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1952 - Indianapolis 500

The history of Formula One has its roots in the European Grand Prix motor racing of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foundation of Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) standardisation of rules. A World Drivers' Championship followed in 1950.

FIA Formula 1 Racing Champions

FIA Formula 1 Racing by Year

1952 - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/30/1952
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner Fred Agabashian
Average Race Speed - 207.494 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 9 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bill Vukovich
Race Number - 2


Fin St Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine
1 7 Troy Ruttman Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 7 Troy Ruttman Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 7 Troy Ruttman Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 7 Troy Ruttman Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 10 Jim Rathmann GrancorWynns Oil KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 10 Jim Rathmann GrancorWynns Oil KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 10 Jim Rathmann GrancorWynns Oil KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 10 Jim Rathmann GrancorWynns Oil KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 5 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 5 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 5 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 5 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 6 Duane Carter Belanger Motors Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 6 Duane Carter Belanger Motors Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 6 Duane Carter Belanger Motors Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 6 Duane Carter Belanger Motors Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 20 Art Cross Bowes Seal Fast KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 20 Art Cross Bowes Seal Fast KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 20 Art Cross Bowes Seal Fast KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 20 Art Cross Bowes Seal Fast KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 21 Jimmy Bryan Schmidt KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 21 Jimmy Bryan Schmidt KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 21 Jimmy Bryan Schmidt KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 21 Jimmy Bryan Schmidt KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 23 Jimmy Reece John Zink KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 23 Jimmy Reece John Zink KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 23 Jimmy Reece John Zink KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 23 Jimmy Reece John Zink KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 14 George Connor Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 14 George Connor Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 14 George Connor Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 14 George Connor Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 9 Cliff Griffith Tom Sarafoff KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 9 Cliff Griffith Tom Sarafoff KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 9 Cliff Griffith Tom Sarafoff KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 9 Cliff Griffith Tom Sarafoff KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 31 Johnnie Parsons Jim Robbins Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 31 Johnnie Parsons Jim Robbins Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 31 Johnnie Parsons Jim Robbins Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 31 Johnnie Parsons Jim Robbins Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 3 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 26 Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 26 Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 26 Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 26 Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 16 Joe James Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 16 Joe James Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 16 Joe James Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 16 Joe James Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 15 Bill Schindler Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 15 Bill Schindler Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 15 Bill Schindler Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 15 Bill Schindler Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 13 George Fonder Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 13 George Fonder Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 13 George Fonder Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 13 George Fonder Leitenberger Silnes-Sherman Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 24 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating Trevis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 24 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating Trevis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 24 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating Trevis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 24 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating Trevis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 8 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 8 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 8 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 8 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 11 Chuck Stevenson Springfield Welding/Clay Smith KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 11 Chuck Stevenson Springfield Welding/Clay Smith KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 11 Chuck Stevenson Springfield Welding/Clay Smith KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 11 Chuck Stevenson Springfield Welding/Clay Smith KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 12 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 12 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 12 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 12 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 28 Manny Ayulo Coast Grain Co Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 28 Manny Ayulo Coast Grain Co Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 28 Manny Ayulo Coast Grain Co Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 28 Manny Ayulo Coast Grain Co Lesovsky Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 33 Johnny McDowell McDowell Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 33 Johnny McDowell McDowell Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 33 Johnny McDowell McDowell Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 33 Johnny McDowell McDowell Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 29 Spider Webb Granatelli Racing Enterprises Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 29 Spider Webb Granatelli Racing Enterprises Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 29 Spider Webb Granatelli Racing Enterprises Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 29 Spider Webb Granatelli Racing Enterprises Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 22 Rodger Ward Federal Engineering KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 22 Rodger Ward Federal Engineering KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 22 Rodger Ward Federal Engineering KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 22 Rodger Ward Federal Engineering KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 30 Tony Bettenhausen Blue Crown Spark Plug Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 30 Tony Bettenhausen Blue Crown Spark Plug Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 30 Tony Bettenhausen Blue Crown Spark Plug Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 30 Tony Bettenhausen Blue Crown Spark Plug Deidt Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 4 Duke Nalon Novi Pure Oil Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
25 4 Duke Nalon Novi Pure Oil Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
25 4 Duke Nalon Novi Pure Oil Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
25 4 Duke Nalon Novi Pure Oil Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
26 32 Bob Sweikert McNamara KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 32 Bob Sweikert McNamara KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 32 Bob Sweikert McNamara KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 32 Bob Sweikert McNamara KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 1 Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel Kurtis Cummins 3.0 L6C
27 1 Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel Kurtis Cummins 3.0 L6C
27 1 Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel Kurtis Cummins 3.0 L6C
27 1 Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel Kurtis Cummins 3.0 L6C
28 18 Gene Hartley MelRae KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 18 Gene Hartley MelRae KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 18 Gene Hartley MelRae KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 18 Gene Hartley MelRae KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 25 Bob Scott Morris KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 25 Bob Scott Morris KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 25 Bob Scott Morris KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 25 Bob Scott Morris KK2000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 27 Chet Miller Novi Pure Oil Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
30 27 Chet Miller Novi Pure Oil Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
30 27 Chet Miller Novi Pure Oil Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
30 27 Chet Miller Novi Pure Oil Kurtis Novi 3.0 L8C
31 19 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Special Ferrari 4.5 V12
31 19 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Special Ferrari 4.5 V12
31 19 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Special Ferrari 4.5 V12
31 19 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Special Ferrari 4.5 V12
32 17 Bobby Ball Ansted Rotary Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 17 Bobby Ball Ansted Rotary Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 17 Bobby Ball Ansted Rotary Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 17 Bobby Ball Ansted Rotary Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 2 Andy Linden Miracle Power KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 2 Andy Linden Miracle Power KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 2 Andy Linden Miracle Power KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 2 Andy Linden Miracle Power KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4