Round 2 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1952 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1952-05-30. Troy Ruttman won it for Kuzma. Podium: Troy Ruttman, Jim Rathmann, Sam Hanks.

Winner

Troy Ruttman

Kuzma

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

USA

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Troy Ruttman Kuzma 7 200 Finished 8.0
2 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 10 200 Finished 6.0
3 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 5 200 Finished 4.0
4 Duane Carter Lesovsky 6 200 Finished 3.0
5 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 20 200 Finished 2.0
6 Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft 21 200 Finished 0.0
7 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 23 200 Finished 0.0
8 George Connor Kurtis Kraft 14 200 Finished 0.0
9 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 9 200 Finished 0.0
10 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 31 200 Finished 0.0
11 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 200 Finished 0.0
12 Jim Rigsby Watson 26 200 Finished 0.0
13 Joe James Kurtis Kraft 16 200 Finished 0.0
14 Bill Schindler Stevens 15 200 Finished 0.0
15 George Fonder Sherman 13 197 +3 Laps 0.0
16 Eddie Johnson Trevis 24 193 +7 Laps 0.0
17 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 8 191 Steering 1.0
18 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft 11 187 +13 Laps 0.0
19 Henry Banks Lesovsky 12 184 +16 Laps 0.0
20 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky 28 184 +16 Laps 0.0
21 Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft 33 182 +18 Laps 0.0
R Travis Webb Bromme 29 162 Oil leak 0.0
R Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 22 130 Oil pressure 0.0
R Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 30 93 Oil pressure 0.0
R Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 4 84 Supercharger 0.0
R Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 32 77 Differential 0.0
R Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 1 71 Turbo 0.0
R Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 18 65 Exhaust 0.0
R Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft 25 49 Transmission 0.0
R Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 27 41 Supercharger 0.0
R Alberto Ascari Ferrari 19 40 Wheel 0.0
R Bobby Ball Stevens 17 34 Gearbox 0.0
R Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 2 20 Oil pump 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 31 to P10 (+21)

Johnnie Parsons

Kurtis Kraft

Grid 23 to P7 (+16)

Jimmy Reece

Kurtis Kraft

Grid 20 to P5 (+15)

Art Cross

Kurtis Kraft

Grid 21 to P6 (+15)

Jimmy Bryan

Kurtis Kraft

Grid 26 to P12 (+14)

Jim Rigsby

Watson

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