1954 Indianapolis 500

The 1954 Indianapolis 500 was held on Monday, May 31, 1954 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1954 World Drivers' Championship.

[edit] Classification

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Constructor	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Points
1	19	14	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.470	14	200	90	3:49:17.27	8
2	3	9	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma-Offenhauser	139.660	5	200	46	+ 1:09.95	6
3	1	2	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	141.030	1	200	47	+ 1:19.73	5
4	11	34	Troy Ruttman Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	137.730	31	200	0	+ 2:52.68	1.5 1.5
5	14	73	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	139.580	6	200	0	+ 3:24.55	2
6	24	77	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	137.740	30	200	0	+ 3:47.55
7	6	7	Don Freeland	Phillips-Offenhauser	138.330	16	200	0	+ 4:13.35
8	32	5	Paul Russo Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	137.670	32	200	0	+ 5:01.17
9	25	28	Larry Crockett	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	139.550	8	200	0	+ 7:07.24
10	13	24	Cal Niday	Stevens-Offenhauser	139.820	3	200	0	+ 7:07.69
11	27	45	Art Cross Johnnie Parsons Sam Hanks Andy Linden Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.670	13	200	8	+ 8:22.19
12	5	98	Chuck Stevenson Walt Faulkner	Kuzma-Offenhauser	138.770	12	199	0	+ 1 Lap
13	22	88	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma-Offenhauser	138.160	22	197	0	+ 3 Laps
14	9	17	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.200	21	197	0	+ 3 Laps
15	8	16	Duane Carter Marshall Teague Jimmy Jackson Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.230	19	196	0	+ 4 Laps
16	20	32	Ernie McCoy	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.410	15	194	0	+ 6 Laps
17	7	25	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz-Offenhauser	138.310	17	194	0	+ 6 Laps
18	31	27	Ed Elisian Bob Scott	Stevens-Offenhauser	137.790	29	193	0	+ 7 Laps
19	33	71	Frank Armi George Fonder	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	137.670	33	193	0	+ 7 Laps
20	10	1	Sam Hanks Jimmy Davies Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	137.990	25	191	1	Spun Off
21	12	35	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.080	23	181	0	Spun Off
22	16	12	Rodger Ward Eddie Johnson	Pawl-Offenhauser	139.920	2	172	0	Retirement
23	17	31	Gene Hartley Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	139.060	10	168	0	Clutch
24	4	43	Johnny Thomson Andy Linden Jimmy Daywalt	Nichels-Offenhauser	138.780	11	165	0	Retirement
25	23	74	Andy Linden Bob Scott	Schroeder-Offenhauser	137.820	27	165	0	Suspension
26	30	99	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	137.820	28	130	0	Engine
27	2	19	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	139.780	4	111	8	Accident
28	28	38	Jim Rathmann Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.220	20	110	0	Accident
29	21	10	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.270	18	105	0	Wheel Bearing
30	29	65	Spider Webb Danny Kladis	Bromme-Offenhauser	137.970	26	104	0	Fuel pump
31	26	33	Len Duncan George Fonder	Schroeder-Offenhauser	139.210	9	101	0	Brakes
32	15	15	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	139.570	7	79	0	Engine
33	18	51	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	138.000	24	74	0	Accident

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Jack McGrath - 4:15.26 (4 laps)
• Fastest Lead Lap: Jack McGrath - 1:04.04
• Shared drives:
  • Troy Ruttman (130 laps) & Duane Carter (70) shared car no 34. Shared points for 4th position.
  • Paul Russo (150) & Jerry Hoyt (50) shared car no 5.
  • Art Cross (120), Jimmie Davies (30), Johnnie Parsons (22), Andy Linden (17) & Sam Hanks (11) shared car no 45.
  • Duane Carter (76), Jimmy Jackson (57), Tony Bettenhausen (34) & Marshall Teague (29) shared car no 16.
  • Ed Elisian (148) & Bob Scott (45) shared car no 27.
  • Frank Armi (179) & George Fonder (14) shared car no 71.
  • Sam Hanks (112), Jimmie Davies (36) & Jim Rathmann (43) shared car no 1.
  • Rodger Ward (105) & Eddie Johnson (67) shared car no 12.
  • Gene Hartley (151) & Marshall Teague (17) shared car no 31.
  • Andy Linden (113) & Bob Scott (52) shared car no 74.
  • Johnny Thomson (113), Andy Linden (27) & Bill Homeier (25) shared car no 43.
  • Jim Rathmann (95) & Pat Flaherty (15) shared car no 38.
  • Spider Webb (54) & Danny Kladis (50) shared car no 65.
  • Len Duncan (43) & George Fonder (58) shared car no 33.