Round 2 of 8 · Indianapolis · 30 May 1952, Friday
Indianapolis 500
Key highlights
Agabashian
pole position
200
laps
21
finishers out of 33
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 3:52:41.88 | 8 |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | +4:02.33 | 6 |
| 3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | +6:11.61 | 4 |
| 4 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | +6:48.34 | 3 |
| 5 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | +8:40.15 | 2 |
| 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | +9:24.32 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | +10:35.24 | |
| 8 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | +12:00.61 | |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | +12:23.76 | |
| 10 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | +13:37.78 | |
| 11 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | +14:21.72 | |
| 12 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | +16:05.10 | |
| 13 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | +16:55.65 | |
| 14 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | +18:48.66 | |
| 15 | George Fonder | Sherman | +3 Laps | |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | +7 Laps | |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | Steering | 1 |
| 18 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | +13 Laps | |
| 19 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | +16 Laps | |
| 20 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | +16 Laps | |
| 21 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | +18 Laps | |
| DNF | Travis Webb | Bromme | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | Supercharger | |
| DNF | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | Differential | |
| DNF | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | Turbo | |
| DNF | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | Exhaust | |
| DNF | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | Transmission | |
| DNF | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | Supercharger | |
| DNF | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Wheel | |
| DNF | Bobby Ball | Stevens | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | Oil pump |
- DNF
- Did not finish