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Official Name | 36th 500 Mile Race |
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Circuit | Indianapolis |
Date | May 30 |
Pole | Fred Agabashian 01:05.212 |
Fastest Lap | Bill Vukovich 01:06.600 |
Podium | 1st Troy Ruttman (44) , 2nd Jim Rathmann, 3rd Sam Hanks |
GP Number | 17 |
Round | 2 |
Weather | Sunny |
Prev race | Grosser Preis der Schweiz May 18 |
Next race | Grand Prix de Belgique June 22 |
P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts |
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1 | 98 | Troy Ruttman |
J. C. Agajanian | Kuzma D [51] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:52:41.880 | 200 |
44 |
7 |
8 |
|
2 | 59 | Jim Rathmann |
Grancor-Wynn’s Oil | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [333] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:56:44.210 | 200 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
|
3 | 18 | Sam Hanks |
Bardahl/Ed Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [330] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:58:53.490 | 200 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
4 | 1 | Duane Carter |
Belanger Motors | Lesovsky D [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:59:30.220 | 200 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
|
5 | 33 | Art Cross |
Bowes Seal Fast/Ray Brady | Kurtis Kraft 4000 [346] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:01:22.030 | 200 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
|
6 | 77 | Jimmy Bryan |
Peter Schmidt | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [337] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:02:06.200 | 200 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
|
7 | 37 | Jimmy Reece |
John Zink | Kurtis Kraft 4000 [356] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:03:17.120 | 200 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
8 | 54 | George Connor |
Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [335] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:04:42.490 | 200 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
9 | 22 | Cliff Griffith |
Tom Sarafoff | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [318] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:05:05.640 | 200 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
10 | 5 | Johnnie Parsons |
Jim Robbins | Kurtis Kraft 1000 [316] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:06:19.660 | 200 |
0 |
31 |
0 |
|
11 | 4 | Jack McGrath |
Jack B. Hinkle | Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:07:03.600 | 200 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
|
12 | 29 | Jim Rigsby |
Bob Estes | Watson D [50] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:08:46.980 | 200 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
|
13 | 14 | Joe James |
Bardahl/Ed Walsh | Kurtis Kraft 4000 [342] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:09:37.530 | 200 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
14 | 7 | Bill Schindler |
H.A. Chapman | Stevens D [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:11:30.540 | 200 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
15 | 65 | George Fonder |
George H Leitenberger | Silnes-Sherman D [51] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +3 laps | 197 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
16 | 81 | Eddie Johnson |
Central Excavating/Pete Salemi | Trevis D [51] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +7 laps | 193 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
|
17 | 26 | Bill Vukovich |
Fuel Injection/Howard Keck | Kurtis Kraft 500A [353] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Steering | 191 |
01:06.600 |
150 |
8 |
1 |
18 | 16 | Chuck Stevenson |
Springfield Welding/Paoli | Kurtis Kraft 4000 [349] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +13 laps | 187 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
19 | 2 | Henry Banks |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins | Lesovsky D [51] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +16 laps | 184 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
20 | 8 | Manny Ayulo |
Coast Grain | Lesovsky D [50] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +16 laps | 184 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
|
21 | 31 | Johnny McDowell |
McDowell/Roger Wolcott | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis [350] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +18 laps | 182 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
|
22 | 48 | Spider Webb |
Granatelli Racing Enterprises | Bromme D [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil leak | 162 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
|
23 | 34 | Rodger Ward |
Federal Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 4000 [351] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil pressure | 130 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
|
24 | 27 | Tony Bettenhausen |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Earl Slick | Deidt FD [47B] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil pressure | 93 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
|
25 | 36 | Duke Nalon |
Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch | Kurtis Kraft FD [47] | Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | Supercharger | 84 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
26 | 73 | Bob Sweikert |
McNamara/Lee Elkins | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Differential | 77 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
|
27 | 28 | Fred Agabashian |
Cummins Diesel/Cummins Engine Co | Kurtis Kraft TC [347] | Cummins L6C 3.0 | Firestone | Supercharger | 71 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
28 | 67 | Gene Hartley |
Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers | Kurtis Kraft 4000 [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Exhaust | 65 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
29 | 93 | Bob Scott |
Ludson D. Morris | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [328] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Transmission | 49 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
|
30 | 21 | Chet Miller |
Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch | Kurtis Kraft FD [46] | Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | Supercharger | 41 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
|
31 | 12 | Alberto Ascari |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 375S [1] | Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | Firestone | Wheel | 40 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
32 | 55 | Bobby Ball |
Ansted Rotary | Stevens D [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Gearbox | 34 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
|
33 | 9 | Andy Linden |
Miracle Power | Kurtis Kraft 4000 [338] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil pump | 20 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
DNQ | 3 | Walt Faulkner |
Sid Street Motors | Pankratz D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 6 | Walt Faulkner |
Grant Piston Ring/J.C. Agajanian | Ferrari 375S [2] | Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 10 | Paul Russo |
Lutes Truck Parts | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 15 | Bobby Ball |
Blakely Oil | Schroeder D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 19 | Danny Kladis |
Tuffanelli-Derrico | Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 23 | Carl Forberg |
Fadely-Anderson/R.A. Cott | Maserati 4CLT/48 [1610] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 25 | Neal Carter |
Auto Shippers | Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 27 | Tommy Hinnershitz |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Earl Slick | Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 27 | Leroy Warriner |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Earl Slick | Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 32 | Allen Heath |
Engle-Stanko | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 35 | Johnny Mauro |
Kennedy Tank | Ferrari 375S [3] | Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 38 | Bobby Ball |
Howard Keck Co | Ferrari 375S [4] | Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 39 | Jud Larson |
Iddings | Meyer D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 39 | Danny Oakes |
Iddings | Meyer D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 41 | Jackie Holmes |
Speed International Racing | Maserati 8CTF [3032] | Offenhauser L4C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 44 | Art Cross |
Bowes Seal Fast/Bowes Racing Inc | Schroeder D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 47 | Bill Taylor |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins | Lesovsky Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 51 | Johnnie Tolan |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore | Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 51 | Spider Webb |
Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore | Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 52 | Bill Cantrell |
Pat Clancy | Ewing D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 52 | Bob Sweikert |
Pat Clancy | Ewing D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 53 | Joe Barzda |
California Speed | Maserati 8CTF [3031] | Maserati L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 55 | Perry Grimm |
Ansted Rotary | Stevens D [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 56 | Frank Luptow |
Auto Shippers | Ewing D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 58 | Buzz Barton |
Peter Wales Trucking | Rae Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 61 | Jimmy Jackson |
Auto Shippers | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 63 | Dick Fraizer |
Jeannie-Lee/Glessner | Stevens D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 64 | Jimmy Daywalt |
Merkler Machine Works | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 66 | Mike Nazaruk |
John Zink | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 68 | Duke Dinsmore |
Vulcan Tool | R Miller D | R Miller | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 69 | Bayliss Levrett |
Brown Motors | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 71 | Bob Sweikert |
Marion Engineering | Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 74 | Peter Hahn |
Helin Flyer | Snowberger Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 76 | Doc Shanebrook |
Parks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks | Pawl D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 88 | George Tichenor |
Peter Schmidt | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 93 | Potsy Goacher |
Ludson D. Morris | Kurtis Kraft 2000 [328] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 96 | Gene Force |
Brown Motors | Schroeder D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNQ | 99 | Tony Bettenhausen |
Murrell Belanger | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNA | 33 | Carl Scarborough |
Bowes Seal Fast/Ray Brady | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Car with team mate | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNA | 82 | Johnny Fedricks |
Cal Connell | Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Cadillac V8 4.5 | Firestone | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNA | 84 | Ottis Stine |
B&M Malamud | Scopa D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNA | 92 | Bill Boyd |
Pipe Fitters | Koehnle Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNA | 92 | Chuck Weyant |
Pipe Fitters | Koehnle Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |
||
DNA | 97 | Allen Heath |
Grant Piston Ring/J.C. Agajanian | Kuzma D | Studebaker V8 | Firestone | Not present | 0 |
0 |
0 |