1952 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Ruttman | 7 | 33 | 242.329 | 200 | 804.6 | Bill Vukovich |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 98 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | Offenhauser | 200 | Finished | 8 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 59 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +242.329s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 18 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +371.610s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 200 | +408.340s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 20 | 33 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +520.150s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 21 | 77 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +564.320s | Finished | ||
| 7 | 23 | 37 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +635.240s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 14 | 54 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +720.610s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 9 | 22 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +743.760s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 31 | 5 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +817.780s | Finished | ||
| 11 | 3 | 4 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +861.720s | Finished | ||
| 12 | 26 | 29 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | Offenhauser | 200 | +965.101s | Finished | ||
| 13 | 16 | 14 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 200 | +1015.650s | Finished | ||
| 14 | 15 | 7 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | Offenhauser | 200 | +1128.660s | Finished | ||
| 15 | 13 | 65 | George Fonder | Sherman | Offenhauser | 197 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 24 | 81 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | Offenhauser | 193 | +7 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 8 | 26 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 191 | ★ | — | Steering | 1 |
| 18 | 11 | 16 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 187 | +13 laps | Finished | ||
| 19 | 12 | 2 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 184 | +16 laps | Finished | ||
| 20 | 28 | 8 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 184 | +16 laps | Finished | ||
| 21 | 33 | 31 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 182 | +18 laps | Finished | ||
| 22 | 29 | 48 | Spider Webb | Bromme | Offenhauser | 162 | — | Oil leak | ||
| 23 | 22 | 34 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 130 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| 24 | 30 | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | Offenhauser | 93 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| 25 | 4 | 36 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | Novi | 84 | — | Supercharger | ||
| 26 | 32 | 73 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 77 | — | Differential | ||
| 27 | 1 | 28 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | Cummins | 71 | — | Turbocharger | ||
| 28 | 18 | 67 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 65 | — | Exhaust | ||
| 29 | 25 | 93 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 49 | — | Transmission | ||
| 30 | 27 | 21 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | Novi | 41 | — | Supercharger | ||
| 31 | 19 | 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari | 40 | — | Wheel | ||
| 32 | 17 | 55 | Bobby Ball | Stevens | Offenhauser | 34 | — | Gearbox | ||
| 33 | 2 | 9 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 20 | — | Oil pump |