International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 31, 1954
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 19 | Bill Vukovich | 14 | Fuel Injection | Kurtis 5000 | Offy | 200 | 3:49:17.27 130.840 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Jimmy Bryan | 9 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma D | Offy | 200 | 3:50:27.26 130.178 | 800 |
| 3 | 1 | Jack McGrath | 2 | Hinkle | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 200 | 3:50:36.97 130.086 | 700 |
| 4 | 11 | Troy Ruttman | 34 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 200 | 3:52:09.90 129.218 | 387 |
| 5 | 14 | Mike Nazaruk | 73 | McNamara | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 200 | 3:52:41.85 128.923 | 500 |
| 6 | 24 | Fred Agabashian | 77 | Merz Engineering | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 200 | 3:53:04.83 128.711 | 400 |
| 7 | 6 | Don Freeland | 7 | Bob Estes | Phillips R | Offy | 200 | 3:53:30.65 128.474 | 300 |
| 8 | 32 | Paul Russo | 5 | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 200 | 3:54:18.39 128.037 | 187.5 |
| 9 | 25 | Larry Crockett | 28 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 200 | 3:56:24.56 126.899 | 200 |
| 10 | 13 | Cal Niday | 24 | Jim Robbins | Stevens D | Offy | 200 | 3:56:24.93 126.895 | 150 |
| 11 | 27 | Art Cross | 45 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 200 | 3:57:39.42 126.232 | 59.5 |
| 12 | 5 | Chuck Stevenson | 98 | Agajanian | Kuzma D | Offy | 199 | Flagged | 21.5 |
| 13 | 22 | Manny Ayulo | 88 | Peter Schmidt | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 197 | Flagged | |
| 14 | 9 | Bob Sweikert | 17 | Lutes Truck Parts | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 197 | Flagged | |
| 15 | 8 | Duane Carter | 16 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 196 | Flagged | |
| 16 | 20 | Ernie McCoy | 32 | Crawford | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 194 | Flagged | |
| 17 | 7 | Jimmy Reece | 25 | Malloy | Pankratz D | Offy | 194 | Flagged | |
| 18 | 31 | Ed Elisian | 27 | Chapman | Stevens D | Offy | 193 | Flagged | |
| 19 | 33 | Frank Armi | 71 | Martin Bros. | Silnes D | Offy | 193 | Flagged | |
| 20 | 10 | Sam Hanks | 1 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 191 | Wrecked, mainstretch (J. Rathmann) | |
| 21 | 12 | Pat O'Connor | 35 | Hopkins | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 181 | Spun out, NE turn | |
| 22 | 16 | Rodger Ward | 12 | Dr. Sabourin | Pawl D | Offy | 172 | Stalled BS | |
| 23 | 17 | Gene Hartley | 31 | John Zink | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 168 | Engine | |
| 24 | 4 | Johnny Thomson | 43 | Chapman | Russo/Nichels | Offy | 165 | Steering froze | |
| 25 | 23 | Andy Linden | 74 | Brown Motor Company | Schroeder | Offy | 165 | Broken torsion bar | |
| 26 | 30 | Jerry Hoyt | 99 | Belanger | Kurtis D | Offy | 130 | Engine | |
| 27 | 2 | Jimmy Daywalt | 19 | Sumar | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 111 | Wrecked NW turn | |
| 28 | 28 | Jim Rathmann | 38 | Bardahl | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 110 | Wrecked NW turn | |
| 29 | 21 | Tony Bettenhausen | 10 | Mel Wiggers | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 105 | Broken oil line | |
| 30 | 29 | Spider Webb | 65 | Advance Muffler | Bromme D | Offy | 104 | Oil leak | |
| 31 | 26 | Len Duncan | 33 | Ray Brady | Schroeder | Offy | 101 | Broken brake cylinder | |
| 32 | 15 | Johnnie Parsons | 15 | Belond Equa Flow | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 79 | Broken piston | |
| 33 | 18 | Bill Homeier | 51 | Jones & Maley | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 74 | Hit pit wall | |
| -- | -- | Duane Carter | 34 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 70 | Relieved Ruttman 101-170 | 213 |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Davies | 45 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 30 | Relieved Cross 171-200 | 14.5 |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen | 16 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 34 | Relieved D. Carter 121-154 | |
| -- | -- | George Fonder | 71 | Martin Bros. | Silnes D | Offy | 24 | Relieved Armi 141-164 | |
| -- | -- | Bill Homeier | 43 | Chapman | Russo/Nichels | Offy | 25 | Relieved Thomson 141-165 | |
| -- | -- | Jerry Hoyt | 5 | Ansted Rotary | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 50 | Relieved P. Russo 151-200 | 62.5 |
| -- | -- | Sam Hanks | 45 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 11 | Relieved Cross 143-153 | 5.5 |
| -- | -- | Andy Linden | 43 | Chapman | Russo/Nichels | Offy | 27 | Relieved Thomson 114-140 | |
| -- | -- | Andy Linden | 45 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 17 | Relieved Cross 154-170 | 8 |
| -- | -- | Johnnie Parsons | 45 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 22 | Relieved Cross 121-142 | 12.5 |
| -- | -- | Marshall Teague | 31 | John Zink | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 17 | Relieved G. Hartley 152-168 | |
| -- | -- | Jim Rathmann | 1 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 43 | Relieved Hanks 149-191 | |
| -- | -- | Bob Scott | 27 | Chapman | Stevens D | Offy | 45 | Relieved Elisian 149-193 | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Davies | 1 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 36 | Relieved Hanks 113-148 | |
| -- | -- | George Fonder | 33 | Ray Brady | Schroeder | Offy | 58 | Relieved Duncan 44-101 | |
| -- | -- | Pat Flaherty | 38 | Bardahl | Kurtis 500 | Offy | 15 | Relieved J. Rathmann 96-110 | |
| -- | -- | Walt Faulkner | 98 | Agajanian | Kuzma D | Offy | 117 | Relieved Stevenson 56-94, 122-199 | 28.5 |
| -- | -- | Eddie Johnson | 12 | Dr. Sabourin | Pawl D | Offy | 67 | Relieved Ward 94-160 | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Jackson | 16 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 57 | Relieved D. Carter 106-120, 155-196 | |
| -- | -- | Danny Kladis | 65 | Advance Muffler | Bromme D | Offy | 50 | Relieved S. Webb 55-104 | |
| -- | -- | Marshall Teague | 16 | Auto Shippers | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 29 | Relieved D. Carter 77-105 | |
| -- | -- | Bob Scott | 74 | Brown Motor Company | Schroeder | Offy | 52 | Relieved Linden 87-138 | |
| -- | -- | Art Cross | 6 | Springfield Welding | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Duke Dinsmore | 67 | D-A Lubricants | Moore D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Davies | 53 | Pat Clancy | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Ed Elisian | 68 | Peter Wales Trucking | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | George Fonder | 36 | Ed Stone | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Pat Flaherty | 39 | Shouse Motors | Kurtis 500 | Chrysler V8 | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Pat Flaherty | 89 | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Walt Faulkner | 44 | Peter Schmidt | Kuzma D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Walt Faulkner | 97 | Belanger | Lesovsky D | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jerry Hoyt | 23 | Sumar | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Johnson | 83 | McNamara | Turner D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Danny Oakes | 47 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Marshall Teague | 3 | Hart Fullerton | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Jim Rathmann | 59 | Elgin Piston Pin | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Scott | 21 | Travelon Trailer | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bob Scott | 18 | Ray Brady | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy DeVore | 93 | Youngstown White Truck | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Christie | 66 | Christie | Lesovsky D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Duke Dinsmore | 62 | Commercial Motor Freight | Ewing D | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Henry Banks | 26 | Hopkins | Lesovsky D | Offy | -- | Retired | |
| -- | -- | Wally Campbell | 66 | Murant | Lesovsky D | Offy | -- | Failed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Wally Campbell | 81 | Central Excavating | Trevis D | Offy | -- | Failed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Cliff Griffith | 22 | Tom Sarafoff | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Potsy Goacher | 67 | D-A Lubricants | Moore D | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice, BS | |
| -- | -- | Al Herman | 36 | Ed Stone | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Holland | 38 | Bardahl | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Frank Mundy | 41 | McDaniel | Schroeder | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Duke Nalon | 8 | Novi | Kurtis FD | Novi SC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Danny Oakes | 49 | Micro-Nut | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | George Tichenor | 22 | Tom Sarafoff | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnnie Tolan | 69 | W. P. T. | Kurtis 500 | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Weyant | 52 | Parks Motors | Silnes D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Lee Wallard | 99 | Belanger | Kurtis D | Offy | -- | Retired | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Russo | 37 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Eddie Sachs | 54 | Marion Engineering | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | George Connor | 27 | Chapman | Stevens D | Offy | -- | Retired | |
| -- | -- | Joe Sostilio | 45 | Bardahl | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Leroy Warriner | 67 | D-A Lubricants | Moore D | Offy | -- | Withdrew, injured | |
| -- | -- | Pat Flaherty | 76 | Leitenberger | Silnes/Sherman D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Boyd | 47 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Joe Barzda | 54 | Marion Engineering | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Fedricks | 89 | Dunn Engineering | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | George Connor | 32 | Crawford | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Sam Hanks | 32 | Crawford | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim Rathmann | 32 | Crawford | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Vukovich | 32 | Crawford | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ray Crawford | 32 | Crawford | Kurtis 500 | Offy | -- | Entry declined | |
| -- | -- | Ernie McCoy | 99 | Belanger | Kurtis D | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Fred Agabashian | 47 | Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari | -- | Did not qualify |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Bill Vukovich | 90 | 61, 92-129, 150-200 |
| Jack McGrath | 47 | 1-44, 89-91 |
| Jimmy Bryan | 46 | 63-88, 130-149 |
| Jimmy Daywalt | 8 | 45-50, 55, 60 |
| Art Cross | 8 | 51-54, 56-59 |
| Sam Hanks | 1 | 62 |