Indianapolis 500 1952

Indianapolis
30 May 1952
200 laps
804.7 km
4.023 km a lap
Indianapolis 500 – counted for the championship, not a Formula 1 race

Pole positionFred AgabashianKurtis Kraft · 4:20.850
Fastest lapBill Vukovich1:06.600 · lap 8
Winner started fromP7on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Troy Ruttman	98	Kuzma · Offenhauser	7	200	3:52:41.880	8
2	Jim Rathmann	59	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	10	200	+4:02.329	6
3	Sam Hanks	18	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	5	200	+6:11.610	4
4	Duane Carter	1	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	6	200	+6:48.340	3
5	Art Cross	33	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	20	200	+8:40.150	2
6	Jimmy Bryan	77	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	21	200	+9:24.320
7	Jimmy Reece	37	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	23	200	+10:35.240
8	George Connor	54	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	14	200	+12:00.610
9	Cliff Griffith	22	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	9	200	+12:23.760
10	Johnnie Parsons	5	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	31	200	+13:37.780
11	Jack McGrath	4	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	3	200	+14:21.720
12	Jim Rigsby	29	Watson · Offenhauser	26	200	+16:05.101
13	Joe James	14	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	16	200	+16:55.650
14	Bill Schindler	7	Stevens · Offenhauser	15	200	+18:48.660
15	George Fonder	65	Sherman · Offenhauser	13	197	+3 laps
16	Eddie Johnson	81	Trevis · Offenhauser	24	193	+7 laps
17	Bill Vukovichfastest lap	26	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	8	191	Steering	1
18	Chuck Stevenson	16	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	11	187	+13 laps
19	Henry Banks	2	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	12	184	+16 laps
20	Manny Ayulo	8	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	28	184	+16 laps
21	Johnny McDowell	31	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	33	182	+18 laps
22	Spider Webb	48	Bromme · Offenhauser	29	162	Oil leak
23	Rodger Ward	34	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	22	130	Oil pressure
24	Tony Bettenhausen	27	Deidt · Offenhauser	30	93	Oil pressure
25	Dennis Nalon	36	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	4	84	Supercharger
26	Bob Sweikert	73	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	32	77	Differential
27	Fred Agabashian	28	Kurtis Kraft · Cummins	1	71	Turbocharger
28	Gene Hartley	67	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	18	65	Exhaust
29	Bob Scott	93	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	25	49	Transmission
30	Chet Miller	21	Kurtis Kraft · Novi	27	41	Supercharger
31	Alberto Ascari	12	Ferrari	19	40	Wheel
32	Bobby Ball	55	Stevens · Offenhauser	17	34	Gearbox
33	Andy Linden	9	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	2	20	Oil pump

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	4:20.850
2	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	4:22.770	+1.920
3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	4:23.420	+2.570
4	Dennis Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	4:24.340	+3.490
5	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	4:25.220	+4.370
6	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	4:25.640	+4.790
7	Troy Ruttman	Kuzma	4:25.950	+5.100
8	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	4:20.470	+0.380
9	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft	4:23.510	+2.660
10	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	4:24.040	+3.190
11	Chuck Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft	4:24.430	+3.580
12	Henry Banks	Lesovsky	4:24.780	+3.930
13	George Fonder	Sherman	4:24.810	+3.960
14	George Connor	Kurtis Kraft	4:25.470	+4.620
15	Bill Schindler	Stevens	4:26.690	+5.840
16	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft	4:26.760	+5.910
17	Bobby Ball	Stevens	4:27.210	+6.360
18	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	4:27.970	+7.120
19	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	4:28.040	+7.190
20	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.080	+7.230
21	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.370	+7.520
22	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.380	+7.530
23	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.670	+7.820
24	Eddie Johnson	Trevis	4:28.710	+7.860
25	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.750	+7.900
26	Jim Rigsby	Watson	4:28.850	+8.000
27	Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft	4:18.930	+-0.080
28	Manny Ayulo	Lesovsky	4:24.740	+3.890
29	Spider Webb	Bromme	4:24.800	+3.950
30	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt	4:25.910	+5.060
31	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	4:26.020	+5.170
32	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft	4:26.700	+5.850
33	Johnny McDowell	Kurtis Kraft	4:28.780	+7.930

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Bill Vukovich	8	1:06.600

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 2
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Piero Taruffi	9
2	Troy Ruttman	8
3	Jim Rathmann	6
3	Rudi Fischer	6	▼1
5	Jean Behra	4	▼2
5	Sam Hanks	4
7	Duane Carter	3
7	Ken Wharton	3	▼3
9	Alan Brown	2	▼4
9	Art Cross	2