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1953 Indianapolis Formula 1 Grand Prix
F1 1953 Indianapolis results

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

TypeDriver
race Johnny Mantz
podium Art Cross

First

TypeDriver#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

TypeDriver#Past
race Bill Holland 1
race Carl Scarborough 1
race Duke Nalon 2

Aniversary

TypeDriver#Aniversary#Future
race Duane Carter 10 8