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1952 Indianapolis 500

Round 2 · 1952 Date 1952-05-30 Circuit Indianapolis · Indianapolis, United States of America Distance 200 laps · 804.672 km (4.023 km/lap)
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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time / Gap Pts Grid
1 98 Troy Ruttman Kuzma 200 3:52:41.880 8 7
2 59 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 200 3:56:44.209 6 10
3 18 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 200 3:58:53.490 4 5
4 1 Duane Carter Lesovsky 200 3:59:30.220 3 6
5 33 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 200 4:01:22.030 2 20
6 77 Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft 200 4:02:06.200 — 21
7 37 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 200 4:03:17.120 — 23
8 54 George Connor Kurtis Kraft 200 4:04:42.490 — 14
9 22 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 200 4:05:05.640 — 9
10 5 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 200 4:06:19.660 — 31
11 4 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 200 4:07:03.600 — 3
12 29 Jim Rigsby Watson 200 4:08:46.981 — 26
13 14 Joe James Kurtis Kraft 200 4:09:37.530 — 16
14 7 Bill Schindler Stevens 200 4:11:30.540 — 15
15 65 George Fonder Sherman 197 +3 laps — 13
16 81 Eddie Johnson Trevis 193 +7 laps — 24
17 26 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 191 Steering 1 8 FL
18 16 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft 187 +13 laps — 11
19 2 Henry Banks Lesovsky 184 +16 laps — 12
20 8 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky 184 +16 laps — 28
21 31 Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft 182 +18 laps — 33
22 48 Spider Webb Bromme 162 Oil leak — 29
23 34 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 130 Oil pressure — 22
24 27 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 93 Oil pressure — 30
25 36 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 84 Supercharger — 4
26 73 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 77 Differential — 32
27 28 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 71 Turbocharger — 1 Pole
28 67 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 65 Exhaust — 18
29 93 Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft 49 Transmission — 25
30 21 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 41 Supercharger — 27
31 12 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 40 Wheel — 19
32 55 Bobby Ball Stevens 34 Gearbox — 17
33 9 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 20 Oil pump — 2
Pos Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Time
1 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:20.850
2 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:22.770
3 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:23.420
4 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:24.340
5 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:25.220
6 Duane Carter Lesovsky — — — 4:25.640
7 Troy Ruttman Kuzma — — — 4:25.950
8 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:20.470
9 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:23.510
10 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:24.040
11 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:24.430
12 Henry Banks Lesovsky — — — 4:24.780
13 George Fonder Sherman — — — 4:24.810
14 George Connor Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:25.470
15 Bill Schindler Stevens — — — 4:26.690
16 Joe James Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:26.760
17 Bobby Ball Stevens — — — 4:27.210
18 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:27.970
19 Alberto Ascari Ferrari — — — 4:28.040
20 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:28.080
21 Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:28.370
22 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:28.380
23 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:28.670
24 Eddie Johnson Trevis — — — 4:28.710
25 Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:28.750
26 Jim Rigsby Watson — — — 4:28.850
27 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:18.930
28 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky — — — 4:24.740
29 Spider Webb Bromme — — — 4:24.800
30 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt — — — 4:25.910
31 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:26.020
32 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:26.700
33 Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft — — — 4:28.780
GridDriverConstructorQualiPenalty
1 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 1 —
2 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 2 —
3 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 —
4 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 4 —
5 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 5 —
6 Duane Carter Lesovsky 6 —
7 Troy Ruttman Kuzma 7 —
8 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 8 —
9 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 9 —
10 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 10 —
11 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft 11 —
12 Henry Banks Lesovsky 12 —
13 George Fonder Sherman 13 —
14 George Connor Kurtis Kraft 14 —
15 Bill Schindler Stevens 15 —
16 Joe James Kurtis Kraft 16 —
17 Bobby Ball Stevens 17 —
18 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 18 —
19 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 19 —
20 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 20 —
21 Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft 21 —
22 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 22 —
23 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 23 —
24 Eddie Johnson Trevis 24 —
25 Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft 25 —
26 Jim Rigsby Watson 26 —
27 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 27 —
28 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky 28 —
29 Spider Webb Bromme 29 —
30 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 30 —
31 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 31 —
32 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 32 —
33 Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft 33 —
#DriverConstructorLapTimeGap
1 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 8 1:06.600 —

Drivers after race

PosDriverPts
1 Piero Taruffi 9
2 Troy Ruttman 8
3 Rudi Fischer 6
3 Jim Rathmann 6
5 Jean Behra 4
5 Sam Hanks 4
7 Ken Wharton 3
7 Duane Carter 3
9 Alan Brown 2
9 Art Cross 2
11 Bill Vukovich 1

Constructors after race

PosConstructorPts