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    1940 Indianapolis 500

    Monday, January 01, 1940

    George Connor, #10, Lencki, Lencki, Lencki -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer Joie Chitwood in the #42 Kennedy Tank Special (Adams/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer Frank Brisko in the #16 Elgin Piston Pin Special (Stevens/Brisko) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Mauri Rose in the #7 Elgin Piston Pin Special (Wetteroth/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Mel Hansen in the #31 Hartz Special (Wetteroth/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Frank Wearne in the #9 Boyle Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Sam Hanks in the #28 Duray Special (Weil/Duray) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Kelly Petillo in the #35 Indiana Fur Special (Wetteroth/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer Russell Snowberger in the #19 Snowberger Special (Snowberger/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer Tommy Hinnershitz in the #27 Marks Special (Adams/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Harry McQuinn in the #41 Hollywood Pay Day Special (A.R. Weil/Alfa Romeo) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer George Barringer in the #6 Hollywood Pay Day Special (Weil/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Emil Andres in the #25 Belanger-Folz Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Bob Swanson in the #32 Sampson 16 Special (Stevens/Sampson) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Ralph Hepburn in the #54 Bowes Seal Fast Special (Miller-Ford/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Louis Tomei in the #26 Falstaff Special (Miller/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Doc Williams in the #36 Quillen Bros. Refrigerator Special (Cooper/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Duke Nalon in the #21 Marks Special (Silnes/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer George Robson in the #17 Keller Special (Miller-Ford/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Paul Russo in the #38 Elgin Piston Pin Special (Blume/Brisko) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Al Putnam in the #44 Refinoil Special (Adams/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Al Miller in the #58 Alfa Romeo Special (Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Rene LeBegue in the #49 Lucy O'Reilly Schell Special (Maserati/Maserati) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Billy DeVore in the #14 Bill Holabird Special (Shaw/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Wilbur Shaw in the #1 Boyle Special (Maserati/Maserati) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Raul Riganti in the #29 Maserati Special (Maserati/Maserati) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Rex Mays in the #33 Bowes Seal Fast Special (Stevens/Winfield) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1940 -- Photo by: No Photographer Wilbur Shaw, #1, Boyle, Maserati, Maserati -- Photo by: No Photographer Floyd Davis, #61, Lencki, Lencki, Lencki -- Photo by: No Photographer Wilbur Shaw in his 1940 winning Boyle Special Maserati. -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer Chet Miller, #34, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo -- Photo by: No Photographer Ted Horn, #3, Boyle, Miller, Miller -- Photo by: No Photographer

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