May 31, 1954 Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Lap distance 4.023 km
Report | Articles (2) | 1954 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 8 | 14 | Bill Vukovich (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:49'17.27 | 19 | 4'19.97 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 9 | Jimmy Bryan (USA) | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:50'27.22 | +1'09.95 | 3 | 4'17.76 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Jack McGrath (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:50'37.00 | +1'19.73 | 1 | 4'15.26 | 1 | 1'04.04 | (29) |
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Troy Ruttman (USA)
Duane Carter (USA) |
Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser | Firestone |
200 (130) (70) |
3:52'09.95 | +2'52.68 |
11 |
4'21.37 |
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| 5 | 2 | 73 | Mike Nazaruk (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:52'41.82 | +3'24.55 | 14 | 4'17.90 | |||
| 6 | 77 | Fred Agabashian (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:53'04.82 | +3'47.55 | 24 | 4'21.35 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | Don Freeland (USA) | Phillips | Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:53'30.62 | +4'13.35 | 6 | 4'20.23 | ||||
| 8 | 5 |
Paul Russo (USA)
Jerry Hoyt (USA) |
Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser | Firestone |
200 (150) (50) |
3:54'18.44 | +5'01.17 |
32 |
4'21.48 |
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| 9 | 28 | Larry Crockett (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:56'24.51 | +7'07.24 | 25 | 4'17.96 | ||||
| 10 | 24 | Cal Niday (USA) | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | 200 | 3:56'24.96 | +7'07.69 | 13 | 4'17.46 | ||||
| 11 | 45 |
Art Cross (USA)
Johnnie Parsons (USA) Sam Hanks (USA) Andy Linden (USA) Jimmy Davies (USA) |
Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone |
200 (120) (22) (11) (17) (30) |
3:57'39.46 | +8'22.19 |
27 |
4'19.60 |
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| 12 | 98 |
Chuck Stevenson (USA)
Walt Faulkner (USA) |
Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone |
199 (82) (117) |
+1 lap |
5 |
4'19.41 |
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| 13 | 88 | Manny Ayulo (USA) | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone | 197 | +3 laps | 22 | 4'20.56 | |||||
| 14 | 17 | Bob Sweikert (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | 197 | +3 laps | 9 | 4'20.48 | |||||
| 15 | 16 |
Duane Carter (USA)
Marshall Teague (USA) Jimmy Jackson (USA) Tony Bettenhausen (USA) |
Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone |
196 (76) (29) (57) (34) |
+4 laps |
8 |
4'20.42 |
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| 16 | 32 | Ernie McCoy (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500B | Offenhauser | Firestone | 194 | +6 laps | 20 | 4'20.08 | |||||
| 17 | 25 | Jimmy Reece (USA) | Pankratz | Offenhauser | Firestone | 194 | +6 laps | 7 | 4'20.28 | |||||
| 18 | 27 |
Ed Elisian (USA)
Bob Scott (USA) |
Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone |
193 (148) (45) |
+7 laps |
31 |
4'21.26 |
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| 19 | 71 |
Frank Armi (USA)
George Fonder (USA) |
Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | Firestone |
193 (179) (14) |
+7 laps |
33 |
4'21.49 |
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| spun off | 1 |
Sam Hanks (USA)
Jimmy Davies (USA) Jim Rathmann (USA) |
Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone |
191 (112) (36) (43) |
10 |
4'20.88 |
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| spun off | 35 | Pat O'Connor (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone | 181 | 12 | 4'20.71 | ||||||
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Rodger Ward (USA)
Eddie Johnson (USA) |
Pawl | Offenhauser | Firestone |
172 (105) (67) |
16 |
4'18.44 |
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| clutch | 31 |
Gene Hartley (USA)
Marshall Teague (USA) |
Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone |
168 (151) (17) |
17 |
4'18.88 |
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| suspension | 74 |
Andy Linden (USA)
Bob Scott (USA) |
Schroeder | Offenhauser | Firestone |
165 (113) (52) |
23 |
4'21.21 |
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Johnny Thomson (USA)
Andy Linden (USA) Bill Homeier (USA) |
Nichels | Offenhauser | Firestone |
165 (113) (27) (25) |
4 |
4'19.39 |
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| engine | 99 | Jerry Hoyt (USA) | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | Firestone | 130 | 30 | 4'21.20 | ||||||
| accident | 19 | Jimmy Daywalt (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone | 111 | 2 | 4'17.53 | ||||||
| accident | 38 |
Jim Rathmann (USA)
Pat Flaherty (USA) |
Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone |
110 (95) (15) |
28 |
4'20.44 |
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| wheel bearing | 10 | Tony Bettenhausen (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone | 105 | 21 | 4'20.35 | ||||||
| fuel pump | 65 |
Spider Webb (USA)
Danny Kladis (USA) |
Bromme | Offenhauser | Firestone |
104 (54) (50) |
29 |
4'20.91 |
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| brakes | 33 |
Len Duncan (USA)
George Fonder (USA) |
Schroeder | Offenhauser | Firestone |
101 (43) (58) |
26 |
4'18.59 |
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| engine | 15 | Johnnie Parsons (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone | 79 | 15 | 4'17.92 | ||||||
| accident | 51 | Bill Homeier (USA) | Kurtis Kraft 500C | Offenhauser | Firestone | 74 | 18 | 4'19.09 | ||||||
