1952 season/ Round 2

Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA. Fri, 30 May 1952. 200 laps.

Winner: KURUTKuzma
Pole: KKAGAKurtis Kraft
Fastest lap: KKVUK1:06.600

Weekend

Race

Jim RathmannKKKurtis Kraft+4:02.3302
Troy RuttmanKUKuzma3:52:41.8801
Sam HanksKKKurtis Kraft+6:11.6103

Overtakes

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No overtake data

Biggest mover

KKPAR

+21 places, P31 to P10

Beat our forecast

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No forecast for this race

Fastest Pit Stop

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No pit stop data

Fastest lap

KKVUK

1:06.600, lap 8

DNFs

WEB, WAR, BET, NAL, SWE, AGA, HAR, SCO, MIL, ASC, BAL, LIN

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts	Fastest lap
1	KURUTTroy Ruttman	KUKuzma	7+6	200	3:52:41.880	8
2	KKRATJim Rathmann	KKKurtis Kraft	10+8	200	+4:02.330	6
3	KKHANSam Hanks	KKKurtis Kraft	5+2	200	+6:11.610	4
4	LECARDuane Carter	LELesovsky	6+2	200	+6:48.340	3
5	KKCROArt Cross	KKKurtis Kraft	20+15	200	+8:40.150	2
6	KKBRYJimmy Bryan	KKKurtis Kraft	21+15	200	+9:24.320
7	KKREEJimmy Reece	KKKurtis Kraft	23+16	200	+10:35.240
8	KKCONGeorge Connor	KKKurtis Kraft	14+6	200	+12:00.610
9	KKGRICliff Griffith	KKKurtis Kraft	9	200	+12:23.760
10	KKPARJohnnie Parsons	KKKurtis Kraft	31+21	200	+13:37.780
11	KKMCGJack McGrath	KKKurtis Kraft	3-8	200	+14:21.720
12	WARIGJim Rigsby	WAWatson	26+14	200	+16:05.100
13	KKJAMJoe James	KKKurtis Kraft	16+3	200	+16:55.650
14	STSCHBill Schindler	STStevens	15+1	200	+18:48.660
15	SHFONGeorge Fonder	SHSherman	13-2	197	+3 Laps
16	TRJOHEddie Johnson	TRTrevis	24+8	193	+7 Laps
17	KKVUKBill Vukovich	KKKurtis Kraft	8-9	191	Steering	1	1:06.600L8
18	KKSTEChuck Stevenson	KKKurtis Kraft	11-7	187	+13 Laps
19	LEBANHenry Banks	LELesovsky	12-7	184	+16 Laps
20	LEAYUManny Ayulo	LELesovsky	28+8	184	+16 Laps
21	KKMCDJohnny McDowell	KKKurtis Kraft	33+12	182	+18 Laps
DNF	BRWEBTravis Webb	BRBromme	29	162	Oil leak
DNF	KKWARRodger Ward	KKKurtis Kraft	22	130	Oil pressure
DNF	DEBETTony Bettenhausen	DEDeidt	30	93	Oil pressure
DNF	KKNALDuke Nalon	KKKurtis Kraft	4	84	Supercharger
DNF	KKSWEBob Sweikert	KKKurtis Kraft	32	77	Differential
DNF	KKAGAFred Agabashian	KKKurtis Kraft	1	71	Turbo
DNF	KKHARGene Hartley	KKKurtis Kraft	18	65	Exhaust
DNF	KKSCOBob Scott	KKKurtis Kraft	25	49	Transmission
DNF	KKMILChet Miller	KKKurtis Kraft	27	41	Supercharger
DNF	ASCAlberto Ascari	Ferrari	19	40	Wheel
DNF	STBALBobby Ball	STStevens	17	34	Gearbox
DNF	KKLINAndy Linden	KKKurtis Kraft	2	20	Oil pump

Fastest laps

Rank	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	KKBill Vukovich	8	1:06.600