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1953 Hoosier 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Indiana State Fairgrounds circuit. Full information

1953 Hoosier 100

1953 Hoosier 100 is 479th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds circuit. Manuel Ayulo won the pole position, Bob Sweikert won this race. Manuel Ayulo and Johnnie Parsons also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1953 Syracuse 100
Next race: 1953 Golden State 100
Race Start: 26th September 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Hoosier 100

1st victory for the Dean Van Lines Racing Division team
1st victory for the Bob Sweikert
1st podium for the Bob Sweikert
5th podium for the Manuel Ayulo
20th podium for the Johnnie Parsons

1953 Hoosier 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma ? 1953, #51	200	1h 8m 48.820s	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
2	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1953, #88	160		Peter J Schmidt
3	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21	140		JS Belond
4	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	120		Bob Estes
5	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	100		Ed Walsh
6	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	80		Murrell Belanger
7	Pat O'connor	Moore ? 1953, #63	60		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
8	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	50		MA Walker
9	Ed Elisian	Meyer ? 1953, #57	40		Howard Iddings
10	Duane Carter	Lesovsky ? 1953, #10	30		Lindsey Hopkins Racing
11	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	20		Springfield Welding
12	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7	10		Federal Engineering
13	Rex Easton	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	0		Mel-Rae
14	Chuck Weyant	Pawl ? 1953, #35	0		Parks Motor Co
15	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	0		Lee Elkins
16	Andy Linden	Pankratz ? 1953, #36	0		Sid Street Motors
17	Gene Hartley	Ewing ? 1953, #65	0		Karl Hall
18	Leroy Warriner	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #62	0		Lubri-Loy

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Hoosier 100 on the Indiana State Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1953, #88	Peter J Schmidt
2	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	Bob Estes
3	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma ? 1953, #51	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
4	Andy Linden	Pankratz ? 1953, #36	Sid Street Motors
5	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21	JS Belond
6	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Ed Walsh
7	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	Springfield Welding
8	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Murrell Belanger
9	Rex Easton	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	Mel-Rae
10	Duane Carter	Lesovsky ? 1953, #10	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
11	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
12	Pat O'connor	Moore ? 1953, #63	Lindsey Hopkins Racing
13	Gene Hartley	Ewing ? 1953, #65	Karl Hall
14	Ed Elisian	Meyer ? 1953, #57	Howard Iddings
15	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7	Federal Engineering
16	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	MA Walker
17	Chuck Weyant	Pawl ? 1953, #35	Parks Motor Co
18	Leroy Warriner	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #62	Lubri-Loy