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AAA Champ Car Series race number 1 of 13
Monday, May 31, 1954 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:49:17
Average speed: 130.84 mph
Pole speed: 141.033 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 69.95 sec
Attendance: 175000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary    1954 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1954 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
Results not available.

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Jimmy Davies (#53), Joe Sostilio (#45), Eddie Sachs (#54), Eddie Russo (#37), Chuck Weyant (#52), Johnnie Tolan (#69), George Tichenor (#22), Duke Nalon (#8), Frank Mundy (#41), Bill Holland (#38), Al Herman (#36), Potsy Goacher (#67), Cliff Griffith (#22), Wally Campbell (#66, 81), Henry Banks (#26), Bob Christie (#66), Art Cross (#6), Ed Elisian (#68), George Fonder (#36), Pat Flaherty (#39, 89), Walt Faulkner (#44, 97), Jerry Hoyt (#23), Eddie Johnson (#83), Danny Oakes (#47, 49), Marshall Teague (#3), Jim Rathmann (#59), Bob Scott (#21, 18), Billy Devore (#93), Duke Dinsmore (#62, 67), Lee Wallard (#99-DC), George Connor (#27-DC), Leroy Warriner (#67-WD)