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1953 Indianapolis 500
Sat, May 30th, 1953
Round 2
Track:
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Official race name:
XXXVII Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
Round:
2
(of 9)
Race number:
25
Date:
Sat, May 30th, 1953
Time:
14.00
Track length:
4.023 km
Laps:
200
Race distance:
804.600 km
Weather:
Very hot and dry
For more detailed results, visit the
Results page
Results in Brief
Race
Grid
Qualifying
P
No
Driver
Constructor
Laps
Time/Retired
Avg
Speed
Grid
Pts
1
14
Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
3:53:01.69
207.168
1
9
2
16
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 3m 30.87 secs
204.090
12
6
3
3
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
151
+ 4m 11.50 secs
203.507
9
2
Duane Carter
49
2
4
59
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
104
+ 4m 39.24 secs
203.112
2
1.5
Paul Russo
96
1.5
5
5
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 7m 49.64 secs
200.436
3
2
6
48
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
200
+ 8m 10.21 secs
200.151
21
7
2
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
112
+ 8m 46.02 secs
199.657
25
Eddie Johnson
88
8
12
Ernie McCoy
Stevens-Offenhauser
200
+ 10m 4.55 secs
198.582
20
9
98
Tony Bettenhausen
Kuzma-Offenhauser
115
Accident
6
Chuck Stevenson
44
Gene Hartley
37
10
53
Jimmy Davies
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
193
+ 7 Laps
32
11
9
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft-Novi
191
Accident
26
12
73
Carl Scarborough
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
69
+ 10 Laps
19
Bob Scott
121
13
88
Manny Ayulo
Kuzma-Offenhauser
184
Engine
4
14
8
Jimmy Bryan
Schroeder-Offenhauser
183
+ 17 Laps
31
15
49
Bill Holland
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
141
Magneto
28
Jim Rathmann
36
16
92
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
138
Axle
10
Andy Linden
29
Duke Dinsmore
10
17
23
Walt Faulkner
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
134
+ 24 Laps
14
Johnny Mantz
42
Ret
22
Marshall Teague
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
169
Oil leak
22
Ret
62
Spider Webb
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
112
Oil leak
18
Johnny Thomson
45
Jackie Holmes
9
Ret
51
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma-Offenhauser
151
Suspension
29
Ret
83
Mike Nazaruk
Turner-Offenhauser
146
Transmission
23
Ret
77
Pat Flaherty
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
115
Accident
24
Ret
55
Jerry Hoyt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
82
Overheating
7
Chuck Stevenson
13
Andy Linden
12
Ret
4
Duane Carter
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
94
Ignition
27
Ret
7
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
89
Magneto
17
Ret
21
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
86
Engine
8
Ret
38
Don Freeland
Watson-Offenhauser
76
Accident
15
Ret
41
Gene Hartley
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
53
Accident
13
Ret
97
Chuck Stevenson
Kuzma-Offenhauser
42
Fuel leak
16
Ret
99
Cal Niday
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
30
Magneto
30
Ret
29
Bob Scott
Bromme-Offenhauser
14
Oil leak
11
Ret
56
Johnny Thomson
DelRoy-Offenhauser
6
Ignition
33
Ret
32
Andy Linden
Stevens-Offenhauser
3
Accident
5
DNQ
6
Jim Rathmann
Moore-Offenhauser
DNQ
10
Henry Banks
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
DNQ
15
Chet Miller
Kurtis Kraft-Novi
DNQ
17
Joe Sostilio
Kurtis Kraft-Chrysler
DNQ
24
Cliff Griffith
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
25
George Connor
Kurtis Kraft-Chrysler
DNQ
26
Eddie Johnson
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
28
Pat O'Connor
Deidt-Offenhauser
DNQ
31
Len Duncan
Schroeder-Offenhauser
DNQ
33
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
34
Eddie Sachs
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
35
Buzz Barton
Pawl-Offenhauser
DNQ
36
Potsy Goacher
Pankratz-Offenhauser
DNQ
39
Bill Taylor
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
DNQ
42
Willard Cantrell
Pankratz-Offenhauser
DNQ
43
Roy Neuman
Maserati
DNQ
44
Leroy Warriner
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
46
Johnny Fedricks
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
52
Duke Dinsmore
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
57
Hal Robson
Voelker
DNQ
61
Bill Holland
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
63
Danny Oakes
Moore-Offenhauser
DNQ
64
Pat O'Connor
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
65
Allen Heath
Ewing-Offenhauser
DNQ
66
Johnnie Tolan
Kurtis Kraft-Chrysler
DNQ
67
Johnny Kay
Clemons-Offenhauser
DNQ
69
Joe Barzda
Maserati
DNQ
71
Jackie Holmes
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
74
Pat O'Connor
Schroeder-Offenhauser
DNQ
75
Wayne Selser
Christy-Offenhauser
DNQ
76
George Fonder
Silnes-Offenhauser
DNQ
78
Cal Niday
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
79
Frank Armi
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
81
Len Duncan
Trevis-Offenhauser
DNQ
82
Johnny Roberts
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
84
Bill Homeier
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
DNQ
85
Johnnie Tolan
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
86
Bill Boyd
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
87
Bill Homeier
Kurtis Kraft-Cadillac
DNQ
89
Spider Webb
Maserati-Offenhauser
DNQ
91
Red Hamilton
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
93
Al Herman
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
DNQ
95
Jorge Daponte
Johnson-Wayne
DNQ
96
Jud Larson
Snowberger-Offenhauser
Fastest lap:
1:06.24 -
Bill Vukovich
(Lap 27)
Further details »
R
o
w
1
1
Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:20.13
2
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.73
3
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:23.54
R
o
w
2
4
Manny Ayulo
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:23.96
5
Andy Linden
Stevens-Offenhauser
4:24.59
6
Tony Bettenhausen
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:24.66
R
o
w
3
7
Jerry Hoyt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.23
8
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.50
9
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.76
R
o
w
4
10
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.88
11
Bob Scott
Bromme-Offenhauser
4:21.95
12
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:22.18
R
o
w
5
13
Gene Hartley
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:22.27
14
Walt Faulkner
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:22.55
15
Don Freeland
Watson-Offenhauser
4:23.02
R
o
w
6
16
Chuck Stevenson
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:23.62
17
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:24.28
18
Spider Webb
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:24.38
R
o
w
7
19
Carl Scarborough
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:24.83
20
Ernie McCoy
Stevens-Offenhauser
4:24.85
21
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.20
R
o
w
8
22
Marshall Teague
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.25
23
Mike Nazaruk
Turner-Offenhauser
4:25.28
24
Pat Flaherty
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.35
R
o
w
9
25
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.36
26
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft-Novi
4:25.76
27
Duane Carter
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
4:26.14
R
o
w
10
28
Bill Holland
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.12
29
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:23.02
30
Cal Niday
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:24.52
R
o
w
11
31
Jimmy Bryan
Schroeder-Offenhauser
4:25.67
32
Jimmy Davies
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:26.07
33
Johnny Thomson
DelRoy-Offenhauser
4:26.15
P
No
Driver
Constructor
Time
Gap
%
Avg
Speed
Laps
1
14
Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:20.13
100.0
222.701
2
59
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.73
1.60
100.6
221.340
3
5
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:23.54
3.41
101.3
219.819
4
88
Manny Ayulo
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:23.96
3.83
101.5
219.470
5
32
Andy Linden
Stevens-Offenhauser
4:24.59
4.46
101.7
218.947
6
98
Tony Bettenhausen
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:24.66
4.53
101.7
218.889
7
55
Jerry Hoyt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.23
5.10
102.0
218.419
8
21
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.50
1.37
100.5
221.534
9
3
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.76
1.63
100.6
221.314
10
92
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.88
1.75
100.7
221.213
11
29
Bob Scott
Bromme-Offenhauser
4:21.95
1.82
100.7
221.154
12
16
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:22.18
2.05
100.8
220.960
13
41
Gene Hartley
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:22.27
2.14
100.8
220.884
14
23
Walt Faulkner
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:22.55
2.42
100.9
220.648
15
38
Don Freeland
Watson-Offenhauser
4:23.02
2.89
101.1
220.254
16
97
Chuck Stevenson
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:23.62
3.49
101.3
219.753
17
7
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:24.28
4.15
101.6
219.204
18
62
Spider Webb
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:24.38
4.25
101.6
219.121
19
73
Carl Scarborough
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:24.83
4.70
101.8
218.749
20
12
Ernie McCoy
Stevens-Offenhauser
4:24.85
4.72
101.8
218.732
21
48
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.20
5.07
101.9
218.443
22
22
Marshall Teague
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.25
5.12
102.0
218.402
23
83
Mike Nazaruk
Turner-Offenhauser
4:25.28
5.15
102.0
218.378
24
77
Pat Flaherty
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.35
5.22
102.0
218.320
25
2
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:25.36
5.23
102.0
218.312
26
9
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft-Novi
4:25.76
5.63
102.2
217.983
27
4
Duane Carter
Lesovsky-Offenhauser
4:26.14
6.01
102.3
217.672
28
49
Bill Holland
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:21.12
0.99
100.4
221.857
29
51
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma-Offenhauser
4:23.02
2.89
101.1
220.254
30
99
Cal Niday
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:24.52
4.39
101.7
219.005
31
8
Jimmy Bryan
Schroeder-Offenhauser
4:25.67
5.54
102.1
218.057
32
53
Jimmy Davies
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
4:26.07
5.94
102.3
217.729
33
56
Johnny Thomson
DelRoy-Offenhauser
4:26.15
6.02
102.3
217.664
Further details »
Standings
P
Driver
Pts
1
Alberto Ascari
9
2
Bill Vukovich
9
3
Luigi Villoresi
6
3
4
Art Cross
6
3
5
José Froilán González
4
5
6
Mike Hawthorn
3
6
7
Duane Carter
2
7
=
Sam Hanks
2
7
9
Oscar Gávez
2
7
10
Jack McGrath
2
7
11
Paul Russo
1
.5
8
=
Fred Agabashian
1
.5
8
13
Jean Behra
0
9
14
Jimmy Daywalt
0
9
15
Jim Rathmann
0
9
16
Harry Schell
0
9
=
Maurice Trintignant
0
9
18
Eddie Johnson
0
9
19
John Barber
0
9
20
Ernie McCoy
0
9
21
Alan Brown
0
9
22
Tony Bettenhausen
0
9
=
Gene Hartley
0
9
=
Chuck Stevenson
0
9
25
Jimmy Davies
0
9
26
Duke Nalon
0
9
27
Carl Scarborough
0
9
=
Bob Scott
0
9
29
Manny Ayulo
0
9
30
Jimmy Bryan
0
9
31
Bill Holland
0
9
32
Duke Dinsmore
0
9
=
Rodger Ward
0
9
=
Andy Linden
0
9
35
Walt Faulkner
0
9
=
Johnny Mantz
0
9
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