Indianapolis (1952)

Date: 30 May 1952

Location: Indianapolis, United States of America

Race Results

Position	Driver	Points	Laps	Constructor	Engine	Tyres
1	Troy Ruttman	8	200	Kuzma	Offenhauser	Firestone
2	Jim Rathmann	6	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
3	Sam Hanks	4	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
4	Duane Carter	3	200	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone
5	Art Cross	2	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
6	Jimmy Bryan	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
7	Jimmy Reece	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
8	George Connor	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
9	Cliff Griffith	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
10	Johnnie Parsons	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
11	Jack McGrath	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
12	Jim Rigsby	0	200	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone
13	Joe James	0	200	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
14	Bill Schindler	0	200	Stevens	Offenhauser	Firestone
15	George Fonder	0	197	Sherman	Offenhauser	Firestone
16	Eddie Johnson	0	193	Trevis	Offenhauser	Firestone
17	Bill Vukovich	1	191	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
18	Chuck Stevenson	0	187	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
19	Henry Banks	0	184	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone
20	Manny Ayulo	0	184	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone
21	Johnny McDowell	0	182	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
22	Spider Webb	0	162	Bromme	Offenhauser	Firestone
23	Rodger Ward	0	130	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
24	Tony Bettenhausen	0	93	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone
25	Duke Nalon	0	84	Kurtis Kraft	Novi	Firestone
26	Bob Sweikert	0	77	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
27	Fred Agabashian	0	71	Kurtis Kraft	Cummins	Firestone
28	Gene Hartley	0	65	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
29	Bob Scott	0	49	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone
30	Chet Miller	0	41	Kurtis Kraft	Novi	Firestone
31	Alberto Ascari	0	40	Ferrari	Ferrari	Firestone
32	Bobby Ball	0	34	Stevens	Offenhauser	Firestone
33	Andy Linden	0	20	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone

Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

No qualifying data available.

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1952 Indianapolis 500 (1952)

Date: 1952-05-30 · Circuit: Indianapolis (United States of America)

Podium

Troy Ruttman Kuzma 8 pts
Royal Richard Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 6 pts
Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 4 pts

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Δ	Time/Retired	Points
1	Troy Ruttman	Kuzma	7	+6	3:52:41.880	8
2	Royal Richard Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	10	+8	3:56:44.209	6
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	5	+2	3:58:53.490	4
4	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	6	+2	3:59:30.220	3
5	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	20	+15	4:01:22.030	2
6	James Ernest Bryan	Kurtis Kraft	21	+15	4:02:06.200
7	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft	23	+16	4:03:17.120
8	George Connor	Kurtis Kraft	14	+6	4:04:42.490
9	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft	9	0	4:05:05.640
10	Johnnie Woodrow Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	31	+21	4:06:19.660
11	John James McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3	-8	4:07:03.600
12	Jim Rigsby	Watson	26	+14	4:08:46.981
13	Joe James	Kurtis Kraft	16	+3	4:09:37.530
14	Bill Schindler	Stevens	15	+1	4:11:30.540
15	George Fonder	Sherman	13	-2
16	Eddie Johnson	Trevis	24	+8
17	William John Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	8	-9	Steering	1
18	Charles Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft	11	-7
19	Henry Banks	Lesovsky	12	-7
20	Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo	Lesovsky	28	+8
21	Johnny McDowell	Kurtis Kraft	33	+12
22	Travis Webb	Bromme	29	+7	Oil leak
23	Rodger M. Ward	Kurtis Kraft	22	-1	Oil pressure
24	Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen	Deidt	30	+6	Oil pressure
25	Dennis Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	4	-21	Supercharger
26	Robert Charles Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft	32	+6	Differential
27	Levon Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	1	-26	Turbocharger
28	Leslie Eugene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	18	-10	Exhaust
29	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	25	-4	Transmission
30	Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft	27	-3	Supercharger
31	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	19	-12	Wheel
32	Robert K. Ball	Stevens	17	-15	Gearbox
33	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	2	-31	Oil pump

Qualifying Top 10

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid
1	Levon Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	1
2	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	2
3	John James McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3
4	Dennis Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	4
5	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	5
6	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	6
7	Troy Ruttman	Kuzma	7
8	William John Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	8
9	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft	9
10	Royal Richard Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	10

Fastest Lap

William John Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft) –

Driver of the Day

Fun Facts

Biggest mover: Johnnie Woodrow Parsons (21 positions gained)
Retirements: William John Vukovich, Travis Webb, Rodger M. Ward, Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen, Dennis Nalon, Robert Charles Sweikert, Levon Agabashian, Leslie Eugene Hartley, Bob Scott, Chet Miller, Alberto Ascari, Robert K. Ball, Andy Linden