1953 Indianapolis 500 - Classification

Classification

Pos Grid No Driver Constructor Qual Rank Laps Led Time/retired Points
1 1 14 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 138.39 1 200 195 3:53:01.69 9
2 12 16 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.31 8 200 0 +3:30.87 6
3 9 3 Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.53 5 200 3 +4:11.50 2
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4 2 59 Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.54 4 200 1 +4:39.24 1.5
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5 3 5 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136.6 13 200 0 +7:49.64 2
6 21 48 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.74 23 200 0 +8:10.21
7 25 2 Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.66 27 200 1 +8:46.02
8 20 12 Ernie McCoy Stevens-Offenhauser 135.92 22 200 0 +10:04.55
9 6 98 Tony Bettenhausen

Kuzma-Offenhauser 136.02 20 196 0 Accident
10 32 53 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.26 31 193 0 +7 laps
11 26 9 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft-Novi 135.46 30 191 0 Accident
12 19 73 Carl Scarborough ✝
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.93 21 190 0 +10 laps then died
13 4 88 Manny Ayulo Kuzma-Offenhauser 136.38 15 184 0 Engine
14 31 8 Jimmy Bryan Schroeder-Offenhauser 135.5 29 183 0 +17 laps
15 28 49 Bill Holland
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.86 2 177 0 Magneto
16 10 92 Rodger Ward

Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.46 6 177 0 Axle
17 14 23 Walt Faulkner
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.11 10 176 0 +24 laps
18 22 22 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.72 25 169 0 Oil Leak
19 18 62 Spider Webb

Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136.16 17 166 0 Oil Leak
20 29 51 Bob Sweikert Kuzma-Offenhauser 136.87 11 151 0 Suspension
21 23 83 Mike Nazaruk Turner-Offenhauser 135.7 26 146 0 Transmission
22 24 77 Pat Flaherty Kuzma-Offenhauser 135.66 28 115 0 Accident
23 7 55 Jerry Hoyt

Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135.73 24 107 0 Overheating
24 27 4 Duane Carter Lesovsky-Offenhauser 135.26 32 94 0 Ignition
25 17 7 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136.21 16 89 0 Magneto
26 8 21 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.66 3 86 0 Engine
27 15 38 Don Freeland Watson-Offenhauser 136.86 12 76 0 Accident
28 13 41 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137.26 9 53 0 Accident
29 16 97 Chuck Stevenson Kuzma-Offenhauser 136.56 14 42 0 Fuel Leak
30 30 99 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136.09 18 30 0 Magneto
31 11 29 Bob Scott Bromme-Offenhauser 137.43 7 14 0 Oil Leak
32 33 56 Johnny Thomson Del Roy-Offenhauser 135.26 33 6 0 Ignition
33 5 32 Andy Linden Stevens-Offenhauser 136.06 19 3 0 Accident

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