United States GP 1953
MAY 30, 1953
United States GP, 1953
As usual the Indianapolis 500 was included in the World Championship but none of the Europeans went to The Brickyard in 1953. Qualifying resulted in Bill Vukovich - who had nearly won in 1952 - setting the pace with Fred Agabashian and Jack McGrath completing the front row while the second row was shared by Miguel Ayulo, Andy Linden and Tony Bettenhausen. Vukovich took the lead and remained the dominant force throughout the race, winning easily. The event was marked by extreme heat which resulted in many drivers needing replacements and one actually dying as a result of his exertions.
POS | NO | DRIVER | ENTRANT | LAPS | TIME/RETIREMENT | QUAL POS |
1 | 14 | B Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500A | 200 | 3h53m01.690s | 1 |
2 | 16 | A Cross | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | 200 | 3h56m32.562s | 12 |
3= | 3 | S Hanks | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | 9 | ||
3= | 3 | D Carter | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | 200 | ||
4= | 59 | F Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500B | 2 | ||
4= | 59 | P Russo | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500B | 200 | ||
5 | 5 | J McGrath | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | 200 | 3 | |
6 | 48 | J Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 3000 | 200 | 21 | |
7= | 2 | J Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500B | 25 | ||
7= | 2 | E Johnson | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500B | 200 | ||
8 | 12 | E McCoy | Stevens-Offenhauser | 200 | 20 | |
9r= | 98 | T Bettenhausen | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 6 | ||
9r= | 98 | C Stevenson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | |||
9r= | 98 | G Hartley | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 196 | Accident | |
10 | 53 | J Davies | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500B | 193 | 32 | |
11r | 9 | D Nalon | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 191 | Spin | 26 |
12= | 73 | C Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 2000 | (died Later Of Heat Exhaustion) | 19 | |
12= | 73 | B Scott | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 2000 | 190 | ||
13r | 88 | M Ayulo | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 184 | Engine | 4 |
14 | 8 | J Bryan | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 183 | 31 | |
15r= | 49 | B Holland | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500B | 28 | ||
15r= | 49 | J Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500B | 177 | Engine | |
16r= | 92 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 177 | Mechanical | 10 |
16r= | 92 | A Linden | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |||
16r= | 92 | D Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | |||
17= | 23 | W Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500A | 14 | ||
17= | 23 | J Mantz | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500A | 176 | ||
18r | 22 | M Teague | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | 169 | Mechanical | 22 |
19r= | 62 | S Webb | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 3000 | 18 | ||
19r= | 62 | J Thomson | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 3000 | |||
19r= | 62 | J Holmes | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 3000 | 166 | Mechanical | |
20r | 51 | B Sweikert | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 151 | Suspension | 29 |
21r | 83 | M Nazaruk | Turner-Offenhauser | 146 | Stalled | 23 |
22r | 77 | P Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 3000 | 115 | Accident | 24 |
23r= | 55 | J Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | 7 | ||
23r= | 55 | C Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | |||
23r= | 55 | A Linden | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | 107 | Driver Discomfort | |
24r | 4 | D Carter | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 94 | Ignition | 27 |
25r | 7 | P Russo | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 3000 | 89 | Magneto | 17 |
26r | 21 | J Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 500B | 86 | Mechanical | 8 |
27r | 38 | D Freeland | Watson-Offenhauser | 76 | Accident | 15 |
28r | 41 | G Hartley | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 4000 | 53 | Accident | 13 |
29r | 97 | C Stevenson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 42 | Fuel Leak | 16 |
30r | 99 | C Niday | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 30 | Magneto | 30 |
31r | 29 | B Scott | Bromme-Offenhauser | 14 | Mechanical | 11 |
32r | 56 | J Thomson | Del Roy-Offenhauser | 6 | Ignition | 33 |
33r | 32 | A Linden | Stevens-Offenhauser | 3 | Accident | 5 |