Race Results for the 1926 Indianapolis 500
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
| 1 | 20 | 15 | Frank Lockhart (R) | Miller | Miller/Miller | 95.904 | 160 | 95 | $35,600 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Harry Hartz | Miller | Miller/Miller | Running | 158 | 6 | $13,900 |
| 3 | 14 | 36 | Cliff Woodbury (R) | Boyle | Miller/Miller | Running | 158 | 0 | $6,700 |
| 4 | 13 | 8 | Fred Comer | Miller | Miller/Miller | Running | 155 | 0 | $4,000 |
| 5 | 27 | 12 | Pete DePaolo (W) | Duesenberg | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | Running | 153 | 0 | $3,500 |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | Frank Elliott | Miller | Miller/Miller | Running | 152 | 0 | $2,200 |
| 7 | 16 | 14 | Norm Batten (R) | Miller | Miller/Miller | Running | 151 | 0 | $1,800 |
| 8 | 15 | 19 | Ralph Hepburn | Miller | Miller/Miller | Running | 151 | 0 | $1,600 |
| 9 | 28 | 18 | John Duff (R) | Elcar | Miller/Miller | Running | 147 | 0 | $1,500 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Phil Shafer | Miller | Miller/Miller | Running | 146 | 16 | $3,000 |
| 11 | 12 | 31 | Tony Gulotta (R) | Miller | Miller/Miller | Running | 142 | 0 | $615 |
| 12 | 7 | 16 | Bennett Hill | Miller | Miller/Miller | Running | 136 | 0 | $607 |
| 13 | 21 | 33 | Thane Houser (R) | Abell | Miller/Miller | Running | 102 | 0 | $600 |
| 14 | 17 | 27 | Douglas Hawkes | Eldridge | Eldridge/Anzani | Camshaft | 92 | 0 | $593 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Dave Lewis | Miller Front Drive | Miller/Miller | Valve | 92 | 43 | $4,886 |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | Earl Cooper | Miller Front Drive | Miller/Miller | Transmission | 74 | 0 | $579 |
| 17 | 11 | 9 | Cliff Durant | Locomobile Junior 8 | Fengler/Locomobile | Fuel leak | 61 | 0 | $572 |
| 18 | 18 | 29 | Ben Jones (R) | Duesenberg (Two-Cycle) | Duesenberg/Duesenberg | Accident | 54 | 0 | $565 |
| 19 | 23 | 26 | E.A.D. Eldridge (R) | Eldridge | Eldridge/Anzani | Steering | 46 | 0 | $558 |
| 20 | 24 | 23 | L.L. Corum (W) | Schmidt | Schmidt/Argyle | Cracked block | 45 | 0 | $551 |
| 21 | 22 | 24 | Steve Nemesh (R) | Schmidt | Schmidt/Argyle | Transmission | 42 | 0 | $544 |
| 22 | 6 | 7 | Jules Ellingboe | Miller | Miller/Miller | Supercharger | 39 | 0 | $538 |
| 23 | 3 | 10 | Leon Duray | Locomobile Junior 8 | Fengler/Locomobile | Fuel leak | 33 | 0 | $531 |
| 24 | 26 | 17 | Fred Lecklider (R) | Nickel Plate | Miller/Miller | Piston | 25 | 0 | $525 |
| 25 | 25 | 28 | Jack McCarver (R) | Hamlin Front Drive | Ford T/Fronty-Ford | Rod | 24 | 0 | $519 |
| 26 | 9 | 34 | Bon McDougall (R) | Miller | Miller/Miller | Water leak | 19 | 0 | $512 |
| 27 | 10 | 22 | Doc Shattuc | Miller | Miller/Miller | Valve | 16 | 0 | $506 |
| 28 | 19 | 39 | Albert Guyot | Guyot | Schmidt/Argyle | Piston | 9 | 0 | $500 |
* - complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
(R) - Indicated Rookie
(W) - Indicates Past Winner










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