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1953 Detroit 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Michigan Fairgrounds circuit. Full information

1953 Detroit 100

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

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Detroit 100

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 - 1953 Detroit 100 winner

Kurtis Kraft 4000 #92 - 1953 Detroit 100 winner

1953 Detroit 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	102	37m 12.040s	MA Walker
2	Allen Heath	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	81.59999999999999		McNamara
3	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	71.40000000000001		Springfield Welding
4	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	61.2		Ed Walsh
5	Ernie Mccoy	Russo-Nichels D, #12	51		H Allen Chapman
6	Mike Nazaruk	Turner D, #83	40.8		Lee Elkins
7	Duane Carter	Moore ? 1953, #63	30.6		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
8	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21	25.5		JS Belond
9	Cal Niday	Lesovsky ? 1953, #4	20.4		Miracle Power
10	Andy Linden	Pankratz ? 1953, #36	15.3		Sid Street Motors
11	Eddie Russo	Trevis ? 1953, #81	10.2		Pete Salemi
12	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #52	5.1		Tom Sarafoff
13	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7	0		Federal Engineering
14	Gene Hartley	Meyer ? 1953, #57	0		Howard Iddings
15	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1953, #42	0		Pat Clancy
16	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	0		Jack B Hinkle
17	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1953, #88	0		Peter J Schmidt
18	Johnny Fedricks	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	0		Dunn Engineering

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Detroit 100 on the Michigan Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Duane Carter	Moore ? 1953, #63	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
2	Johnny Fedricks	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	Dunn Engineering
3	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	MA Walker
4	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21	JS Belond
5	Cal Niday	Lesovsky ? 1953, #4	Miracle Power
6	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #52	Tom Sarafoff
7	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1953, #88	Peter J Schmidt
8	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1953, #42	Pat Clancy
9	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7	Federal Engineering
10	Allen Heath	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	McNamara
11	Eddie Russo	Trevis ? 1953, #81	Pete Salemi
12	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	Springfield Welding
13	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Ed Walsh
14	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	Jack B Hinkle
15	Andy Linden	Pankratz ? 1953, #36	Sid Street Motors
16	Ernie Mccoy	Russo-Nichels D, #12	H Allen Chapman
17	Gene Hartley	Meyer ? 1953, #57	Howard Iddings
18	Mike Nazaruk	Turner D, #83	Lee Elkins