1952 Indianapolis 500
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| Winner |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 200 laps |
| Round | 2 of 8 |
| Race numbers | 17th World Championship race |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +6 | (USA) Troy Ruttman | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 52m 41.880s | 8 |
| 2 | +8 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | +4m 02.329s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 | (USA) Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 4 | |
| 4 | +2 | (USA) Duane Carter | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 200 | 3 | |
| 5 | +15 | (USA) Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 2 | |
| 6 | +15 | (USA) Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 7 | +16 | (USA) Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 8 | +6 | (USA) George Connor | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 9 | (USA) Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | |||
| 10 | +21 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 11 | -8 | (USA) Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 12 | +14 | (USA) Jim Rigsby | Watson-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 13 | +3 | (USA) Joe James | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 14 | +1 | (USA) Bill Schindler | Stevens-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 15 | -2 | (USA) George Fonder | Sherman-Offenhauser | 197 | +3 laps | |
| 16 | +8 | (USA) Eddie Johnson | Trevis-Offenhauser | 193 | +7 laps | |
| 17 | -9 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 191 | DNF | 1 FL |
| 18 | -7 | (USA) Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 187 | +13 laps | |
| 19 | -7 | (USA) Henry Banks | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 184 | +16 laps | |
| 20 | +8 | (USA) Manuel Ayulo | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 184 | +16 laps | |
| 21 | +12 | (USA) Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 182 | +18 laps | |
| 22 | +7 | (USA) Spider Webb | Bromme-Offenhauser | 162 | DNF | |
| 23 | -1 | (USA) Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 130 | DNF | |
| 24 | +6 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt-Offenhauser | 93 | DNF | |
| 25 | -21 | (USA) Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 84 | DNF | |
| 26 | +6 | (USA) Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 77 | DNF | |
| 27 | -26 | (USA) Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft-Cummins | 71 | DNF | |
| 28 | -10 | (USA) Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 65 | DNF | |
| 29 | -4 | (USA) Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 49 | DNF | |
| 30 | -3 | (USA) Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 41 | DNF | |
| 31 | -12 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 40 | DNF | |
| 32 | -15 | (USA) Bobby Ball | Stevens-Offenhauser | 34 | DNF | |
| 33 | -31 | (USA) Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 20 | DNF | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 9 |
| 2 | (USA) Troy Ruttman | 8 |
| 3 | (CHE) Rudi Fischer | 6 |
| = | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 6 |
| 5 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 4 |
| = | (USA) Sam Hanks | 4 |
| 7 | (GBR) Ken Wharton | 3 |
| = | (USA) Duane Carter | 3 |
| 9 | (GBR) Alan Brown | 2 |
| = | (USA) Art Cross | 2 |
| 11 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Jimmy Bryan
- Art Cross
- George Fonder
- Eddie Johnson
- Jimmy Reece
- Jim Rigsby (only start)
- Bob Scott
- Bob Sweikert
- Last start
- Bobby Ball
- Henry Banks
- George Connor
- Joe James
- Johnny McDowell
- Chet Miller
- Bill Schindler
- Deidt
- Sherman
- Wins
- 1st and only for Troy Ruttman (9th different winner, 3rd American driver)
- 1st and only for Kuzma (4th different winner)
- Podiums
- 1st and only for Troy Ruttman (23rd different podium finisher, 8th American driver)
- 1st for Jim Rathmann (24th different podium finisher, 9th American driver; only podium for Kurtis Kraft)
- 1st for Sam Hanks (25th different podium finisher, 10th American driver)
- 5th & 6th for Kurtis Kraft
- 1st for Kuzma (8th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 1st and only for Fred Agabashian (7th different polesitter, 3rd American driver)
- 3rd for Kurtis Kraft
- 1-2 start
- 3rd for Kurtis Kraft
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Bill Vukovich (6th different fastest lap setter, 3rd American driver)
- 3rd for Kurtis Kraft
- Front row starts
- 2nd for Fred Agabashian & Jack McGrath
- 1st and only for Andy Linden (17th different front row starter, 7th American driver)
- Points finishes
- 1st for Troy Ruttman, Jim Rathmann, Sam Hanks, Duane Carter, Art Cross & Bill Vukovich (38th-43rd different point scorers, 13th-18th American drivers)