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1953 Golden State 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Sacramento circuit. Full information

1953 Golden State 100

1953 Golden State 100 is 480th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Sacramento circuit. Mike Nazaruk won the pole position, Jimmy Bryan won this race. Bob Sweikert and Sam Hanks also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1953 Hoosier 100
Next race: 1953 Phoenix 100
Race Start: 25th October 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Golden State 100

3rd victory for the Bessie Lee Paoli team
1st victory for the Jimmy Bryan
3rd podium for the Jimmy Bryan
2nd podium for the Bob Sweikert
11th podium for the Sam Hanks

1953 Golden State 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	200	1h 15m 12.050s	Bessie Lee Paoli
2	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma ? 1953, #51	160		Dean Van Lines Racing Division
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	140		Ed Walsh
4	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1953, #9	120		Pat Clancy
5	Bob Scott	Russo-Nichels D, #12	100		H Allen Chapman
6	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7	80		Federal Engineering
7	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #22	60		Hart Fullerton
8	Jerry Hoyt	Blough ?? 1953, #48	50		Chapman S Root
9	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma ? 1953, #98	40		JC Agajanian
10	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	30		Jack B Hinkle
11	Edgar Elder, Frank Armi	Pankratz ? 1953, #42	14.6		Emmett J Malloy
12	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1953, #88	10		Peter J Schmidt
13	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	0		MA Walker
14	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	0		Lee Elkins
15	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21	0		JS Belond
16	Don Olds	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #63	0		Leo Dobry
17	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	0		Bob Estes
18	Eddie Sachs	Clemons ?? 1950, #67	0		Lee S Glessner

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Golden State 100 on the Sacramento circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
2	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	Jack B Hinkle
3	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	Bessie Lee Paoli
4	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma ? 1953, #51	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
5	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21	JS Belond
6	Jerry Hoyt	Blough ?? 1953, #48	Chapman S Root
7	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1953, #9	Pat Clancy
8	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma ? 1953, #98	JC Agajanian
9	Jimmy Reece	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #22	Hart Fullerton
10	Don Olds	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #63	Leo Dobry
11	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7	Federal Engineering
12	Bob Scott	Russo-Nichels D, #12	H Allen Chapman
13	Edgar Elder, Frank Armi	Pankratz ? 1953, #42	Emmett J Malloy
14	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1953, #88	Peter J Schmidt
15	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	MA Walker
16	Eddie Sachs	Clemons ?? 1950, #67	Lee S Glessner
17	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Ed Walsh
18	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	Bob Estes