1951 Kuzma Agajanian Special

Nineteen fifty-two marked the last year in which a dirt track-type championship car would win the '500', the Eddie Kuzma-built, Offenhauser-powered machine being driven by Troy Ruttman, who, having just turned 22, remains the youngest driver ever to win at Indianapolis. This car, which won several other Championship races, made its debut at Indianapolis in 1951 when a late run by Walt Faulkner resulted in one- and four-lap qualifying records (but not the pole position), the single-lap mark being raised to 138.122 mph. The chief mechanic in both years was Clay Smith.