Indianapolis 500 Race Day Stats
1952 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS
| Finish | Start | Qual. Speed | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 135.364 | 98 | Troy Ruttman | Agajanian | Kuzma/Offy | 128.922 | 200 | 44 | $61,743 |
| 2 | 10 | 136.343 | 59 | Jim Rathmann | Grancor-Wynn's Oil | KK3000/Offy | 126.723 | 200 | 0 | $24,368 |
| 3 | 5 | 135.736 | 18 | Sam Hanks | Bardahl | KK3000/Offy | 125.58 | 200 | 0 | $14,768 |
| 4 | 6 | 135.522 | 1 | Duane Carter | Belanger Motors | Lesovsky/Offy | 125.259 | 200 | 0 | $11,818 |
| 5 | 20 | 134.288 | 33 | Art Cross | Bowes Seal Fast | KK4000/Offy | 124.292 | 200 | 0 | $9,718 |
| 6 | 21 | 134.142 | 77 | Jimmy Bryan | Schmidt | KK3000/Offy | 123.914 | 200 | 0 | $7,468 |
| 7 | 23 | 133.993 | 37 | Jimmy Reece | John Zink | KK4000/Offy | 123.312 | 200 | 0 | $6,368 |
| 8 | 14 | 135.609 | 54 | George Connor | Federal Engineering | KK3000/Offy | 122.595 | 200 | 0 | $6,118 |
| 9 | 9 | 136.617 | 22 | Cliff Griffith | Tom Sarafoff | KK2000/Offy | 122.402 | 200 | 0 | $5,768 |
| 10 | 31 | 135.328 | 5 | Johnnie Parsons | Jim Robbins | Kurtis/Offy | 121.789 | 200 | 0 | $5,518 |
| 11 | 3 | 136.664 | 4 | Jack McGrath | Hinkle | KK3000/Offy | 121.428 | 200 | 6 | $4,263 |
| 12 | 26 | 133.904 | 29 | Jim Rigsby | Bob Estes | Watson/Offy | 120.587 | 200 | 0 | $3,193 |
| 13 | 16 | 134.953 | 14 | Joe James | Bardahl | KK4000/Offy | 120.108 | 200 | 0 | $2,923 |
| 14 | 15 | 134.988 | 7 | Bill Schindler | Chapman | Stevens/Offy | 119.28 | 200 | 0 | $2,903 |
| 15 | 13 | 135.947 | 65 | George Fonder | Leitenberger | Silnes-Sherman/Offy | Running | 197 | 0 | $2,683 |
| 16 | 24 | 133.973 | 81 | Eddie Johnson | Central Excavating | Trevis/Offy | Running | 193 | 0 | $2,663 |
| 17 | 8 | 138.212 | 26 | Bill Vukovich | Fuel Injection | KK500A/Offy | Steering | 191 | 150 | $18,693 |
| 18 | 11 | 136.142 | 16 | Chuck Stevenson | Springfield Welding/Clay Smith | KK4000/Offy | Running | 187 | 0 | $2,623 |
| 19 | 12 | 135.962 | 2 | Henry Banks | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky/Offy | Running | 184 | 0 | $2,693 |
| 20 | 28 | 135.982 | 8 | Manuel Ayulo | Coast Grain Co. | Lesovsky/Offy | Running | 184 | 0 | $2,763 |
| 21 | 33 | 133.939 | 31 | Johnny McDowell | McDowell | Kurtis/Offy | Running | 182 | 0 | $2,333 |
| 22 | 29 | 135.962 | 48 | Spider Webb | Granatelli Racing Enterprises | Bromme/Offy | Oil line | 162 | 0 | $2,603 |
| 23 | 22 | 134.139 | 34 | Rodger Ward | Federal Engineering | KK4000/Offy | Oil leak | 130 | 0 | $2,273 |
| 24 | 30 | 135.384 | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt/Offy | Stalled | 93 | 0 | $2,443 |
| 25 | 4 | 136.188 | 36 | Duke Nalon | Novi Pure Oil | Kurtis/Novi | Supercharger | 84 | 0 | $2,413 |
| 26 | 32 | 134.983 | 73 | Bob Sweikert | McNamara | KK2000/Offy | Differential | 77 | 0 | $2,183 |
| 27 | 1 | 138.01 | 28 | Fred Agabashian | Cummins Diesel | Kurtis/Cummins | Supercharger | 71 | 0 | $2,653 |
| 28 | 18 | 134.343 | 67 | Gene Hartley | Mel-Rae | KK4000/Offy | Wheels | 65 | 0 | $2,123 |
| 29 | 25 | 133.953 | 93 | Bob Scott | Morris | KK2000/Offy | Drive shaft | 49 | 0 | $2,093 |
| 30 | 27 | 139.034 | 21 | Chet Miller | Novi Pure Oil | Kurtis/Novi | Supercharger | 41 | 0 | $3,663 |
| 31 | 19 | 134.308 | 12 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari/Ferrari | Spun out | 40 | 0 | $1,983 |
| 32 | 17 | 134.725 | 55 | Bobby Ball | Ansted Rotary | Stevens/Offy | Gear case | 34 | 0 | $2,003 |
| 33 | 2 | 137.002 | 9 | Andy Linden | Miracle Power | KK4000/Offy | Sump pump | 20 | 0 | $2,273 |