International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1952
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 7 | Troy Ruttman | 98 | Agajanian | Kuzma | Offy | 200 | 3:52:41.93 128.922 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 10 | Jim Rathmann | 59 | Grancor-Wynn | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 200 | 3:56:44.21 126.723 | 800 |
| 3 | 5 | Sam Hanks | 18 | Bardahl | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 200 | 3:58:53.49 125.803 | 700 |
| 4 | 6 | Duane Carter | 1 | Belanger | Lesovsky | Offy | 200 | 3:59:30.22 125.259 | 600 |
| 5 | 20 | Art Cross | 33 | Bowes Seal Fast | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 200 | 4:01:12.03 124.292 | 500 |
| 6 | 21 | Jimmy Bryan | 77 | Peter Schmidt | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 200 | 4:02:06.20 123.914 | 400 |
| 7 | 23 | Jimmy Reece | 37 | John Zink | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 200 | 4:03:17.12 123.312 | 300 |
| 8 | 14 | George Connor | 54 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 200 | 4:04:42.49 122.595 | 250 |
| 9 | 9 | Cliff Griffith | 22 | Tom Sarafoff | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 200 | 4:05:04.44 122.412 | 200 |
| 10 | 31 | Johnnie Parsons | 5 | Jim Robbins | Kurtis | Offy | 200 | 4:06:19.66 121.789 | 150 |
| 11 | 3 | Jack McGrath | 4 | Hinkle | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 200 | 4:07:03.60 121.428 | 100 |
| 12 | 26 | Jim Rigsby | 29 | Bob Estes | Watson | Offy | 200 | 4:08:46.98 120.587 | 50 |
| 13 | 16 | Joe James | 14 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 200 | 4:09:37.53 120.180 | |
| 14 | 15 | Bill Schindler | 7 | Chapman | Stevens D | Offy | 200 | 4:11:30.54 119.280 | |
| 15 | 13 | George Fonder | 65 | Leitenberger | Silnes/Sherman | Offy | 197 | Flagged | |
| 16 | 24 | Eddie Johnson | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis | Offy | 193 | Flagged | |
| 17 | 8 | Bill Vukovich | 26 | Fuel Injection | Kurtis 500A | Offy | 191 | Wrecked NE | |
| 18 | 11 | Chuck Stevenson | 16 | Springfield Welding | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 187 | Flagged | |
| 19 | 12 | Henry Banks | 2 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky | Offy | 184 | Flagged | |
| 20 | 28 | Manny Ayulo | 8 | Coast Grain | Lesovsky | Offy | 184 | Flagged | |
| 21 | 33 | Johnny McDowell | 31 | McDowell | Kurtis | Offy | 182 | Flagged | |
| 22 | 29 | Spider Webb | 48 | Grancor | Bromme | Offy | 162 | Oil leak | |
| 23 | 22 | Rodger Ward | 34 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 130 | Lost oil pressure | |
| 24 | 30 | Tony Bettenhausen | 27 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt FD | Offy | 93 | Broken starter | |
| 25 | 4 | Duke Nalon | 36 | Novi Pure Oil | Kurtis FD | Novi SC | 84 | Broken supercharger shaft | |
| 26 | 32 | Bob Sweikert | 73 | McNamara | Kurtis/Wetteroth | Offy | 77 | Differential gear | |
| 27 | 1 | Fred Agabashian | 28 | Cummins Diesel | Kurtis R | Cummins TC | 71 | Clogged turbocharger | |
| 28 | 18 | Gene Hartley | 67 | Mel-Rae | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 65 | Broken exhaust pipe | |
| 29 | 25 | Bob Scott | 93 | Dr. Morris | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 49 | Broken drive shaft | |
| 30 | 27 | Chet Miller | 21 | Novi Pure Oil | Kurtis FD | Novi SC | 41 | Broken supercharger shaft | |
| 31 | 19 | Alberto Ascari | 12 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari | 40 | Broken hub flange, spun | |
| 32 | 17 | Bobby Ball | 55 | Ansted | Stevens | Offy | 34 | Broken gear case | |
| 33 | 2 | Andy Linden | 9 | Miracle Power | Kurtis 4000 | Offy SC | 20 | Oil leak | |
| -- | -- | Art Cross | 44 | Bowes Seal Fast | Schroeder | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Cantrell | 52 | Pat Clancy | Ewing | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bobby Ball | 15 | Blakely Oil | Schroeder | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice, NW | |
| -- | -- | Bobby Ball | 38 | Howard Keck | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Buzz Barton | 58 | Peter Wales Trucking | Rae | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Duke Dinsmore | 68 | Vulcan Tool | Ralph Miller | Ralph Miller | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Daywalt | 64 | Merkler Machine Works | Kurtis | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Joe Barzda | 53 | California Speed Equipment | Maserati | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Neal Carter | 25 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 500A | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen | 99 | Belanger | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Wrecked qualifying, SW | |
| -- | -- | Carl Forberg | 23 | Fadely & Anderson | Maserati | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Fraizer | 63 | Jeanie-Lee/Glessner | Stevens | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Gene Force | 96 | Brown Motors | Schroeder | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Fedricks | 82 | Cal Connell | Kurtis | Cadillac | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Walt Faulkner | 3 | Sid Street Motors | Pankratz | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Allen Heath | 32 | Engle-Stanko | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | Wrecked qualifying, NW | |
| -- | -- | Allen Heath | 97 | Agajanian | Kuzma | Studebaker | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Jackie Holmes | 41 | Speed | Maserati | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Peter Hahn | 74 | Helin Flyer | Snowberger | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Jackson | 61 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Danny Kladis | 19 | Tuffanelli-Derrico | Deidt FD | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bayliss Levrett | 69 | Brown Motor | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice MS, retired | |
| -- | -- | Frank Luptow | 56 | Bardahl | Ewing | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jud Larson | 39 | Iddings | Meyer | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Mauro | 35 | Kennedy Tank | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mike Nazaruk | 66 | John Zink | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Johnnie Parsons | 6 | Grant Piston Ring | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Taylor | 47 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | George Tichenor | 88 | Schmidt | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Weyant | 92 | Pipe Fitters | Koehnle | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Spider Webb | 51 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt FD | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Paul Russo | 10 | Lutes Truck Parts | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Sweikert | 52 | Pat Clancy | Ewing | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Sweikert | 71 | Marion Engineering | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Doc Shanebrook | 76 | Parks Offy | Pawl | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ottis Stine | 84 | B & M Malamud | Scopa | Offy | -- | Did not finish rookie orientation | |
| -- | -- | Mike Nazaruk | 5 | Jim Robbins | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Drove #66 instead | |
| -- | -- | Tommy Hinnershitz | 27 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt FD | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Leroy Warriner | 27 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt FD | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Carl Scarborough | 33 | Bowes Seal Fast | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | Driven by Cross | |
| -- | -- | Danny Oakes | 39 | Iddings | Meyer | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnnie Tolan | 51 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt FD | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Perry Grimm | 55 | Ansted | Stevens | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Albert Scully | 62 | Ellen Automic | X | X | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Jud Larson | 66 | John Zink | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | -- | Drove #39 instead | |
| -- | -- | Bill Boyd | 92 | Pipe Fitters | Koehnle | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Potsy Goacher | 93 | Dr. Morris | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Nino Farina | X | X | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Withdrew entry | |
| -- | -- | George Armstrong | X | R. E. Moore | X | X | -- | Did not arrive | |
| -- | -- | Carl Scarborough | 44 | Bowes Seal Fast | Schroeder | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Frank Armi | 39 | Iddings | Meyer | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | George Lynch | 74 | Helin Flyer | Snowberger | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Bill Vukovich | 150 | 7-11, 13-61, 83-134, 148-191 |
| Troy Ruttman | 44 | 12, 62-82, 135-147, 192-200 |
| Jack McGrath | 6 | 1-6 |