1952 Indianapolis 500
- Date
- 30 May 1952
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA
- Round
- 2 of 8
- Winner
- Troy Ruttman (Kuzma)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 7 | 200 | 3:52:41.88 | 8 | |
| 2 | 59 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 200 | +4:02.33 | 6 | |
| 3 | 18 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 200 | +6:11.61 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 6 | 200 | +6:48.34 | 3 | |
| 5 | 33 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 200 | +8:40.15 | 2 | |
| 6 | 77 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 200 | +9:24.32 | 0 | |
| 7 | 37 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | 200 | +10:35.24 | 0 | |
| 8 | 54 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 200 | +12:00.61 | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 200 | +12:23.76 | 0 | |
| 10 | 5 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | 200 | +13:37.78 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | +14:21.72 | 0 | |
| 12 | 29 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 26 | 200 | +16:05.10 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 200 | +16:55.65 | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 15 | 200 | +18:48.66 | 0 | |
| 15 | 65 | George Fonder | Sherman | 13 | 197 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 81 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 24 | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 26 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 191 | Steering | 1 | |
| 18 | 16 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 187 | +13 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 2 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 12 | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 28 | 184 | +16 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 31 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 182 | +18 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 48 | Travis Webb | Bromme | 29 | 162 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 130 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 30 | 93 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 84 | Supercharger | 0 | |
| R | 73 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | 77 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 71 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 67 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 65 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 93 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 49 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 41 | Supercharger | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 19 | 40 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 55 | Bobby Ball | Stevens | 17 | 34 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 20 | Oil pump | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piero Taruffi | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Rudi Fischer | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Jean Behra | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Ken Wharton | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Alan Brown | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 2 |