1954 Indianapolis 500
| Date | Monday, 31 May 1954 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 200 laps |
| Round | 2 of 9 |
| Race numbers | 34th World Championship race |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +18 |  Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 49m 17.270s | 8 |
| 2 | +1 | Jimmy Bryan | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 200 | +1m 09.951s | 6 |
| 3 | -2 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 5 FL | |
| 4 | +7 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 |
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| 5 | +9 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 2 | |
| 6 | +18 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 7 | -1 | Don Freeland | Phillips-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 8 | +24 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | |||
| 9 | +16 | Larry Crockett | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 10 | +3 | Cal Niday | Stevens-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 11 | +16 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | |||
| 12 | -7 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 199 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | +9 | Manuel Ayulo | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 197 | +3 laps | |
| 14 | -5 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 197 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | -7 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 196 | +4 laps | ||
| 16 | +4 | Ernie McCoy | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 194 | +6 laps | |
| 17 | -10 | Jimmy Reece | Pankratz-Offenhauser | 194 | +6 laps | |
| 18 | +13 | Stevens-Offenhauser | 193 | +7 laps | ||
| 19 | +14 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 193 | +7 laps | ||
| 20 | -10 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 191 | DNF | ||
| 21 | -9 | Pat O’Connor | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 181 | DNF | |
| 22 | -6 | Pawl-Offenhauser | 172 | DNF | ||
| 23 | -6 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 168 | DNF | ||
| 24 | -20 | Nichels-Offenhauser | 165 | DNF | ||
| 25 | +24 | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 165 | DNF | ||
| 26 | +4 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 130 | DNF | |
| 27 | -25 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 111 | DNF | |
| 28 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 110 | DNF | |||
| 29 | -8 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 105 | DNF | |
| 30 | -1 | Bromme-Offenhauser | 104 | DNF | ||
| 31 | -5 | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 101 | DNF | ||
| 32 | -17 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 79 | DNF | |
| 33 | -15 | Bill Homeier | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 74 | DNF | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 |
| = | Bill Vukovich | 8 |
| 3 |  Giuseppe Farina | 6 |
| = | Jimmy Bryan | 6 |
| 5 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 5 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 5 |
| 7 |  Maurice Trintignant | 3 |
| 8 | Elie Bayol | 2 |
| = | Mike Nazaruk | 2 |
| 10 | Troy Ruttman | 1.5 |
| = | Duane Carter | 1.5 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Frank Armi (only start)
- Larry Crockett (only start)
- Len Duncan (only start)
- Ed Elisian
- Bill Homeier
- Danny Kladis (only start)
- Pat O’Connor
- Pankratz
- Phillips
- Last start
- Manuel Ayulo
- George Fonder
- Jimmy Jackson
- Ernie McCoy
- Mike Nazaruk
- Bob Scott
- Spider Webb
- Bromme
- Nichels
- Wins
- 2nd and last for Bill Vukovich
- 4th for Kurtis Kraft
- Podiums
- 2nd and last for Bill Vukovich
- 2nd and last for Jack McGrath
- 1st for Jimmy Bryan (32nd different podium finisher, 14th American driver)
- 10th & 11th for Kurtis Kraft
- 2nd for Kuzma (last until 1957)
- Poles
- 1st and only for Jack McGrath (9th different polesitter, 5th American driver)
- 5th for Kurtis Kraft (last until 1957)
- Qualifying 1-2
- 5th and last for Kurtis Kraft
- Fastest laps
- 1st and only for Jack McGrath (10th different fastest lap setter, 4th American driver)
- 5th for Kurtis Kraft
- Front row starts
- 4th for Jack McGrath
- 1st and only for Jimmy Daywalt & Jimmy Bryan (22nd & 23rd different front row starters, 9th & 10th American drivers)
- Points finishes
- 3rd and last for Jack McGrath & Duane Carter
- 2nd and last for Troy Ruttman & Mike Nazaruk
- 1st for Jimmy Bryan (55th different point scorer, 21st American driver)