Race Results for the 1937 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
2 |
6 |
Wilbur Shaw
|
Shaw-Gilmore |
Shaw/Offy |
113.580 |
200 |
131 |
$35,075 |
| 2 |
6 |
8 |
Ralph Hepburn
|
Hamilton-Harris |
Stevens/Offy |
113.565 |
200 |
9 |
$15,937 |
| 3 |
32 |
3 |
Ted Horn
|
Miller-Hartz |
Wetteroth/Miller |
113.434 |
200 |
0 |
$7,087 |
| 4 |
5 |
2 |
Louis Meyer
(W) |
Boyle |
Miller/Miller |
110.730 |
200 |
0 |
$4,275 |
| 5 |
16 |
45 |
Cliff Bergere
|
Midwest Red Lion |
Stevens/Offy |
108.935 |
200 |
0 |
$3,725 |
| 6 |
1 |
16 |
Bill Cummings
(W) |
Boyle |
Miller/Offy |
107.124 |
200 |
0 |
$3,187 |
| 7 |
14 |
28 |
Billy DeVore
(R) |
Miller |
Stevens/Miller |
106.995 |
200 |
0 |
$1,962 |
| 8 |
7 |
38 |
Tony Gulotta
|
Burd Piston Ring |
Rigling/Offy |
105.015 |
200 |
0 |
$1,787 |
| 9 |
12 |
17 |
George Connor
|
Marks Miller |
Adams/Miller |
103.830 |
200 |
0 |
$1,862 |
| 10 |
18 |
53 |
Louis Tomei
|
Sobonite Plastics |
Rigling/Studebaker |
101.825 |
200 |
0 |
$1,487 |
| 11 |
9 |
31 |
Chet Gardner
|
Burd Piston Ring |
Duesenberg/Offy |
Running |
199 |
0 |
$912 |
| 12 |
10 |
23 |
Ronney Householder
(R) |
Topping |
Viglioni/Miller |
Running |
194 |
0 |
$737 |
| 13 |
17 |
62 |
Floyd Roberts
|
Thorne |
Miller/Miller |
Running |
194 |
0 |
$600 |
| 14 |
11 |
35 |
Deacon Litz
|
Motorola Auto Radio |
Miller/Miller |
Out of oil |
191 |
0 |
$535 |
| 15 |
24 |
32 |
Floyd Davis
(R) |
Thorne |
Snowberger/Miller |
Accident |
190 |
0 |
$520 |
| 16 |
25 |
34 |
Shorty Cantlon
|
Bowes Seal Fast |
Weil/Miller |
Running |
182 |
0 |
$505 |
| 17 |
26 |
42 |
Al Miller
|
Thorne |
Snowberger/Miller |
Carburetor |
170 |
0 |
$490 |
| 18 |
8 |
1 |
Mauri Rose
|
Burd Piston Ring |
Miller/Offy |
Oil line |
127 |
0 |
$475 |
| 19 |
29 |
41 |
Ken Fowler
(R) |
Lucky Teeter |
Wetteroth/McDowell |
Car pushed |
116 |
0 |
$460 |
| 20 |
20 |
25 |
Kelly Petillo
(W) |
Petillo |
Wetteroth/Offy |
Out of oil |
109 |
0 |
$1,445 |
| 21 |
28 |
43 |
George Bailey
|
Duray-Sims |
Stevens/Miller |
Clutch |
107 |
0 |
$430 |
| 22 |
3 |
54 |
Herb Ardinger
|
Chicago Raw Hide Oil Seal |
Welch/Offy |
Rod |
106 |
2 |
$915 |
| 23 |
15 |
24 |
Frank Brisko
|
Elgin Piston Pin |
Stevens/Brisko |
No oil pressure |
105 |
0 |
$400 |
| 24 |
33 |
44 |
Frank Wearne
(R) |
Duray |
Stevens/Miller |
Carburetor |
99 |
0 |
$385 |
| 25 |
27 |
26 |
Tony Willman
(R) |
F.W.D. |
Miller/Miller |
Rod |
95 |
0 |
$370 |
| 26 |
4 |
10 |
Billy Winn
|
Harry A. Miller |
Miller/Miller |
Oil line |
85 |
0 |
$605 |
| 27 |
30 |
12 |
Russ Snowberger
|
R.S. |
Snowberger/Packard |
Clutch |
66 |
0 |
$340 |
| 28 |
21 |
33 |
Bob Swanson
(R) |
Fink Auto |
Adams/Sparks |
Carburetor |
52 |
34 |
$825 |
| 29 |
22 |
47 |
Harry McQuinn
|
Sullivan & O'Brien |
Stevens/Miller |
Piston |
47 |
0 |
$560 |
| 30 |
13 |
7 |
Chet Miller
|
Boyle |
Summers/Miller |
Ignition |
36 |
0 |
$295 |
| 31 |
31 |
15 |
Babe Stapp
|
Topping |
Maserati/Maserati |
Clutch |
36 |
0 |
$280 |
| 32 |
19 |
5 |
Jimmy Snyder
|
Sparks |
Adams/Sparks |
Transmission |
27 |
24 |
$3,165 |
| 33 |
23 |
14 |
Rex Mays
|
Bowes Seal Fast |
Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo |
Overheating |
24 |
0 |
$500 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner