1953 Syracuse 100 is 478th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Syracuse circuit. Bob Sweikert won the pole position, Tony Bettenhausen won this race. Mike Nazaruk and Don Freeland also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).
Previous race:
1953 Pikes Peak
Next race:
1953 Hoosier 100
Race Start:
12th September 1953
14th victory for the Murrell Belanger team
18th victory for the Tony Bettenhausen
22nd podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
6th podium for the Mike Nazaruk
2nd podium for the Don Freeland
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 #99 - 1953 Syracuse 100 winner
Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
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1 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma ? 1953, #51 | 0 | Dean Van Lines Racing Division |
2 | Mike Nazaruk | Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73 | 0 | Lee Elkins |
3 | Manuel Ayulo | Kuzma ? 1953, #88 | 0 | Peter J Schmidt |
4 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7 | 0 | Federal Engineering |
5 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99 | 0 | Murrell Belanger |
6 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16 | 0 | Springfield Welding |
7 | Rodger Ward, Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92 | 0 | MA Walker |
8 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft 2000, #93 | 0 | Dr Ludson D Morris |
9 | Chuck Stevenson | Kuzma ? 1953, #98 | 0 | JC Agajanian |
10 | Tommy Hinnershitz | Del Roy Roy, #56 | 0 | Dr RN Sabourin |
11 | Jack Mcgrath | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5 | 0 | Jack B Hinkle |
12 | Don Freeland | Watson ?? 1953, #38 | 0 | Bob Estes |
13 | Eddie Russo | Trevis ? 1953, #81 | 0 | Pete Salemi |
14 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21 | 0 | JS Belond |
15 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3 | 0 | Ed Walsh |
16 | Bill Holland | Scopa ? 1953, #29 | 0 | B&M Malamud |
17 | Johnny Fedricks, Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89 | 0 | Dunn Engineering |
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