# 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.

## 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 | 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 | |

## Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

| | Pos. | Piloto | Pontos |
| | 1 | Piero Taruffi | 9 |
| 20 | 2 | Troy Ruttman | 8 |
| 1 | 3 | Rudi Fischer | 6 |
| 18 | 4 | Jim Rathmann | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Jean Behra | 4 |