1952 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 36th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1952. The event was part of the 1952 AAA National Championship Trail, and was included in the 1952 World Drivers Championship.
Troy Ruttman won the race for car owner J.C. Agajanian. Ruttman, aged 22 years and 80 days, set the record for the youngest 500 winner in history. It was also the last dirt track car to win at Indy. Ruttman's win also saw him become the youngest winner of a World Drivers' Championship race, a record he would hold for 51 years until the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix when Spanish driver Fernando Alonso won at the age of 22 years and 26 days.
Bill Vukovich led 150 laps, but with 9 laps to go, he broke a steering linkage while leading.^[1] He nursed his car to a stop against the outside wall, preventing other cars from getting involved in the incident.
In the third year that the 500 was included in the World Championship, Ferrari entered the race with Alberto Ascari. The effort gained considerable attention, but Ascari spun out and finished 31st. It was the only World Championship race in 1952 that Ascari entered and did not win.
Fifth place finisher Art Cross was voted the Rookie of the Year. Though at least one rookie starter was in the field every year dating back to 1911, this was the first time the now-popular award was officially designated. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Fred Agabashian	Andy Linden	Jack McGrath
Row 2	Duke Nalon	Sam Hanks	Duane Carter
Row 3	Troy Ruttman	Bill Vukovich	Cliff Griffith
Row 4	Jim Rathmann	Chuck Stevenson	Henry Banks
Row 5	George Fonder	George Connor	Bill Schindler
Row 6	Joe James	Bobby Ball	Gene Hartley
Row 7	Alberto Ascari	Art Cross	Jimmy Bryan
Row 8	Rodger Ward	Jimmy Reece	Eddie Johnson
Row 9	Bob Scott	Jim Rigsby	Chet Miller
Row 10	Manuel Ayulo	Spider Webb	Tony Bettenhausen
Row 11	Johnnie Parsons	Bob Sweikert	Johnny McDowell
Other Drivers on Entry List:
Albert Scully
Allen Heath
Bayliss Levrett
Bill Boyd
Bill Cantrell
Bill Taylor
Buzz Barton
Carl Forberg
Carl Scarborough
Chuck Weyant
Danny Kladis
Danny Oakes
Dick Fraizer
Doc Shanebrook
Duke Dinsmore
Frank Luptow
Gene Force
George Armstrong
George Tichenor
Jackie Holmes
Jimmy Daywalt
Jimmy Jackson
Joe Barzda
Johnnie Tolan
Johnny Fedricks
Johnny Mauro
Jud Larson
Leroy Warriner
Mike Nazaruk
Neal Carter
Nino Farina
Ottis Stine
Paul Russo
Perry Grimm
Peter Hahn
Potsy Goacher
Puffy Puffer
Tommy Hinnershitz
Walt Faulkner
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Troy Ruttman	200	128.922	$61,743
2	Jim Rathmann	200	126.723	$24,368
3	Sam Hanks	200	125.58	$14,768
4	Duane Carter	200	125.259	$11,818
5	Art Cross	200	124.292	$9,718
6	Jimmy Bryan	200	123.914	$7,468
7	Jimmy Reece	200	123.312	$6,368
8	George Connor	200	122.595	$6,118
9	Cliff Griffith	200	122.402	$5,768
10	Johnnie Parsons	200	121.789	$5,518
11	Jack McGrath	200	121.428	$4,263
12	Jim Rigsby	200	120.587	$3,193
13	Joe James	200	120.108	$2,923
14	Bill Schindler	200	119.28	$2,903
15	George Fonder	197	Running	$2,683
16	Eddie Johnson	193	Running	$2,663
17	Bill Vukovich	191	Steering	$18,693
18	Chuck Stevenson	187	Running	$2,623
19	Henry Banks	184	Running	$2,693
20	Manuel Ayulo	184	Running	$2,763
21	Johnny McDowell	182	Running	$2,333
22	Spider Webb	162	Oil line	$2,603
23	Rodger Ward	130	Oil leak	$2,273
24	Tony Bettenhausen	93	Stalled	$2,443
25	Duke Nalon	84	Supercharger	$2,413
26	Bob Sweikert	77	Differential	$2,183
27	Fred Agabashian	71	Supercharger	$2,653
28	Gene Hartley	65	Wheels	$2,123
29	Bob Scott	49	Drive shaft	$2,093
30	Chet Miller	41	Supercharger	$3,663
31	Alberto Ascari	40	Spun out	$1,983
32	Bobby Ball	34	Gear case	$2,003
33	Andy Linden	20	Sump pump	$2,273
Lap Leaders:
1 6	Jack McGrath
7 11	Bill Vukovich
12	Troy Ruttman
13-61	Bill Vukovich
62-82	Troy Ruttman
83-134	Bill Vukovich
135-147	Troy Ruttman
148-191	Bill Vukovich
192-200	Troy Ruttman