Race · Round 2 of 8 ·
1952 Indianapolis 500
Troy Ruttman won for Kuzma-Offenhauser from 7th on the grid at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Every starter was classified. It was the first championship race win for Troy Ruttman, and the first championship podium for Jim Rathmann and Sam Hanks.
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, Indiana, United States of America
- Winner
- Troy RuttmanKuzma-Offenhauser
- Pole
- Fred Agabashian
- Fastest lap
- Bill Vukovich
- Entries
- 3333 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma-Offenhauser | Indy Roadster | 7 | 200 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | — | KK3000 | 10 | 200 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Sam Hanks | — | — | 5 | 200 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | Duane Carter | — | Lesovsky | 6 | 200 | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | Art Cross | — | KK4000 | 20 | 200 | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | Jimmy Bryan | — | KK3000 | 21 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | — | KK4000 | 23 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 8 | George Connor | — | — | 14 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | — | KK2000 | 9 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 10 | Johnnie Parsons | — | KK1000 | 31 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 11 | Jack McGrath | — | KK3000 | 3 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 12 | Jim Rigsby | — | CC-50 | 26 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 13 | Joe James | — | — | 16 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 14 | Bill Schindler | — | Chapman Special | 15 | 200 | Finished | 0 | |
| 15 | George Fonder | — | Sherman | 13 | 197 | Finished | 0 | |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | — | Indycar | 24 | 193 | Finished | 0 | |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | — | KK500 | 8 | 191 | Steering | 1 | fastest lap |
| 18 | Chuck Stevenson | — | KK4000 | 11 | 187 | Finished | 0 | |
| 19 | Henry Banks | — | Lesovsky | 12 | 184 | Finished | 0 | |
| 20 | Manny Ayulo | — | Lesovsky | 28 | 184 | Finished | 0 | |
| 21 | Johnny McDowell | — | 350 | 33 | 182 | Finished | 0 | |
| 22 | Spider Webb | — | Bromme | 29 | 162 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| 23 | Rodger Ward | — | — | 22 | 130 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen | — | Tuffanelli Derrico | 30 | 93 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| 25 | Duke Nalon | — | — | 4 | 84 | Supercharger | 0 | |
| 26 | Bob Sweikert | — | KK2000 | 32 | 77 | Differential | 0 | |
| 27 | Fred Agabashian | — | 347 | 1 | 71 | Turbocharger | 0 | |
| 28 | Gene Hartley | — | KK4000 | 18 | 65 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| 29 | Bob Scott | — | KK2000 | 25 | 49 | Transmission | 0 | |
| 30 | Chet Miller | — | — | 27 | 41 | Supercharger | 0 | |
| 31 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | — | 19 | 40 | Wheel | 0 | |
| 32 | Bobby Ball | — | Ansted Special | 17 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| 33 | Andy Linden | — | KK4000 | 2 | 20 | Oil pump | 0 |
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Agabashian | — | 28 | 4:20.850 | — | — |
| 2 | Andy Linden | — | 9 | 4:22.770 | +1.920 | +1.920 |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | — | 4 | 4:23.420 | +2.570 | +0.650 |
| 4 | Duke Nalon | — | 36 | 4:24.340 | +3.490 | +0.920 |
| 5 | Sam Hanks | — | 18 | 4:25.220 | +4.370 | +0.880 |
| 6 | Duane Carter | — | 1 | 4:25.640 | +4.790 | +0.420 |
| 7 | Troy Ruttman | — | 98 | 4:25.950 | +5.100 | +0.310 |
| 8 | Bill Vukovich | — | 26 | 4:20.470 | -0.380 | -5.480 |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | — | 22 | 4:23.510 | +2.660 | +3.040 |
| 10 | Jim Rathmann | — | 59 | 4:24.040 | +3.190 | +0.530 |
| 11 | Chuck Stevenson | — | 16 | 4:24.430 | +3.580 | +0.390 |
| 12 | Henry Banks | — | 2 | 4:24.780 | +3.930 | +0.350 |
| 13 | George Fonder | — | 65 | 4:24.810 | +3.960 | +0.030 |
| 14 | George Connor | — | 54 | 4:25.470 | +4.620 | +0.660 |
| 15 | Bill Schindler | — | 7 | 4:26.690 | +5.840 | +1.220 |
| 16 | Joe James | — | 14 | 4:26.760 | +5.910 | +0.070 |
| 17 | Bobby Ball | — | 55 | 4:27.210 | +6.360 | +0.450 |
| 18 | Gene Hartley | — | 67 | 4:27.970 | +7.120 | +0.760 |
| 19 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 12 | 4:28.040 | +7.190 | +0.070 |
| 20 | Art Cross | — | 33 | 4:28.080 | +7.230 | +0.040 |
| 21 | Jimmy Bryan | — | 77 | 4:28.370 | +7.520 | +0.290 |
| 22 | Rodger Ward | — | 34 | 4:28.380 | +7.530 | +0.010 |
| 23 | Jimmy Reece | — | 37 | 4:28.670 | +7.820 | +0.290 |
| 24 | Eddie Johnson | — | 81 | 4:28.710 | +7.860 | +0.040 |
| 25 | Bob Scott | — | 93 | 4:28.750 | +7.900 | +0.040 |
| 26 | Jim Rigsby | — | 29 | 4:28.850 | +8.000 | +0.100 |
| 27 | Chet Miller | — | 21 | 4:18.930 | -1.920 | -9.920 |
| 28 | Manny Ayulo | — | 8 | 4:24.740 | +3.890 | +5.810 |
| 29 | Spider Webb | — | 48 | 4:24.800 | +3.950 | +0.060 |
| 30 | Tony Bettenhausen | — | 27 | 4:25.910 | +5.060 | +1.110 |
| 31 | Johnnie Parsons | — | 5 | 4:26.020 | +5.170 | +0.110 |
| 32 | Bob Sweikert | — | 73 | 4:26.700 | +5.850 | +0.680 |
| 33 | Johnny McDowell | — | 31 | 4:28.780 | +7.930 | +2.080 |
Pit stops
Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.
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Where this comes from
- Round
- 2 of 1952
- Grand Prix
- Indianapolis 500
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Oval · 4.023 km · 4 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Kuzma-Offenhauser
- Entrant
- Kuzma-Offenhauser
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.