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1952 Indianapolis 500

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Formula One race number 2 of 8
Friday, May 30, 1952 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.600 kilometers)

Time of race: 3:52:41.88
Average speed: 207.494 kph
Pole time: 260.85 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 242.33 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 1952 Formula One results / 1952 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	98	Troy Ruttman	Agajanian	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	3:52:41.88	44	8
2	10	59	Jim Rathmann	Grancor-Wynn's Oil	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+242.33	0	6
3	5	18	Sam Hanks	Bardahl	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+371.61	0	4
4	6	1	Duane Carter	Belanger Motors	Lesovsky / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+408.34	0	3
5	20	33	Art Cross	Bowes Seal Fast	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+520.15	0	2
6	21	77	Jimmy Bryan	Schmidt	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+564.32	0	0
7	23	37	Jimmy Reece	John Zink	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+635.24	0	0
8	14	54	George Connor	Federal Engineering	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+720.61	0	0
9	9	22	Cliff Griffith	Tom Sarafoff	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+743.76	0	0
10	31	5	Johnnie Parsons	Jim Robbins	Kurtis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+817.78	0	0
11	3	4	Jack McGrath	Hinkle	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+861.72	6	0
12	26	29	Jim Rigsby	Bob Estes	Watson / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+965.10	0	0
13	16	14	Joe James	Bardahl	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+1015.65	0	0
14	15	7	Bill Schindler	Chapman	Stevens / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+1128.66	0	0
15	13	65	George Fonder	Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	197	+3 laps	0	0
16	24	81	Eddie Johnson	Central Excavating	Trevis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	193	+7 laps	0	0
17	8	26	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection	KK500A / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	191	steering	150	1
18	11	16	Chuck Stevenson	Springfield Welding / Clay Smith	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	187	+13 laps	0	0
19	12	2	Henry Banks	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Lesovsky / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	184	+16 laps	0	0
20	28	8	Manny Ayulo	Coast Grain Co.	Lesovsky / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	184	+16 laps	0	0
21	33	31	Johnny McDowell	McDowell	Kurtis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	182	+18 laps	0	0
22	29	48	Spider Webb	Granatelli Racing Enterprises	Bromme / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	162	oil leak	0	0
23	22	34	Rodger Ward	Federal Engineering	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	130	oil pressure	0	0
24	30	27	Tony Bettenhausen	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	93	oil pressure	0	0
25	4	36	Duke Nalon	Novi Pure Oil	Kurtis / Novi 3.0 L8C	84	supercharger	0	0
26	32	73	Bob Sweikert	McNamara	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	77	differential	0	0
27	1	28	Freddie Agabashian	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis / Cummins 3.0 L6C	71	turbo	0	0
28	18	67	Gene Hartley	Mel-Rae	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	65	exhaust	0	0
29	25	93	Bob Scott	Morris	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	49	transmission	0	0
30	27	21	Chet Miller	Novi Pure Oil	Kurtis / Novi 3.0 L8C	41	supercharger	0	0
31	19	12	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Ferrari 375 Special / Ferrari 4.5 V12	40	wheel	0	0
32	17	55	Bobby Ball	Ansted Rotary	Stevens / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	34	gearbox	0	0
33	2	9	Andy Linden	Miracle Power	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	20	oil pump	0	0

Fastest Lap: 217.459 kph by Bill Vukovich

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jack McGrath	1	6	6
Bill Vukovich	7	11	5
Troy Ruttman	12	12	1
Bill Vukovich	13	61	49
Troy Ruttman	62	82	21
Bill Vukovich	83	134	52
Troy Ruttman	135	147	13
Bill Vukovich	148	191	44
Troy Ruttman	192	200	9