1939 Indianapolis 500

Sunday, January 01, 1939

Louis Meyer, #45, Bowes Seal Fast, Stevens, Winfield and Wilbur Shaw, #2, Boyle, Maserati, Maserati lead the field in the 1939 Indianapolis 500. -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer Bob Swanson in the #32 S.M.J. Special (Stevens/Sampson) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Kelly Petillo in the #35 Kay Jewelers Special (Wetteroth/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Floyd Roberts in the #1 Burd Piston Ring Special (Wetteroth/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Emil Andres in the #44 Chicago Flash Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Floyd Davis in the #56 W.B.W. Special (Miller/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Joe Thorne in the #8 Thorne Engineering Special (Adams/Sparks) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Al Miller in the #42 Kennedy Tank Special (Adams/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Louis Tomei in the #58 Alfa-Romeo Special (Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Harry McQuinn in the #38 Elgin Piston Pin Special (Blume/Brisko) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Wilbur Shaw in the #2 Boyle Special (Maserati/Maserati) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Deacon Litz in the #53 Maserati Special (Maserati/Maserati) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Rex Mays in the #15 Thorne Engineering Special (Adams/Sparks) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Louie Meyer in the #45 Bowes Seal Fast Special (Stevens/Winfield) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jimmy Snyder in the #10 Thorne Engineering Special (Adams/Sparks) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Billy DeVore in the #26 Leon Duray-Barbasol Special (Wiel/Duray) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Frank Wearne in the #14 Burd Piston Ring Special (Wetteroth/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Ira Hall in the #37 Greenfield Super Service Special (Nowiak/Studebaker) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Babe Stapp in the #31 Alfa Romeo Special (A.R. Weil/Alfa Romeo) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer George Barringer in the #41 Bill White Special (Weil/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Mel Hansen in the #49 Joel Thorne, Inc. Special (Shaw/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Ralph Hepburn in the #25 Hamilton-Harris Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer George Bailey in the #17 Miller Special (Miller/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Cliff Bergere in the #54 Offenhauser Special (Miller-Ford/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Herb Ardinger in the #9 Miller-Hartz Special (Wetteroth/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer George Connor in the #18 Marks Special (Adams/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer Shorty Cantlon in the #47 Automotive Service Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Chet Miller in the #3 Boyle Special (Summers/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Mauri Rose in the #16 Wheeler's Special (Shaw/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Ted Horn in the #4 Boyle Special (Miller/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Frank Brisko in the #29 National Seal Special (Stevens/Brisko) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Tony Gulotta in the #62 Burd Piston Ring Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Tony Willman in the #51 Burd Piston Ring Special (Lencki/Lencki) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939 -- Photo by: No Photographer Wilbur Shaw in Victory Lane after winning the 1939 Indianapolis 500. -- Photo by: No Photographer Wilbur Shaw sitting in his 1939 winning Boyle Special Maserati. -- Photo by: No Photographer Official Track Photographer, Charles Bell taking photo prior to start of 1939 Indinapolis 500 -- Photo by: No Photographer Russ Snowberger, #21, D-X, Snowberger, Miller -- Photo by: No Photographer

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