F1 Seasons 1953 Indianapolis

1953 Indianapolis Formula 1 Grand Prix

30 May 1953

Indianapolis Grand Prix

Pos		Driver	FL	Team	Time	Grid	Pts
1		Bill Vukovich		Howard Keck	3:53:01.690	1	9
2		Art Cross		Bessie Lee Paoli	-03:30.870	2	6
3		Sam Hanks		Ed Walsh	-04:11.559	3	2
4		Freddie Agabashian		Grancor Auto Specialists	-04:39.240	4	1.5
5		Jack McGrath		Kurtis	-07:49.640	5	2
6		Jimmy Daywalt		Kurtis	-08:10.210	6
7		Eddie Johnson		Kurtis	-08:46.020	7
8		Ernie McCoy		Stevens	-10:04.550	8
9		Tony Bettenhausen Sr.		Kuzma	-4 laps	9
10		Jimmy Davies		Kurtis	-7 laps	10
11		Duke Nalon		Kurtis	-9 laps	11
12		Carl Scarborough		Kurtis	-10 laps	12
13		Manny Ayulo		Kuzma	-16 laps	13
14		Jimmy Bryan		Schroeder	-17 laps	14
15		Jim Rathmann		Kurtis	-08:46.020	15
15		Bill Holland		Kurtis	-23 laps	15
16		Rodger Ward		Kurtis	-23 laps	16
17		Walt Faulkner		Kurtis	-24 laps	17
17		Johnny Mantz		Kurtis	-24 laps	17
18		Marshall Teague		Kurtis	169 laps	18
19		Spider Webb		Kurtis	166 laps	19
20		Bob Sweikert		Kuzma	151 laps	20
21		Mike Nazaruk		Turner	146 laps	21
22		Pat Flaherty		Kurtis	115 laps	22
23		Jerry Hoyt		Kurtis	107 laps	23
24		Duane Carter		Murrell Belanger	-04:11.559	24	2
24	▲ 3	Duane Carter		Lesovsky	94 laps	27
25	▼ 8	Paul Russo		Federal Engineering	89 laps	17	1.5
26		Johnnie Parsons		Kurtis	86 laps	26
27		Don Freeland		Watson	76 laps	27
28	▼ 15	Gene Hartley		Kurtis	53 laps	13
29		Chuck Stevenson		Kuzma	42 laps	29
30		Cal Niday		Kurtis	30 laps	30
31	▼ 20	Bob Scott		Bromme	14 laps	11
32	▲ 1	Johnny Thomson		Del Roy	6 laps	33
33	▼ 28	Andy Linden		Stevens	3 laps	5

Fastest lap Bill Vukovich : 1:06.240

First and last

Type	Driver
race	Johnny Mantz
podium	Art Cross

First

Type	Driver	#Future
race	Cal Niday	2
race	Don Freeland	7
race	Ernie McCoy	1
race	Jimmy Daywalt	5
race	Johnny Thomson	7
race	Marshall Teague	3
victory	Bill Vukovich	1
podium	Bill Vukovich	1
pole	Bill Vukovich	1

Last

Type	Driver	#Past
race	Bill Holland	1
race	Carl Scarborough	1
race	Duke Nalon	2

Aniversary

Type	Driver	#Aniversary	#Future
race	Duane Carter	10	8