1953 Detroit 100 is 473rd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Michigan Fairgrounds circuit. Duane Carter won the pole position, Rodger Ward won this race. Allen Heath and Jimmy Bryan also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 51 laps (82 km).
Previous race:
1953 Springfield 100
Next race:
1953 Springfield 100
Race Start:
4th July 1953
2nd victory for the MA Walker team
2nd victory for the Rodger Ward
2nd podium for the Rodger Ward
1st podium for the Allen Heath
2nd podium for the Jimmy Bryan
Kurtis Kraft 4000 #92 - 1953 Detroit 100 winner
Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
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1 | Duane Carter | Moore ? 1953, #63 | 0 | Lindsey Hopkins Racing |
2 | Johnny Fedricks | Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89 | 0 | Dunn Engineering |
3 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92 | 0 | MA Walker |
4 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21 | 0 | JS Belond |
5 | Cal Niday | Lesovsky ? 1953, #4 | 0 | Miracle Power |
6 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft 2000, #52 | 0 | Tom Sarafoff |
7 | Manuel Ayulo | Kuzma ? 1953, #88 | 0 | Peter J Schmidt |
8 | Jimmy Davies | Ewing ? 1953, #42 | 0 | Pat Clancy |
9 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7 | 0 | Federal Engineering |
10 | Allen Heath | Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73 | 0 | McNamara |
11 | Eddie Russo | Trevis ? 1953, #81 | 0 | Pete Salemi |
12 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16 | 0 | Springfield Welding |
13 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3 | 0 | Ed Walsh |
14 | Jack Mcgrath | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5 | 0 | Jack B Hinkle |
15 | Andy Linden | Pankratz ? 1953, #36 | 0 | Sid Street Motors |
16 | Ernie Mccoy | Russo-Nichels D, #12 | 0 | H Allen Chapman |
17 | Gene Hartley | Meyer ? 1953, #57 | 0 | Howard Iddings |
18 | Mike Nazaruk | Turner D, #83 | 0 | Lee Elkins |
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