1952 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

Race 2 of 8

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:52:41.88
Average speed of winner: 207.494 kph
Margin of victory: 242.33 sec
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Fastest lap: Bill Vukovich 1:06.60
Lap leaders: Agabashian pole, McGrath 1-6, Vukovich 7-11, Ruttman 12, Vukovich 13-61, Ruttman 62-82, Vukovich 83-134, Ruttman 135-147, Vukovich 148-191, Ruttman 192-200

Race notes: First win for Troy Ruttman. Only pole for Fred Agabashian. Debut for Manny Ayulo, Jimmy Bryan, Art Cross, Eddie Johnson, Jimmy Reece, Bob Scott, and Bob Sweikert. Finale for Bobby Ball, Henry Banks, George Connor, Joe James, Johnny McDowell, Chet Miller, and Bill Schindler. Only start for George Fonder and Jim Rigsby.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	7	Troy Ruttman	98	Agajanian	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Agajanian	4:25.95	200	4	44	3:52:41.88	8
2	10	Jim Rathmann	59	Grancor-Wynn's Oil	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Grancor	4:24.04	200	0	0	+242.33	6
3	5	Sam Hanks	18	Bardahl	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Walsh	4:25.22	200	0	0	+371.61	4
4	6	Duane Carter	1	Belanger Motors	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Belanger	4:25.64	200	0	0	+408.34	3
5	20	Art Cross	33	Bowes Seal Fast	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ray Brady	4:28.08	200	0	0	+520.15	2
6	21	Jimmy Bryan	77	Schmidt	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Peter Schmidt	4:28.37	200	0	0	+564.32	0
7	23	Jimmy Reece	37	John Zink	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Zink	4:28.67	200	0	0	+635.24	0
8	14	George Connor	54	Federal Engineering	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:25.47	200	0	0	+720.61	0
9	9	Cliff Griffith	22	Tom Sarafoff	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Sarafoff	4:23.51	200	0	0	+743.76	0
10	31	Johnnie Parsons	5	Jim Robbins	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Jim Robbins	4:26.02	200	0	0	+817.78	0
11	3	Jack McGrath	4	Hinkle	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hinkle	4:23.42	200	1	6	+861.72	0
12	26	Jim Rigsby	29	Bob Estes	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Estes	4:28.85	200	0	0	+965.10	0
13	16	Joe James	14	Bardahl	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Walsh	4:26.76	200	0	0	+1015.65	0
14	15	Bill Schindler	7	Chapman	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Chapman	4:26.69	200	0	0	+1128.66	0
15	13	George Fonder	65	Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Leitenberger	4:24.81	197	0	0	+3 laps	0
16	24	Eddie Johnson	81	Central Excavating	Trevis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Salemi	4:28.71	193	0	0	+7 laps	0
17	8	Bill Vukovich	26	Fuel Injection	KK500A	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Keck	4:20.47	191	4	150	steering	1
18	11	Chuck Stevenson	16	Springfield Welding/Clay Smith	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Paoli	4:24.43	187	0	0	+13 laps	0
19	12	Henry Banks	2	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hopkins	4:24.78	184	0	0	+16 laps	0
20	28	Manny Ayulo	8	Coast Grain Co.	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Coast Grain Co.	4:24.74	184	0	0	+16 laps	0
21	33	Johnny McDowell	31	McDowell	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wolcott	4:28.78	182	0	0	+18 laps	0
22	29	Spider Webb	48	Granatelli Racing Enterprises	Bromme	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Granatelli	4:24.78	162	0	0	oil leak	0
23	22	Rodger Ward	34	Federal Engineering	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:28.38	130	0	0	oil pressure	0
24	30	Tony Bettenhausen	27	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Slick	4:25.91	93	0	0	oil pressure	0
25	4	Duke Nalon	36	Novi Pure Oil	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C	Firestone	Welch	4:24.34	84	0	0	supercharger	0
26	32	Bob Sweikert	73	McNamara	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Elkins	4:26.70	77	0	0	differential	0
27	1	Fred Agabashian	28	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis	Cummins 3.0 L6C	Firestone	Cummins Engines	4:20.85	71	0	0	turbocharger	0
28	18	Gene Hartley	67	Mel-Rae	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wiggers	4:27.97	65	0	0	exhaust	0
29	25	Bob Scott	93	Morris	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ludson Morris	4:28.75	49	0	0	transmission	0
30	27	Chet Miller	21	Novi Pure Oil	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C	Firestone	Welch	4:18.93	41	0	0	supercharger	0
31	19	Alberto Ascari	12	Ferrari	Ferrari 375 Special	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Firestone	Ferrari	4:28.04	40	0	0	wheel	0
32	17	Bobby Ball	55	Ansted Rotary	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ansted	4:27.21	34	0	0	gearbox	0
33	2	Andy Linden	9	Miracle Power	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hart Fullerton	4:22.77	20	0	0	oil pump	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Piero Taruffi	9	1	0	1	1
2	Troy Ruttman	8	1	0	1	1
3	Rudi Fischer	6	1	0	0	1
4	Jim Rathmann	6	1	0	0	1
5	Jean Behra	4	1	0	0	1
6	Sam Hanks	4	1	0	0	1
7	Ken Wharton	3	1	0	0	0
8	Duane Carter	3	1	0	0	0
9	Alan Brown	2	1	0	0	0
10	Art Cross	2	1	0	0	0
11	Bill Vukovich	1	1	0	0	0
12	Toulo de Graffenried	0	1	0	0	0
13	Jimmy Bryan	0	1	0	0	0
14	Peter Hirt	0	1	0	0	0
15	Jimmy Reece	0	1	0	0	0
16	Eric Brandon	0	1	0	0	0
17	George Connor	0	1	0	0	0
18	Prince Bira	0	1	0	0	0
19	Cliff Griffith	0	1	0	0	0
20	André Simon	0	1	0	0	0
21	Johnnie Parsons	0	1	0	0	0
22	Harry Schell	0	1	0	0	0
23	Jack McGrath	0	1	0	0	0
24	Stirling Moss	0	1	0	0	0
25	Jim Rigsby	0	1	0	0	0