Indianapolis 500 1953 Indianapolis 30 May
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 14 Bill Vukovich USA Howard Heck Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 3h53m01.69s 9 1 2 16 Art Cross USA Bessie Lee Paoli Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 3h56m32.56s 6 12 3 03 - - Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 3h57m13.24s - - 03 Sam Hanks USA - - - 151 - 2 9 - 03 Duane Carter USA - - - 40 - 2 - 4 59 - - Grancor Auto Specialists Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 3h57m40.91s - - 59 Freddie Agabashian USA - - - 104 - 1.5 2 - 59 Paul Russo USA - - - 96 - 1.5 - 5 05 Jack McGrath USA Jack Hinkle Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 4h00m51.33s 2 3 6 48 Jimmy Daywalt USA Chapman Root Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 4h01m11.88s - 21 7 02 - - Ernest Ruiz Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 - - - 02 Jim Rathmann USA - - - 112 - - 25 - 02 Eddie Johnson USA - - - 88 - - - 8 12 Ernie McCoy USA HA Chapman Stevens Offenhauser 200 - - 20 9 98 - - JC Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 196 Accident - - 98 Tony Bettenhausen USA - - - 115 - - 6 - 98 Chuck Stevenson USA - - - 44 - - - - 98 Gene Hartley USA - - - 38 - - - 10 53 Jimmy Davies USA Pat Clancy Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 193 - - 32 11 09 Duke Nalon USA Jean Marcenac Kurtis Kraft Novi 191 Spun Off - 26 12 73 - - Lee Elkins Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 190 - - - 73 Carl Scarborough USA - - - 69 - - 19 - 73 Bob Scott USA - - - 121 - - - 13 88 Manuel "Manny" Ayulo USA Peter Schmidt Kuzma Offenhauser 184 Con Rod - 4 14 08 Jimmy Bryan USA John McDaniel Schroeder Offenhauser 183 - - 31 15 49 - - Ray Crawfotd Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 177 Cam Gear - - 49 Bill Holland USA - - - 141 - - 28 - 49 Jim Rathmann USA - - - 34 - - - 16 92 - - MA Walker Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 177 Rear Axle - - 92 Andy Linden USA - - - 29 - - 10 - 92 Rodger Ward USA - - - 138 - - - - 92 Duke Dinsmore USA - - - 10 - - - 17 23 - - Eugene Casaroll Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 176 - - - 23 Walt Faulkner USA - - - 134 - - 14 - 23 Johnny Mantz USA - - - 42 - - - R 22 Marshall Teague USA Hart Fullerton Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 169 Oil Leak - 22 R 62 - - 3L Racing Team Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 166 Oil Leak - - 62 Travis "Spider" Webb USA - - - 112 - - 18 - 62 Johnny Thomson USA - - - 45 - - - - 62 Jackie Holmes USA - - - 9 - - - R 51 Bob Sweikert USA AE Dean Kuzma Offenhauser 151 Suspension - 29 R 83 Mike Nazaruk USA Lee Elkins Turner Offenhauser 146 Stalled - 23 R 77 Pat Flaherty USA Peter Schmidt Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 115 Accident - 24 R 55 - - John Zink Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 107 Cockpit Heat - - 55 Jerry Hoyt USA - - - 82 - - 7 - 55 Chuck Stevenson USA - - - 13 - - - - 55 Andy Linden USA - - - 12 - - - R 03 Duane Carter USA Murrell Belanger Lesovsky Offenhauser 94 Ignition - 27 R 07 Paul Russo USA Federal Auto Associates Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 89 Magneto - 17 R 21 Johnnie Parsons USA JS Belond Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 86 Crankshaft - 8 R 38 Don Freeland USA Bob Estes Watson Offenhauser 76 Accident - 15 R 41 Gene Hartley USA Federal Auto Associates Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 53 Accident - 13 R 55 Chuck Stevenson USA JC Agajanian Kuzma Offenhauser 42 Fuel Leak - 16 R 99 Cal Niday USA Murrell Melanger Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 30 Magneto - 30 R 29 Bob Scott USA Louis & Bruce Bromme Bromme Offenhauser 14 Oil Leak - 11 R 56 Johnny Thomson USA RN Sabourin Del Roy Offenhauser 6 Ignition - 33 R 32 Andy Linden USA Rotary Engineering Stevens Offenhauser 3 Accident - 5 Lap Leaders Total Bill Vukovich 1-48, 54-200 195 Freddie Agabashian 49 1 Jim Rathmann 50 1 Sam Hanks 51-53 3 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (4m20.13s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m06.24s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1= Bill Vukovich USA 9 1= Alberto Ascari ITA 9 3= Luigi Villoresi ITA 6 3= Art Cross USA 6 5 José Froilan Gonzalez ARG 4 6 Mike Hawthorn GBR 3