1952 Indianapolis 500

Results from the 1952 Formula One Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on May 30, 1952

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	98	Troy Ruttman	Kuzma-Offenhauser	200	52:42.1	7	8
2	59	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+4:02.33	10	6
3	18	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+6:11.61	5	4
4	1	Duane Carter	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	200	+6:48.34	6	3
5	33	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+8:40.15	20	2
6	77	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+9:24.32	21
7	37	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+10:35.24	23
8	54	George Connor	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+12:00.61	14
9	22	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+12:23.76	9
10	5	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+13:37.78	31
11	4	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+14:21.72	3
12	29	Jim Rigsby	Watson-Offenhauser	200	+16:05.10	26
13	14	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+16:55.65	16
14	7	Bill Schindler	Stevens-Offenhauser	200	+18:48.66	15
15	65	George Fonder	Sherman-Offenhauser	197	+3 Laps	13
16	81	Eddie Johnson	Trevis-Offenhauser	193	+7 Laps	24
17	26	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	191	Steering	8	1
18	16	Chuck Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	187	+13 Laps	11
19	2	Henry Banks	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	186	+16 Laps	12
20	8	Manny Ayulo	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	184	+16 Laps	28
21	31	Johnny McDowell	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	182	+18 Laps	33
Ret	48	Spider Webb	Bromme-Offenhauser	162	Oil leak	29
Ret	34	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	130	Oil Pressure	22
Ret	27	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt-Offenhauser	93	Oil Pressure	30
Ret	36	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	84	Compressor	4
Ret	73	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	77	Differential	32
Ret	28	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	71	Compressor	1
Ret	67	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	65	Exhaust	18
Ret	93	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	49	Transmission	25
Ret	21	Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	41	Compressor	27
Ret	12	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	40	Wheel	19
Ret	55	Bobby Ball	Stevens-Offenhauser	34	Gearbox	17
Ret	9	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	20	Oil Pump	2

Notes

Fastest Lap: Bill Vukovich 1' 06.600

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