← 1952 Season
Round 2 · GP · 1952
Indianapolis 500
30 May 1952Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUSAfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 7 | 200 | Finished | 8 | — |
| P2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 200 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 200 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 6 | 200 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 200 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P7 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P8 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P10 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P11 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P12 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 26 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P13 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P14 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 15 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P15 | George Fonder | Sherman | 13 | 197 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 24 | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 | — |
| P17 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 191 | Steering | 1 | — |
| P18 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 187 | +13 Laps | 0 | — |
| P19 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 12 | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 | — |
| P20 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 28 | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 | — |
| P21 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 182 | +18 Laps | 0 | — |
| P22 | Travis Webb | Bromme | 29 | 162 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P23 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 130 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| P24 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 30 | 93 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| P25 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 84 | Supercharger | 0 | — |
| P26 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | 77 | Differential | 0 | — |
| P27 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 71 | Turbo | 0 | — |
| P28 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 65 | Exhaust | 0 | — |
| P29 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 49 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P30 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 41 | Supercharger | 0 | — |
| P31 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 19 | 40 | Wheel | 0 | — |
| P32 | Bobby Ball | Stevens | 17 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P33 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 20 | Oil pump | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P2 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P4 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P5 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P6 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | — | — | — |
| P7 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P10 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P11 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P12 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | — | — | — |
| P13 | George Fonder | Sherman | — | — | — |
| P14 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P15 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | — | — | — |
| P16 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P17 | Bobby Ball | Stevens | — | — | — |
| P18 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P19 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P20 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P21 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P22 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P23 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P24 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | — | — | — |
| P25 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P26 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | — | — | — |
| P28 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | — | — | — |
| P30 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | — | — | — |
| P31 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P32 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P33 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |