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1953 INDIANAPOLIS 500

1953 Season

Starting Grid Race
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Fred Agabashian VUK Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:20.130
2 Fred Agabashian AGA Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:21.730
3 Jack Ayulo MCG Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:23.540
4 Manny Ayulo AYU Kuzma Offenhauser 4:23.960
5 Andy Linden LIN Stevens Offenhauser 4:24.590
6 Sam Bettenhausen BET Kuzma Offenhauser 4:24.660
7 Sam Hoyt HOY Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:25.230
8 Sam Parsons PAR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:21.500
9 Sam Hanks HAN Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:21.760
10 Rodger Ward WAR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:21.880
11 Bob Scott SCO Bromme Offenhauser 4:21.950
12 Art Cross CRO Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:22.180
13 Gene Hartley HAR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:22.270
14 Paul Faulkner FAU Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:22.550
15 Paul Freeland FRE Watson Offenhauser 4:23.030
16 Paul Stevenson STE Kuzma Offenhauser 4:23.620
17 Paul Russo RUS Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:24.280
18 Spider Webb WEB Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:24.380
19 Carl Scarborough SCA Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:24.830
20 Ernie Daywalt MCC Stevens Offenhauser 4:24.850
21 Mike Daywalt DAY Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:25.200
22 Mike Teague TEA Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:25.250
23 Mike Nazaruk NAZ Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:25.280
24 Pat Flaherty FLA Kuzma Offenhauser 4:25.350
25 Jim Rathmann RAT Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:25.360
26 Duke Nalon NAL Kurtis Kraft Novi 4:25.760
27 Duane Carter CAR Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:26.140
28 Bill Holland HOL Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:21.120
29 Bob Sweikert SWE Kuzma Offenhauser 4:23.020
30 Jimmy Niday NID Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:24.520
31 Jimmy Bryan BRY Schroeder Offenhauser 4:25.670
32 Jimmy Davies DAV Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 4:26.070
33 Johnny Thomson THO Del Roy Offenhauser 4:26.150