- Winner
- Troy Ruttman
- Team
- Kuzma
- Top listed
- Troy Ruttman, Jim Rathmann, and Sam Hanks
- Race date
- May 30, 1952
- Pole
- Fred Agabashian
- Fastest lap
- Bill Vukovich
- Classified drivers
- 33
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The decisive result
Troy Ruttman finished first for Kuzma. Jim Rathmann is listed 2 for Kurtis Kraft, with Sam Hanks 3 for Kurtis Kraft.
Grid to finish
Johnnie Parsons from P31 to P10 (+21), Jimmy Reece from P23 to P7 (+16), and Art Cross from P20 to P5 (+15) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Fred Agabashian started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 14 Finished, 2 +16 laps, 2 Oil pressure, 2 Supercharger, and 1 +13 laps. Bill Vukovich holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:06.600 on lap 8. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.