1952 Season - Round 2 - 1952-05-30
Troy Ruttman won the 1952 Indianapolis 500 for Kuzma, with Jim Rathmann (Kurtis Kraft) second and Sam Hanks (Kurtis Kraft) third. The win came from P7 on the grid.
Johnnie Parsons (Kurtis Kraft) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P31 on the grid to P10 at the flag β a 21-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1952 Indianapolis 500, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 7 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Duane Carter |
| Lesovsky |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | Finished | 0 |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 26 | Finished | 0 |
| 13 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | Finished | 0 |
| 14 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 15 | George Fonder | Sherman | 13 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 24 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | Steering | 1 |
| 18 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | +13 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 12 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 28 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +18 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Travis Webb | Bromme | 29 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 23 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 30 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 25 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | Supercharger | 0 |
| 26 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | Differential | 0 |
| 27 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | Turbo | 0 |
| 28 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 29 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | Transmission | 0 |
| 30 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | Supercharger | 0 |