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 X X -- 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

 

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