The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 2

Indianapolis 500

1952  ·  Indianapolis Motor Speedway  ·  30 May 1952  ·  200 laps

  1. 1st Troy Ruttman Kuzma · 03:52:41.88
  2. 2nd Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft · +4:02.330
  3. 3rd Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft · +6:11.610

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Fred Agabashian

Kurtis Kraft  —  Pole position

02 Lap 20

Andy Linden

Retirement Kurtis Kraft  —  Oil pump

03 Lap 71

Fred Agabashian

Retirement Kurtis Kraft  —  Turbo

04 Lap 84

Duke Nalon

Retirement Kurtis Kraft  —  Supercharger

05 Lap 162

Travis Webb

Retirement Bromme  —  Oil leak

06 On the Charge

Johnnie Parsons

Kurtis Kraft  —  P31 → P10

07 Victory

Troy Ruttman

Kuzma  —  Won from P7

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Troy Ruttman Kuzma 7 200 03:52:41.88 8
2 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 10 200 +4:02.330 6
3 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 5 200 +6:11.610 4
4 Duane Carter Lesovsky 6 200 +6:48.340 3
5 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 20 200 +8:40.150 2
6 Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft 21 200 +9:24.320
7 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 23 200 +10:35.240
8 George Connor Kurtis Kraft 14 200 +12:00.610
9 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 9 200 +12:23.760
10 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 31 200 +13:37.780
11 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 200 +14:21.720
12 Jim Rigsby Watson 26 200 +16:05.100
13 Joe James Kurtis Kraft 16 200 +16:55.650
14 Bill Schindler Stevens 15 200 +18:48.660
15 George Fonder Sherman 13 197 +3 Laps
16 Eddie Johnson Trevis 24 193 +7 Laps
17 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 8 191 Steering 1
18 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft 11 187 +13 Laps
19 Henry Banks Lesovsky 12 184 +16 Laps
20 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky 28 184 +16 Laps
21 Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft 33 182 +18 Laps
22 Travis Webb Bromme 29 162 Oil leak
23 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 22 130 Oil pressure
24 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 30 93 Oil pressure
25 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 4 84 Supercharger
26 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 32 77 Differential
27 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 1 71 Turbo
28 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 18 65 Exhaust
29 Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft 25 49 Transmission
30 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 27 41 Supercharger
31 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 19 40 Wheel
32 Bobby Ball Stevens 17 34 Gearbox
33 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 2 20 Oil pump

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