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1953 Indianapolis 500

1953 Indianapolis 500 is 25th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Bill Vukovich won this race. Art Cross and Sam Hanks, Duane Carter also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1953 Argentina Grand Prix
Next race: 1953 Netherlands Grand Prix
Race Start: 30th May 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Indianapolis 500

3rd victory for the Kurtis Kraft team
1st victory for the Bill Vukovich
1st podium for the Bill Vukovich
1st podium for the Art Cross
2nd podium for the Sam Hanks
1st podium for the Duane Carter

Bill Vukovich - Winner of the 1953 Indianapolis 500

1953 Indianapolis 500

Kurtis Kraft 500A #14 - 1953 Indianapolis 500 winner

1953 Indianapolis 500 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #14	9.00	3h 53m 01.690s ( 207.168 km/h )	200	Fuel Injection/Howard Keck
2	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	6.00	3h 56m 32.562s ( +3m 30.871s )	200	Springfield Welding/Paoli
3	Sam Hanks, Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	2.00	3h 57m 13.190s ( +4m 11.500s )	49	Bardahl/Ed Walsh
4	Fred Agabashian, Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #59	1.50	3h 57m 40.930s ( +4m 39.239s )	96	Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin
5	Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	2.00	4h 00m 51.390s ( +7m 49.699s )	200	Jack Hinkle
6	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #48	0	4h 01m 11.900s ( +8m 10.210s )	200	Sumar/Chapman Root
7	Jim Rathmann, Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #2	0	4h 01m 47.710s ( +8m 46.020s )	88	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
8	Ernie Mccoy	Stevens ???, #12	0	4h 03m 06.240s ( +10m 04.550s )	200	H.A. Chapman
9	Gene Hartley, Tony Bettenhausen, Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #98	0		44	J.C. Agajanian
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #53	0		193	Pat Clancy
11	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft FD, #9	0	Spin	191	Novi Governor
12	Bob Scott, Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	0		69	McNamara/Lee Elkins
13	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #88	0	Connecting rod	184	Peter Schmidt
14	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder ???, #8	0		183	Blakely Oil
15	Jim Rathmann, Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #49	0		141	Ray Crawford
16	Andy Linden, Duke Dinsmore, Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	0	Transmission	138	M.A. Walker Electric
17	Walt Faulkner, Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #23	0		42	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll
18	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #22	0	Oil leak	169	Pure Oil/Hart Fullerton
19	Jackie Holmes, Spider Webb, Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #62	0		45	Lubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team
20	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #51	0	Suspension	151	Dean Van Lines
21	Mike Nazaruk	Turner D, #83	0	Engine	146	Kalamazoo/Lee Elkins
22	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #77	0	Accident	115	Peter Schmidt
23	Jerry Hoyt, Chuck Stevenson, Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #55	0	Overheating	12	John Zink
24	Duane Carter	Lesovsky ?, #4	0	Ignition	94	Miracle Power
25	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #7	0	Magneto	89	Federal Engineering
26	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #21	0	Engine	86	Belond Equa-Flow
27	Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	0	Accident	76	Bob Estes
28	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #41	0	Accident	53	Federal Engineering
29	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #97	0	Fuel leak	42	J.C. Agajanian
30	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	0	Magneto	30	Miracle Power
31	Bob Scott	Bromme ???, #29	0	Oil leak	14	Belond Equa-Flow/Bromme
32	Johnny Thomson	Del Roy Roy, #56	0	Ignition	6	Dr. R.N. Sabourin
33	Andy Linden	Stevens ???, #32	0	Accident	3	Cop-Sil-Loy/Rotary Engineering
nq	Bill Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #86	0			Merz Engineering
nq	Joe Sostilio	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #17	0			Belanger Motors
nq	Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #87	0			Cal Connell
nq	Eddie Sachs	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #34	0			Ludson Morris
nq	Spider Webb	Maserati 8CTF, #89	0			Fadely-Anderson/R.A. Cott
nq	Red Hamilton	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #91	0			Clyde Dillon
nq	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #33	0			Ray Brady
nq	Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #93	0			Traylor Engineering
nq	Jorge Daponte	Johnson ???, #95	0			Wayne
nq	Jud Larson	Snowberger ???, #96	0			Helin Flyer
nq	Jim Rathmann	Moore ???, #6	0			Wynn's Friction Proofing / Walsh
nq	Henry Banks	Lesovsky ?, #10	0			Hopkins/Motor Racers
nq	Len Duncan	Schroeder ???, #31	0			Caccia Motors
nq	Bill Homeier	Lesovsky ?, #84	0			Coast Grain
nq	Pat O'connor	Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico, #28	0			Slick Racers
nq	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #26	0			City of Detroit
nq	George Connor	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #25	0			Chrysler / Wolcott
nq	Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #24	0			Bardahl/Ed Walsh
nq	Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft ???, #15	0	Fatal accident		Novi Governor
nq	Joe Barzda	Maserati 8CTF, #69	0			California Speed
nq	Leroy Warriner	Kurtis Kraft 1000, #44	0			Jim Robbins
nq	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #52	0			Sarafoff
nq	Roy Newman	Maserati 8CTF, #43	0			Roy Newman
nq	Willard Cantrell	Pankratz D, #42	0			Emmett Malloy
nq	Hal Robson	Voelker ???, #57	0			Voelker
nq	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #61	0			Slick Racers
nq	Bill Taylor	Lesovsky ?, #39	0			Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins
nq	Danny Oakes	Moore ???, #63	0			Lindsey Hopkins
nq	Pat O'connor	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #64	0			Engle-Stanko
nq	Allen Heath	Ewing D, #65	0			Commercial Motor Freight
nq	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #66	0			Chrysler / Wolcott
nq	Johnny Kay	Clemons ???, #67	0			Jeanie-Lee/Glessner
nq	Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #85	0			Blakely Oil
nq	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft ???, #71	0			Merkler Machine Works
nq	Pat O'connor	Schroeder ???, #74	0			Brown Motors
nq	Wayne Selser	Christy ???, #75	0			Christy
nq	George Fonder	Silnes ???, #76	0			George Leitenberger
nq	Potsy Goacher	Pankratz D, #36	0			Sid Street Motors
nq	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #78	0			Storey-Ricketts
nq	Frank Armi	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	0			Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers
nq	Len Duncan	Trevis Indycar, #81	0			Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
nq	Johnny Roberts	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #82	0			William Burns
nq	Buzz Barton	Pawl ???, #35	0			Parks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks
nq	Johnny Fedricks	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #46	0			Dunn Engineering

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Name	Car	Team
Wayne Selser	Christy ???, #75	Christy
Bill Homeier	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #87	Cal Connell
Bill Boyd	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #86	Merz Engineering
Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #85	Blakely Oil
Bill Homeier	Lesovsky ?, #84	Coast Grain
Mike Nazaruk	Turner D, #83	Kalamazoo/Lee Elkins
Johnny Roberts	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #82	William Burns
Len Duncan	Trevis Indycar, #81	Central Excavating/Pete Salemi
Frank Armi	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #79	Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers
Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #78	Storey-Ricketts
Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #77	Peter Schmidt
George Fonder	Silnes ???, #76	George Leitenberger
Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #88	Peter Schmidt
Pat O'connor	Schroeder ???, #74	Brown Motors
Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	McNamara/Lee Elkins
Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft ???, #71	Merkler Machine Works
Joe Barzda	Maserati 8CTF, #69	California Speed
Johnny Kay	Clemons ???, #67	Jeanie-Lee/Glessner
Johnnie Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #66	Chrysler / Wolcott
Allen Heath	Ewing D, #65	Commercial Motor Freight
Pat O'connor	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #64	Engle-Stanko
Danny Oakes	Moore ???, #63	Lindsey Hopkins
Spider Webb	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #62	Lubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team
Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #59	Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin
Andy Linden, Chuck Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #55	John Zink
Jackie Holmes, Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #62	Lubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team
Duke Dinsmore, Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	M.A. Walker Electric
Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #49	Ray Crawford
Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #73	McNamara/Lee Elkins
Gene Hartley, Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #98	J.C. Agajanian
Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #2	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #61	Slick Racers
Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Bardahl/Ed Walsh
Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99	Miracle Power
Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #98	J.C. Agajanian
Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #97	J.C. Agajanian
Jud Larson	Snowberger ???, #96	Helin Flyer
Jorge Daponte	Johnson ???, #95	Wayne
Al Herman	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #93	Traylor Engineering
Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #92	M.A. Walker Electric
Red Hamilton	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #91	Clyde Dillon
Spider Webb	Maserati 8CTF, #89	Fadely-Anderson/R.A. Cott
Chet Miller	Kurtis Kraft ???, #15	Novi Governor
Bob Scott	Bromme ???, #29	Belond Equa-Flow/Bromme
Pat O'connor	Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico, #28	Slick Racers
Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #26	City of Detroit
George Connor	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #25	Chrysler / Wolcott
Cliff Griffith	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #24	Bardahl/Ed Walsh
Johnny Mantz, Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #23	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll
Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #22	Pure Oil/Hart Fullerton
Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #21	Belond Equa-Flow
Joe Sostilio	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #17	Belanger Motors
Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #16	Springfield Welding/Paoli
Len Duncan	Schroeder ???, #31	Caccia Motors
Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft 500A, #14	Fuel Injection/Howard Keck
Ernie Mccoy	Stevens ???, #12	H.A. Chapman
Henry Banks	Lesovsky ?, #10	Hopkins/Motor Racers
Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft FD, #9	Novi Governor
Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder ???, #8	Blakely Oil
Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #7	Federal Engineering
Jim Rathmann	Moore ???, #6	Wynn's Friction Proofing / Walsh
Jack Mcgrath	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #5	Jack Hinkle
Duane Carter	Lesovsky ?, #4	Miracle Power
Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #3	Bardahl/Ed Walsh
Leroy Warriner	Kurtis Kraft 1000, #44	Jim Robbins
Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #59	Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin
Hal Robson	Voelker ???, #57	Voelker
Johnny Thomson	Del Roy Roy, #56	Dr. R.N. Sabourin
Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #55	John Zink
Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #53	Pat Clancy
Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #52	Sarafoff
Bob Sweikert	Kuzma Indy Roadster, #51	Dean Van Lines
Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #49	Ray Crawford
Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft 3000, #48	Sumar/Chapman Root
Johnny Fedricks	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #46	Dunn Engineering
Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft 500B, #2	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
Roy Newman	Maserati 8CTF, #43	Roy Newman
Willard Cantrell	Pankratz D, #42	Emmett Malloy
Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #41	Federal Engineering
Bill Taylor	Lesovsky ?, #39	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins
Don Freeland	Watson ?? 1953, #38	Bob Estes
Potsy Goacher	Pankratz D, #36	Sid Street Motors
Buzz Barton	Pawl ???, #35	Parks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks
Eddie Sachs	Kurtis Kraft 2000, #34	Ludson Morris
Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #33	Ray Brady
Andy Linden	Stevens ???, #32	Cop-Sil-Loy/Rotary Engineering