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1954 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

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Race 2 of 9

Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:49:17.27
Average speed of winner: 210.572 kph
Margin of victory: 69.95 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 6 drivers
Fastest lap: Joe Bill McGraw 1:04.04
Lap leaders: McGrath 1-44, Daywalt 45-50, Cross 51-54, Daywalt 55, Cross 56-59, Daywalt 60, Vukovich 61, Hanks 62, Bryan 63-88, McGrath 89-91, Vukovich 92-129, Bryan 130-149, Vukovich 150-200

Race notes: Last win for Bill Vukovich. Only pole for Joe Bill McGraw. Debut for Ed Elisian, Bill Homeier, and Pat O'Connor. Finale for Manny Ayulo, Ernie McCoy, Mike Nazaruk, and Spider Webb. Only start for Frank Armi, Larry Crockett, and Len Duncan.

Video links: Part 1, Part 2

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	19	Bill Vukovich	14	Fuel Injection	KK500A	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Keck	4:19.97	200	3	90	3:49:17.27	8
2	3	Jimmy Bryan	9	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Brawner	4:17.76	200	2	46	+69.95	6
3	1	Jack McGrath	2	Hinkle	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hinkle	4:15.26	200	2	47	+69.73	5
4	11	Troy Ruttman	34	Automobile Shippers	KK500A	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Casarole	4:21.37	130	0	0	+172.68	1.5
		Duane Carter								0.0000	0	0		1.5
5	14	Mike Nazaruk	73	McNamara	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Elkins	4:17.90	200	0	0	+204.55	2
6	24	Fred Agabashian	77	Merz Engineering	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Sperling	4:21.35	200	0	0	+227.55	0
7	6	Don Freeland	7	Bob Estes	Phillips	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Estes	4:20.23	200	0	0	+253.35	0
8	32	Paul Russo	5	Ansted Rotary	KK500A	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hoosier	4:21.48	150	0	0	+301.17	0
		Jerry Hoyt								0.0000	0	0		0
9	25	Larry Crockett	28	Federal Engineering	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Federal	4:17.96	200	0	0	+427.24	0
10	13	Cal Niday	24	Jim Robbins	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Jim Robbins	4:17.46	200	0	0	+427.69	0
11	27	Art Cross	45	Bardahl	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Walsh	4:19.60	120	2	8	+502.19	0
		Johnnie Parsons								0.1000	0	0
		Sam Hanks								33	0	0
		Andy Linden								68.75000	0	0
		Jimmy Davies								0.21875	6.	0
12	5	Chuck Stevenson	98	Agajanian	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Agajanian	4:19.41	82	0	0	+1 lap	0
		Walt Faulkner								0.0000	0	0		0
13	22	Manny Ayulo	88	Schmidt	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Peter Schmidt	4:20.56	197	0	0	+3 laps	0
14	9	Bob Sweikert	17	Lutes	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Bardazon	4:20.48	197	0	0	+3 laps	0
15	8	Duane Carter	16	Automobile Shippers	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Casaroll	4:20.42	76	0	0	+4 laps	0
		Marshall Teague								0.0000	0	0
		Jimmy Jackson								33	0	0
		Tony Bettenhausen								56.25000	0	0
16	20	Ernie McCoy	32	Crawford	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ray Crawford	4:20.08	194	0	0	+6 laps	0
17	7	Jimmy Reece	25	Malloy	Pankratz	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Malloy	4:20.28	194	0	0	+6 laps	0
18	31	Ed Elisian	27	Chapman	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Chapman	4:21.26	148	0	0	+7 laps	0
		Bob Scott								0.0000	0	0		0
19	33	Frank Armi	71	Martin Brothers	Silnes	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Martin Brothers	4:21.49	179	0	0	+7 laps	0
		George Fonder								0.0000	0	0		0
20	10	Sam Hanks	1	Bardahl	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Walsh	4:20.88	112	1	1	spun off	0
		Jimmy Davies								0.0000	0	0
		Jim Rathmann								33	0	0
21	12	Pat O'Connor	35	Hopkins	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hopkins	4:20.71	181	0	0	spun off	0
22	16	Rodger Ward	12	Dr. Sabourin	Pawl	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Sabourin	4:18.44	105	0	0	stalled	0
		Eddie Johnson								0.0000	0	0		0
23	17	Gene Hartley	31	John Zink	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Zink	4:18.88	151	0	0	clutch	0
		Marshall Teague								0.0000	0	0		0
24	4	Johnny Thomson	43	Chapman	Nichels	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Chapman	4:19.39	113	0	0	suspension	0
		Andy Linden								0.0000	0	0
		Bill Homeier								33	0	0
25	23	Andy Linden	74	Brown Motor Co.	Schroeder	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Brown Motor	4:21.21	113	0	0	torsion bar	0
		Bob Scott								0.0000	0	0		0
26	30	Jerry Hoyt	99	Belanger Motors	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Belanger	4:21.20	130	0	0	engine	0
27	2	Jimmy Daywalt	19	Sumar	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Root	4:17.53	111	3	8	accident	0
28	28	Jim Rathmann	38	Bardahl	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Walsh	4:20.44	95	0	0	accident	0
		Pat Flaherty								0.0000	0	0		0
29	21	Tony Bettenhausen	10	Mel Wiggers	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wiggers	4:20.35	105	0	0	wheel bearing	0
30	29	Spider Webb	65	Advance Muffler	Bromme	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Bruce Bromme	4:20.91	54	0	0	fuel pump	0
		Danny Kladis								0.0000	0	0		0
31	26	Len Duncan	33	Brady	Schroeder	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ray Brady	4:18.59	43	0	0	brake cylinder	0
		George Fonder								0.0000	0	0		0
32	15	Johnnie Parsons	15	Belond Equa-Flow Exhaust	KK500B	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	California Muffler	4:17.92	79	0	0	engine	0
33	18	Bill Homeier	51	Jones & Maley	KK500C	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Jones and Maley	4:19.09	74	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	8	1	0	1	1
2	Bill Vukovich	8	1	0	1	1
3	Nino Farina	6	1	1	0	1
4	Jimmy Bryan	6	1	0	0	1
5	José Froilán González	5	1	0	0	1
6	Jack McGrath	5	1	1	0	1
7	Maurice Trintignant	3	1	0	0	0
8	Élie Bayol	2	1	0	0	0
9	Mike Nazaruk	2	1	0	0	0
10	Troy Ruttman	1.5	1	0	0	0
11	Harry Schell	0	1	0	0	0
12	Fred Agabashian	0	1	0	0	0
13	Prince Bira	0	1	0	0	0
14	Don Freeland	0	1	0	0	0
15	Toulo de Graffenried	0	1	0	0	0
16	Paul Russo	0	1	0	0	0
17	Umberto Maglioli	0	1	0	0	0
18	Larry Crockett	0	1	0	0	0
19	Jean Behra	0	1	0	0	0
20	Cal Niday	0	1	0	0	0
21	Mike Hawthorn	0	1	0	0	0
22	Art Cross	0	1	0	0	0
23	Onofre Marimón	0	1	0	0	0
24	Chuck Stevenson	0	1	0	0	0
25	Roberto Mières	0	1	0	0	0

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