Indianapolis 500
CIRCUIT
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
RACE DATE
30 May 1952
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1952 Indianapolis 500.
WINNERRuttmanP7 → P1
RACE LAPS200
BIGGEST GAIN+21Parsons
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 7 | +6 | 200 | 3:52:41.880Finished | 8 | — |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | +8 | 200 | +4:02.330Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | +2 | 200 | +6:11.610Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 6 | +2 | 200 | +6:48.340Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | +15 | 200 | +8:40.150Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | +15 | 200 | +9:24.320Finished | 0 | — |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | +16 | 200 | +10:35.240Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | +6 | 200 | +12:00.610Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 0 | 200 | +12:23.760Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | +21 | 200 | +13:37.780Finished | 0 | — |
| 11 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | -8 | 200 | +14:21.720Finished | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 26 | +14 | 200 | +16:05.100Finished | 0 | — |
| 13 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | +3 | 200 | +16:55.650Finished | 0 | — |
| 14 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 15 | +1 | 200 | +18:48.660Finished | 0 | — |
| 15 | George Fonder | Sherman | 13 | -2 | 197 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 24 | +8 | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 | — |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | -9 | 191 | Steering | 1 | — |
| 18 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | -7 | 187 | +13 Laps | 0 | — |
| 19 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 12 | -7 | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 | — |
| 20 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 28 | +8 | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 | — |
| 21 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +12 | 182 | +18 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Travis Webb | Bromme | 29 | +7 | 162 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| R | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | -1 | 130 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| R | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 30 | +6 | 93 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| R | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | -21 | 84 | Supercharger | 0 | — |
| R | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | +6 | 77 | Differential | 0 | — |
| R | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -26 | 71 | Turbo | 0 | — |
| R | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | -10 | 65 | Exhaust | 0 | — |
| R | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | -4 | 49 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | -3 | 41 | Supercharger | 0 | — |
| R | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 19 | -12 | 40 | Wheel | 0 | — |
| R | Bobby Ball | Stevens | 17 | -15 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | -31 | 20 | Oil pump | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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