Resultados da trigésima oitava edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway em 31 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 1'03"815 2 19 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar/Chapman Root Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'04"383 0"568 3 9 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'04"440 0"625 4 43 Johnny Thomson H.A. Chapman Nichels ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'04"847 1"032 5 98 Chuck Stevenson J.C. Agajanian Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'04"852 1"037 6 7 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"057 1"242 7 25 Jimmy Reece Emmett Malloy Pankratz D Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"070 1"255 8 16 Duane Carter Automobile Shippers/Casaroll Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"105 1"290 9 17 Bob Sweikert Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"120 1"305 10 1 Sam Hanks Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"220 1"405 11 34 Troy Ruttman Automobile Shippers/Casaroll Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"342 1"527 12 35 Pat O'Connor Hopkins/Motor Racers Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"177 2"362 13 24 Cal Niday Jim Robbins Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"365 2"550 14 73 Mike Nazaruk McNamara/Lee Elkins Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"475 2"660 15 15 Johnnie Parsons Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06'480 2"665 16 12 Rodger Ward Dr. R.N. Sabourin Pawl ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'07"319 3"504 17 31 Gene Hartley John Zink Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'07"720 3"905 18 51 Bill Homeier Jones & Maley Cars Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'07"772 3"957 19 14 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection/Howard Keck Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'07"992 4"177 20 32 Ernie McCoy Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"020 4"205 21 10 Tony Bettenhausen Mel Wiggers Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"087 4"272 22 88 Manny Ayulo Peter Schmidt Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"140 4"325 23 74 Andy Linden Brown Motors Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"302 4"487 24 77 Fred Agabashian Merz Engineering/Milt Marion Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"337 4"522 25 28 Larry Crockett Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"490 4"675 26 33 Len Duncan Ray Brady Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"647 4"832 27 45 Art Cross Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"900 5"085 28 38 Jim Rathmann Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"110 5"295 29 65 Spider Webb Advance Muffler/Bruce Bromme Bromme ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"227 5"412 30 99 Jerry Hoyt Murrell Belanger Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"300 5"485 31 27 Ed Elisian H.A. Chapman Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"315 5"500 32 5 Paul Russo Ansted Rotary/Hoosier Racing Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"370 5"555 33 71 Frank Armi T.W. & W.T. Martin Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 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 4.5 200 3h 49m 17s 270ms (210.548 km/h) 19 8 2 9 Jimmy Bryan Dean Van Lines Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 50m 27s 221ms (+1m 09s 951ms) 3 6 3 2 Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 50m 37s 000ms (+1m 19s 730ms) 1 5 4 34 Troy RuttmanTroy Ruttman e Duane Carter dividiram a condução do bólido 34 e também os pontos referentes ao quarto lugar. Automobile Shippers/Casaroll Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 130 11 1,5 - 34 Duane Carter Automobile Shippers/Casaroll Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 70 3h 52m 09s 950ms (+2m 52s 681ms) 11 1,5 5 73 Mike Nazaruk McNamara/Lee Elkins Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 52m 41s 820ms (+3m 24s 551ms) 14 2 6 77 Fred Agabashian Merz Engineering/Milt Marion Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 53m 04s 820ms (+3m 47s 551ms) 24 7 7 Don Freeland Bob Estes Phillips ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 53m 30s 620ms (+4m 13s 351ms) 6 8 5 Paul Russo Ansted Rotary/Hoosier Racing Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 150 32 - 5 Jerry Hoyt Ansted Rotary/Hoosier Racing Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 50 3h 54m 18s 440ms (+5m 01s 171ms) 32 9 28 Larry Crockett Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 56m 24s 510ms (+7m 07s 240ms) 25 10 24 Cal Niday Jim Robbins Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 56m 24s 960ms (+7m 07s 690ms) 13 11 45 Art Cross Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 120 27 - 45 Johnnie Parsons Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 22 27 - 45 Sam Hanks Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 11 27 - 45 Andy Linden Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 17 27 - 45 Jimmy Davies Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 30 3h 57m 39s 460ms (+8m 22s 190ms) 27 12 98 Chuck Stevenson J.C. Agajanian Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 82 5 - 98 Walt Faulkner J.C. Agajanian Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 117 5 13 88 Manny Ayulo Peter Schmidt Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 197 22 14 17 Bob Sweikert Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 197 9 15 16 Duane Carter Automobile Shippers/Casaroll Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 76 8 - 16 Jimmy Jackson Automobile Shippers/Casaroll Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 57 8 - 16 Tony Bettenhausen Automobile Shippers/Casaroll Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 34 8 - 16 Marshall Teague Automobile Shippers/Casaroll Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 29 8 16 32 Ernie McCoy Ray Crawford Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 194 20 17 25 Jimmy Reece Emmett Malloy Pankratz D Offenhauser L4 4.5 194 7 18 27 Ed Elisian H.A. Chapman Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 148 31 - 27 Bob Scott H.A. Chapman Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 45 31 19 71 Frank Armi T.W. & W.T. Martin Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 179 33 - 71 George Fonder T.W. & W.T. Martin Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 14 33 20 1 Sam Hanks Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 112 10 - 1 Jimmy Davies Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 36 10 - 1 Jim Rathmann Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 43 Rotação 10 21 35 Pat O'Connor Hopkins/Motor Racers Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 181 Rotação 12 22 12 Rodger Ward Dr. R.N. Sabourin Pawl ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 105 Motor 16 - 12 Eddie Johnson Dr. R.N. Sabourin Pawl ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 67 16 23 31 Gene Hartley John Zink Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 151 17 - 31 Marshall Teague John Zink Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 17 Embreagem 17 24 43 Johnny Thomson H.A. Chapman Nichels ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 113 4 - 43 Andy Linden H.A. Chapman Nichels ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 27 4 - 43 Bill Homeier H.A. Chapman Nichels ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 25 Motor 4 25 74 Andy Linden Brown Motors Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 113 23 - 74 Bob Scott Brown Motors Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 52 Suspensão 23 26 99 Jerry Hoyt Murrell Belanger Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 130 Motor 30 27 19 Jimmy Daywalt Sumar/Chapman Root Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 111 Colisão 2 28 38 Jim Rathmann Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 95 28 - 38 Pat Flaherty Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 15 Colisão 28 29 10 Tony Bettenhausen Mel Wiggers Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 105 Biela 21 30 65 Spider Webb Advance Muffler/Bruce Bromme Bromme ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 54 29 - 65 Danny Kladis Advance Muffler/Bruce Bromme Bromme ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 50 Fuga de óleo 29 31 33 Len Duncan Ray Brady Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 43 26 - 33 George Fonder Ray Brady Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 58 Freios 26 32 15 Johnnie Parsons Belond Equa-Flow/Calif. Muffler Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 79 Motor 15 33 51 Bill Homeier Jones & Maley Cars Kurtis Kraft 500C Offenhauser L4 4.5 74 Colisão 18 Fontes:Voltas na liderança: Jack McGrath 47 voltas (1-44; 89-91), Jimmy Daywalt 8 voltas (45-50; 55; 60), Art Cross 8 voltas (51-54; 56-59), Bill Vukovich 90 voltas (61; 92-129; 150-200), Sam Hanks 1 volta (62), Jimmy Bryan 46 voltas (63-88; 130-149).

Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

Classificação do mundial de pilotos Pos.PilotoPontos 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 5Fontes:

Nota: Somente as primeiras cinco posições estão listadas. Entre 1954 e 1957, cada piloto podia computar quatro resultados válidos por ano, havendo divisão de pontos em caso de monopostos compartilhados.

1954 500 Milhas de Indianápolis Categoria:Desporto nos Estados Unidos em 1954