Indianapolis Grand Prix 1954: results

Round 2 of the 1954 season, 31 May 1954, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bill Vukovich won for Kurtis Kraft from P19 on the grid. Jack McGrath took pole position. Fastest lap: Jack McGrath, 1:04.040 (lap 29).

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Points
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	3:49:17.270	8
2	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma	+1:09.951	6
3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	+1:19.730	5
4	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft	+2:52.680	1.5
4	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	—	1.5
5	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft	+3:24.550	2
6	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	+3:47.550	0
7	Don Freeland	Phillips	+4:13.350	0
8	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	+5:01.170	0
8	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
9	Larry Crockett	Kurtis Kraft	+7:07.240	0
10	Cal Niday	Stevens	+7:07.690	0
11	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	+8:22.190	0
11	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
11	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
11	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
11	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
12	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	+1 lap	0
12	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma	—	0
13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	+3 laps	0
14	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft	+3 laps	0
15	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	+4 laps	0
15	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
15	Jimmy Jackson	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
15	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
16	Ernie McCoy	Kurtis Kraft	+6 laps	0
17	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz	+6 laps	0
18	Ed Elisian	Stevens	+7 laps	0
18	Bob Scott	Stevens	—	0
19	Frank Armi	Kurtis Kraft	+7 laps	0
19	George Fonder	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
20	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	Spun off	0
20	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
20	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
21	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft	Spun off	0
22	Rodger Ward	Pawl	Retirement	0
22	Eddie Johnson	Pawl	—	0
23	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	Clutch	0
23	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
24	Johnny Thomson	Nichels	Retirement	0
24	Andy Linden	Nichels	—	0
24	Bill Homeier	Nichels	—	0
25	Andy Linden	Schroeder	Suspension	0
25	Bob Scott	Schroeder	—	0
26	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	Engine	0
27	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	0
28	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	0
28	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
29	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	Wheel bearing	0
30	Spider Webb	Bromme	Fuel pump	0
30	Danny Kladis	Bromme	—	0
31	Len Duncan	Schroeder	Brakes	0
31	George Fonder	Schroeder	—	0
32	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Engine	0
33	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team
1	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft
2	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft
3	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma
4	Johnny Thomson	Nichels
5	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma
6	Don Freeland	Phillips
7	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz
8	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft
9	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft
10	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft
11	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft
12	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft
13	Cal Niday	Stevens
14	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft
15	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft
16	Rodger Ward	Pawl
17	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft
18	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft
19	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft
20	Ernie McCoy	Kurtis Kraft
21	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft
22	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma
23	Andy Linden	Schroeder
24	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft
25	Larry Crockett	Kurtis Kraft
26	Len Duncan	Schroeder
27	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft
28	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft
29	Spider Webb	Bromme
30	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft
31	Ed Elisian	Stevens
32	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft
33	Frank Armi	Kurtis Kraft

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