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Indianapolis 500 1953

Round 2 of 9  · 30 May 1953  · Indianapolis  · 200 laps

Fastest Lap Bill Vukovich 1:06.240 (lap 27)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 VUK Bill Vukovich FL Kurtis Kraft 1 3:53:01.690 9
2 CRO Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 12 +3:30.872 6
3 HAN Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 9 +4:11.500 2
3 CAR Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft — — 2
4 AGA Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 2 +4:39.240 1.5
4 RUS Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft — — 1.5
5 MCG Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 +7:49.640 2
6 DAY Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 21 +8:10.210 —
7 RAT Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 25 +8:46.020 —
7 JOH Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft — — —
8 MCC Ernie McCoy Stevens 20 +10:04.550 —
9 BET Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma 6 Accident —
9 STE Chuck Stevenson Kuzma — — —
9 HAR Gene Hartley Kuzma — — —
10 DAV Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 32 +7 laps —
11 NAL Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 26 Accident —
12 SCA Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 19 +10 laps —
12 SCO Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft — — —
13 AYU Manny Ayulo Kuzma 4 Engine —
14 BRY Jimmy Bryan Schroeder 31 +17 laps —
15 HOL Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 28 Magneto —
15 RAT Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft — — —
16 WAR Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 10 Axle —
16 LIN Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft — — —
16 DIN Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft — — —
17 FAU Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 14 +24 laps —
17 MAN Johnny Mantz Kurtis Kraft — — —
18 TEA Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 22 Oil leak —
19 WEB Spider Webb Kurtis Kraft 18 Oil leak —
19 THO Johnny Thomson Kurtis Kraft — — —
19 HOL Jackie Holmes Kurtis Kraft — — —
20 SWE Bob Sweikert Kuzma 29 Suspension —
21 NAZ Mike Nazaruk Turner 23 Transmission —
22 FLA Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 24 Accident —
23 HOY Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 7 Overheating —
23 STE Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft — — —
23 LIN Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft — — —
24 CAR Duane Carter Lesovsky 27 Ignition —
25 RUS Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 17 Magneto —
26 PAR Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 8 Engine —
27 FRE Don Freeland Watson 15 Accident —
28 HAR Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 13 Accident —
29 STE Chuck Stevenson Kuzma 16 Fuel leak —
30 NID Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 30 Magneto —
31 SCO Bob Scott Bromme 11 Oil leak —
32 THO Johnny Thomson Del Roy 33 Ignition —
33 LIN Andy Linden Stevens 5 Accident —

Qualifying — Four-lap

Pos Driver Team Time
1 VUK Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 4:20.130
2 AGA Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 4:21.730
3 MCG Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 4:23.540
4 AYU Manny Ayulo Kuzma 4:23.960
5 LIN Andy Linden Stevens 4:24.590
6 BET Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma 4:24.660
7 HOY Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 4:25.230
8 PAR Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 4:21.500
9 HAN Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 4:21.760
10 WAR Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 4:21.880
11 SCO Bob Scott Bromme 4:21.950
12 CRO Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 4:22.180
13 HAR Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 4:22.270
14 FAU Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 4:22.550
15 FRE Don Freeland Watson 4:23.030
16 STE Chuck Stevenson Kuzma 4:23.620
17 RUS Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 4:24.280
18 WEB Spider Webb Kurtis Kraft 4:24.380
19 SCA Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 4:24.830
20 MCC Ernie McCoy Stevens 4:24.850
21 DAY Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 4:25.200
22 TEA Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 4:25.250
23 NAZ Mike Nazaruk Turner 4:25.280
24 FLA Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 4:25.350
25 RAT Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 4:25.360
26 NAL Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 4:25.760
27 CAR Duane Carter Lesovsky 4:26.140
28 HOL Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 4:21.120
29 SWE Bob Sweikert Kuzma 4:23.020
30 NID Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 4:24.520
31 BRY Jimmy Bryan Schroeder 4:25.760
32 DAV Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 4:26.150
33 THO Johnny Thomson Del Roy 4:26.150