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1954 Indianapolis 500

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Formula One race number 2 of 9
Monday, May 31, 1954 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.6 kilometers)

Time of race: 3:49:17.27
Average Speed: 210.572 kph
Pole Time: 255.26 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 69.95 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1954 Formula One results / 1954 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Status	Led
1	19	14	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection	KK500A / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	3:49:17.27	90
3	1	2	Jack McGrath	Hinkle	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+69.73	47
2	3	9	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+69.95	46
11	27	45	Art Cross	Bardahl	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+502.19	8
27	2	19	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	111	crash	8
20	10	1	Sam Hanks	Bardahl	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	191	spun off	1
4	11	34	Troy Ruttman	Automobile Shippers	KK500A / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+172.68	0
5	14	73	Mike Nazaruk	McNamara	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+204.55	0
6	24	77	Fred Agabashian	Merz Engineering	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+227.55	0
7	6	7	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+253.35	0
8	32	5	Paul Russo	Ansted Rotary	KK500A / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+301.17	0
9	25	28	Larry Crockett	Federal Engineering	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+427.24	0
10	13	24	Cal Niday	Jim Robbins	Stevens / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	200	+427.69	0
12	5	98	Chuck Stevenson	Agajanian	Kuzma / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	199	+1 lap	0
13	22	88	Manny Ayulo	Schmidt	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	197	+3 laps	0
14	9	17	Bob Sweikert	Lutes	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	197	+3 laps	0
15	8	16	Duane Carter	Automobile Shippers	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	196	+4 laps	0
16	20	32	Ernie McCoy	Crawford	KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	194	+6 laps	0
17	7	25	Jimmy Reece	Malloy	Pankratz / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	194	+6 laps	0
18	31	27	Ed Elisian	Chapman	Stevens / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	193	+7 laps	0
19	33	71	Frank Armi	Martin Brothers	Silnes / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	193	+7 laps	0
21	12	35	Pat O'Connor	Hopkins	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	181	spun off	0
22	16	12	Rodger Ward	Dr. Sabourin	Pawl / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	172	stalled	0
23	17	31	Gene Hartley	John Zink	KK4000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	168	clutch	0
24	4	43	Johnny Thomson	Chapman	Nichels / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	165	suspension	0
25	23	74	Andy Linden	Brown Motor Co.	Schroeder / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	165	torsion bar	0
26	30	99	Jerry Hoyt	Belanger Motors	Kurtis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	130	engine	0
28	28	38	Jim Rathmann	Bardahl	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	110	crash	0
29	21	10	Tony Bettenhausen	Mel Wiggers	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	105	wheel bearing	0
30	29	65	Spider Webb	Advance Muffler	Bromme / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	104	fuel pump	0
31	26	33	Len Duncan	Brady	Schroeder / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	101	brake cylinder	0
32	15	15	Johnnie Parsons	Belond Equa-Flow Exhaust	KK500B / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	79	engine	0
33	18	51	Bill Homeier	Jones & Maley	KK500C / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	74	crash	0

Relief Drivers:
Car #34: Duane Carter (70 laps)
Car #5: Jerry Hoyt (50 laps)
Car #45: Johnnie Parsons (22 laps) ; Sam Hanks (11) laps ; Andy Linden (17) laps ; Jimmy Davies (30) laps
Car #98: Walt Faulkner (117 laps)
Car #16: Marshall Teague (29 laps) ; Tony Bettenhausen (34) laps ; Jimmy Jackson (57) laps
Car #27: Bob Scott (45 laps)
Car #71: George Fonder (14 laps)
Car #1: Jimmy Davies (36 laps) ; Jim Rathmann (43) laps
Car #12: Eddie Johnson (67 laps)
Car #31: Marshall Teague (17 laps)
Car #43: Andy Linden (27 laps) ; Bill Homeier (25) laps
Car #74: Bob Scott (52 laps)
Car #38: Pat Flaherty (15 laps)
Car #65: Danny Kladis (50 laps)
Car #33: George Fonder (58 laps)

Fastest Lap: 226.152 kph by Jack McGrath

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jack McGrath	1	44	44
Jimmy Daywalt	45	50	6
Art Cross	51	54	4
Jimmy Daywalt	55	55	1
Art Cross	56	59	4
Jimmy Daywalt	60	60	1
Bill Vukovich	61	61	1
Sam Hanks	62	62	1
Jimmy Bryan	63	88	26
Jack McGrath	89	91	3
Bill Vukovich	92	129	38
Jimmy Bryan	130	149	20
Bill Vukovich	150	200	51

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