500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1954

Resultados da trigésima oitava edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway à 30 de maio de 1954, valendo também como segunda etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1. O vencedor foi o norte-americano Bill Vukovich.

Classificação da prova

Treino classificatório

Pos.	Nº	Piloto	Equipe	Chassi	Motor	Pneu	Tempo	Diferença
1	2	Jack McGrath	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'03"815
2	19	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'04"383	0"568
3	9	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'04"440	0"625
4	43	Johnny Thomson	H.A. Chapman	Nichels ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'04"847	1"032
5	98	Chuck Stevenson	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'04"852	1"037
6	7	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"057	1"242
7	25	Jimmy Reece	Emmett Malloy	Pankratz D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"070	1"255
8	16	Duane Carter	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"105	1"290
9	17	Bob Sweikert	Lutes Truck Parts	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"120	1"305
10	1	Sam Hanks	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"220	1"405
11	34	Troy Ruttman	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'05"342	1"527
12	35	Pat O'Connor	Hopkins/Motor Racers	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"177	2"362
13	24	Cal Niday	Jim Robbins	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"365	2"550
14	73	Mike Nazaruk	McNamara/Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06"475	2"660
15	15	Johnnie Parsons	Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'06'480	2"665
16	12	Rodger Ward	Dr. R.N. Sabourin	Pawl ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'07"319	3"504
17	31	Gene Hartley	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'07"720	3"905
18	51	Bill Homeier	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'07"772	3"957
19	14	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection/Howard Keck	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'07"992	4"177
20	32	Ernie McCoy	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"020	4"205
21	10	Tony Bettenhausen	Mel Wiggers	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"087	4"272
22	88	Manny Ayulo	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"140	4"325
23	74	Andy Linden	Brown Motors	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"302	4"487
24	77	Fred Agabashian	Merz Engineering/Milt Marion	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"337	4"522
25	28	Larry Crockett	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"490	4"675
26	33	Len Duncan	Ray Brady	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"647	4"832
27	45	Art Cross	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'08"900	5"085
28	38	Jim Rathmann	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"110	5"295
29	65	Spider Webb	Advance Muffler/Bruce Bromme	Bromme ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"227	5"412
30	99	Jerry Hoyt	Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"300	5"485
31	27	Ed Elisian	H.A. Chapman	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"315	5"500
32	5	Paul Russo	Ansted Rotary/Hoosier Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"370	5"555
33	71	Frank Armi	T.W. & W.T. Martin	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	1'09"372	5"557

Corrida

Pos.	Nº	Piloto	Equipe	Chassi	Motor	Pneu	Voltas	Tempo	Grid	Pontos
1	14	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection/Howard Keck	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 49m 17s 270ms (210.548 km/h)	19	8
2	9	Jimmy Bryan	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 50m 27s 221ms (+1m 09s 951ms)	3	6
3	2	Jack McGrath	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 50m 37s 000ms (+1m 19s 730ms)	1	5
4	34	Troy Ruttman	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	130		11	1,5
-	34	Duane Carter	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	70	3h 52m 09s 950ms (+2m 52s 681ms)	11	1,5
5	73	Mike Nazaruk	McNamara/Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 52m 41s 820ms (+3m 24s 551ms)	14	2
6	77	Fred Agabashian	Merz Engineering/Milt Marion	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 53m 04s 820ms (+3m 47s 551ms)	24
7	7	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Phillips ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 53m 30s 620ms (+4m 13s 351ms)	6
8	5	Paul Russo	Ansted Rotary/Hoosier Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	150		32
-	5	Jerry Hoyt	Ansted Rotary/Hoosier Racing	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	50	3h 54m 18s 440ms (+5m 01s 171ms)	32
9	28	Larry Crockett	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 56m 24s 510ms (+7m 07s 240ms)	25
10	24	Cal Niday	Jim Robbins	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 56m 24s 960ms (+7m 07s 690ms)	13
11	45	Art Cross	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	120		27
-	45	Johnnie Parsons	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	22		27
-	45	Sam Hanks	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	11		27
-	45	Andy Linden	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	17		27
-	45	Jimmy Davies	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	30	3h 57m 39s 460ms (+8m 22s 190ms)	27
12	98	Chuck Stevenson	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	82		5
-	98	Walt Faulkner	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	117		5
13	88	Manny Ayulo	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	197		22
14	17	Bob Sweikert	Lutes Truck Parts	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	197		9
15	16	Duane Carter	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	76		8
-	16	Jimmy Jackson	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	57		8
-	16	Tony Bettenhausen	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	34		8
-	16	Marshall Teague	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	29		8
16	32	Ernie McCoy	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	194		20
17	25	Jimmy Reece	Emmett Malloy	Pankratz D	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	194		7
18	27	Ed Elisian	H.A. Chapman	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	148		31
-	27	Bob Scott	H.A. Chapman	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	45		31
19	71	Frank Armi	T.W. & W.T. Martin	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	179		33
-	71	George Fonder	T.W. & W.T. Martin	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	14		33
20	1	Sam Hanks	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	112		10
-	1	Jimmy Davies	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	36		10
-	1	Jim Rathmann	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	43	Rotação	10
21	35	Pat O'Connor	Hopkins/Motor Racers	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	181	Rotação	12
22	12	Rodger Ward	Dr. R.N. Sabourin	Pawl ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	105	Motor	16
-	12	Eddie Johnson	Dr. R.N. Sabourin	Pawl ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	67		16
23	31	Gene Hartley	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	151		17
-	31	Marshall Teague	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	17	Embreagem	17
24	43	Johnny Thomson	H.A. Chapman	Nichels ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	113		4
-	43	Andy Linden	H.A. Chapman	Nichels ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	27		4
-	43	Bill Homeier	H.A. Chapman	Nichels ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	25	Motor	4
25	74	Andy Linden	Brown Motors	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	113		23
-	74	Bob Scott	Brown Motors	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	52	Suspensão	23
26	99	Jerry Hoyt	Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	130	Motor	30
27	19	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	111	Colisão	2
28	38	Jim Rathmann	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	95		28
-	38	Pat Flaherty	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	15	Colisão	28
29	10	Tony Bettenhausen	Mel Wiggers	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	105	Biela	21
30	65	Spider Webb	Advance Muffler/Bruce Bromme	Bromme ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	54		29
-	65	Danny Kladis	Advance Muffler/Bruce Bromme	Bromme ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	50	Fuga de óleo	29
31	33	Len Duncan	Ray Brady	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	43		26
-	33	George Fonder	Ray Brady	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	58	Freios	26
32	15	Johnnie Parsons	Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	79	Motor	15
33	51	Bill Homeier	Jones & Maley Cars	Kurtis Kraft 500C	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	74	Colisão	18

Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

Classificação do mundial de pilotos

	Pos.	Piloto	Pontos
	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	8
16	2	Bill Vukovich	8
1	3	Giuseppe Farina	6
14	4	Jimmy Bryan	6
2	5	José Froilán González	5

• Nota: Somente as primeiras cinco posições estão listadas. Entre 1954 e 1957 apenas os cinco melhores resultados dentre os pilotos eram computados visando o título.

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