|| *Comments on the 1954 Indianapolis 500:* View the most recent comment <#9> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. RaceFanX posted: 09.19.2009 - 10:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Bill Vukovich's second straight Indy 500 win 2. Aldo posted: 10.01.2009 - 5:34 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Did not qualify: nq 3 Marshall TEAGUE Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 6 Art CROSS Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 8 Duke NALON Kurtis Kraft Novi nq 18 Bob SCOTT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 21 Bob SCOTT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 22 George TICHENOR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 22 Cliff GRIFFITH Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 23 Jerry HOYT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 26 Henry BANKS Lesovsky Offenhauser nq 36 George FONDER Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 36 Al HERMAN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 37 Eddie RUSSO Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 38 Bill HOLLAND Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 39 Pat FLAHERTY Kurtis Kraft Chrysler nq 41 Franck MUNDY Schroeder Offenhauser nq 44 Walt FAULKNER Kuzma Offenhauser nq 47 Danny OAKES Ferrari Ferrari nq 49 Danny OAKES Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 52 Chuck WEYANT Silnes Offenhauser nq 53 Jimmy DAVIES Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 54 Eddie SACHS Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 59 Jim RATHMANN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 62 Duke DINSMORE Ewing Offenhauser nq 66 Bob CHRISTIE Lesovsky Offenhauser nq 67 Duke DINSMORE Ewing Offenhauser nq 67 Potsy GOACHER Moore Offenhauser nq 68 Ed ELISIAN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 69 Johnnie TOLAN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 83 Eddie JOHNSON Turner Offenhauser nq 89 Pat FLAHERTY Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 93 Billy DeVORE Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser nq 97 Walt FAULKNER Lesovsky Offenhauser nq 99 Lee WALLARD Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 3. martin-n-rusty posted: 03.09.2010 - 4:57 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) 5th win for Americans in F1 at this point 4. martin-n-rusty posted: 11.18.2010 - 4:11 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) - 30th (and 31st due to relief driver) points finish by American drivers in F1 up to this point - 100th point earned by American drivers in F1 up to this point 5. NazRacePhan posted: 05.25.2013 - 9:57 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) why on Earth so many relief drivers???? 6. joey2448 posted: 12.14.2013 - 5:35 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) How is it that Jimmy Bryan (second place, -69.95 seconds) finished further behind than Jack McGrath (third place, -69.73 seconds)? This is either a mistake or a post-race penalty... 7. Graham Clayton posted: 09.20.2014 - 8:08 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Bill Homeier's 74 laps is the most by a last-placed driver in Indy 500 history. 8. Schroeder51 posted: 03.14.2015 - 3:24 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) First Indy 500 starts for Ed Elisian, Pat O'Connor, and Bill Homeier. Only Indy 500 starts for Larry Crockett, Frank Armi, and Len Duncan. Last Indy 500 starts for Mike Nazaruk, Manny Ayulo, Ernie McCoy, and Spider Webb. 9. Schroeder51 posted: 03.14.2015 - 8:32 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Complete DNQs/WDs: (Driver; Number; Sponsor; Chassis/Engine; Status) Marshall Teague, #3 Hart Fullerton, Kurtis 4000/Offy (DNS, too slow) Art Cross, #6 Springfield Welding, Kurtis 4000/Offy (DNS, too slow) Duke Nalon, #8 Novi, Kurtis FD/Novi SC (DNS, too slow) Bob Scott, #18 Ray Brady, Kurtis 4000/Offy (Did not qualify) Bob Scott, #21 Travelon Trailer, Kurtis 500/Offy (DNS, too slow) Cliff Griffith, #22 Tom Sarafoff, Kurtis 2000/Offy (Did not qualify) George Tichenor, #22 Tom Sarafoff, Kurtis 2000/Offy (Did not qualify) Jerry Hoyt, #23 Sumar, Kurtis 3000/Offy (Did not qualify) Henry Banks, #26 Hopkins, Lesovsky D/Offy (Retired) George Connor, #27 Chapman, Stevens D/Offy (Retired) George Fonder, #36 Ed Stone, Kurtis 3000/Offy (Did not qualify) Al Herman, #36 Ed Stone, Kurtis 3000/Offy (Did not qualify) Eddie Russo, #37 Federal Engineering, Kurtis 4000/Offy (Did not qualify) Bill Holland, #38 Bardahl, Kurtis 500/Offy (Did not qualify) Pat Flaherty, #39 Shouse Motors, Kurtis 500/Chrysler V8 (Did not qualify) Frank Mundy, #41 McDaniel, Schroeder/Offy (Did not qualify) Walt Faulkner, #44 Peter Schmidt, Kuzma D/Offy (DNS, too slow) Joe Sostillo, #45 Bardahl, Kurtis 4000/Offy (Did not qualify) Danny Oakes, #47 Ferrari, Ferrari/Ferrari (Did not qualify) Danny Oakes, #49 Micro-Nut, Kurtis 4000/Offy (DNS, too slow) Chuck Weyant, #52 Parks Motors, Silnes D/Offy (Did not qualify) Jimmy Davies, #53 Pat Clancy, Kurtis 500/Offy (DNS, too slow) Eddie Sachs, #54 Marion Engineering, Kurtis 2000/Offy (Did not qualify) Jim Rathmann, #59 Elgin Piston Pin, Kurtis 500/Offy (DNS, too slow) Duke Dinsmore, #62 Commercial Motor Freight, Ewing D/Offy (DNS, too slow) Bob Christie, #66 Christie, Lesovsky D/Offy (Did not qualify) Wally Campbell, #66 Murant, Lesovsky D/Offy (Failed rookie test) Duke Dinsmore, #67 D-A Lubricants, Moore D/Offy (Did not qualify) Potsy Goacher, #67 D-A Lubricant, Moore D/Offy (Wrecked practice) Leroy Warriner, #67 D-A Lubricants, Moore D/Offy (Withdrew due to injuries) Ed Elisian, #68 Peter Wales Trucking, Kurtis 4000/Offy (DNS, too slow) Johnnie Tolan, #69 W. P. T., Kurtis 500/Offy SC (Did not qualify) Wally Campbell, #81 Central Excavating, X/X (Failed rookie test) Eddie Johnson, #83 McNamara, Turner D/Offy (DNS, too slow) Pat Flaherty, #89 Dunn Engineering, Kurtis 500/Offy (Did not qualify) Billy DeVore, #93 Youngstown White Truck, Kurtis 3000/Offy (Did not qualify) Walt Faulkner, #97 Belanger, Lesovsky D/Offy SC (Did not qualify) Lee Wallard, #99 Belanger, Kurtis D/Offy (Retired) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: