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1953 Indianapolis 500

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The 1953 Indianapolis 500 was held on Saturday, May 30, 1953 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship.


Contents

[edit] Classification

Pos Grid No Driver Team Qual Rank Laps Led Time/Retired Points
1 1 14 Flag of United States Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 138.39 1 200 195 3:53:02.3 9
2 12 16 Flag of United States Art Cross Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.31 8 200 0 +3:30.87 6
3 9 3 Flag of United States Sam Hanks
Flag of United States Duane Carter
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.53 5 200 3 +4:11.50 2
2
4 2 59 Flag of United States Fred Agabashian
Flag of United States Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.54 4 200 1 +4:39.24 1.5
1.5
5 3 5 Flag of United States Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136.6 13 200 0 +7:49.64 2
6 21 48 Flag of United States Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.74 23 200 0 +8:10.21  
7 25 2 Flag of United States Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.66 27 200 1 +8:46.02  
8 20 12 Flag of United States Ernie McCoy Stevens-Offenhauser 135.92 22 200 0 +10:04.55  
9 6 98 Flag of United States Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma-Offenhauser 136.02 20 196 0 Accident  
10 32 53 Flag of United States Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.26 31 193 0 +7 Laps  
11 26 9 Flag of United States Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft-Novi 135.46 30 191 0 Accident  
12 19 73 Flag of United States Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.93 21 190 0 +10 Laps  
13 4 88 Flag of United States Manny Ayulo Kuzma-Offenhauser 136.38 15 184 0 Engine  
14 31 8 Flag of United States Jimmy Bryan Schroeder-Offenhauser 135.5 29 183 0 + 17 Laps  
15 28 49 Flag of United States Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.86 2 177 0 Magneto  
16 10 92 Flag of United States Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.46 6 177 0 Axle  
17 14 23 Flag of United States Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.11 10 176 0 + 24 Laps  
18 22 22 Flag of United States Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.72 25 169 0 Oil Leak  
19 18 62 Flag of United States Spider Webb Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136.16 17 166 0 Oil Leak  
20 29 51 Flag of United States Bob Sweikert Kuzma-Offenhauser 136.87 11 151 0 Suspension  
21 23 83 Flag of United States Mike Nazaruk Turner-Offenhauser 135.7 26 146 0 Transmission  
22 24 77 Flag of United States Pat Flaherty Kuzma-Offenhauser 135.66 28 115 0 Accident  
23 7 55 Flag of United States Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.73 24 107 0 Overheating  
24 27 4 Flag of United States Duane Carter Lesovsky-Offenhauser 135.26 32 94 0 Ignition
25 17 7 Flag of United States Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136.21 16 89 0 Magneto
26 8 21 Flag of United States Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.66 3 86 0 Engine  
27 15 38 Flag of United States Don Freeland Watson-Offenhauser 136.86 12 76 0 Accident  
28 13 41 Flag of United States Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.26 9 53 0 Accident  
29 16 97 Flag of United States Chuck Stevenson Kuzma-Offenhauser 136.56 14 42 0 Fuel Leak  
30 30 99 Flag of United States Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136.09 18 30 0 Magneto  
31 11 29 Flag of United States Bob Scott Bromme-Offenhauser 137.43 7 14 0 Oil Leak  
32 33 56 Flag of United States Johnny Thomson Del Roy-Offenhauser 135.26 33 6 0 Ignition  
33 5 32 Flag of United States Andy Linden Stevens-Offenhauser 136.06 19 3 0 Accident  

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Bill Vukovich - 4'20.13
  • Fastest lap: Bill Vukovich - 1'06.240
  • Chet Miller died in an accident in practice on May 15.
  • Carl Scarborough retired from the race due to heat exhaustion, and died later at the infield hospital.
  • The race was known as the "Hottest 500", with track temperatures exceeding 130°F, and several drivers used backup drivers, including:
    • Duane Carter (49 laps) took over from Sam Hanks (151)
    • Paul Russo (96) took over from Fred Agabashian (104)
    • Eddie Johnson (88) took over from Jim Rathman (112)
    • Gene Hartley (37) and Chuck Stevenson (44) took over from Tony Bettenhausen (115)
    • Carl Scarborough (69) took over from Bob Scott (121)
    • Jim Rathmann (36) took over from Bill Holland (141)
    • Duke Dinsmore (10) and Andy Linden (29) took over from Rodger Ward (138)
    • Johnny Mantz (42) took over from Walt Faulkner (134)
    • Jackie Holmes (9) and Johnny Thomson (45) took over from Spider Webb (112)
    • Andy Linden (12) and Chuck Stevenson (13) took over from Jerry Hoyt (82)
Previous race:
1953 Argentine Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World
Championship, 1953 season
Next race:
1953 Dutch Grand Prix

Previous race:
1952 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500 Next race:
1954 Indianapolis 500


1952 Indianapolis 500
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