R
Indianapolis 500 · 1952 · 30 May 1952 00:00
Points system: 1950-1953 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 7 | 200 | 8 | Finished |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 200 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 200 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 6 | 200 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 200 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 8 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 10 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 11 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 12 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 26 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 13 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 14 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 15 | 200 | 0 | Finished |
| 15 | George Fonder | Sherman | 13 | 197 | 0 | +3 Laps |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 24 | 193 | 0 | +7 Laps |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 191 | 1 | Steering |
| 18 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 187 | 0 | +13 Laps |
| 19 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 12 | 184 | 0 | +16 Laps |
| 20 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 28 | 184 | 0 | +16 Laps |
| 21 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 182 | 0 | +18 Laps |
| 22 | Travis Webb | Bromme | 29 | 162 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 23 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 130 | 0 | Oil pressure |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 30 | 93 | 0 | Oil pressure |
| 25 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 84 | 0 | Supercharger |
| 26 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | 77 | 0 | Differential |
| 27 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 71 | 0 | Turbo |
| 28 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 65 | 0 | Exhaust |
| 29 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 49 | 0 | Transmission |
| 30 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | 41 | 0 | Supercharger |
| 31 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 19 | 40 | 0 | Wheel |
| 32 | Bobby Ball | Stevens | 17 | 34 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 33 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 20 | 0 | Oil pump |