W)	111.444	200	Running
4	10	15	USA\|1912}} Ray Keech (R) (Relieved by Wilbur Shaw Laps 87-116)	113.421	200	Running
5	15	22	USA\|1912}} Norman Batten (Relieved by Zeke Meyer Laps 81-200)	106.585	200	Running
6	5	7	USA\|1912}} Babe Stapp (Relieved by Ralph Hepburn Laps 122-145)	116.887	200	Running
7	20	43	USA\|1912}} Billy Arnold (R) (Relieved by Bill Spence Laps 36-103) (Relieved by Bill Spence Laps 151-169)	111.926	200	Running
8	14	27	USA\|1912}} Fred Frame (Relieved by Ralph Hepburn Laps 178-185) (Relieved by Ben Shoaff Laps 186-200)	107.501	200	Running
9	9	25	USA\|1912}} Fred Comer (Relieved by Cliff Woodbury Laps 92-200)	113.690	200	Running
10	4	8	USA\|1912}} Tony Gulotta (Relieved by Dutch Bauman Laps 68-117) (Relieved by Dutch Bauman Laps 184-197)	117.031	200	Running
11	7	24	USA\|1912}} Louis Schneider (Relieved by Lou Wilson Laps 91-101) (Relieved by Lou Wilson Laps 106-200)	114.036	200	Running
12	23	12	USA\|1912}} Dave Evans	108.264	200	Running
13	28	29	USA\|1912}} Henry Kohlert (R) (Relieved by Shorty Cantlon Laps 6-58) (Relieved by William Shattuc Laps 59-115) (Relieved by Shorty Cantlon Laps 116-180)	93.545	180	Flagged
14	17	23	USA\|1912}} Deacon Litz (R) (Relieved by Wesley Crawford Laps 67-154)	106.213	161	Flagged
15	21	39	USA\|1912}} Jimmy Gleason (R) (Relieved by Russ Snowberger Laps 136-147)	111.708	195	Magneto
16	18	5	USA\|1912}} Cliff Durant (Relieved by Bob McDonogh Laps 105-175)	99.990	175	Supercharger
17	11	33	USA\|1912}} Johnny Seymour (R)	111.671	170	Supercharger
18	24	6	USA\|1912}} Earl Devore (Relieved by Cy Marshall Laps 91-148)	109.810	161	Crash T1
19	1	4	USA\|1912}} Leon Duray (Relieved by Cliff Bergere Laps 92-133)	122.391	133	Overheating
20	16	38	USA\|1912}} Sam Ross (R)	106.572	132	Timing gears
21	27	26	USA\|1912}} Ira Hall (R) (Relieved by Jack Petticord Laps 104-115)	96.886	115	Crash T1
22	19	32	USA\|1912}} Peter Kreis	112.906	73	Rod bearing
23	2	10	USA\|1912}} Cliff Woodbury	120.418	55	Timing gears
24	6	16	USA\|1912}} Ralph Hepburn	116.354	48	Timing gears
25	29	1	USA\|1912}} Wilbur Shaw	100.956	42	Timing gears
26	26	18	USA\|1912}} Benny Shoaff	102.409	35	Crash T1
27	25	41	USA\|1912}} C. W. Belt (R)	96.026	32	Valve
28	3	21	USA\|1912}} Cliff Bergere	119.956	7	Supercharger
29	22	34	USA\|1912}} Russ Snowberger (R)	111.618	4	Supercharger

Lap Leaders
Laps	Leader
1-54	Leon Duray
55-57	Babe Stapp
58-62	Leon Duray
63-78	George Souders
79-82	Jimmy Gleason
83-96	Babe Stapp
97-135	Jimmy Gleason
136-148	Russ Snowberger
149-181	Tony Gulotta
182-200	Louis Meyer

Total laps led
Leader	Laps
Leon Duray	59
Jimmy Gleason	43
Tony Gulotta	33
Louis Meyer	19
Babe Stapp	17
George Souders	16
Russ Snowberger	13

The race was carried live on radio on WKBF-AM, in a partnership arranged with the Indianapolis News. The broadcast began at 9:30 a.m. local time, and was about six hours in duration. It was the fourth consecutive year the race was being carried on the radio through this format. WFBM also picked up the broadcast. The broadcast originated from the Pagoda, with microphones also set up in the pit area. The booth announcing staff was led by Chris Albion. John Mannix led the pit reporting crew.^[50]^[51]

For the first time ever, NBC came on air for live national coverage of the final hour of the race. At approximately 2:10 p.m., anchor Graham McNamee's call was picked up on WKBF and numerous other NBC affiliates across the country.^[52]

Notes

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Row	Inside	Middle	Outside
1	USA\|1912}} Leon Duray	USA\|1912}} Cliff Woodbury	USA\|1912}} Cliff Bergere
2	USA\|1912}} Tony Gulotta	USA\|1912}} Babe Stapp	USA\|1912}} Ralph Hepburn
3	USA\|1912}} Louis Schneider	USA\|1912}} Lou Moore (R)	USA\|1912}} Fred Comer
4	USA\|1912}} Ray Keech (R)	USA\|1912}} Johnny Seymour (R)	USA\|1912}} George Souders (W)
5	USA\|1912}} Louis Meyer (R)	USA\|1912}} Fred Frame	USA\|1912}} Norman Batten
6	USA\|1912}} Sam Ross (R)	USA\|1912}} Deacon Litz (R)	USA\|1912}} Cliff Durant
7	USA\|1912}} Peter Kreis	USA\|1912}} Billy Arnold (R)	USA\|1912}} Jimmy Gleason (R)
8	USA\|1912}} Russ Snowberger (R)	USA\|1912}} Dave Evans	USA\|1912}} Earl Devore
9	USA\|1912}} C. W. Belt (R)	USA\|1912}} Benny Shoaff	USA\|1912}} Ira Hall (R)
10	USA\|1912}} Henry Kohlert (R)	USA\|1912}} Wilbur Shaw

Race schedule

Preparations and Practice

April

May

Time trials