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

1953 Syracuse 100

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

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Syracuse 100

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 - 1953 Syracuse 100 winner

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949 #99 - 1953 Syracuse 100 winner

1953 Syracuse 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	200	1h 20m 59.000s	Murrell Belanger
2	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	160		Lee Elkins
3	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	140		Bob Estes
4	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	120		Ed Walsh
5	Bill Holland	Scopa ? 1953, #29	100		B&M Malamud
6	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #93	80		Dr Ludson D Morris
7	Rodger Ward, Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	31.8		MA Walker
8	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma ? 1953, #51	50		Dean Van Lines Racing Division
9	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	40		Jack B Hinkle
10	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1953, #88	30		Peter J Schmidt
11	Eddie Russo	Trevis ? 1953, #81	20		Pete Salemi
12	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21	10		JS Belond
13	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7	0		Federal Engineering
14	Tommy Hinnershitz	Del Roy Roy, #56	0		Dr RN Sabourin
15	Johnny Fedricks	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	0		Dunn Engineering
16	Jimmy Davies	Ewing ? 1953, #9	0		Pat Clancy
17	Jimmy Bryan, Chuck Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	0		Springfield Welding

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Syracuse 100 on the Syracuse circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma ? 1953, #51	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
2	Mike Nazaruk	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	Lee Elkins
3	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1953, #88	Peter J Schmidt
4	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #7	Federal Engineering
5	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Murrell Belanger
6	Jimmy Bryan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	Springfield Welding
7	Rodger Ward, Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	MA Walker
8	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #93	Dr Ludson D Morris
9	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma ? 1953, #98	JC Agajanian
10	Tommy Hinnershitz	Del Roy Roy, #56	Dr RN Sabourin
11	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	Jack B Hinkle
12	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	Bob Estes
13	Eddie Russo	Trevis ? 1953, #81	Pete Salemi
14	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #21	JS Belond
15	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Ed Walsh
16	Bill Holland	Scopa ? 1953, #29	B&M Malamud
17	Johnny Fedricks, Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #89	Dunn Engineering