{"id":11001,"date":"2020-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studebaker.priemerhosting.com\/race-day-1932-indy-500\/"},"modified":"2020-10-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T00:00:00","slug":"race-day-1932-indy-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/race-day-1932-indy-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Day &#8211; 1932 Indy 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7707 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.studebakermuseum.org\/studebaker-main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1932-pagoda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1201\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1932-pagoda.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1932-pagoda-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1932-pagoda-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/1932-pagoda-768x450.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Buoyed by the success of the privately-entered Studebaker-powered racers at the 1931 Indianapolis 500, the Studebaker Corporation fielded a factory-backed five-car team for the 1932 Indy 500. The Studebaker cars were patterned after the Hunt Special and featured chassis and bodies built by Indianapolis race car builder Herman Rigling. Most of the remaining components came from Studebaker\u2019s parts bins &#8211; the engine came from the President and the brakes came from the Studebaker Six. Studebaker claimed the cars were \u201c85% stock\u201d and internal memos show they cost just $3,500 each to build.<\/p>\n<p>The Studebaker team\u2019s race strategy emphasized finishing the race above going all-out for a victory. The company\u2019s publicity emphasized the value of the race as an engineering exercise and touted Studebaker\u2019s ruggedness and durability. Still, there was no denying the fact that the Studebaker team was very competitive &#8211; the cars and drivers were more than capable of winning the race. It was simply a matter of how the race would play out.<\/p>\n<p>Tire difficulties plagued the team, as blowouts caused unscheduled stops and Luther Johnson and Tony Gulotta\u2019s mounts each lost wheels during the race. The cumulative damage to Johnson\u2019s and Gulotta\u2019s cars eventually put them out of the contest. Peter Kreis and the #18 car (on display) retired due to an accident on the 192nd lap. Cliff Bergere finished the 500 miles in 3rd place, and Zeke Meyer in the #37 car finished 6th.<\/p>\n<h4>The 1932 Studebaker Indianapolis 500 Racing team<\/h4>\n<table style=\"height: 227px;\" width=\"869\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"100\"><strong>Car<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Driver<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Finish<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"64\"><strong>Starting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"114\"><strong>Qualifying Speed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>#22<\/td>\n<td>Cliff Bergere<\/td>\n<td>3rd<\/td>\n<td>10th<\/td>\n<td>111.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>#37<\/td>\n<td>Zeke Meyer<\/td>\n<td>6th<\/td>\n<td>38th<\/td>\n<td>110.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>#18<\/td>\n<td>Peter Kreis<\/td>\n<td>12th<\/td>\n<td>17th<\/td>\n<td>110.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>#46<\/td>\n<td>Luther Johnson<\/td>\n<td>15th<\/td>\n<td>11th<\/td>\n<td>111.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>#25<\/td>\n<td>Tony Gulotta<\/td>\n<td>16th<\/td>\n<td>20th<\/td>\n<td>108.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>About this Exhibition<\/h2>\n<p>Check out our series of articles about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studebakermuseum.org\/blog-category\/studebaker-at-the-brickyard\/\">Studebaker at the Brickyard<\/a>!\u00a0 This series is based upon a Museum exhibition featured in 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buoyed by the success of the privately-entered Studebaker-powered racers at the 1931 Indianapolis 500, the Studebaker Corporation fielded a factory-backed five-car team for the 1932 Indy 500. 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