Indianapolis (1953)

Date: 30 May 1953

Location: Indianapolis, United States of America

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 United States of America Bill Vukovich 9 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
2 United States of America Art Cross 6 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
3 United States of America Sam Hanks 2 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
3 United States of America Duane Carter 2 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
4 United States of America Fred Agabashian 1.5 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
4 United States of America Paul Russo 1.5 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
5 United States of America Jack McGrath 2 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
6 United States of America Jimmy Daywalt 0 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
7 United States of America Jim Rathmann 0 200 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
7 United States of America Eddie Johnson 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
8 United States of America Ernie McCoy 0 200 Stevens Offenhauser Firestone
9 United States of America Tony Bettenhausen 0 196 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
9 United States of America Chuck Stevenson 0 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
9 United States of America Gene Hartley 0 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
10 United States of America Jimmy Davies 0 193 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
11 United States of America Duke Nalon 0 191 Kurtis Kraft Novi Firestone
12 United States of America Carl Scarborough 0 190 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
12 United States of America Bob Scott 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
13 United States of America Manny Ayulo 0 184 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
14 United States of America Jimmy Bryan 0 183 Schroeder Offenhauser Firestone
15 United States of America Bill Holland 0 177 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
15 United States of America Jim Rathmann 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
16 United States of America Rodger Ward 0 177 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
16 United States of America Andy Linden 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
16 United States of America Duke Dinsmore 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
17 United States of America Walt Faulkner 0 176 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
17 United States of America Johnny Mantz 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
18 United States of America Marshall Teague 0 169 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
19 United States of America Spider Webb 0 166 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
19 United States of America Johnny Thomson 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
19 United States of America Jackie Holmes 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
20 United States of America Bob Sweikert 0 151 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
21 United States of America Mike Nazaruk 0 146 Turner Offenhauser Firestone
22 United States of America Pat Flaherty 0 115 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
23 United States of America Jerry Hoyt 0 107 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
23 United States of America Chuck Stevenson 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
23 United States of America Andy Linden 0 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
24 United States of America Duane Carter 0 94 Lesovsky Offenhauser Firestone
25 United States of America Paul Russo 0 89 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
26 United States of America Johnnie Parsons 0 86 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
27 United States of America Don Freeland 0 76 Watson Offenhauser Firestone
28 United States of America Gene Hartley 0 53 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
29 United States of America Chuck Stevenson 0 42 Kuzma Offenhauser Firestone
30 United States of America Cal Niday 0 30 Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser Firestone
31 United States of America Bob Scott 0 14 Bromme Offenhauser Firestone
32 United States of America Johnny Thomson 0 6 Del Roy Offenhauser Firestone
33 United States of America Andy Linden 0 3 Stevens Offenhauser Firestone
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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1953 Indianapolis 500 (1953)

Date: 1953-05-30 · Circuit: Indianapolis (United States of America)

Podium
  1. William John Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 9 pts
  2. Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 6 pts
  3. Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 2 pts
  4. Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 2 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 William John Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 1 0 3:53:01.690 9
2 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 12 +10 3:56:32.562 6
3 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 9 +6 3:57:13.190 2
3 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 2
4 Levon Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 2 -2 3:57:40.930 1.5
4 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 1.5
5 John James McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 -2 4:00:51.330 2
6 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 21 +15 4:01:11.900
7 Royal Richard Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 25 +18 4:01:47.710
7 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft
8 Ernie McCoy Stevens 20 +12 4:03:06.240
9 Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen Kuzma 6 -3 Accident
9 Charles Stevenson Kuzma
9 Leslie Eugene Hartley Kuzma
10 James Richard Davies Kurtis Kraft 32 +22
11 Dennis Nalon Kurtis Kraft 26 +15 Accident
12 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 19 +7
12 Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft
13 Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo Kuzma 4 -9 Engine
14 James Ernest Bryan Schroeder 31 +17
15 Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 28 +13 Magneto
15 Royal Richard Rathmann Kurtis Kraft
16 Rodger M. Ward Kurtis Kraft 10 -6 Axle
16 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft
16 J. Carlyle Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft
17 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 14 -3
17 Johnny Mantz Kurtis Kraft
18 Marshall Pleasant Teague Kurtis Kraft 22 +4 Oil leak
19 Travis Webb Kurtis Kraft 18 -1 Oil leak
19 Johnny Thomson Kurtis Kraft
19 Jackie Holmes Kurtis Kraft
20 Robert Charles Sweikert Kuzma 29 +9 Suspension
21 Mike Nazaruk Turner 23 +2 Transmission
22 George Francis Flaherty, Jr. Kurtis Kraft 24 +2 Accident
23 Gerald F. Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 7 -16 Overheating
23 Charles Stevenson Kurtis Kraft
23 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft
24 Duane Carter Lesovsky 27 +3 Ignition
25 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 17 -8 Magneto
26 Johnnie Woodrow Parsons Kurtis Kraft 8 -18 Engine
27 Don Freeland Watson 15 -12 Accident
28 Leslie Eugene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 13 -15 Accident
29 Charles Stevenson Kuzma 16 -13 Fuel leak
30 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 30 0 Magneto
31 Bob Scott Bromme 11 -20 Oil leak
32 Johnny Thomson Del Roy 33 +1 Ignition
33 Andy Linden Stevens 5 -28 Accident
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 William John Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 1
2 Levon Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 2
3 John James McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3
4 Manuel Leaonedas Ayulo Kuzma 4
5 Andy Linden Stevens 5
6 Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen Kuzma 6
7 Gerald F. Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 7
8 Johnnie Woodrow Parsons Kurtis Kraft 8
9 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 9
10 Rodger M. Ward Kurtis Kraft 10

Fastest Lap

William John Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft) – 3:53:01.690

Driver of the Day

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