Race Results for the 1954 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
19 |
14 |
Bill Vukovich
(W) |
Fuel Injection |
KK500A/Offy |
130.840 |
200 |
90 |
$74,935 |
| 2 |
3 |
9 |
Jimmy Bryan
|
Dean Van Lines |
Kuzma/Offy |
130.178 |
200 |
46 |
$35,885 |
| 3 |
1 |
2 |
Jack McGrath
|
Hinkle |
KK500C/Offy |
130.086 |
200 |
47 |
$27,410 |
| 4 |
11 |
34 |
Troy Ruttman
(W) |
Automobile Shippers |
KK500A/Offy |
129.218 |
200 |
0 |
$12,710 |
| 5 |
14 |
73 |
Mike Nazaruk
|
McNamara |
KK500C/Offy |
128.923 |
200 |
0 |
$10,935 |
| 6 |
24 |
77 |
Fred Agabashian
|
Merz Engineering |
KK500C/Offy |
128.711 |
200 |
0 |
$8,035 |
| 7 |
6 |
7 |
Don Freeland
|
Bob Estes |
Phillips/Offy |
128.474 |
200 |
0 |
$6,885 |
| 8 |
32 |
5 |
Paul Russo
|
Ansted Rotary |
KK500A/Offy |
128.037 |
200 |
0 |
$6,260 |
| 9 |
25 |
28 |
Larry Crockett
(R) |
Federal Engineering |
KK3000/Offy |
126.899 |
200 |
0 |
$6,985 |
| 10 |
13 |
24 |
Cal Niday
|
Jim Robbins |
Stevens/Offy |
126.895 |
200 |
0 |
$6,310 |
| 11 |
27 |
45 |
Art Cross
|
Bardahl |
KK4000/Offy |
126.232 |
200 |
8 |
$5,255 |
| 12 |
5 |
98 |
Chuck Stevenson
|
Agajanian |
Kuzma/Offy |
Running |
199 |
0 |
$3,710 |
| 13 |
22 |
88 |
Manuel Ayulo
|
Schmidt |
KK500C/Offy |
Running |
197 |
0 |
$3,465 |
| 14 |
9 |
17 |
Bob Sweikert
|
Lutes |
KK4000/Offy |
Running |
197 |
0 |
$3,345 |
| 15 |
8 |
16 |
Duane Carter
|
Automobile Shippers |
KK4000/Offy |
Running |
196 |
0 |
$3,225 |
| 16 |
20 |
32 |
Ernie McCoy
|
Crawford |
KK500B/Offy |
Running |
194 |
0 |
$3,105 |
| 17 |
7 |
25 |
Jimmy Reece
|
Malloy |
Pankratz/Offy |
Running |
194 |
0 |
$2,985 |
| 18 |
31 |
27 |
Ed Elisian
(R) |
Chapman |
Stevens/Offy |
Running |
193 |
0 |
$2,865 |
| 19 |
33 |
71 |
Frank Armi
(R) |
Martin Brothers |
Silnes/Offy |
Running |
193 |
0 |
$2,835 |
| 20 |
10 |
1 |
Sam Hanks
|
Bardahl |
KK4000/Offy |
Spun out |
191 |
1 |
$2,955 |
| 21 |
12 |
35 |
Pat O'Connor
(R) |
Hopkins |
KK500C/Offy |
Spun out |
181 |
0 |
$3,275 |
| 22 |
16 |
12 |
Rodger Ward
|
Dr. Sabourin |
Allen/Offy |
Stalled |
172 |
0 |
$2,945 |
| 23 |
17 |
31 |
Gene Hartley
|
John Zink |
KK4000/Offy |
Clutch |
168 |
0 |
$2,815 |
| 24 |
4 |
43 |
Johnny Thomson
|
Chapman |
Nichels/Offy |
Stalled |
165 |
0 |
$2,885 |
| 25 |
23 |
74 |
Andy Linden
|
Brown Motor Co. |
Schroeder/Offy |
Torsion bar |
165 |
0 |
$3,655 |
| 26 |
30 |
99 |
Jerry Hoyt
|
Belanger Motors |
Kurtis/Offy |
Engine |
130 |
0 |
$2,625 |
| 27 |
2 |
19 |
Jimmy Daywalt
|
Sumar |
KK500C/Offy |
Accident |
111 |
8 |
$4,445 |
| 28 |
28 |
38 |
Jim Rathmann
|
Bardahl |
KK500C/Offy |
Accident |
110 |
0 |
$2,765 |
| 29 |
21 |
10 |
Tony Bettenhausen
|
Mel Wiggers |
KK500C/Offy |
Bearing |
105 |
0 |
$2,535 |
| 30 |
29 |
65 |
Spider Webb
|
Advance Muffler |
Bromme/Offy |
Fuel pump |
104 |
0 |
$2,605 |
| 31 |
26 |
33 |
Len Duncan
(R) |
Brady |
Schroeder/Offy |
Brake cylinder |
101 |
0 |
$2,875 |
| 32 |
15 |
15 |
Johnnie Parsons
(W) |
Belond Equa-Flow Exhaust |
KK500B/Offy |
Engine died |
79 |
0 |
$2,745 |
| 33 |
18 |
51 |
Bill Homeier
(R) |
Jones & Maley |
KK500C/Offy |
Pit Accident |
74 |
0 |
$2,415 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner