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1954 Indianapolis 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 2 of 9 Monday, May 31, 1954 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.600 kilometers) Time of race: 3:49:17.27 Average speed: 210.572 kph Pole time: 255.26 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 69.95 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1954 Formula One results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 19 14   Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 3:49:17.27 90 8 2 3 9   Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +69.95 46 6 3 1 2   Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +79.73 47 5 4 11 34   Troy Ruttman Automobile Shippers KK500A / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +172.68 0 3 5 14 73   Mike Nazaruk McNamara KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +204.55 0 2 6 24 77   Freddie Agabashian Merz Engineering KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +227.55 0 0 7 6 7   Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +253.35 0 0 8 32 5   Paul Russo Ansted Rotary KK500A / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +301.17 0 0 9 25 28   Larry Crockett Federal Engineering KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +427.24 0 0 10 13 24   Cal Niday Jim Robbins Stevens / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +427.69 0 0 11 27 45   Art Cross Bardahl KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 200 +502.19 8 0 12 5 98   Chuck Stevenson Agajanian Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 199 +1 lap 0 0 13 22 88   Manny Ayulo Schmidt KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 197 +3 laps 0 0 14 9 17   Bob Sweikert Lutes KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 197 +3 laps 0 0 15 8 16   Duane Carter Automobile Shippers KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 196 +4 laps 0 0 16 20 32   Ernie McCoy Crawford KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 194 +6 laps 0 0 17 7 25   Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 194 +6 laps 0 0 18 31 27   Ed Elisian Chapman Stevens / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 193 +7 laps 0 0 19 33 71   Frank Armi Martin Brothers Silnes / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 193 +7 laps 0 0 20 10 1   Sam Hanks Bardahl KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 191 spun off 1 0 21 12 35   Pat O'Connor Hopkins KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 181 spun off 0 0 22 16 12   Rodger Ward Dr. Sabourin Pawl / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 172 stalled 0 0 23 17 31   Gene Hartley John Zink KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 168 clutch 0 0 24 4 43   Johnny Thomson Chapman Nichels / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 165 suspension 0 0 25 23 74   Andy Linden Brown Motor Co. Schroeder / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 165 torsion bar 0 0 26 30 99   Jerry Hoyt Belanger Motors Kurtis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 130 engine 0 0 27 2 19   Jimmy Daywalt Sumar KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 111 crash 8 0 28 28 38   Jim Rathmann Bardahl KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 110 crash 0 0 29 21 10   Tony Bettenhausen Mel Wiggers KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 105 wheel bearing 0 0 30 29 65   Spider Webb Advance Muffler Bromme / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 104 fuel pump 0 0 31 26 33   Len Duncan Brady Schroeder / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 101 brake cylinder 0 0 32 15 15   Johnnie Parsons Belond Equa-Flow Exhaust KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 79 engine 0 0 33 18 51   Bill Homeier Jones & Maley KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4 74 crash 0 0

Relief Drivers: Car #34: Duane Carter (70 laps), 1.5 points) Car #5: Jerry Hoyt (50 laps) Car #45: Johnnie Parsons (22 laps); Sam Hanks (11 laps); Andy Linden (17 laps); Jimmy Davies (30 laps) Car #98: Walt Faulkner (117 laps) Car #16: Marshall Teague (29 laps); Tony Bettenhausen (34 laps); Jimmy Jackson (57 laps) Car #27: Bob Scott (45 laps) Car #71: George Fonder (14 laps) Car #1: Jimmy Davies (36 laps); Jim Rathmann (43 laps) Car #12: Eddie Johnson (67 laps) Car #31: Marshall Teague (17 laps) Car #43: Andy Linden (27 laps); Bill Homeier (25 laps) Car #74: Bob Scott (52 laps) Car #38: Pat Flaherty (15 laps) Car #65: Danny Kladis (50 laps) Car #33: George Fonder (58 laps) Fastest Lap: 226.152 kph by Jack McGrath Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jack McGrath 1 44 44   Jimmy Daywalt 45 50 6   Art Cross 51 54 4   Jimmy Daywalt 55 55 1   Art Cross 56 59 4   Jimmy Daywalt 60 60 1   Bill Vukovich 61 61 1   Sam Hanks 62 62 1   Jimmy Bryan 63 88 26   Jack McGrath 89 91 3   Bill Vukovich 92 129 38   Jimmy Bryan 130 149 20   Bill Vukovich 150 200 51