At a glance
- MilestonesFirst win for Wallard
- MilestonesWin number 2 for Kurtis Kraft
- MilestonesFirst pole position for Nalon
- MilestonesFirst podium for Ayulo
- MilestonesFirst podium for McGrath
- MilestonesFirst podium for Nazaruk
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Ball
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Linden
- MilestonesFirst start for Ayulo
- MilestonesFirst start for Ball
- MilestonesFirst start for Forberg
- MilestonesFirst start for Force
- MilestonesFirst start for Griffith
- MilestonesFirst start for James
- MilestonesFirst start for Linden
- MilestonesFirst start for Mackey
- MilestonesFirst start for Miller
- MilestonesFirst start for Nalon
- MilestonesFirst start for Nazaruk
- MilestonesFirst start for Scarborough
- MilestonesFirst start for Stevenson
- MilestonesFirst start for Vukovich
- MilestonesFirst start for Ward
- Most places gainedLinden +27
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 4:23.740 | +0.720 |
| 2 | Wallard | Kurtis Kraft | 4:26.590 | +3.570 |
| 3 | McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 4:28.050 | +5.030 |
| 4 | Carter | Deidt | 4:29.160 | +6.140 |
| 5 | Rose | Deidt | 4:29.820 | +6.800 |
| 6 | Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.080 | +9.060 |
| 7 | Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.350 | +9.330 |
| 8 | Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.410 | +9.390 |
| 9 | Bettenhausen | Deidt | 4:32.830 | +9.810 |
| 10 | Green | Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.950 | +9.930 |
| 11 | Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 4:26.610 | +3.590 |
| 12 | Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 4:30.680 | +7.660 |
| 13 | Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 4:32.920 | +9.900 |
| 14 | Faulkner | Kuzma | 4:23.020 | |
| 15 | Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 4:25.460 | +2.440 |
| 16 | Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | 4:28.590 | +5.570 |
| 17 | Banks | Moore | 4:28.860 | +5.840 |
| 18 | Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 4:28.980 | +5.960 |
| 19 | Stevenson | Marchese | 4:29.130 | +6.110 |
| 20 | Vukovich | Trevis | 4:29.210 | +6.190 |
| 21 | Connor | Lesovsky | 4:29.960 | +6.940 |
| 22 | Force | Kurtis Kraft | 4:30.470 | +7.450 |
| 23 | Hellings | Deidt | 4:30.830 | +7.810 |
| 24 | Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | 4:30.900 | +7.880 |
| 25 | Ward | Bromme | 4:26.930 | +3.910 |
| 26 | McDowell | Maserati | 4:31.750 | +8.730 |
| 27 | Davies | Pawl | 4:29.630 | +6.610 |
| 28 | Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 4:25.100 | +2.080 |
| 29 | Ball | Schroeder | 4:28.460 | +5.440 |
| 30 | James | Watson | 4:28.460 | +5.440 |
| 31 | Linden | Sherman | 4:32.260 | +9.240 |
| 32 | Dinsmore | Schroeder | 4:32.780 | +9.760 |
| 33 | Mackey | Hall | 4:38.820 | +15.800 |
Gap to the fastest time in the last session the driver took part in. Yellow: fastest time of the session.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap | Stops | Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee WallardFastest lap | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 200 | 3:57:38.050 | Offenhauser | |
| 2 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 200 | +1:47.243 | Offenhauser | |
| 3 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | +2:51.390 | Offenhauser | |
| 3 | Manny Ayulo | Kurtis Kraft | - | Offenhauser | |||
| 4 | Andy Linden | Sherman | 31 | 200 | +4:40.120 | Offenhauser | |
| 5 | Bobby Ball | Schroeder | 29 | 200 | +4:52.230 | Offenhauser | |
| 6 | Henry Banks | Moore | 17 | 200 | +5:40.020 | Offenhauser | |
| 7 | Carl Forberg | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 193 | +7 laps | Offenhauser | |
| 8 | Duane Carter | Deidt | 4 | 180 | +20 laps | Offenhauser | |
| 9 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 9 | 178 | Spun off | Offenhauser | |
| 10 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 151 | Retirement | Novi | |
| 11 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 142 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 12 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 135 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 13 | Bill Schindler | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 129 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 14 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 5 | 126 | Accident | Offenhauser | |
| 15 | Walt Faulkner | Kuzma | 14 | 123 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 16 | Jimmy Davies | Pawl | 27 | 110 | Axle | Offenhauser | |
| 17 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 109 | Clutch | Offenhauser | |
| 18 | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 100 | Fire | Offenhauser | |
| 19 | Bill Mackey | Hall | 33 | 97 | Clutch | Offenhauser | |
| 20 | Chuck Stevenson | Marchese | 19 | 93 | Fire | Offenhauser | |
| 21 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 87 | Magneto | Offenhauser | |
| 22 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 80 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 23 | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 78 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 24 | Duke Dinsmore | Schroeder | 32 | 73 | Overheating | Offenhauser | |
| 25 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | 56 | Ignition | Novi | |
| 26 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 13 | 55 | Magneto | Offenhauser | |
| 27 | Rodger Ward | Bromme | 25 | 34 | Oil pipe | Offenhauser | |
| 28 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 30 | Axle | Offenhauser | |
| 29 | Bill Vukovich | Trevis | 20 | 29 | Oil leak | Offenhauser | |
| 30 | George Connor | Lesovsky | 21 | 29 | Transmission | Offenhauser | |
| 31 | Mack Hellings | Deidt | 23 | 18 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 32 | Johnny McDowell | Maserati | 26 | 15 | Fuel leak | Offenhauser | |
| 33 | Joe James | Watson | 30 | 8 | Transmission | Offenhauser |
Race
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Places gained
- Linden31→4+27
- Ball29→5+24
- Forberg24→7+17
- Mackey33→19+14
- Banks17→6+11
- Force22→11+11
- Davies27→16+11
- Dinsmore32→24+8
- Nazaruk7→2+5
- Schindler16→13+3
- Miller28→25+3
- Wallard2→1+1
- McGrath3→30
- Bettenhausen9→90
- Hanks12→120
- Faulkner14→15-1
- Stevenson19→20-1
- Ward25→27-2
- Scarborough15→18-3
- James30→33-3
- Carter4→8-4
- Agabashian11→17-6
- McDowell26→32-6
- Hellings23→31-8
- Nalon1→10-9
- Rose5→14-9
- Vukovich20→29-9
- Connor21→30-9
- Griffith18→28-10
- Green10→22-12
- Parsons8→21-13
- Brown13→26-13
- Ruttman6→23-17
PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.
Teammate battles
Retirements
- BettenhausenSpun off, classified P9Deidt
- NalonRetirement, classified P10Kurtis Kraft
- ForceEngine, classified P11Kurtis Kraft
- HanksEngine, classified P12Kurtis Kraft
- SchindlerEngine, classified P13Kurtis Kraft
- RoseAccident, classified P14Deidt
- FaulknerEngine, classified P15Kuzma
- DaviesAxle, classified P16Pawl
- AgabashianClutch, classified P17Kurtis Kraft
- ScarboroughFire, classified P18Kurtis Kraft
- MackeyClutch, classified P19Hall
- StevensonFire, classified P20Marchese
- ParsonsMagneto, classified P21Kurtis Kraft
- GreenEngine, classified P22Kurtis Kraft
- RuttmanEngine, classified P23Kurtis Kraft
- DinsmoreOverheating, classified P24Schroeder
- MillerIgnition, classified P25Kurtis Kraft
- BrownMagneto, classified P26Kurtis Kraft
- WardOil pipe, classified P27Bromme
- GriffithAxle, classified P28Kurtis Kraft
- VukovichOil leak, classified P29Trevis
- ConnorTransmission, classified P30Lesovsky
- HellingsEngine, classified P31Deidt
- McDowellFuel leak, classified P32Maserati
- JamesTransmission, classified P33Watson
This race in history
1 races here since 1950Won from pole: 0 of 1
Win from furthest back (P5): Johnnie Parsons 1950
Previous winners here
Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.