For the second year in a row, the Blue Crown Spark Plug teammates Mauri Rose and Bill Holland finished 1st-2nd.

Duke Nalon's third-place finish would be the best-ever result for the popular Novi engine.

The race was carried live on the Mutual Broadcasting System, the precursor to the IMS Radio Network.

The broadcast was sponsored by Perfect Circle Piston Rings and Bill Slater served as the anchor.

Sid Collins, from WIBC, joined the crew for the first time, serving as a turn reporter at the south end of the track.