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1953 Indianapolis 500

Date
30 May 1953
Circuit
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA
Round
2 of 9
Winner
Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 14 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 1 200 3:53:01.69 9
2 16 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 12 200 +3:30.87 6
3 3 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 9 200 +4:11.50 2
3 3 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft 9 200 +4:11.50 2
4 59 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +4:39.24 1.5
4 59 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +4:39.24 1.5
5 5 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 200 +7:49.64 2
6 48 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 21 200 +8:10.21 0
7 2 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 25 200 +8:46.02 0
7 2 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 25 200 +8:46.02 0
8 12 Ernie McCoy Stevens 20 200 +10:04.55 0
9 98 Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma 6 196 Accident 0
9 98 Chuck Stevenson Kuzma 6 196 Accident 0
9 98 Gene Hartley Kuzma 6 196 Accident 0
10 53 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 32 193 +7 Laps 0
11 9 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 26 191 Accident 0
12 73 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 19 190 +10 Laps 0
12 73 Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft 19 190 +10 Laps 0
13 88 Manny Ayulo Kuzma 4 184 Engine 0
14 8 Jimmy Bryan Schroeder 31 183 +17 Laps 0
15 49 Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 28 177 Magneto 0
15 49 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 28 177 Magneto 0
16 92 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 10 177 Axle 0
16 92 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 10 177 Axle 0
16 92 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 10 177 Axle 0
17 23 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 14 176 +24 Laps 0
17 23 Johnny Mantz Kurtis Kraft 14 176 +24 Laps 0
R 22 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 22 169 Oil leak 0
R 62 Travis Webb Kurtis Kraft 18 166 Oil leak 0
R 62 Johnny Thomson Kurtis Kraft 18 166 Oil leak 0
R 62 Jackie Holmes Kurtis Kraft 18 166 Oil leak 0
R 51 Bob Sweikert Kuzma 29 151 Suspension 0
R 83 Mike Nazaruk Turner 23 146 Transmission 0
R 77 Pat Flaherty Kuzma 24 115 Accident 0
R 55 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 7 107 Overheating 0
R 55 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft 7 107 Overheating 0
R 55 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 7 107 Overheating 0
R 4 Duane Carter Lesovsky 27 94 Ignition 0
R 7 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 17 89 Magneto 0
R 21 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 8 86 Engine 0
R 38 Don Freeland Watson 15 76 Accident 0
R 41 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 13 53 Accident 0
R 97 Chuck Stevenson Kuzma 16 42 Fuel leak 0
R 99 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 30 30 Magneto 0
R 29 Bob Scott Bromme 11 14 Oil leak 0
R 56 Johnny Thomson Del Roy 33 6 Ignition 0
R 32 Andy Linden Stevens 5 3 Accident 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Alberto Ascari 1 9
2 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 1 9
3 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 0 6
4 Luigi Villoresi 0 6
5 José Froilán González 0 4
6 Mike Hawthorn 0 3
7 Duane Carter Lesovsky 0 2
8 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 0 2
9 Oscar Gálvez 0 2
10 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 0 2

Full 1953 standings