Official Box Score
36th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway
Friday, May 30, 1952
|
FP |
SP |
Car |
|
Driver |
Car
Name |
Chassis/Engine |
Laps |
Status |
Total |
|
1 |
7 |
98 |
|
Troy Ruttman |
Agajanian |
Kuzma/Offy |
200 |
128.922 |
$61,743 |
|
2 |
10 |
59 |
|
Jim Rathmann |
Grancor-Wynn's Oil |
KK3000/Offy |
200 |
126.723 |
24,368 |
|
3 |
5 |
18 |
|
Sam Hanks |
Bardahl |
KK3000/Offy |
200 |
125.580 |
14,768 |
|
4 |
6 |
1 |
|
Duane Carter |
Belanger Motors |
Lesovsky/Offy |
200 |
125.259 |
11,818 |
|
5 |
20 |
33 |
R |
Art Cross |
Bowes Seal Fast |
KK4000/Offy |
200 |
124.292 |
9,718 |
|
6 |
21 |
77 |
R |
Jimmy Bryan |
Schmidt |
KK3000/Offy |
200 |
123.914 |
7,468 |
|
7 |
23 |
37 |
R |
Jimmy Reece |
John Zink |
KK4000/Offy |
200 |
123.312 |
6,368 |
|
8 |
14 |
54 |
|
George Connor |
Federal Engineering |
KK3000/Offy |
200 |
122.595 |
6,118 |
|
9 |
9 |
22 |
|
Cliff Griffith |
Tom Sarafoff |
KK2000/Offy |
200 |
122.402 |
5,768 |
|
10 |
31 |
5 |
W |
Johnnie Parsons |
Jim Robbins |
Kurtis/Offy |
200 |
121.789 |
5,518 |
|
11 |
3 |
4 |
|
Jack McGrath |
Hinkle |
KK3000/Offy |
200 |
121.428 |
4,263 |
|
12 |
26 |
29 |
R |
Jim Rigsby |
Bob Estes |
Watson/Offy |
200 |
120.587 |
3,193 |
|
13 |
16 |
14 |
|
Joe James |
Bardahl |
KK4000/Offy |
200 |
120.108 |
2,923 |
|
14 |
15 |
7 |
|
Bill Schindler |
Chapman |
Stevens/Offy |
200 |
119.280 |
2,903 |
|
15 |
13 |
65 |
|
George Fonder |
Leitenberger |
Silnes-Sherman/Offy |
197 |
Running |
2,683 |
|
16 |
24 |
81 |
R |
Eddie Johnson |
Central Excavating |
Trevis/Offy |
193 |
Running |
2,663 |
|
17 |
8 |
26 |
|
Bill Vukovich |
Fuel Injection |
KK500A/Offy |
191 |
Steering |
18,693 |
|
18 |
11 |
16 |
|
Chuck Stevenson |
Springfield Welding/Clay
Smith |
KK4000/Offy |
187 |
Running |
2,623 |
|
19 |
12 |
2 |
|
Henry Banks |
Blue Crown Spark Plug |
Lesovsky/Offy |
184 |
Running |
2,693 |
|
20 |
28 |
8 |
|
Manuel Ayulo |
Coast Grain Co. |
Lesovsky/Offy |
184 |
Running |
2,763 |
|
21 |
33 |
31 |
|
Johnny McDowell |
McDowell |
Kurtis/Offy |
182 |
Running |
2,333 |
|
22 |
29 |
48 |
|
Spider Webb |
Granatelli Racing
Enterprises |
Bromme/Offy |
162 |
Oil line |
2,603 |
|
23 |
22 |
34 |
|
Rodger Ward |
Federal Engineering |
KK4000/Offy |
130 |
Oil leak |
2,273 |
|
24 |
30 |
27 |
|
Tony Bettenhausen |
Blue Crown Spark Plug |
Deidt/Offy |
93 |
Stalled |
2,443 |
|
25 |
4 |
36 |
|
Duke Nalon |
Novi Pure Oil |
Kurtis/Novi |
84 |
Supercharger |
2,413 |
|
26 |
32 |
73 |
R |
Bob Sweikert |
McNamara |
KK2000/Offy |
77 |
Differential |
2,183 |
|
27 |
1 |
28 |
|
Fred Agabashian |
Cummins Diesel |
Kurtis/Cummins |
71 |
Supercharger |
2,653 |
|
28 |
18 |
67 |
|
Gene Hartley |
Mel-Rae |
KK4000/Offy |
65 |
Wheels |
2,123 |
|
29 |
25 |
93 |
R |
Bob Scott |
Morris |
KK2000/Offy |
49 |
Drive shaft |
2,093 |
|
30 |
27 |
21 |
|
Chet Miller |
Novi Pure Oil |
Kurtis/Novi |
41 |
Supercharger |
3,663 |
|
31 |
19 |
12 |
R |
Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari |
Ferrari/Ferrari |
40 |
Spun out |
1,983 |
|
32 |
17 |
55 |
|
Bobby Ball |
Ansted Rotary |
Stevens/Offy |
34 |
Gear case |
2,003 |
|
33 |
2 |
9 |
|
Andy Linden |
Miracle Power |
KK4000/Offy |
20 |
Sump pump |
2,273 |
|
Total Purse $230,094 |
|
|
|
Legend:
R=Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Rookie; W=Indianapolis 500-Mile Race Former
Winner |
|
Lap Leaders: McGrath 1-6, Vukovich 7-11, Ruttman 12, Vukovich
13-61, Ruttman 62-82, Vukovich 83-134, Ruttman 135-147, Vukovich 148-191,
Ruttman 192-200. |
|
Lap Leader Summary: Vukovich 4 times for 150 laps, Ruttman 4-44, McGrath
1-6. |
|
Lead Changes: 8 among 3 drivers. |