(#53) Gene Force (#96) Dick Fraizer (#63) Potsy Goacher (#93) Perry Grimm (#55) Peter Hahn (#74) Allen Heath (#32, #97) Tommy Hinnershitz (#27) Jackie Holmes (#41) Jimmy Jackson (#61) Danny Kladis (#19) Jud Larson (#39, #66) Bayliss Levrett (#69) – Wrecked practice, retired Frank Luptow (#56) George Lynch (#74) Johnny Mauro (#35) Mike Nazaruk (#5, #66) Danny Oakes (#39) Puffy Puffer Paul Russo (#10) Carl Scarborough (#33, #44) Albert Scully (#62) – Did not arrive Doc Shanebrook (#76) Ottis Stine (#84) Bill Taylor (#47) George Tichenor (#88) Johnnie Tolan (#51) Leroy Warriner (#27) Chuck Weyant (#92) – Did not arrive Notes Pole position: Fred Agabashian – 4:20.85 (4 laps) Agabashian's Cummins Diesel Special was the first entry in the Indianapolis 500 to be powered by a turbocharged engine (then described as "turbosupercharged"). Gear-driven centrifugal blowers known as "superchargers" had been used since the 1920s to increase the volumetric efficiency and power output of racing engines, but the Cummins Diesel was the first to make use of the "free" energy contained in the engine exhaust stream to drive a turbine wheel connected to a centrifugal blower (thus, "turbo-supercharging"). Fastest Lead Lap: Bill Vukovich – 1:06.60 (135.135 mph) As of 2022, Troy Ruttman remains the youngest driver to win the Indianapolis 500, at 22 years and 80 days. Ruttman also became the youngest driver to win a race counting for the World Championship of Drivers. His record was broken by Fernando Alonso at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. Alberto Ascari marked the first instance of a driver competing seriously for the World Drivers' Championship (of which the 500 was a points-scoring race) to race in the 500. Although he finished 31st at Indy, he went on to win all of the remaining races and the title. 1952 was the only occasion when the fastest (Chet Miller) and slowest (Jim Rigsby) qualifiers for the race started next to each other. 1952 was the first Indy 500 in which not a single relief driver was utilized during the race. Broadcasting Radio The race was carried live on the radio on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. During the offseason, the Speedway management created the network to handle broadcasting duties in-house. The arrangement was under the flagship of 1070 WIBC-AM of Indianapolis, and featured a crew that consisted mostly of WIBC talent. WIBC landed exclusive rights of the broadcast in the Indianapolis market, which eventually