1952 - Indianapolis 500

The history of Formula One has its roots in the European Grand Prix motor racing of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foundation of Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) standardisation of rules. A World Drivers' Championship followed in 1950. FIA Formula 1 Racing Champions FIA Formula 1 Racing by Year

1952 - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/30/1952
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner Fred Agabashian
Average Race Speed - 207.494 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 9 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bill Vukovich
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	7	Troy Ruttman	Agajanian	Kuzma	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2	10	Jim Rathmann	GrancorWynns Oil	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3	5	Sam Hanks	Bardahl	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4	6	Duane Carter	Belanger Motors	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5	20	Art Cross	Bowes Seal Fast	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6	21	Jimmy Bryan	Schmidt	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7	23	Jimmy Reece	John Zink	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8	14	George Connor	Federal Engineering	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9	9	Cliff Griffith	Tom Sarafoff	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10	31	Johnnie Parsons	Jim Robbins	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11	3	Jack McGrath	Hinkle	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12	26	Jim Rigsby	Bob Estes	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
13	16	Joe James	Bardahl	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14	15	Bill Schindler	Chapman	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15	13	George Fonder	Leitenberger	Silnes-Sherman	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16	24	Eddie Johnson	Central Excavating	Trevis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17	8	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection	KK500A	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18	11	Chuck Stevenson	Springfield Welding/Clay Smith	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19	12	Henry Banks	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20	28	Manny Ayulo	Coast Grain Co	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21	33	Johnny McDowell	McDowell	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22	29	Spider Webb	Granatelli Racing Enterprises	Bromme	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
23	22	Rodger Ward	Federal Engineering	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24	30	Tony Bettenhausen	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25	4	Duke Nalon	Novi Pure Oil	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C
26	32	Bob Sweikert	McNamara	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27	1	Fred Agabashian	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis	Cummins 3.0 L6C
28	18	Gene Hartley	MelRae	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
29	25	Bob Scott	Morris	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
30	27	Chet Miller	Novi Pure Oil	Kurtis	Novi 3.0 L8C
31	19	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Ferrari 375 Special	Ferrari 4.5 V12
32	17	Bobby Ball	Ansted Rotary	Stevens	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33	2	Andy Linden	Miracle Power	KK4000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4