1952 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
30 May - Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 500 Miles (2.5 Miles x 200 laps)
Pole position: Fred Agabashian, Kurtis-Cummins
Results:
1 Troy Ruttman Kuzma-Offenhauser 3:52:41.88
J.C. Agajanian Spl
2 Jim Rathmann KK3000-Offenhauser 200 laps
Grancor-Wynn's Oil Spl
3 Sam Hanks KK3000-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bardahl/Ed Walsh Spl
4 Duane Carter Levosky-Offenhauser 200 laps
Belanger Motors Spl
5 Art Cross KK4000-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bowes Seal Fast Spl
6 Jimmy Bryan KK3000-Offenhauser 200 laps
Peter Schmidt Spl
7 Jimmy Reece KK4000-Offenhauser 200 laps
John Zink Spl
8 George Connor KK3000-Offenhauser 200 laps
Federal Engineering Spl
9 Cliff Griffith KK2000-Offenhauser 200 laps
Tom Sarafoff Spl
10 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis-Offenhauser 200 laps
Jim Robbins Spl
11 Jack McGrath KK3000-Offenhauser 200 laps
Jack Hinkle Spl
12 Jim Rigsby Watson-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bob Estes Spl
13 Joe James KK4000-Offenhauser 200 laps
Bardahl/Ed Walsh Spl
14 Bill Schindler Stevens-Offenhauser 200 laps
H.A. Chapman Spl
15 George Fonder Sherman-Offenhauser - 3 laps
George Leitenberger Spl
16 Eddie Johnson Trevis-Offenhauser - 7 laps
Central Excavating/Salemi Spl
17 Bill Vukovich KK500A-Offenhauser - 9 laps
Fuel Injection/Howard Keck Spl
18 Chuck Stevenson KK4000-Offenhauser -13 laps
Springfield Welding/Paoli Spl
19 Henry Banks Levosky-Offenhauser -16 laps
Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl
20 Manuel Ayulo Kurtis-Offenhauser -16 laps
Coast Grain Spl
21 Johnny McDowell Kurtis-Offenhauser -18 laps
McDowell/Roger Wolcott Spl
Fastest Lap: Billy Vukovich, Kurtis-Offenhauser, 1:06.60, 135.135 m/h on lap 8
Retirements:
Andy Linden KK4000-Offenhauser 20 laps Oil Leak
Miracle Power/Hart Fullerton Spl
Bobby Ball Stevens-Offenhauser 34 laps Gear Case
Ansted/Rotary Engineering Spl
Alberto Ascari Ferrari 40 laps Spun Turn 4
Ferrari Spl
Chet Miller Kurtis-Novi 41 laps Supercharger
Novi Pure Oil Spl
Bob Scott KK2000-Offenhauser 49 laps Drive Shaft
Ludson Morris Spl
Gene Hartley KK4000-Offenhauser 65 laps Exhaust Pipe
Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers Spl
Fred Agabashian Kurtis-Cummins 71 laps Supercharger
Cummins Diesel Spl
Bob Sweikert KK2000-Offenhauser 77 laps Differential
McNamara/Lee Elkins Spl
Duke Nalon Kurtis-Novi 84 laps Supercharger
Novi Pure Oil Spl
Tony Bettenhausen Deidt-Offenhauser 93 laps Stalled
Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl
Roger Ward KK4000-Offenhauser 130 laps Oil Pressure
Federal Engineering Spl
Spider Webb Bromme-Offenhauser 162 laps Oil Leak
Granatelli Racing Spl
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Starting Grid
Freddie Agabashian Andy Linden Jack McGrath
Kurtis-Cummins #28 KK4000-Offenhauser #9 KK3000-Offenhauser #4
Duke Nalon Sam Hanks Duane Carter
Kurtis-Novi #36 KK3000-Offenhauser #18 Lesovsky-Offenhauser #1
Troy Ruttman Bill Vukovich Cliff Griffith
Kuzma-Offenhauser #1 KK500A-Offenhauser #28 KK2000-Offenhauser #22
Jim Rathmann Chuck Stevenson Henry Banks
KK3000-Offenhauser #59 KK4000-Offenhauser #16 Lesovsky-Offenhauser #2
George Fonder George Connor Bill Schindler
Sherman-Offenhauser #65 KK3000-Offenhauser #54 Stevens-Offenhauser #7
Joe James Bobby Ball Gene Hartley
KK4000-Offenhauser #14 Stevens-Offenhauser #55 KK4000-Offenhauser #67
Alberto Ascari Art Cross Jimmy Bryan
Ferrari #12 KK4000-Offenhauser #33 KK3000-Offenhauser #77
Roger Ward Jimmy Reece Eddie Johnson
KK4000-Offenhauser #34 KK4000-Offenhauser #37 Trevis-Offenhauser #81
Bob Scott Jim Rigsby Chet Miller
KK2000-Offenhauser #93 Watson-Offenhauser #29 Kurtis-Novi #21
Manuel Ayulo Spider Webb Tony Bettenhausen
Lesovsky-Offenhauser #8 Bromme-Offenhauser #48 Deidt-Offenhauser #27
Johnnie Parsons Bob Sweikert Johnny McDowell
Kurtis-Offenhauser #5 KK2000-Offenhauser #73 Kurtis-Offenhauser #31