1946 Indianapolis 500
Saturday May 18

1946 Indianapolis 500

Section Title: Saturday May 18
Table Section Text: None

Pos	No.	Name	Lap 1 (mph)	Lap 2 (mph)	Lap 3 (mph)	Lap 4 (mph)	Average Speed (mph)	Notes

1	3	United States Cliff Bergere	126.743	126.511	125.436	127.208	126.471

2	10	United States Paul Russo	127.350	126.814	127.371	123.288	126.183

3	32	United States Sam Hanks	126.098	124.706	123.694	124.189	124.762

4	47	United States Hal Cole (R)	120.514	120.773	120.096	121.540	120.728

5	61	United States Jimmy Jackson (R)	120.643	119.592	120.563	119.872	120.257

6	33	United States Louis Durant (R)	119.111	119.348	119.205	118.234	118.973

—	8	United States Mauri Rose	125.980	Incomplete	Engine threw a rod

Sentence(s)

Cliff Bergere won the pole position with a speed of 126.471 mph.

final_sentence: Cliff Bergere won the pole position with a speed of 126.471 mph.