At a glance
- MilestonesFirst win for Rathmann
- MilestonesWin number 3 for Watson
- MilestonesFirst pole position for Sachs
- MilestonesFirst podium for Goldsmith
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Branson
- MilestonesFirst championship points for Johnson
- MilestonesFirst start for Hurtubise
- MilestonesFirst start for Ruby
- MilestonesFirst start for Tingelstad
- MilestonesFirst start for Weiler
- Most places gainedGoldsmith +23
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachs | Ewing | 4:05.580 | +4.060 |
| 2 | Rathmann | Watson | 4:05.950 | +4.430 |
| 3 | Ward | Watson | 4:07.320 | +5.800 |
| 4 | Rathmann | Watson | 4:07.350 | +5.830 |
| 5 | Sutton | Watson | 4:07.520 | +6.000 |
| 6 | Ruttman | Watson | 4:07.650 | +6.130 |
| 7 | Johnson | Trevis | 4:08.270 | +6.750 |
| 8 | Branson | Phillips | 4:08.700 | +7.180 |
| 9 | Stevenson | Watson | 4:08.850 | +7.330 |
| 10 | Bryan | Epperly | 4:09.080 | +7.560 |
| 11 | Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 4:09.390 | +7.870 |
| 12 | Ruby | Watson | 4:09.640 | +8.120 |
| 13 | Boyd | Epperly | 4:10.400 | +8.880 |
| 14 | Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 4:10.630 | +9.110 |
| 15 | Weiler | Epperly | 4:10.850 | +9.330 |
| 16 | Foyt | Kurtis Kraft | 4:10.930 | +9.410 |
| 17 | Thomson | Lesovsky | 4:05.830 | +4.310 |
| 18 | Bettenhausen | Watson | 4:07.910 | +6.390 |
| 19 | Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | 4:10.250 | +8.730 |
| 20 | Force | Kurtis Kraft | 4:10.920 | +9.400 |
| 21 | Grim | Meskowski | 4:11.470 | +9.950 |
| 22 | Amick | Epperly | 4:11.600 | +10.080 |
| 23 | Hurtubise | Christensen | 4:01.520 | |
| 24 | Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 4:10.180 | +8.660 |
| 25 | Veith | Meskowski | 4:11.110 | +9.590 |
| 26 | Goldsmith | Epperly | 4:12.130 | +10.610 |
| 27 | Carter | Kuzma | 4:12.400 | +10.880 |
| 28 | Tingelstad | Trevis | 4:12.890 | +11.370 |
| 29 | Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 4:13.160 | +11.640 |
| 30 | Herman | Ewing | 4:13.810 | +12.290 |
| 31 | Homeier | Kuzma | 4:14.870 | +13.350 |
| 32 | McWithey | Epperly | 4:16.450 | +14.930 |
| 33 | Wilson | Kurtis Kraft | 4:11.370 | +9.850 |
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 | Jim RathmannFastest lap | Watson | 2 | 200 | 3:36:11.360 | Offenhauser | |
| 2 | Rodger Ward | Watson | 3 | 200 | +12.749 | Offenhauser | |
| 3 | Paul Goldsmith | Epperly | 26 | 200 | +3:07.300 | Offenhauser | |
| 4 | Don Branson | Phillips | 8 | 200 | +3:07.979 | Offenhauser | |
| 5 | Johnny Thomson | Lesovsky | 17 | 200 | +3:11.350 | Offenhauser | |
| 6 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 7 | 200 | +4:10.609 | Offenhauser | |
| 7 | Lloyd Ruby | Watson | 12 | 200 | +4:25.590 | Offenhauser | |
| 8 | Bob Veith | Meskowski | 25 | 200 | +5:17.479 | Offenhauser | |
| 9 | Bud Tingelstad | Trevis | 28 | 200 | +8:19.909 | Offenhauser | |
| 10 | Bob Christie | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 200 | +8:40.279 | Offenhauser | |
| 11 | Red Amick | Epperly | 22 | 200 | +11:10.580 | Offenhauser | |
| 12 | Duane Carter | Kuzma | 27 | 200 | +11:17.199 | Offenhauser | |
| 13 | Bill Homeier | Kuzma | 31 | 200 | +12:10.710 | Offenhauser | |
| 14 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 24 | 196 | +4 laps | Offenhauser | |
| 15 | Chuck Stevenson | Watson | 9 | 196 | +4 laps | Offenhauser | |
| 16 | Bobby Grim | Meskowski | 21 | 194 | +6 laps | Offenhauser | |
| 17 | Shorty Templeman | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 191 | +9 laps | Offenhauser | |
| 18 | Jim Hurtubise | Christensen | 23 | 185 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 19 | Jimmy Bryan | Epperly | 10 | 152 | Fuel system | Offenhauser | |
| 20 | Troy Ruttman | Watson | 6 | 134 | Axle | Offenhauser | |
| 21 | Eddie Sachs | Ewing | 1 | 132 | Magneto | Offenhauser | |
| 22 | Don Freeland | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 129 | Magneto | Offenhauser | |
| 23 | Tony Bettenhausen | Watson | 18 | 125 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 24 | Wayne Weiler | Epperly | 15 | 103 | Accident | Offenhauser | |
| 25 | Anthony Joseph Foyt | Kurtis Kraft | 16 | 90 | Clutch | Offenhauser | |
| 26 | Eddie Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 29 | 84 | Accident | Offenhauser | |
| 27 | Johnny Boyd | Epperly | 13 | 77 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 28 | Gene Force | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 74 | Brakes | Offenhauser | |
| 29 | Jim McWithey | Epperly | 32 | 60 | Brakes | Offenhauser | |
| 30 | Len Sutton | Watson | 5 | 47 | Engine | Offenhauser | |
| 31 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 4 | 42 | Brakes | Offenhauser | |
| 32 | Al Herman | Ewing | 30 | 34 | Clutch | Offenhauser | |
| 33 | Dempsey Wilson | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 11 | Magneto | Offenhauser |
Race
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Places gained
- Goldsmith26→3+23
- Tingelstad28→9+19
- Homeier31→13+18
- Veith25→8+17
- Carter27→12+15
- Thomson17→5+12
- Amick22→11+11
- Hartley24→14+10
- Ruby12→7+5
- Grim21→16+5
- Hurtubise23→18+5
- Branson8→4+4
- Christie14→10+4
- Russo29→26+3
- McWithey32→29+3
- Templeman19→17+2
- Rathmann2→1+1
- Ward3→2+1
- Johnson7→6+1
- Wilson33→330
- Herman30→32-2
- Bettenhausen18→23-5
- Stevenson9→15-6
- Force20→28-8
- Bryan10→19-9
- Weiler15→24-9
- Foyt16→25-9
- Freeland11→22-11
- Ruttman6→20-14
- Boyd13→27-14
- Sachs1→21-20
- Sutton5→30-25
- Rathmann4→31-27
PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.
Teammate battles
Retirements
- HurtubiseEngine, classified P18Christensen
- BryanFuel system, classified P19Epperly
- RuttmanAxle, classified P20Watson
- SachsMagneto, classified P21Ewing
- FreelandMagneto, classified P22Kurtis Kraft
- BettenhausenEngine, classified P23Watson
- WeilerAccident, classified P24Epperly
- FoytClutch, classified P25Kurtis Kraft
- RussoAccident, classified P26Kurtis Kraft
- BoydEngine, classified P27Epperly
- ForceBrakes, classified P28Kurtis Kraft
- McWitheyBrakes, classified P29Epperly
- SuttonEngine, classified P30Watson
- RathmannBrakes, classified P31Watson
- HermanClutch, classified P32Ewing
- WilsonMagneto, classified P33Kurtis Kraft
This race in history
10 races here since 1950Won from pole: 2 of 10
Win from furthest back (P19): Bill Vukovich 1954
Most wins here
Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.