Season 1954 · Round 2

Indianapolis 500

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1954-05-31 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA · Indianapolis 500 · 200Lap · 804.672km
14 Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft 3:49:17.270
Team win 16.5pt P1 · P3 · P4 · P5 · P6 · P8 · P9 · P11 · P14 · P15 · P15 · P16 · P19 · P20 · P20 · P21 · P23 · P23 · P26 · P27 · P28 · P28 · P29 · P32 · P33 1-3
9 Jimmy Bryan
Kuzma +1:09.950
2 Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft +1:19.730
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
20
Jimmy Davies L191 Sam Hanks L191 Pat O'Connor L181 Rodger Ward L172 Eddie Johnson L172 Marshall Teague L168 Johnny Thomson L165 Andy Linden L165 Bob Scott L165 Jerry Hoyt L130 +10
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 5/19 26.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P2
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, USA
200Lap 804.672km 19 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:10.399 · Rubens Barrichello (2004)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Bill Vukovich 2 wins · GP #1
P2 Pat Flaherty 1 wins · → Bill Vukovich -1
P2 Sam Hanks 1 wins · → Bill Vukovich -1
Pole Position
P1 Fred Agabashian 1 · GP #1
P1 Walt Faulkner 1 · GP #1
P1 Pat Flaherty 1 · GP #1
Podiums
P1 Sam Hanks 4 · GP #1
P1 Jim Rathmann 4 · GP #1
P3 Jimmy Bryan 3 · → Jim Rathmann -1
Starts
P1 Tony Bettenhausen 11 starts · GP #1
P2 Jim Rathmann 10 starts · → Tony Bettenhausen -1
P2 Rodger Ward 10 starts · → Tony Bettenhausen -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 L200 Vukovich · P19 → P1 · +18 19 Vukovich VUK 1 Vukovich VUK Bryan · P3 → P2 · +1 3 Bryan BRY 2 Bryan BRY McGrath · P1 → P3 · -2 1 McGrath MCG 3 McGrath MCG Ruttman · P11 → P4 · +7 11 Ruttman RUT 4 Ruttman RUT Nazaruk · P14 → P5 · +9 14 Nazaruk NAZ 5 Nazaruk NAZ Agabashian · P24 → P6 · +18 24 Agabashian AGA 6 Agabashian AGA Freeland · P6 → P7 · -1 6 Freeland FRE 7 Freeland FRE Russo · P32 → P8 · +24 32 Russo RUS 8 Russo RUS Crockett · P25 → P9 · +16 25 Crockett CRO 9 Crockett CRO Niday · P13 → P10 · +3 13 Niday NID 10 Niday NID Cross · P27 → P11 · +16 27 Cross CRO 11 Cross CRO Stevenson · P5 → P12 · -7 5 Stevenson STE 12 Stevenson STE Faulkner · P5 → P12 · -7 5 Faulkner FAU 12 Faulkner FAU Ayulo · P22 → P13 · +9 22 Ayulo AYU 13 Ayulo AYU Sweikert · P9 → P14 · -5 9 Sweikert SWE 14 Sweikert SWE Carter · P8 → P15 · -7 8 Carter CAR 15 Carter CAR Jackson · P8 → P15 · -7 8 Jackson JAC 15 Jackson JAC McCoy · P20 → P16 · +4 20 McCoy MCC 16 McCoy MCC Reece · P7 → P17 · -10 7 Reece REE 17 Reece REE Elisian · P31 → P18 · +13 31 Elisian ELI 18 Elisian ELI Armi · P33 → P19 · +14 33 Armi ARM 19 Armi ARM Davies · P10 → retired L191 Davies · retired L191 10 Davies DAV R Davies DAV Hanks · P10 → retired L191 Hanks · retired L191 10 Hanks HAN R Hanks HAN O'Connor · P12 → retired L181 O'Connor · retired L181 12 O'Connor O'C R O'Connor O'C Ward · P16 → retired L172 Ward · retired L172 16 Ward WAR R Ward WAR Johnson · P16 → retired L172 Johnson · retired L172 16 Johnson JOH R Johnson JOH Teague · P17 → retired L168 Teague · retired L168 17 Teague TEA R Teague TEA Hartley · P17 → P23 · -6 17 Hartley HAR 23 Hartley HAR Thomson · P4 → retired L165 Thomson · retired L165 4 Thomson THO R Thomson THO Linden · P23 → retired L165 Linden · retired L165 23 Linden LIN R Linden LIN Scott · P23 → retired L165 Scott · retired L165 23 Scott SCO R Scott SCO Hoyt · P30 → retired L130 Hoyt · retired L130 30 Hoyt HOY R Hoyt HOY Daywalt · P2 → retired L111 Daywalt · retired L111 2 Daywalt DAY R Daywalt DAY Rathmann · P28 → retired L110 Rathmann · retired L110 28 Rathmann RAT R Rathmann RAT Flaherty · P28 → retired L110 Flaherty · retired L110 28 Flaherty FLA R Flaherty FLA Bettenhausen · P21 → retired L105 Bettenhausen · retired L105 21 Bettenhausen BET R Bettenhausen BET Webb · P29 → retired L104 Webb · retired L104 29 Webb WEB R Webb WEB Kladis · P29 → retired L104 Kladis · retired L104 29 Kladis KLA R Kladis KLA Fonder · P26 → retired L101 Fonder · retired L101 26 Fonder FON R Fonder FON Duncan · P26 → retired L101 Duncan · retired L101 26 Duncan DUN R Duncan DUN Parsons · P15 → retired L79 Parsons · retired L79 15 Parsons PAR R Parsons PAR Homeier · P18 → retired L74 Homeier · retired L74 18 Homeier HOM R Homeier HOM
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 14 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 19 200 3:49:17.270 8
2 9 Jimmy Bryan Kuzma 3 200 +1:09.950 6
3 2 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 1 200 +1:19.730 5
4 34 Troy Ruttman Kurtis Kraft 11 200 +2:52.680 1.5
5 73 Mike Nazaruk Kurtis Kraft 14 200 +3:24.550 2
6 77 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 24 200 +3:47.550
7 7 Don Freeland Phillips 6 200 +4:13.350
8 5 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 32 200 +5:01.170
9 28 Larry Crockett Kurtis Kraft 25 200 +7:07.240
10 24 Cal Niday Stevens 13 200 +7:07.690
11 45 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 27 200 +8:22.190
12 98 Chuck Stevenson Kuzma 5 199 +1 Lap
12 98 Walt Faulkner Kuzma 5 199 +1 Lap
13 88 Manny Ayulo Kuzma 22 197 +3 Laps
14 17 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 9 197 +3 Laps
15 16 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 8 196 +4 Laps
15 16 Jimmy Jackson Kurtis Kraft 8 196 +4 Laps
16 32 Ernie McCoy Kurtis Kraft 20 194 +6 Laps
17 25 Jimmy Reece Pankratz 7 194 +6 Laps
18 27 Ed Elisian Stevens 31 193 +7 Laps
19 71 Frank Armi Kurtis Kraft 33 193 +7 Laps
R 1 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 10 191 Spun off
R 1 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 10 191 Spun off
R 35 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 12 181 Spun off
R 12 Rodger Ward Pawl 16 172 Retired
R 12 Eddie Johnson Pawl 16 172 Retired
R 31 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 17 168 Clutch
23 31 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 17 168 Clutch
R 43 Johnny Thomson Nichels 4 165 Retired
R 74 Andy Linden Schroeder 23 165 Suspension
R 74 Bob Scott Schroeder 23 165 Suspension
R 99 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 30 130 Engine
R 19 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 2 111 Accident
R 38 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 28 110 Accident
R 38 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 28 110 Accident
R 10 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft 21 105 Wheel bearing
R 65 Travis Webb Bromme 29 104 Fuel pump
R 65 Danny Kladis Bromme 29 104 Fuel pump
R 33 George Fonder Schroeder 26 101 Brakes
R 33 Len Duncan Schroeder 26 101 Brakes
R 15 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 15 79 Engine
R 51 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 18 74 Accident
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Jack McGrath
2
19 Jimmy Daywalt
3
9 Jimmy Bryan
4
43 Johnny Thomson
5
98 Chuck Stevenson
5
98 Walt Faulkner
6
7 Don Freeland
7
25 Jimmy Reece
8
16 Duane Carter
8
16 Jimmy Jackson
9
17 Bob Sweikert
10
1 Jimmy Davies
10
1 Sam Hanks
11
34 Troy Ruttman
12
35 Pat O'Connor
13
24 Cal Niday
14
73 Mike Nazaruk
15
15 Johnnie Parsons
16
12 Rodger Ward
16
12 Eddie Johnson
17
31 Marshall Teague
17
31 Gene Hartley
18
51 Bill Homeier
19
14 Bill Vukovich
20
32 Ernie McCoy
21
10 Tony Bettenhausen
22
88 Manny Ayulo
23
74 Andy Linden
23
74 Bob Scott
24
77 Fred Agabashian
25
28 Larry Crockett
26
33 George Fonder
26
33 Len Duncan
27
45 Art Cross
28
38 Jim Rathmann
28
38 Pat Flaherty
29
65 Travis Webb
29
65 Danny Kladis
30
99 Jerry Hoyt
31
27 Ed Elisian
32
5 Paul Russo
33
71 Frank Armi
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15