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Official Name | 34th 500 Mile Race |
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Circuit | Indianapolis |
Date | May 30 |
Pole | Walt Faulkner 01:06.992 |
Fastest Lap | Johnnie Parsons 01:09.770 |
Podium | 1st Johnnie Parsons (115) , 2nd Bill Holland (8) , 3rd Mauri Rose (15) |
GP Number | 3 |
Round | 3 |
Weather | Changeable |
Prev race | Grand Prix de Monaco May 21 |
Next race | Grosser Preis der Schweiz June 4 |
P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Johnnie Parsons |
Wynn’s Friction Proofing/Kurtis-Kraft Inc. | Kurtis Kraft 1000 [316] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 02:46:55.970 | 138 |
01:09.770 |
115 |
5 |
9 |
|
2 | 3 | Bill Holland |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore | Deidt FD [47A] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +1 lap | 137 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
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3 | 31 | Mauri Rose |
Howard Keck Co | Deidt FD [48] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +1 lap | 137 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
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4 | 54 | Cecil Green |
John Zink/M.A. Walker | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [332] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +1 lap | 137 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
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5 | 17 | Tony Bettenhausen Joie Chitwood |
Ervin Wolfe | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [323] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +2 laps | 54 82 |
0 0 |
9 9 |
1 1 |
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6 | 8 | Lee Wallard |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore | Moore D [50] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +2 laps | 136 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
||
7 | 98 | Walt Faulkner |
Grant Piston Ring/J.C. Agajanian | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [318] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +3 laps | 135 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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8 | 5 | George Connor |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore | Lesovsky Special [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +3 laps | 135 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
||
9 | 7 | Paul Russo |
Paul Russo & Ray Nichels | Nichels D [50] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +3 laps | 135 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
||
10 | 59 | Pat Flaherty |
Granatelli-Sabourin/Grancor Auto Specialists | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [333] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +3 laps | 135 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
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11 | 2 | Myron Fohr |
Bardahl/Carl Marchese | Marchese Special [38] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +5 laps | 133 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
||
12 | 18 | Duane Carter |
Belanger Motors/Murrell Belanger | Stevens D [38] | Offenhauser L4C 3.0 | Firestone | +5 laps | 133 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
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13 | 15 | Mack Hellings |
Tuffy’s Offy/Charles Pritchard | Silnes D [49B] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +6 laps | 132 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
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14 | 49 | Jack McGrath |
Jack B. Hinkle | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 131 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
||
15 | 55 | Troy Ruttman |
Bowes Seal Fast/Bowes Racing Inc | Lesovsky D [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +8 laps | 130 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
||
16 | 75 | Gene Hartley |
Troy Oil/Joe Langley | Langley Special [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +10 laps | 128 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
||
17 | 22 | Jimmy Davies |
Pat Clancy | Ewing D [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +10 laps | 128 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
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18 | 62 | Johnny McDowell |
M. Pete Wales | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [321] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +10 laps | 128 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
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19 | 4 | Walt Brown |
Tuffy’s Offy/Charles Pritchard | Silnes D [49A] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +11 laps | 127 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
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20 | 21 | Spider Webb |
Fadely-Anderson/R.A. Cott | Maserati 8CTF [3031] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +12 laps | 126 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
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21 | 81 | Jerry Hoyt |
Ludson D. Morris | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [328] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +13 laps | 125 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
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22 | 27 | Walt Ader |
Sampson Manufacturing Co | Rae Special [50] | Offenhauser L4C 3.0 | Firestone | +15 laps | 123 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
||
23 | 77 | Jackie Holmes |
Norm Olson | Olson Special [48] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 123 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
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24 | 76 | Jim Rathmann |
Pioneer Auto Repair/John Lorenz | Wetteroth Special [40] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +16 laps | 122 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
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25 | 12 | Henry Banks Fred Agabashian |
Indianapolis Race Cars Inc | Maserati 8CL [3035] | Offenhauser L4C 3.0 | Firestone | Oil line | 71 41 |
0 0 |
21 |
0 0 |
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26 | 67 | Bill Schindler |
Automobile Shippers/Louis Rassey | Rassey Special [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | UV joint | 111 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
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27 | 24 | Bill Cantrell Bayliss Levrett |
Richard L. Palmer | Adams Special [34] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil pressure | 3 105 |
0 0 |
17 17 |
0 0 |
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28 | 28 | Fred Agabashian |
Wynn’s Friction Proofing/Kurtis-Kraft Inc. | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [330] | Offenhauser L4C 3.0 | Firestone | Oil line | 64 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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29 | 61 | Jimmy Jackson |
Cummins Diesel/Cummins Engine Co | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis [331] | Cummins L6C 3.0 | Firestone | Supercharger | 52 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
||
30 | 23 | Sam Hanks |
Merz Engineering/Milt Marion | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [326] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil pressure | 42 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
||
31 | 14 | Tony Bettenhausen |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore | Deidt FD [47B] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Wheel bearing | 30 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
||
32 | 45 | Dick Rathmann |
City of Glendale/A.J. Watson | Watson D [50] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil line | 25 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
||
33 | 69 | Duke Dinsmore |
Brown Motor Co./Verlin Brown | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [324] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil leak | 10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 9 | Andy Linden |
Mohawk Chieftain/Bruce & Louis Bromme | Bromme D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 10 | Bill Vukovich |
Indianapolis Race Cars Inc | Maserati 8CTF [3032] | Maserati L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 16 | Hal Cole |
Tuffy’s Offy/Charles Pritchard | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 16 | Ted Duncan |
Tuffy’s Offy/Charles Pritchard | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 19 | Ralph Pratt |
Lutes Truck Parts | Bardazon Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 19 | Kenny Eaton |
Lutes Truck Parts | Bardazon Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 25 | Johnny Mauro |
Johnny Mauro | Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 [422022] | Alfa Romeo L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 26 | George Fonder |
Ray Brady | Deidt FD | Sparks L6C | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 29 | Charles Van Acker |
Redmer | Stevens D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 33 | Joel Thorne |
Thorne Engineering/Joel Thorne | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Sparks L6C | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 34 | Johnny Fedricks |
Thomas Kupiec | Kupiec Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 36 | George Lynch |
Automobile Shippers/Louis Rassey | Snowberger Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 38 | Duke Nalon |
Novi Mobil | Kurtis Kraft FD | Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 39 | Danny Kladis |
Federal Engineering | Maserati 8CTF [3030] | Maserati L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 41 | Milt Fankhauser |
Karl Hall | Stevens D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 43 | Chet Miller |
Novi Mobil | Kurtis Kraft FD | Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 44 | Bill Cantrell |
Bowes Seal Fast/Bowes Racing Inc | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 47 | Ralph Pratt |
Ed Gdula | Gdula Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 51 | Mark Light |
Lee Glessner | Stevens D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 52 | Mark Light |
Meyer & Iddings | Meyer D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 52 | Dick Fraizer |
Meyer & Iddings | Meyer D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 58 | Billy DeVore |
Joe Scopa | Scopa D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 63 | Joe James |
Esmeralda/Leo Dobry | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 63 | Bob Gregg |
Esmeralda/Leo Dobry | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 64 | Bob Sweikert |
Ray Carter | Wetteroth Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 65 | Marvin Burke |
Ross Page | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Duray L4C | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 65 | Norm Houser |
Ross Page | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Duray L4C | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 66 | Cliff Griffith |
Tom Sarafoff | Miller FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 74 | Carl Forberg |
Larry Jewell | Miller FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 78 | Cy Marshall |
Vulcan Tool | R Miller D | R Miller | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 79 | Chuck Leighton |
Cantarano | Cantarano Cannonball | Wayne L6 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 82 | Joe James |
Bob Estes | Weidel Special | Mercury V8 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 83 | Al Miller |
Trainor Auto Parts | Miller RE4D | Miller L6C | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 85 | Jim Rigsby |
Coast Grain | Maserati V8 RI [4502] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 85 | Manny Ayulo |
Coast Grain | Maserati V8 RI [4502] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 87 | Bill Vukovich |
REC/NJ Rounds | Rounds Rocket RE | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 99 | Emil Andres |
Belanger Motors/Murrell Belanger | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Offenhauser L4C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 99 | Kenny Eaton |
Belanger Motors/Murrell Belanger | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Offenhauser L4C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNQ | 9 | Bud Rose |
Mohawk Chieftain/Bruce & Louis Bromme | Bromme D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Rookie test | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNQ | 63 | Potsy Goacher |
Esmeralda/Leo Dobry | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Rookie test | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNA | 84 | Mike Burch |
George Hoster Inc. | Miller Special - | Ford V8 | Firestone | Application rejected | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNA | 98 | Johnny Mantz |
Grant Piston Ring/J.C. Agajanian | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [318] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Car with team mate | 0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
DNA | 46 | Giuseppe Farina |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 8CLT/50 | Maserati L8C 3.0 | Firestone | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNA | 46 | Piero Taruffi |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 8CLT/50 | Maserati L8C 3.0 | Firestone | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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DNA | 48 | Franco Rol |
Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 8CLT/50 | Maserati L8C 3.0 | Firestone | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |
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Bill Cantrell and Bayliss Levrett shared the #24 Adams. Banks and Agabashian shared the #12 Maserati. Tony Bettenhausen after retiring with his Deidt, took the wheel of the #17 Kurtis Kraft from Joie Chitwood, both sharing the 5th place points. |