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1952 Indianapolis 500

Round
2/8
Date
May 30, 1952 at 00:00
Location
Indianapolis, United States of America
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Circuit length
4.023 m
Race distance
804.672 km
Ruttman
Winner
3:52:41.880
Winning time
Agabashian
Pole position
Vukovich
Fastest lap
1:06.600
Fastest lap time

Results

Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #98 Troy Ruttman Kuzma 3:52:41.880 7th 200 8
2 #59 Jim Rathmann Kurtis +4:02.329 10th 200 6
3 #18 Sam Hanks Kurtis +6:11.610 5th 200 4
4 #1 Duane Carter Lesovsky +6:48.340 6th 200 3
5 #33 Art Cross Kurtis +8:40.150 20th 200 2
6 #77 Jimmy Bryan Kurtis +9:24.320 21st 200
7 #37 Jimmy Reece Kurtis +10:35.240 23rd 200
8 #54 George Connor Kurtis +12:00.610 14th 200
9 #22 Cliff Griffith Kurtis +12:23.760 9th 200
10 #5 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis +13:37.780 31st 200
11 #4 Jack McGrath Kurtis +14:21.720 3rd 200
12 #29 Jim Rigsby Watson +16:05.101 26th 200
13 #14 Joe James Kurtis +16:55.650 16th 200
14 #7 Bill Schindler Stevens +18:48.660 15th 200
15 #65 George Fonder Sherman +3 laps 13th 197
16 #81 Eddie Johnson Trevis +7 laps 24th 193
17 #26 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Steering 8th 191 1
18 #16 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis +13 laps 11th 187
19 #2 Henry Banks Lesovsky +16 laps 12th 184
20 #8 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky +16 laps 28th 184
21 #31 Johnny McDowell Kurtis +18 laps 33rd 182
22 #48 Spider Webb Bromme Oil leak 29th 162
23 #34 Rodger Ward Kurtis Oil pressure 22nd 130
24 #27 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt Oil pressure 30th 93
25 #36 Duke Nalon Kurtis Supercharger 4th 84
26 #73 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Differential 32nd 77
27 #28 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Turbocharger 1st 71
28 #67 Gene Hartley Kurtis Exhaust 18th 65
29 #93 Bob Scott Kurtis Transmission 25th 49
30 #21 Chet Miller Kurtis Supercharger 27th 41
31 #12 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Wheel 19th 40
32 #55 Bobby Ball Stevens Gearbox 17th 34
33 #9 Andy Linden Kurtis Oil pump 2nd 20
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #28 Fred Agabashian Kurtis 4:20.850
2 #9 Andy Linden Kurtis 4:22.770 +1.920
3 #4 Jack McGrath Kurtis 4:23.420 +2.570
4 #36 Duke Nalon Kurtis 4:24.340 +3.490
5 #18 Sam Hanks Kurtis 4:25.220 +4.370
6 #1 Duane Carter Lesovsky 4:25.640 +4.790
7 #98 Troy Ruttman Kuzma 4:25.950 +5.100
8 #26 Bill Vukovich Kurtis 4:20.470 -0.380
9 #22 Cliff Griffith Kurtis 4:23.510 +2.660
10 #59 Jim Rathmann Kurtis 4:24.040 +3.190
11 #16 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis 4:24.430 +3.580
12 #2 Henry Banks Lesovsky 4:24.780 +3.930
13 #65 George Fonder Sherman 4:24.810 +3.960
14 #54 George Connor Kurtis 4:25.470 +4.620
15 #7 Bill Schindler Stevens 4:26.690 +5.840
16 #14 Joe James Kurtis 4:26.760 +5.910
17 #55 Bobby Ball Stevens 4:27.210 +6.360
18 #67 Gene Hartley Kurtis 4:27.970 +7.120
19 #12 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 4:28.040 +7.190
20 #33 Art Cross Kurtis 4:28.080 +7.230
21 #77 Jimmy Bryan Kurtis 4:28.370 +7.520
22 #34 Rodger Ward Kurtis 4:28.380 +7.530
23 #37 Jimmy Reece Kurtis 4:28.670 +7.820
24 #81 Eddie Johnson Trevis 4:28.710 +7.860
25 #93 Bob Scott Kurtis 4:28.750 +7.900
26 #29 Jim Rigsby Watson 4:28.850 +8.000
27 #21 Chet Miller Kurtis 4:18.930 -1.920
28 #8 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky 4:24.740 +3.890
29 #48 Spider Webb Bromme 4:24.800 +3.950
30 #27 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 4:25.910 +5.060
31 #5 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis 4:26.020 +5.170
32 #73 Bob Sweikert Kurtis 4:26.700 +5.850
33 #31 Johnny McDowell Kurtis 4:28.780 +7.930
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #26 Bill Vukovich Kurtis 1:06.600 8

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 1 1 9
2 Troy Ruttman Kuzma 1 1 8 -1
3 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 0 1 6 -3
4 Jim Rathmann Kurtis 0 1 6 -3
5 Jean Behra Gordini 0 1 4 -5
6 Sam Hanks Kurtis 0 1 4 -5
7 Ken Wharton Frazer-Nash 0 0 3 -6
8 Duane Carter Lesovsky 0 0 3 -6
9 Alan Brown Cooper 0 0 2 -7
10 Art Cross Kurtis 0 0 2 -7
11 Bill Vukovich Kurtis 0 0 1 -8

More Indy 500

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1960 #4 Jim Rathmann Rodger Ward Paul Goldsmith 1:01.590 - Jim Rathmann Eddie Sachs
1959 #5 Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann Johnny Thomson 1:01.890 - Johnny Thomson Johnny Thomson
1958 #1 Jimmy Bryan George Amick Johnny Boyd 1:02.370 - Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
1957 #9 Sam Hanks Jim Rathmann Jimmy Bryan 1:02.750 - Jim Rathmann Pat O'Connor
1956 #8 Pat Flaherty Sam Hanks Don Freeland 1:02.320 - Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
1955 #6 Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Davies 1:03.670 - Bill Vukovich Jerry Hoyt
1954 #14 Bill Vukovich Jimmy Bryan Jack McGrath 1:04.040 - Jack McGrath Jack McGrath
1953 #14 Bill Vukovich Art Cross Sam Hanks 1:06.240 - Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich
1951 #99 Lee Wallard Mike Nazaruk Jack McGrath 1:07.260 - Lee Wallard Duke Nalon
1950 #1 Johnnie Parsons Bill Holland Mauri Rose 1:09.770 - Johnnie Parsons Walt Faulkner
The 1952 Indianapolis 500 started May 30, 1952 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, United States of America. Fred Agabashian started from pole position with Andy Linden next to him. Jack McGrath started from third place.

In 3 hour, 52 minutes and 41 seconds Troy Ruttman finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jim Rathmann in second and Sam Hanks in third place.

After the 1952 Indianapolis 500, Piero Taruffi is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Taruffi is 1 points ahead of Troy Ruttman.