Indianapolis 500
Troy Ruttman (Kuzma) won the 1952 Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Circuit Indianapolis Motor Speedway
LocationIndianapolis, USA
Date30 May 1952
StatusFinished
Real F1 data provided by the Jolpica API (community-maintained successor to Ergast). Results typically update a few days after each race weekend — this is a results archive, not a live-timing feed.
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 7 | 200 | Finished | 8 |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 200 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 200 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 6 | 200 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 200 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 26 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 13 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 14 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 15 | 200 | Finished | 0 |
| 15 | George Fonder | Sherman | 13 | 197 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 24 | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 191 | Steering | 1 |
| 18 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 187 | +13 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 12 | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 28 | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 182 | +18 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Travis Webb | Bromme | 29 | 162 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 23 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 130 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 30 | 93 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 25 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 84 | Supercharger | 0 |
| 26 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | 77 | Differential | 0 |
| 27 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 71 | Turbo | 0 |
| 28 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 65 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 29 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 49 | Transmission | 0 |
| 30 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 41 | Supercharger | 0 |
| 31 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 19 | 40 | Wheel | 0 |
| 32 | Bobby Ball | Stevens | 17 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 33 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 20 | Oil pump | 0 |