- Winner
- Bill Vukovich
- Team
- Kurtis Kraft
- Top listed
- Bill Vukovich, Jimmy Bryan, and Jack McGrath
- Race date
- May 31, 1954
- Pole
- Jack McGrath
- Fastest lap
- Jack McGrath
- Classified drivers
- 55
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The decisive result
Bill Vukovich finished first for Kurtis Kraft. Jimmy Bryan is listed 2 for Kuzma, with Jack McGrath 3 for Kurtis Kraft.
Grid to finish
Paul Russo from P32 to P8 (+24), Bill Vukovich from P19 to P1 (+18), and Fred Agabashian from P24 to P6 (+18) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jack McGrath started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 33 Finished, 3 Accident, 2 +3 laps, 2 +6 laps, and 2 +7 laps. Jack McGrath holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:04.040 on lap 29. 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.