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| Date | Friday 30 May 1952 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event | Indianapolis 500 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis |
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| Event Format | Race of 200 laps |
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| Race | 19 of 51 |
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| Championship race | 17 |
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| Laps | 200 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4023 m |
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| Race Distance | 4023 × 200 = 804.600 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-3-3-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Weather | Sunny, Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 33 |
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| Qualifiers | 33 |
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| Finishers | 21 |
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| Championship Debutants | Art Cross (Driver),
Bob Scott (Driver),
Bob Sweikert (Driver),
Eddie Johnson (Driver),
George Fonder (Driver),
Jim Rigsby (Driver),
Jimmy Bryan (Driver),
Jimmy Reece (Driver),
Ferrari 375 Special (Car Model),
Kurtis Kraft 4000 (Car Model),
Kurtis Kraft 500A (Car Model),
29 (Car Number),
33 (Car Number),
37 (Car Number),
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65 (Car Number),
Bessie Lee Paoli (Entrant),
Coast Grain Co (Entrant),
Earl F. Slick (Entrant),
Enzo Ferrari (Entrant),
Federal Auto Associates (Entrant),
Hart Fullerton (Entrant),
John Zink (Entrant),
Lewis W Welch (Entrant),
Mel B. Wiggers (Entrant),
Ray T. Brady (Entrant),
Roger Wolcott (Entrant),
Tom Sarafoff (Entrant),
Vincent Granatelli (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 26 - 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 28 - 10th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 98 - 1st Win (Car Number)
Bill Vukovich - 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Cummins Engine Co - 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Cummins - 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Firestone - 75th Race Entry (Tyre Manufacturer)
Fred Agabashian - 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Howard Keck Co - 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
J.C. Agajanian - 1st Win (Entrant)
Kurtis Kraft - 50th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Kuzma - 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
Offenhauser - 75th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Troy Ruttman - 1st Win (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
1. Highest Race Win Ratio – Kuzma (50.00%),
2. Highest 12th Place Finish Ratio –  Jim Rigsby (100.00%),
3. Highest 14th Place Finish Ratio – Stevens (33.33%),
4. Highest 15th Place Finish Ratio – Sherman (50.00%),
5. Highest 15th Place Finish Ratio – George Fonder (100.00%),
6. Highest 19th Place Finish Ratio – Lesovsky (16.67%),
7. Highest 20th Place Finish Ratio – Lesovsky (16.67%),
8. Most 25th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (2),
9. Most 32nd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (2),
10. Most 33rd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (2),
11. Most 33rd Place Qualifications – Johnny McDowell (2)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most 18th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (2),
2. Most 21st Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (2),
3. Highest 13th Place Finish Ratio – Kurtis Kraft (3.92%),
4. Highest 18th Place Finish Ratio – Kurtis Kraft (3.92%),
5. Highest 21st Place Finish Ratio – Kurtis Kraft (3.92%)
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