500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1952

Resultados da trigésima sexta edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway à 30 de maio de 1952, valendo também como segunda etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1. O vencedor foi o norte-americano Troy Ruttman.^{[1][nota 1][2][nota 2]}

Classificação da prova

Treino classificatório

Pos.	Nº	Piloto	Equipe	Chassi	Motor	Pneu	Tempo	Diferença
1	28	Fred Agabashian	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis Kraft ???	Cummins L6 c 3.0	F	1'05"212
2	9	Andy Linden	Miracle Power	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"693	0.481
3	4	Jack McGrath	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"855	0.643
4	36	Duke Nalon	Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch	Kurtis Kraft ???	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	1'06"085	0.873
5	18	Sam Hanks	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"305	1.093
6	1	Duane Carter	Belanger Motors	Lesovsky ?	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"410	1.198
7	98	Troy Ruttman	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"487	1.275
8	26	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection/Howard Keck	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'07"117	1.905
9	22	Cliff Griffith	Tom Sarafoff	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'07"878	2.666
10	59	Jim Rathmann	Grancor-Wynn's Oil	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"010	2.798
11	16	Chuck Stevenson	Springfield Welding/Paoli	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"107	2.895
12	2	Henry Banks	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins	Lesovsky ?	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"195	2.983
13	65	George Fonder	George Leitenberger	Sherman ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"202	2.990
14	54	George Connor	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"367	3.155
15	7	Bill Schindler	H.A. Chapman	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"673	3.461
16	14	Joe James	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"690	3.478
17	15	Bobby Ball	Blakely Oil	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"803	3.591
18	67	Gene Hartley	Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"993	3.781
19	12	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Ferrari 375S	Ferrari 375 V12 4.5	F	1'09"010	3.798
20	33	Art Cross	Bowes Seal Fast/Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"020	3.808
21	77	Jimmy Bryan	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"093	3.881
22	34	Rodger Ward	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"095	3.883
23	37	Jimmy Reece	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"168	3.956
24	81	Eddie Johnson	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Trevis Indycar	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"178	3.966
25	93	Bob Scott	Ludson Morris	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"188	3.976
26	29	Jim Rigsby	Bob Estes	Watson Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"212	4.000
27	21	Chet Miller	Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch	Kurtis Kraft ???	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	1'09"732	4.520
28	8	Manny Ayulo	Coast Grain	Lesovsky ?	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'10"185	4.973
29	51	Spider Webb	Granatelli Racing	Bromme ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'10"195	4.983
30	99	Tony Bettenhausen	Belanger Motors	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'10"478	5.266
31	5	Johnnie Parsons	Jim Robbins	Kurtis Kraft 1000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'10"505	5.293
32	52	Bob Sweikert	Pat Clancy	Ewing ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'10"675	5.463
33	31	Johnny McDowell	McDowell/Roger Wolcott	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	1'11"195	5.983

Corrida

Pos.	Nº	Piloto	Equipe	Chassi	Motor	Pneu	Voltas	Tempo	Grid	Pontos
1	98	Troy Ruttman	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 52m 41.880s (207.462 km/h)	7	8
2	59	Jim Rathmann	Grancor-Wynn's Oil	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 56m 44.209s (+4m 02.329s)	10	6
3	18	Sam Hanks	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 58m 53.490s (+6m 11.610s)	5	4
4	1	Duane Carter	Belanger Motors	Lesovsky ?	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 59m 30.220s (+6m 48.340s)	6	3
5	33	Art Cross	Bowes Seal Fast/Ray Brady	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 01m 22.030s (+8m 40.150s)	20	2
6	77	Jimmy Bryan	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 02m 06.200s (+9m 24.320s)	21
7	37	Jimmy Reece	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 03m 17.120s (+10m 35.240s)	23
8	54	George Connor	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 04m 42.490s (+12m 00.610s)	14
9	22	Cliff Griffith	Tom Sarafoff	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 05m 05.640s (+12m 23.760s)	9
10	5	Johnnie Parsons	Jim Robbins	Kurtis Kraft 1000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 06m 19.660s (+13m 37.780s)	31
11	4	Jack McGrath	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 07m 03.600s (+14m 21.720s)	3
12	29	Jim Rigsby	Bob Estes	Watson Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 08m 46.980s (+16m 05.101s)	26
13	14	Joe James	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 09m 37.530s (+16m 55.650s)	16
14	7	Bill Schindler	H.A. Chapman	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 11m 30.540s (+18m 48.660s)	15
15	65	George Fonder	George Leitenberger	Sherman ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	197		13
16	81	Eddie Johnson	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi	Trevis Indycar	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	193		24
17	26	Bill Vukovich[nota 3]	Fuel Injection/Howard Keck	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	191	Acidente	8	1
18	16	Chuck Stevenson	Springfield Welding/Paoli	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L44 4.5	F	187		11
19	2	Henry Banks	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins	Lesovsky ?	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	184		12
20	8	Manny Ayulo	Coast Grain	Lesovsky ?	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	184		28
21	31	Johnny McDowell	McDowell/Roger Wolcott	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 c 3.0	F	182		33
22	51	Spider Webb	Granatelli Racing	Bromme ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	162	Fuga de óleo	29
23	34	Rodger Ward	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	130	Pressão de óleo	22
24	27	Tony Bettenhausen	Belanger Motors	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	93	Eletricidade	30
25	36	Duke Nalon	Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch	Kurtis Kraft ???	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	84	Compressor	4
26	73	Bob Sweikert	Pat Clancy	Ewing ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	77	Diferencial	32
27	28	Fred Agabashian	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis Kraft ???	Cummins L6 c 3.0	F	71	Compressor	1
28	67	Gene Hartley	Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	65	Exaustão	18
29	93	Bob Scott	Ludson Morris	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	49	Transmissão	25
30	21	Chet Miller	Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch	Kurtis Kraft ???	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	41	Compressor	27
31	12	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Ferrari 375S	Ferrari 375 V12 4.5	F	40	Rolamento de roda	19
32	55	Bobby Ball	Blakely Oil	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	34	Caixa de velocidades	17
33	9	Andy Linden	Miracle Power	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	20	Bomba a óleo	2