1954 Indianapolis 500

Round 231 May 1954Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUSA200 laps

Bill Vukovich wins for Kurtis Kraft in 3:49:17.270, 1:09.950 ahead of Jimmy Bryan.

200 laps, 42 drivers.

Race results

1954 Indianapolis 500 race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Gap	Grid	+/−	Pts
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft · from P19	3:49:17.270	19	Gained 18 places	8 pts
2	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma · from P3	+1:09.950

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1954 Indianapolis 500

Round 231 May 1954Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUSA200 laps

Bill Vukovich wins for Kurtis Kraft in 3:49:17.270, 1:09.950 ahead of Jimmy Bryan.

200 laps, 42 drivers.

Race results

1954 Indianapolis 500 race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Gap	Grid	+/−	Pts
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft · from P19	3:49:17.270	19	Gained 18 places	8 pts
2	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma · from P3	+1:09.950

3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft · from P1	+1:19.730	1	Lost 2 places	5 pts

4	Troy Ruttman	Kurtis Kraft · from P11	+2:52.680	11	Gained 7 places	1.5 pts

5	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft · from P14	+3:24.550	14	Gained 9 places	2 pts

6	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft · from P24	+3:47.550	24	Gained 18 places	0

7	Don Freeland	Phillips · from P6	+4:13.350	6	Lost 1 place	0

8	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft · from P32	+5:01.170	32	Gained 24 places	0

9	Larry Crockett	Kurtis Kraft · from P25	+7:07.240	25	Gained 16 places	0

10	Cal Niday	Stevens · from P13	+7:07.690	13	Gained 3 places	0

11	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft · from P27	+8:22.190	27	Gained 16 places	0

12	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma · from P5	+1 Lap, lap 199	5	Lost 7 places	0

13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma · from P22	+3 Laps, lap 197	22	Gained 9 places	0

14	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft · from P9	+3 Laps, lap 197	9	Lost 5 places	0

15	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft · from P8	+4 Laps, lap 196	8	Lost 7 places	0

16	Ernie McCoy	Kurtis Kraft · from P20	+6 Laps, lap 194	20	Gained 4 places	0

17	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz · from P7	+6 Laps, lap 194	7	Lost 10 places	0

18	Ed Elisian	Stevens · from P31	+7 Laps, lap 193	31	Gained 13 places	0

19	Frank Armi	Kurtis Kraft · from P33	+7 Laps, lap 193	33	Gained 14 places	0

20	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft · from P10	Spun off, lap 191	10	Lost 10 places	0

21	Pat O'Connor	Kurtis Kraft · from P12	Spun off, lap 181	12	Lost 9 places	0

22	Rodger Ward	Pawl · from P16	Retired, lap 172	16	Lost 6 places	0

23	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft · from P17	Clutch, lap 168	17	Lost 6 places	0

24	Jimmy Daywalt	Nichels · from P4	Retired, lap 165	4	Lost 20 places	0

28	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft · from P28	Accident, lap 110	28	Position unchanged	0

30	Travis Webb	Bromme · from P29	Fuel pump, lap 104	29	Lost 1 place	0

31	Len Duncan	Schroeder · from P26	Brakes, lap 101	26	Lost 5 places	0

33	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft · from P18	Accident, lap 74	18	Lost 15 places	0

11	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft · from P27	+8:22.190	27	No grid position	0

12	Walt Faulkner	Kuzma · from P5	+1 Lap, lap 199	5	No grid position	0

8	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft · from P32	+5:01.170	32	No grid position	0

4	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft · from P11	+2:52.680	11	No grid position	1.5 pts

15	Jimmy Jackson	Kurtis Kraft · from P8	+4 Laps, lap 196	8	No grid position	0

11	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft · from P27	+8:22.190	27	No grid position	0

11	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft · from P27	+8:22.190	27	No grid position	0

11	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft · from P27	+8:22.190	27	No grid position	0

19	George Fonder	Kurtis Kraft · from P33	+7 Laps, lap 193	33	No grid position	0

R	Eddie Johnson	Pawl · from P16	Retired, lap 172	16	No grid position	0

18	Bob Scott	Stevens · from P31	+7 Laps, lap 193	31	No grid position	0

15	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft · from P8	+4 Laps, lap 196	8	No grid position	0

R	Johnny Thomson	Nichels · from P4	Retired, lap 165	4	No grid position	0

R	Danny Kladis	Bromme · from P29	Fuel pump, lap 104	29	No grid position	0

Biggest gains

+24 placesJerry HoytP32 to P8
+18 placesBill VukovichP19 to P1
+18 placesFred AgabashianP24 to P6