Indianapolis Grand Prix 1953: results

Round 2 of the 1953 season, 30 May 1953, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bill Vukovich won for Kurtis Kraft from pole position. Fastest lap: Bill Vukovich, 1:06.240 (lap 27).

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Points
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	3:53:01.690	9
2	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	+3:30.872	6
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	+4:11.500	2
3	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	—	2
4	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	+4:39.240	1.5
4	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	—	1.5
5	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	+7:49.640	2
6	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	+8:10.210	0
7	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	+8:46.020	0
7	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
8	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	+10:04.550	0
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	Accident	0
9	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	—	0
9	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	—	0
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	+7 laps	0
11	Dennis Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	0
12	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	+10 laps	0
12	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	Engine	0
14	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	+17 laps	0
15	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	Magneto	0
15	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
16	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	Axle	0
16	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
16	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
17	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	+24 laps	0
17	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
18	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	Oil leak	0
19	Spider Webb	Kurtis Kraft	Oil leak	0
19	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
19	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
20	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	Suspension	0
21	Mike Nazaruk	Turner	Transmission	0
22	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	0
23	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	Overheating	0
23	Chuck Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
23	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
24	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	Ignition	0
25	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	Magneto	0
26	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Engine	0
27	Don Freeland	Watson	Accident	0
28	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	0
29	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	Fuel leak	0
30	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft	Magneto	0
31	Bob Scott	Bromme	Oil leak	0
32	Johnny Thomson	Del Roy	Ignition	0
33	Andy Linden	Stevens	Accident	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft
2	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft
3	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft
4	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma
5	Andy Linden	Stevens
6	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma
7	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft
8	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft
9	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft
10	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft
11	Bob Scott	Bromme
12	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft
13	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft
14	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft
15	Don Freeland	Watson
16	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma
17	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft
18	Spider Webb	Kurtis Kraft
19	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft
20	Ernie McCoy	Stevens
21	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft
22	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft
23	Mike Nazaruk	Turner
24	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft
25	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft
26	Dennis Nalon	Kurtis Kraft
27	Duane Carter	Lesovsky
28	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft
29	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma
30	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft
31	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder
32	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft
33	Johnny Thomson	Del Roy

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