|| *Comments on the 1952 Indianapolis 500:* View the most recent comment <#8> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Aldo posted: 10.01.2009 - 5:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did not qualify: Frank Luptow Doc Shanebrook Dick Frazier Chuck Weyant Carl Forberg Buzz Barton Bill Taylor Bill Cantrell Bayliss Levrett George Tichenor Jackie Holmes Walt Faulkner Peter J. Hahn Paul Russo Otis Stine Mike Nazaruk Jud Larson Johnny Mauro Joe Barzda Jimmy Daywalt Allen Heath 2. Aldo posted: 10.01.2009 - 5:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Better list for driver that didn't qualify: nq 3 Walt FAULKNER Pankratz Offenhauser nq 6 Walt FAULKNER Ferrari Ferrari nq 10 Paul RUSSO Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 15 Bobby BALL Schroeder Offenhauser Accident nq 19 Danny KLADIS Deidt Offenhauser nq 23 Carl FORBERG Maserati Offenhauser nq 25 Neal CARTER Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 32 Allen HEATH Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Accident nq 35 Johnny MAURO Ferrari Ferrari nq 38 Bobby BALL Ferrari Ferrari nq 39 Jud LARSON Meyer Offenhauser nq 41 Jackie HOLMES Maserati Offenhauser nq 44 Art CROSS Schroeder Offenhauser nq 47 Bill TAYLOR Lesovsky Offenhauser nq 48 Spider WEBB Deidt Offenhauser nq 52 Bob SWEIKERT Ewing Offenhauser nq 52 Bill CANTRELL Ewing Offenhauser nq 53 Joe BARZDA Maserati Offenhauser nq 56 Frank LUPTOW Ewing Offenhauser nq 58 Buzz BARTON Rae Offenhauser nq 61 Jimmy JACKSON Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 63 Dick FRAIZER Stevens Offenhauser nq 64 Jimmy DAYWALT Kurtis Kraft Novi nq 66 Mike NAZARUK Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 68 Duke DINSMORE R Miller R Miller nq 69 Bayliss LEVRETT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Accident nq 71 Bob SWEIKERT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 74 Peter HAHN Snowberger Offenhauser nq 76 Doc SHANEBROOK Pawl Offenhauser nq 82 Johnny FEDRICKS Kurtis Kraft Cadillac nq 84 Ottis STINE Scopa Offenhauser nq 88 George TICHENOR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 92 Chuck WEYANT Koehnle Offenhauser nq 96 Gene FORCE Schroeder Offenhauser nq 97 Allen HEATH Kuzma Studebacker nq 99 Tony BETTENHAUSEN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 3. bduddy posted: 04.08.2010 - 12:17 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Alberto Ascari was the first F1 driver to try the 500, in its third year on the Drivers' World Championship schedule; he finished 31st, then won every other F1 race (actually F2 for this year) 4. Madison posted: 05.25.2010 - 9:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Freddy Agabashian suprises the field by winning the pole in a rear-engine turbo charged car. 5. Unser1 posted: 06.19.2011 - 4:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ferrari makes their only factory entry at the 500 with four cars but only Ascari made the field of 33 and then went out early. One of their entries from this race is on display at the Indy 500 museum though all the same. 6. Schroeder51 posted: 03.14.2015 - 3:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First Indy 500 starts for Art Cross (the initial Indy RotY), Jimmy Bryan, Jimmy Reece, Eddie Johnson, Bob Sweikert, and Bob Scott. Only Indy 500 starts for Jim Rigsby and Alberto Ascari. Last Indy 500 starts for George Connor, Joe James, Bill Schindler, George Fonder, Henry Banks, Johnny McDowell, Chet Miller, and Bobby Ball. 7. Schroeder51 posted: 03.14.2015 - 7:34 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Complete DNQs/WDs: (Driver; Number; Sponsor; Chassis/Engine; Status) Walt Faulkner, #3 Sid Street Motors, Pankratz/Offy (Did not qualify) Mike Nazaruk, #5 Jim Robbins, Kurtis/Offy (Drove #66 instead) Johnnie Parsons, #6 Grant Piston Ring, Ferrari/Ferrari (Did not qualify) Paul Russo, #10 Lutes Truck Parts, Kurtis 4000/Offy (Did not qualify) Bobby Ball, #15 Blakely Oil, Schroeder/Offy (Wrecked practice) Danny Kladis, #19 Tuffanelli-Derrico, Deidt FD/Offy (Did not qualify) Carl Forberg, #23 Fadely & Anderson, Maserati/Offy (Did not qualify) Neal Carter, #25 Auto Shippers, Kurtis 500A/Offy (Did not qualify) Tommy Hinnershitz, #27 Blue Crown Spark Plug, Diedt FD/Offy (Did not qualify) Leroy Warriner, #27 Blue Crown Spark Plug, Diedt FD/Offy (Did not qualify) Allen Heath, #32 Engle-Stanko, Kurtis 4000/Offy (Wrecked qualifying) Carl Scarborough, #33 Bowes Seal Fast, Kurtis 4000/Offy (Driven by Art Cross) Johnny Mauro, #35 Kennedy Tank, Ferrari/Ferrari (Did not qualify) Bobby Ball, #38 Howard Keck, Ferrari/Ferrari (Did not qualify) Jud Larson, #39 Iddings, Meyer/Offy (Did not qualify) Danny Oakes, #39 Iddings, Meyer/Offy (Did not qualify) Jackie Holmes, #41 Speed, Maserati/Offy SC (Did not qualify) Art Cross, #44 Bowes Seal Fast, Schroeder/Offy (Did not qualify) Bill Taylor, #47 Blue Crown Spark Plug, Lesovsky/Offy (Did not qualify) Johnnie Tolan, #51 Blue Crown Spark Plug, Diedt FD/Offy (Did not qualify) Spider Webb, #51 Blue Crown Spark Plug, Deidt FD/Offy (DNS, too slow) Bill Cantrell, #52 Pat Clancy, Ewing/Offy (Did not qualify) Bob Sweikert, #52 Pat Clancy, Ewing/Offy (DNS, too slow) Joe Barzda, #53 California Speed Equipment, Maserati/Offy (Did not qualify) Perry Grimm, #55 Ansted, Stevens/Offy (Did not qualify) Frank Luptow, #56 Bardahl, Ewing/Offy (Did not qualify) Buzz Barton, #58 Peter Wales Trucking, Rae/Offy (Did not qualify) Jimmy Jackson, #61 Auto Shippers, Kurtis 3000/Offy (DNS, too slow) Albert Scully, #62 Ellen Automic, X/X (Did not arrive) Dick Frazier, #63 Jeanie-Lee/Glessner, Stevens/Offy (Did not qualify) Jimmy Daywalt, #64 Merkler Machine Works, Kurtis/Offy SC (Did not qualify) Jud Larson, #66 John Zink, Kurtis 3000/Offy (Drove #39 instead) Mike Nazaruk, #66 John Zink, Kurtis 3000/Offy (DNS, too slow) Duke Dinsmore, #68 Vulcan Tool, Ralph Miller/Ralph Miller (Did not qualify) Bayliss Leverett, #69 Brown Motor, Kurtis 2000/Offy (Wrecked practice, retired) Bob Sweikert, #71 Marion Engineering, Kurtis 200/Offy (Did not qualify) Peter Hahn, #74 Helin Flyer, Snowberger/Offy (Did not qualify) Doc Shanebrook, #76 Parks Offy, Pawl/Offy (Did not qualify) Johnny Fredricks, #82 Cal Connell, Kurtis/Cadillac (Did not arrive) Ottis Stine, #84 B & M Malamud, Scopa/Offy (Did not arrive) George Tichenor, #88 Schmidt, Kurtis 4000/Offy (DNS, too slow) Bill Boyd, #92 Pipe Fitters, Koehnle/Offy (Did not arrive) Chuck Weyant, #92 Pipe Fitters, Koehnle/Offy (Did not arrive) Potsy Goacher, #93 Dr. Morris, Kurtis 2000/Offy (Did not qualify) Gene Force, #96 Brown Motors, Schroeder/Offy (DNS, too slow) Allen Heath, #97 Agajanian, Kuzma/Studebaker (Did not arrive) Tony Bettenahusen, #99 Belanger, Kurtis/Offy (Wrecked qualifying) George Armstrong, X/R. E. Moore, X/X (Did not arrive) Nino Farina, X/X, Ferrari/Ferrari (Withdrew entry) Puffy Puffer, X/X, X/GMC (Did not qualify) 8. joey2448 posted: 12.30.2015 - 4:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Troy Ruttman became the youngest winner of the Indianapolis 500 at the ripe age of 22, a record that I believe is still held today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: