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1953 INDIANAPOLIS 500

1953 Season

Starting Grid Race
Pos Driver Team Laps Time Pts
1 Art Cross VUK Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 3:53:01.690 9
2 Art Cross CRO Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 +210.872s 6
3 Sam Hanks HAN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
3 Duane Carter CAR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 2
4 Fred Agabashian AGA Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
4 Paul Russo RUS Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
5 Jack Daywalt MCG Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 2
6 Jim Daywalt DAY Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 0
7 Jim Rathmann RAT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
7 Eddie Johnson JOH Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 200 0
8 Ernie Bettenhausen MCC Stevens Offenhauser 200 0
9 Gene Bettenhausen BET Kuzma Offenhauser
9 Gene Stevenson STE Kuzma Offenhauser
9 Gene Hartley HAR Kuzma Offenhauser 196 DNF 0
10 Jimmy Davies DAV Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 193 +7 laps 0
11 Duke Nalon NAL Kurtis Kraft Novi 191 DNF 0
12 Carl Scarborough SCA Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
12 Bob Scott SCO Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 190 +10 laps 0
13 Manny Ayulo AYU Kuzma Offenhauser 184 DNF 0
14 Jimmy Bryan BRY Schroeder Offenhauser 183 +17 laps 0
15 Bill Holland HOL Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
15 Jim Rathmann RAT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 177 DNF 0
16 Rodger Ward WAR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 177 DNF 0
16 Andy Linden LIN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
16 Duke Dinsmore DIN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
17 Johnny Faulkner FAU Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
17 Johnny Mantz MAN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 176 +24 laps 0
18 Spider Teague TEA Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 169 DNF 0
19 Spider Webb WEB Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
19 Johnny Thomson THO Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
19 Jackie Holmes HOL Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 166 DNF 0
20 Bob Sweikert SWE Kuzma Offenhauser 151 DNF 0
21 Mike Nazaruk NAZ Turner Offenhauser 146 DNF 0
22 Pat Flaherty FLA Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 115 DNF 0
23 Andy Hoyt HOY Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
23 Andy Stevenson STE Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
23 Andy Linden LIN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 107 DNF 0
24 Duane Carter CAR Lesovsky Offenhauser 94 DNF 0
25 Paul Russo RUS Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 89 DNF 0
26 Gene Parsons PAR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 86 DNF 0
27 Gene Freeland FRE Watson Offenhauser 76 DNF 0
28 Gene Hartley HAR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 53 DNF 0
29 Bob Stevenson STE Kuzma Offenhauser 42 DNF 0
30 Bob Niday NID Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 30 DNF 0
31 Bob Scott SCO Bromme Offenhauser 14 DNF 0
32 Johnny Thomson THO Del Roy Offenhauser 6 DNF 0
33 Andy Linden LIN Stevens Offenhauser 3 DNF 0