1954 Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis · May 31, 1954 · Formula 1

Race summary

Winner	Grid	Cars	Margin	Laps	km	Fastest lap
Bill Vukovich	19	55	69.951	200	804.6	Jack McGrath

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	19	14	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200			Finished	8
2	3	9	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	Offenhauser	200		+69.951s	Finished	6
3	1	2	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200	★	+79.730s	Finished	5
4	11	34	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200		+172.680s	Finished	1.5
4	—	34	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished	1.5
5	14	73	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200		+204.550s	Finished	2
6	24	77	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200		+227.550s	Finished
7	6	7	Don Freeland	Phillips	Offenhauser	200		+253.350s	Finished
8	32	5	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200		+301.170s	Finished
8	—	5	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
9	25	28	Larry Crockett	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200		+427.240s	Finished
10	13	24	Cal Niday	Stevens	Offenhauser	200		+427.690s	Finished
11	27	45	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	200		+502.190s	Finished
11	—	45	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
11	—	45	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
11	—	45	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
11	—	45	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
12	5	98	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	Offenhauser	199		+1 lap	Finished
12	—	98	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma	Offenhauser			—	Finished
13	22	88	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	Offenhauser	197		+3 laps	Finished
14	9	17	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	197		+3 laps	Finished
15	8	16	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	196		+4 laps	Finished
15	—	16	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
15	—	16	Jimmy Jackson	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
15	—	16	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
16	20	32	Ernie McCoy	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	194		+6 laps	Finished
17	7	25	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz	Offenhauser	194		+6 laps	Finished
18	31	27	Ed Elisian	Stevens	Offenhauser	193		+7 laps	Finished
18	—	27	Bob Scott	Stevens	Offenhauser			—	Finished
19	33	71	Frank Armi	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	193		+7 laps	Finished
19	—	71	George Fonder	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
20	10	1	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	191		—	Spun off
20	—	1	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
20	—	1	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
21	12	35	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	181		—	Spun off
22	16	12	Rodger Ward	Pawl	Offenhauser	172		—	Retirement
22	—	12	Eddie Johnson	Pawl	Offenhauser			—	Finished
23	17	31	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	168		—	Clutch
23	—	31	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
24	4	43	Johnny Thomson	Nichels	Offenhauser	165		—	Retirement
24	—	43	Andy Linden	Nichels	Offenhauser			—	Finished
24	—	43	Bill Homeier	Nichels	Offenhauser			—	Finished
25	23	74	Andy Linden	Schroeder	Offenhauser	165		—	Suspension
25	—	74	Bob Scott	Schroeder	Offenhauser			—	Finished
26	30	99	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	130		—	Engine
27	2	19	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	111		—	Accident
28	28	38	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	110		—	Accident
28	—	38	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser			—	Finished
29	21	10	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	105		—	Wheel bearing
30	29	65	Spider Webb	Bromme	Offenhauser	104		—	Fuel pump
30	—	65	Danny Kladis	Bromme	Offenhauser			—	Finished
31	26	33	Len Duncan	Schroeder	Offenhauser	101		—	Brakes
31	—	33	George Fonder	Schroeder	Offenhauser			—	Finished
32	15	15	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	79		—	Engine
33	18	51	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	74		—	Accident

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