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1952 Indianapolis 500


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AAA Champ Car Series race number 1 of 12
Friday, May 30, 1952 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:52:42
Average speed: 128.922 mph
Pole speed: 138.01 mph
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 242.33 sec
Attendance: 150000
Lead changes: 9

Glossary    1952 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1952 standings

PosSt#DriverChass./Eng.LapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 798   Troy Ruttman Agajanian   (Agajanian)Kuzma / Offy200 running441000
21059   Jim Rathmann Grancor / Wynn's Oil   (Grancor Auto)KK3000 / Offy200 running0800
3 518   Sam Hanks Bardahl   (Walsh)KK3000 / Offy200 running0700
4 61   Duane Carter Belanger Motors   (Belanger)Lesovsky / Offy200 running0600
52033   Art Cross Bowes Seal Fast   (Brady)KK4000 / Offy200 running0500
62177   Jimmy Bryan SchmidtKK3000 / Offy200 running0400
72337   Jimmy Reece John ZinkKK4000 / Offy200 running0300
81454   George Connor Federal Engineering   (Federal Auto Associates)KK3000 / Offy200 running0250
9 922   Cliff Griffith Tom Sarafoff   (Sarafoff)KK2000 / Offy200 running0200
10315   Johnnie Parsons Jim RobbinsKurtis / Offy200 running0150
11 34   Jack McGrath HinkleKK3000 / Offy200 running6100
122629   Jim Rigsby Bob EstesWatson / Offy200 running050
131614   Joe James Bardahl   (Walsh)KK4000 / Offy200 running0 
14157   Bill Schindler ChapmanStevens / Offy200 running0 
151365   George Fonder LeitenbergerSilnes-Sherman / Offy197 running0 
162481   Eddie Johnson Central Excavating   (Salemi)Trevis / Offy193 running0 
17 826   Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection   (Keck)KK500A / Offy191 steering150 
181116   Chuck Stevenson Springfield Welding / Clay Smith   (Paoli)KK4000 / Offy187 running0 
19122   Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug   (Hopkins)Lesovsky / Offy184 running0 
20288   Manny Ayulo Coast Grain Co.   (Coast Grain Co.)Lesovsky / Offy184 running0 
213331   Johnny McDowell McDowell   (Wolcott)Kurtis / Offy182 running0 
222948   Spider Webb Granatelli Racing Enterprises   (Granatelli)Bromme / Offy162 oil leak0 
232234   Rodger Ward Federal Engineering   (Federal Auto Associates)KK4000 / Offy130 oil pressure0 
243027   Tony Bettenhausen Blue Crown Spark Plug   (Slick)Deidt / Offy93 oil pressure0 
25 436   Duke Nalon Novi Pure Oil   (Lewis Welch)Kurtis / Novi84 supercharger0 
263273   Bob Sweikert McNamara   (Elkins)KK2000 / Offy77 differential0 
27 128   Freddie Agabashian Cummins Diesel   (Cummins Engines)Kurtis / Cummins71 turbo0 
281867   Gene Hartley Mel-Rae   (Mel Wiggers)KK4000 / Offy65 exhaust0 
292593   Bob Scott Ludson MorrisKK2000 / Offy49 transmission0 
302721   Chet Miller Novi Pure Oil   (Lewis Welch)Kurtis / Novi41 supercharger0 
311912   Alberto Ascari Ferrari Special   (Ferrari)Ferrari / Ferrari40 wheel0 
321755   Bobby Ball Ansted Rotary   (Ansted)Stevens / Offy34 gearbox0 
33 29   Andy Linden Miracle Power   (Hart Fullerton)KK4000 / Offy20 oil pump0 

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Puffy PufferGMC
Walt Faulkner3Sid Street MotorsPankratz / Offy
Johnnie Parsons6Grant Piston RingFerrari / Ferrari
Paul Russo10Lutes Truck PartsKurtis / Offy
Bobby Ball15, 38
Danny Kladis19Carmine TuffanelliDeidt / Offy
Carl Forberg23Fadely & AndersonMaserati / Offy
Neal Carter25Auto ShippersLou RasseyKurtis / Offy
Tommy Hinnershitz27Blue Crown Spark PlugDeidt / Offy
Leroy Warriner27Blue Crown Spark PlugDeidt / Offy
Allen Heath32, 97Engle-Stanko, J.C. Agajanian
Carl Scarborough33Bowes Seal FastCharles BowesKurtis / Offy
Johnny Mauro35Kennedy TankFerrari / Ferrari
Jud Larson39IddingsMeyer / Offy
Danny Oakes39IddingsMeyer / Offy
Jackie Holmes41SpeedMaserati / Offy
Art Cross44Bowes Seal FastCharles BowesSchroeder / Offy
Bill Taylor47Blue Crown Spark PlugLesovsky / Offy
Johnnie Tolan51Blue Crown Spark PlugDeidt / Offy
Spider Webb51Blue Crown Spark PlugDeidt / Offy
Bill Cantrell52Pat ClancyEwing / Offy
Bob Sweikert52, 71Pat Clancy, Milt Marion
Joe Barzda53California Speed EquipmentMaserati / Offy
Perry Grimm55AnstedStevens / Offy
Frank Luptow56Bardahl Oil CompanyEwing / Offy
Buzz Barton58Peter Wales TruckingPeter WalesRae / Offy
Jimmy Jackson61Auto ShippersLou RasseyKurtis / Offy
Dick Frazier63Lee GlessnerStevens / Offy
Jimmy Daywalt64Merkler Machine WorksKurtis / Offy
Mike Nazaruk66John ZinkKurtis / Offy
Duke Dinsmore68Vulcan ToolRalph MillerRalph Miller / Ralph Miller
Bayliss Levrett69Brown MotorKurtis / Offy
Peter Hahn74Helin FlyerSnowberger / Offy
Doc Shanebrook76Parks OffyPawl / Offy
Johnny Fedricks82Cal ConnellKurtis / Cadillac
George Tichenor88Peter SchmidtKurtis / Offy
Bill Boyd92Pipe FittersPaul A. Martin / Wm. RichardsKoehnle / Offy
Chuck Weyant92Pipe FittersPaul A. Martin / Wm. RichardsKoehnle / Offy
Potsy Goacher93Dr. MorrisKurtis / Offy
Gene Force96Brown MotorsSchroeder / Offy
Tony Bettenhausen99Belanger MotorsMurrell BelangerKurtis / Offy
WDGeorge ArmstrongR.E. Moore
WDNino FarinaFerrari / Ferrari
WDAlbert Scully62Ellen Automic
WDOttis Stine84B&M MalamudScopa / Offy

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Jack McGrath166
  Bill Vukovich7115
  Troy Ruttman12121
  Bill Vukovich136149
  Troy Ruttman628221
  Bill Vukovich8313452
  Troy Ruttman13514713
  Bill Vukovich14819144
  Troy Ruttman1922009