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Indianapolis 500 1952

Round 2 of 8  · 30 May 1952  · Indianapolis  · 200 laps

Fastest Lap Bill Vukovich 1:06.600 (lap 8)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 RUT Troy Ruttman Kuzma 7 3:52:41.880 8
2 RAT Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 10 +4:02.329 6
3 HAN Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 5 +6:11.610 4
4 CAR Duane Carter Lesovsky 6 +6:48.340 3
5 CRO Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 20 +8:40.150 2
6 BRY Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft 21 +9:24.320 —
7 REE Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 23 +10:35.240 —
8 CON George Connor Kurtis Kraft 14 +12:00.610 —
9 GRI Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 9 +12:23.760 —
10 PAR Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 31 +13:37.780 —
11 MCG Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 +14:21.720 —
12 RIG Jim Rigsby Watson 26 +16:05.101 —
13 JAM Joe James Kurtis Kraft 16 +16:55.650 —
14 SCH Bill Schindler Stevens 15 +18:48.660 —
15 FON George Fonder Sherman 13 +3 laps —
16 JOH Eddie Johnson Trevis 24 +7 laps —
17 VUK Bill Vukovich FL Kurtis Kraft 8 Steering 1
18 STE Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft 11 +13 laps —
19 BAN Henry Banks Lesovsky 12 +16 laps —
20 AYU Manny Ayulo Lesovsky 28 +16 laps —
21 MCD Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft 33 +18 laps —
22 WEB Spider Webb Bromme 29 Oil leak —
23 WAR Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 22 Oil pressure —
24 BET Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 30 Oil pressure —
25 NAL Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 4 Supercharger —
26 SWE Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 32 Differential —
27 AGA Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 1 Turbocharger —
28 HAR Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 18 Exhaust —
29 SCO Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft 25 Transmission —
30 MIL Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 27 Supercharger —
31 ASC Alberto Ascari Ferrari 19 Wheel —
32 BAL Bobby Ball Stevens 17 Gearbox —
33 LIN Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 2 Oil pump —

Qualifying — Four-lap

Pos Driver Team Time
1 AGA Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 4:20.850
2 LIN Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 4:22.770
3 MCG Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 4:23.420
4 NAL Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 4:24.340
5 HAN Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 4:25.220
6 CAR Duane Carter Lesovsky 4:25.640
7 RUT Troy Ruttman Kuzma 4:25.950
8 VUK Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 4:20.470
9 GRI Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 4:23.510
10 RAT Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 4:24.040
11 STE Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft 4:24.430
12 BAN Henry Banks Lesovsky 4:24.780
13 FON George Fonder Sherman 4:24.810
14 CON George Connor Kurtis Kraft 4:25.470
15 SCH Bill Schindler Stevens 4:26.690
16 JAM Joe James Kurtis Kraft 4:26.760
17 BAL Bobby Ball Stevens 4:27.210
18 HAR Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 4:27.970
19 ASC Alberto Ascari Ferrari 4:28.040
20 CRO Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 4:28.080
21 BRY Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft 4:28.370
22 WAR Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 4:28.380
23 REE Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 4:28.670
24 JOH Eddie Johnson Trevis 4:28.710
25 SCO Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft 4:28.750
26 RIG Jim Rigsby Watson 4:28.850
27 MIL Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 4:18.930
28 AYU Manny Ayulo Lesovsky 4:24.740
29 WEB Spider Webb Bromme 4:24.800
30 BET Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 4:25.910
31 PAR Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 4:26.020
32 SWE Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 4:26.700
33 MCD Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft 4:28.780