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1954 - 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

1954 - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/31/1954
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner Joe Bill McGraw
Average Race Speed - 210.572 kph
Lead Changes - 6 Leader(s) with 12 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bill Vukovich
Race Number - 2


Fin St Driver Sponsor (Owner) Chassis Engine
1 19 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 19 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 19 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
1 19 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 3 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 3 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 3 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2 3 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 1 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 1 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 1 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3 1 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 11 Troy Ruttman Automobile Shippers KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 11 Troy Ruttman Automobile Shippers KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 11 Troy Ruttman Automobile Shippers KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4 11 Troy Ruttman Automobile Shippers KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 14 Mike Nazaruk McNamara KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 14 Mike Nazaruk McNamara KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 14 Mike Nazaruk McNamara KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5 14 Mike Nazaruk McNamara KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 24 Fred Agabashian Merz Engineering KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 24 Fred Agabashian Merz Engineering KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 24 Fred Agabashian Merz Engineering KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6 24 Fred Agabashian Merz Engineering KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 6 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 6 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 6 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7 6 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 32 Paul Russo Ansted Rotary KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 32 Paul Russo Ansted Rotary KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 32 Paul Russo Ansted Rotary KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8 32 Paul Russo Ansted Rotary KK500A Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 25 Larry Crockett Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 25 Larry Crockett Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 25 Larry Crockett Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9 25 Larry Crockett Federal Engineering KK3000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 13 Cal Niday Jim Robbins Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 13 Cal Niday Jim Robbins Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 13 Cal Niday Jim Robbins Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10 13 Cal Niday Jim Robbins Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 27 Art Cross Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 27 Art Cross Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 27 Art Cross Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11 27 Art Cross Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 5 Chuck Stevenson Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 5 Chuck Stevenson Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 5 Chuck Stevenson Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12 5 Chuck Stevenson Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 22 Manny Ayulo Schmidt KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 22 Manny Ayulo Schmidt KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 22 Manny Ayulo Schmidt KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13 22 Manny Ayulo Schmidt KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 9 Bob Sweikert Lutes KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 9 Bob Sweikert Lutes KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 9 Bob Sweikert Lutes KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14 9 Bob Sweikert Lutes KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 8 Duane Carter Automobile Shippers KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 8 Duane Carter Automobile Shippers KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 8 Duane Carter Automobile Shippers KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15 8 Duane Carter Automobile Shippers KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 20 Ernie McCoy Crawford KK500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 20 Ernie McCoy Crawford KK500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 20 Ernie McCoy Crawford KK500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16 20 Ernie McCoy Crawford KK500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 7 Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 7 Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 7 Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17 7 Jimmy Reece Malloy Pankratz Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 31 Ed Elisian Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 31 Ed Elisian Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 31 Ed Elisian Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18 31 Ed Elisian Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 33 Frank Armi Martin Brothers Silnes Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 33 Frank Armi Martin Brothers Silnes Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 33 Frank Armi Martin Brothers Silnes Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19 33 Frank Armi Martin Brothers Silnes Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 10 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 10 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 10 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20 10 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 12 Pat OConnor Hopkins KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 12 Pat OConnor Hopkins KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 12 Pat OConnor Hopkins KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21 12 Pat OConnor Hopkins KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 16 Rodger Ward Dr Sabourin Pawl Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 16 Rodger Ward Dr Sabourin Pawl Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 16 Rodger Ward Dr Sabourin Pawl Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22 16 Rodger Ward Dr Sabourin Pawl Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 17 Gene Hartley John Zink KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 17 Gene Hartley John Zink KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 17 Gene Hartley John Zink KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23 17 Gene Hartley John Zink KK4000 Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 4 Johnny Thomson Chapman Nichels Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 4 Johnny Thomson Chapman Nichels Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 4 Johnny Thomson Chapman Nichels Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24 4 Johnny Thomson Chapman Nichels Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 23 Andy Linden Brown Motor Co Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 23 Andy Linden Brown Motor Co Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 23 Andy Linden Brown Motor Co Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25 23 Andy Linden Brown Motor Co Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 30 Jerry Hoyt Belanger Motors Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 30 Jerry Hoyt Belanger Motors Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 30 Jerry Hoyt Belanger Motors Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
26 30 Jerry Hoyt Belanger Motors Kurtis Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 2 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 2 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 2 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27 2 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 28 Jim Rathmann Bardahl KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 28 Jim Rathmann Bardahl KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 28 Jim Rathmann Bardahl KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28 28 Jim Rathmann Bardahl KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 21 Tony Bettenhausen Mel Wiggers KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 21 Tony Bettenhausen Mel Wiggers KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 21 Tony Bettenhausen Mel Wiggers KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29 21 Tony Bettenhausen Mel Wiggers KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 29 Spider Webb Advance Muffler Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 29 Spider Webb Advance Muffler Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 29 Spider Webb Advance Muffler Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30 29 Spider Webb Advance Muffler Bromme Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 26 Len Duncan Brady Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 26 Len Duncan Brady Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 26 Len Duncan Brady Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31 26 Len Duncan Brady Schroeder Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 15 Johnnie Parsons Belond EquaFlow Exhaust KK500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 15 Johnnie Parsons Belond EquaFlow Exhaust KK500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 15 Johnnie Parsons Belond EquaFlow Exhaust KK500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32 15 Johnnie Parsons Belond EquaFlow Exhaust KK500B Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 18 Bill Homeier Jones Maley KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 18 Bill Homeier Jones Maley KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 18 Bill Homeier Jones Maley KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33 18 Bill Homeier Jones Maley KK500C Offenhauser 4.5 L4