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1953 Springfield 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Springfield circuit. Full information

1953 Springfield 100

1953 Springfield 100 is 472nd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Springfield circuit. Don Freeland won the pole position, Rodger Ward won this race. Sam Hanks and Don Freeland also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1953 Rex Mays 100
Next race: 1953 Detroit 100
Race Start: 21st June 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Springfield 100

1st victory for the MA Walker team
1st victory for the Rodger Ward
1st podium for the Rodger Ward
8th podium for the Sam Hanks
1st podium for the Don Freeland

Kurtis Kraft 4000 - 1953 Springfield 100 winner

Kurtis Kraft 4000 #92 - 1953 Springfield 100 winner

1953 Springfield 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	200	1h 7m 3.090s	MA Walker
2	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	160		Ed Walsh
3	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	140		Bob Estes
4	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	120		Jack B Hinkle
5	Andy Linden	Pankratz ? 1953, #36	100		Sid Street Motors
6	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma ? 1953, #97	80		JC Agajanian
7	Cal Niday	Lesovsky ? 1953, #4	60		Miracle Power
8	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	50		Springfield Welding
9	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #22	40		Hart Fullerton
10	Tommy Hinnershitz	Del Roy Roy, #56	30		Dr RN Sabourin
11	Buzz Barton	Pawl ? 1953, #35	20		Parks Motor Co
12	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #93	10		Dr Ludson D Morris
13	Chuck Marshall	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	0		Mel B Wiggers
14	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #55	0		John Zink
15	Allen Heath	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	0		McNamara
16	Spider Webb	Ewing ? 1953, #65	0		Karl Hall
17	Ernie Mccoy	Russo-Nichels D, #12	0		H Allen Chapman
18	Jimmy Reece	Scopa ? 1953, #29	0		B&M Malamud

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Springfield 100 on the Springfield circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	Bob Estes
2	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	Jack B Hinkle
3	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	MA Walker
4	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma ? 1953, #97	JC Agajanian
5	Jimmy Reece	Scopa ? 1953, #29	B&M Malamud
6	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Ed Walsh
7	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #55	John Zink
8	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #93	Dr Ludson D Morris
9	Tommy Hinnershitz	Del Roy Roy, #56	Dr RN Sabourin
10	Ernie Mccoy	Russo-Nichels D, #12	H Allen Chapman
11	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	Springfield Welding
12	Andy Linden	Pankratz ? 1953, #36	Sid Street Motors
13	Buzz Barton	Pawl ? 1953, #35	Parks Motor Co
14	Allen Heath	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	McNamara
15	Cal Niday	Lesovsky ? 1953, #4	Miracle Power
16	Chuck Marshall	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	Mel B Wiggers
17	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #22	Hart Fullerton
18	Spider Webb	Ewing ? 1953, #65	Karl Hall