Round 2 · 30 May 1952
1952 Indianapolis 500: results
Troy Ruttman (Kuzma) won the 1952 Indianapolis 500, round 2 of the championship, held on 30 May 1952 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (USA), starting from position 7. Jim Rathmann (Kurtis Kraft) and Sam Hanks (Kurtis Kraft) completed the podium. Pole position went to Fred Agabashian.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 7 | 3:52:41.880 | 8 | Finished |
| 2 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | +242.330 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | +371.610 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 6 | +408.340 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | +520.150 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | +564.320 s | — | Finished |
| 7 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 23 | +635.240 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | +720.610 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | +743.760 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 31 | +817.780 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | +861.720 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 26 | +965.100 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | +1015.650 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 15 | +1128.660 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | George Fonder | Sherman | 13 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 16 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 24 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | — | 1 | Steering |
| 18 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | +13 Laps | — | +13 Laps |
| 19 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 12 | +16 Laps | — | +16 Laps |
| 20 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 28 | +16 Laps | — | +16 Laps |
| 21 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +18 Laps | — | +18 Laps |
| 22 | Travis Webb | Bromme | 29 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 23 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 30 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 25 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | — | — | Supercharger |
| 26 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | — | — | Differential |
| 27 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | — | — | Turbo |
| 28 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 29 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | — | — | Transmission |
| 30 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 27 | — | — | Supercharger |