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| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
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| Indianapolis 500 | |||||
| Sanctioning body | AAA | ||||
| Date | May 31, 1954 | ||||
| Winner | Bill Vukovich | ||||
| Winning Entrant | Howard B. Keck | ||||
| Average speed | 130.840 mph (210.567 km/h) | ||||
| Pole position | Jack McGrath | ||||
| Pole speed | 141.033 mph (226.971 km/h) | ||||
| Most laps led | Bill Vukovich (90) | ||||
| Pre-race | |||||
| Pace car | Dodge Royal 500 | ||||
| Pace car driver | W. C. Newberg | ||||
| Starter | Bill Vanderwater[1] | ||||
| Honorary referee | Ralph DePalma[1] | ||||
| Estimated attendance | 175,000[2] | ||||
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The 38th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1954. The event was part of the 1954 AAA National Championship Trail, and was also race 2 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers.
- ^ a b Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
- ^ Campbell, Don G. (June 1, 1954). "Even Weather Co-Operates At Speedway". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
