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| Official Name | 36th 500 Mile Race | 
|---|---|
| Circuit | Indianapolis | 
| Date | May 30 | 
| Pole | Fred Agabashian 01:05.212 | 
| Fastest Lap | Bill Vukovich 01:06.600 | 
| Podium | 1st Troy Ruttman (44) , 2nd Jim Rathmann, 3rd Sam Hanks | 
| GP Number | 17 | 
| Round | 2 | 
| Weather | Sunny | 
| Prev race | Grosser Preis der Schweiz May 18 | 
| Next race | Grand Prix de Belgique June 22 | 

| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 |  Troy Ruttman | J. C. Agajanian |  Kuzma D [51] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:52:41.880 | 200 | 44 | 7 | 8 | |
| 2 | 59 |  Jim Rathmann | Grancor-Wynn’s Oil |  Kurtis Kraft 3000 [333] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:56:44.210 | 200 | 0 | 10 | 6 | |
| 3 | 18 |  Sam Hanks | Bardahl/Ed Walsh |  Kurtis Kraft 3000 [330] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:58:53.490 | 200 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Duane Carter | Belanger Motors |  Lesovsky D [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 03:59:30.220 | 200 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 33 |  Art Cross | Bowes Seal Fast/Ray Brady |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 [346] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:01:22.030 | 200 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 6 | 77 |  Jimmy Bryan | Peter Schmidt |  Kurtis Kraft 3000 [337] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:02:06.200 | 200 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 7 | 37 |  Jimmy Reece | John Zink |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 [356] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:03:17.120 | 200 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 8 | 54 |  George Connor | Federal Engineering |  Kurtis Kraft 3000 [335] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:04:42.490 | 200 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 |  Cliff Griffith | Tom Sarafoff |  Kurtis Kraft 2000 [318] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:05:05.640 | 200 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 10 | 5 |  Johnnie Parsons | Jim Robbins |  Kurtis Kraft 1000 [316] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:06:19.660 | 200 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 |  Jack McGrath | Jack B. Hinkle |  Kurtis Kraft 3000 [334] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:07:03.600 | 200 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | 29 |  Jim Rigsby | Bob Estes |  Watson D [50] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:08:46.980 | 200 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 |  Joe James | Bardahl/Ed Walsh |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 [342] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:09:37.530 | 200 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 |  Bill Schindler | H.A. Chapman |  Stevens D [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | 04:11:30.540 | 200 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 15 | 65 |  George Fonder | George H Leitenberger |  Silnes-Sherman D [51] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +3 laps | 197 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 16 | 81 |  Eddie Johnson | Central Excavating/Pete Salemi |  Trevis D [51] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +7 laps | 193 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 17 | 26 |  Bill Vukovich | Fuel Injection/Howard Keck |  Kurtis Kraft 500A [353] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Steering | 191 | 01:06.600 | 150 | 8 | 1 | 
| 18 | 16 |  Chuck Stevenson | Springfield Welding/Paoli |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 [349] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +13 laps | 187 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 19 | 2 |  Henry Banks | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins |  Lesovsky D [51] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +16 laps | 184 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 20 | 8 |  Manny Ayulo | Coast Grain |  Lesovsky D [50] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +16 laps | 184 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 21 | 31 |  Johnny McDowell | McDowell/Roger Wolcott |  Kurtis Kraft Kurtis [350] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | +18 laps | 182 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 22 | 48 |  Spider Webb | Granatelli Racing Enterprises |  Bromme D [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil leak | 162 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 23 | 34 |  Rodger Ward | Federal Engineering |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 [351] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil pressure | 130 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 24 | 27 |  Tony Bettenhausen | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Earl Slick |  Deidt FD [47B] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil pressure | 93 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 25 | 36 |  Duke Nalon | Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch |  Kurtis Kraft FD [47] | Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | Supercharger | 84 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 26 | 73 |  Bob Sweikert | McNamara/Lee Elkins |  Kurtis Kraft 2000 [49] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Differential | 77 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 27 | 28 |  Fred Agabashian | Cummins Diesel/Cummins Engine Co |  Kurtis Kraft TC [347] | Cummins L6C 3.0 | Firestone | Supercharger | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | 67 |  Gene Hartley | Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Exhaust | 65 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 29 | 93 |  Bob Scott | Ludson D. Morris |  Kurtis Kraft 2000 [328] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Transmission | 49 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 30 | 21 |  Chet Miller | Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch |  Kurtis Kraft FD [46] | Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | Supercharger | 41 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 31 | 12 |  Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari |  Ferrari 375S [1] | Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | Firestone | Wheel | 40 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 32 | 55 |  Bobby Ball | Ansted Rotary |  Stevens D [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Gearbox | 34 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 33 | 9 |  Andy Linden | Miracle Power |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 [338] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Oil pump | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DNQ | 3 |  Walt Faulkner | Sid Street Motors |  Pankratz D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 6 |  Walt Faulkner | Grant Piston Ring/J.C. Agajanian |  Ferrari 375S [2] | Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 10 |  Paul Russo | Lutes Truck Parts |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 15 |  Bobby Ball | Blakely Oil |  Schroeder D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 19 |  Danny Kladis | Tuffanelli-Derrico |  Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 23 |  Carl Forberg | Fadely-Anderson/R.A. Cott |  Maserati 4CLT/48 [1610] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 25 |  Neal Carter | Auto Shippers |  Kurtis Kraft 500A | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 27 |  Tommy Hinnershitz | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Earl Slick |  Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 27 |  Leroy Warriner | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Earl Slick |  Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 32 |  Allen Heath | Engle-Stanko |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 35 |  Johnny Mauro | Kennedy Tank |  Ferrari 375S [3] | Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 38 |  Bobby Ball | Howard Keck Co |  Ferrari 375S [4] | Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 39 |  Jud Larson | Iddings |  Meyer D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 39 |  Danny Oakes | Iddings |  Meyer D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 41 |  Jackie Holmes | Speed International Racing |  Maserati 8CTF [3032] | Offenhauser L4C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 44 |  Art Cross | Bowes Seal Fast/Bowes Racing Inc |  Schroeder D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 47 |  Bill Taylor | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins |  Lesovsky Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 51 |  Johnnie Tolan | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore |  Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 51 |  Spider Webb | Blue Crown Spark Plug/Lou Moore |  Deidt FD | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 52 |  Bill Cantrell | Pat Clancy |  Ewing D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 52 |  Bob Sweikert | Pat Clancy |  Ewing D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 53 |  Joe Barzda | California Speed |  Maserati 8CTF [3031] | Maserati L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 55 |  Perry Grimm | Ansted Rotary |  Stevens D [52] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 56 |  Frank Luptow | Auto Shippers |  Ewing D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 58 |  Buzz Barton | Peter Wales Trucking |  Rae Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 61 |  Jimmy Jackson | Auto Shippers |  Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 63 |  Dick Fraizer | Jeannie-Lee/Glessner |  Stevens D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 64 |  Jimmy Daywalt | Merkler Machine Works |  Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Novi L8C 3.0 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 66 |  Mike Nazaruk | John Zink |  Kurtis Kraft 3000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 68 |  Duke Dinsmore | Vulcan Tool |  R Miller D | R Miller | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 69 |  Bayliss Levrett | Brown Motors |  Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 71 |  Bob Sweikert | Marion Engineering |  Kurtis Kraft 2000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 74 |  Peter Hahn | Helin Flyer |  Snowberger Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 76 |  Doc Shanebrook | Parks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks |  Pawl D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 88 |  George Tichenor | Peter Schmidt |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 93 |  Potsy Goacher | Ludson D. Morris |  Kurtis Kraft 2000 [328] | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 96 |  Gene Force | Brown Motors |  Schroeder D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | DNQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNQ | 99 |  Tony Bettenhausen | Murrell Belanger |  Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Accident | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNA | 33 |  Carl Scarborough | Bowes Seal Fast/Ray Brady |  Kurtis Kraft 4000 | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Car with team mate | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNA | 82 |  Johnny Fedricks | Cal Connell |  Kurtis Kraft Kurtis | Cadillac V8 4.5 | Firestone | Not present | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNA | 84 |  Ottis Stine | B&M Malamud |  Scopa D | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Not present | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNA | 92 |  Bill Boyd | Pipe Fitters |  Koehnle Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Not present | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNA | 92 |  Chuck Weyant | Pipe Fitters |  Koehnle Special | Offenhauser L4 4.5 | Firestone | Not present | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DNA | 97 |  Allen Heath | Grant Piston Ring/J.C. Agajanian |  Kuzma D | Studebaker V8 | Firestone | Not present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 

| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Piero Taruffi |  Ferrari | 9 | 
| 2 |  Troy Ruttman |  Kuzma | 8 | 
| 3 |  Rudolf Fischer |  Ferrari | 6 | 
| 4 |  Jim Rathmann |  Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 
| 5 |  Jean Behra |  Gordini | 4 | 
| 6 |  Sam Hanks |  Kurtis Kraft | 4 | 
| 7 |  Ken Wharton |  Frazer-Nash | 3 | 
| 8 |  Duane Carter |  Lesovsky | 3 | 
| 9 |  Alan Brown |  Cooper | 2 | 
| 10 |  Art Cross |  Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 
| 11 |  Bill Vukovich |  Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 
