Season 1953 · Round 2

Indianapolis 500

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1953-05-30 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway · USA · Indianapolis 500 · 200Lap · 804.672km
14 Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft 3:53:01.690
Team win 20.5pt P1 · P2 · P3 · P4 · P5 · P6 · P7 · P10 · P11 · P12 · P15 · P15 · P16 · P16 · P17 · P17 · P18 · P19 · P19 · P23 · P25 · P26 · P28 · P30 1-2
16 Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft +3:30.870
3 Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft +4:11.500
Fastest Lap
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DNF
17
Marshall Teague L169 Jackie Holmes L166 Travis Webb L166 Bob Sweikert L151 Mike Nazaruk L146 Pat Flaherty L115 Jerry Hoyt L107 Duane Carter L94 Paul Russo L89 Johnnie Parsons L86 +7
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 5/19 26.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P2
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, USA
200Lap 804.672km 19 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:10.399 · Rubens Barrichello (2004)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Bill Vukovich 2 wins · GP #1
P2 Pat Flaherty 1 wins · → Bill Vukovich -1
P2 Sam Hanks 1 wins · → Bill Vukovich -1
Pole Position
P1 Fred Agabashian 1 · GP #1
P1 Walt Faulkner 1 · GP #1
P1 Pat Flaherty 1 · GP #1
Podiums
P1 Sam Hanks 4 · GP #1
P1 Jim Rathmann 4 · GP #1
P3 Jimmy Bryan 3 · → Jim Rathmann -1
Starts
P1 Tony Bettenhausen 11 starts · GP #1
P2 Jim Rathmann 10 starts · → Tony Bettenhausen -1
P2 Rodger Ward 10 starts · → Tony Bettenhausen -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 L200 Vukovich · P1 → P1 1 Vukovich VUK 1 Vukovich VUK Cross · P12 → P2 · +10 12 Cross CRO 2 Cross CRO Hanks · P9 → P3 · +6 9 Hanks HAN 3 Hanks HAN Agabashian · P2 → P4 · -2 2 Agabashian AGA 4 Agabashian AGA McGrath · P3 → P5 · -2 3 McGrath MCG 5 McGrath MCG Daywalt · P21 → P6 · +15 21 Daywalt DAY 6 Daywalt DAY Johnson · P25 → P7 · +18 25 Johnson JOH 7 Johnson JOH McCoy · P20 → P8 · +12 20 McCoy MCC 8 McCoy MCC Bettenhausen · P6 → P9 · -3 6 Bettenhausen BET 9 Bettenhausen BET Davies · P32 → P10 · +22 32 Davies DAV 10 Davies DAV Nalon · P26 → P11 · +15 26 Nalon NAL 11 Nalon NAL Scarborough · P19 → P12 · +7 19 Scarborough SCA 12 Scarborough SCA Ayulo · P4 → P13 · -9 4 Ayulo AYU 13 Ayulo AYU Bryan · P31 → P14 · +17 31 Bryan BRY 14 Bryan BRY Rathmann · P28 → P15 · +13 28 Rathmann RAT 15 Rathmann RAT Holland · P28 → P15 · +13 28 Holland HOL 15 Holland HOL Ward · P10 → P16 · -6 10 Ward WAR 16 Ward WAR Dinsmore · P10 → P16 · -6 10 Dinsmore DIN 16 Dinsmore DIN Faulkner · P14 → P17 · -3 14 Faulkner FAU 17 Faulkner FAU Mantz · P14 → P17 · -3 14 Mantz MAN 17 Mantz MAN Teague · P22 → retired L169 Teague · retired L169 22 Teague TEA R Teague TEA Holmes · P18 → retired L166 Holmes · retired L166 18 Holmes HOL R Holmes HOL Webb · P18 → retired L166 Webb · retired L166 18 Webb WEB R Webb WEB Sweikert · P29 → retired L151 Sweikert · retired L151 29 Sweikert SWE R Sweikert SWE Nazaruk · P23 → retired L146 Nazaruk · retired L146 23 Nazaruk NAZ R Nazaruk NAZ Flaherty · P24 → retired L115 Flaherty · retired L115 24 Flaherty FLA R Flaherty FLA Hoyt · P7 → retired L107 Hoyt · retired L107 7 Hoyt HOY R Hoyt HOY Carter · P27 → retired L94 Carter · retired L94 27 Carter CAR R Carter CAR Russo · P17 → retired L89 Russo · retired L89 17 Russo RUS R Russo RUS Parsons · P8 → retired L86 Parsons · retired L86 8 Parsons PAR R Parsons PAR Freeland · P15 → retired L76 Freeland · retired L76 15 Freeland FRE R Freeland FRE Hartley · P13 → retired L53 Hartley · retired L53 13 Hartley HAR R Hartley HAR Stevenson · P16 → retired L42 Stevenson · retired L42 16 Stevenson STE R Stevenson STE Niday · P30 → retired L30 Niday · retired L30 30 Niday NID R Niday NID Scott · P11 → retired L14 Scott · retired L14 11 Scott SCO R Scott SCO Thomson · P33 → retired L6 Thomson · retired L6 33 Thomson THO R Thomson THO Linden · P5 → retired L3 Linden · retired L3 5 Linden LIN R Linden LIN
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 14 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 1 200 3:53:01.690 9
2 16 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 12 200 +3:30.870 6
3 3 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 9 200 +4:11.500 2
4 59 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 2 200 +4:39.240 1.5
5 5 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 3 200 +7:49.640 2
6 48 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 21 200 +8:10.210
7 2 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 25 200 +8:46.020
8 12 Ernie McCoy Stevens 20 200 +10:04.550
9 98 Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma 6 196 Accident
10 53 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 32 193 +7 Laps
11 9 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 26 191 Accident
12 73 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 19 190 +10 Laps
13 88 Manny Ayulo Kuzma 4 184 Engine
14 8 Jimmy Bryan Schroeder 31 183 +17 Laps
15 49 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 28 177 Magneto
15 49 Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 28 177 Magneto
16 92 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 10 177 Axle
16 92 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 10 177 Axle
17 23 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 14 176 +24 Laps
17 23 Johnny Mantz Kurtis Kraft 14 176 +24 Laps
R 22 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 22 169 Oil leak
R 62 Jackie Holmes Kurtis Kraft 18 166 Oil leak
R 62 Travis Webb Kurtis Kraft 18 166 Oil leak
R 51 Bob Sweikert Kuzma 29 151 Suspension
R 83 Mike Nazaruk Turner 23 146 Transmission
R 77 Pat Flaherty Kuzma 24 115 Accident
R 55 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 7 107 Overheating
R 4 Duane Carter Lesovsky 27 94 Ignition
R 7 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 17 89 Magneto
R 21 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 8 86 Engine
R 38 Don Freeland Watson 15 76 Accident
R 41 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 13 53 Accident
R 97 Chuck Stevenson Kuzma 16 42 Fuel leak
R 99 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 30 30 Magneto
R 29 Bob Scott Bromme 11 14 Oil leak
R 56 Johnny Thomson Del Roy 33 6 Ignition
R 32 Andy Linden Stevens 5 3 Accident
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
14 Bill Vukovich
2
59 Fred Agabashian
3
5 Jack McGrath
4
88 Manny Ayulo
5
32 Andy Linden
6
98 Tony Bettenhausen
7
55 Jerry Hoyt
8
21 Johnnie Parsons
9
3 Sam Hanks
10
92 Rodger Ward
10
92 Duke Dinsmore
11
29 Bob Scott
12
16 Art Cross
13
41 Gene Hartley
14
23 Walt Faulkner
14
23 Johnny Mantz
15
38 Don Freeland
16
97 Chuck Stevenson
17
7 Paul Russo
18
62 Jackie Holmes
18
62 Travis Webb
19
73 Carl Scarborough
20
12 Ernie McCoy
21
48 Jimmy Daywalt
22
22 Marshall Teague
23
83 Mike Nazaruk
24
77 Pat Flaherty
25
2 Eddie Johnson
26
9 Duke Nalon
27
4 Duane Carter
28
49 Jim Rathmann
28
49 Bill Holland
29
51 Bob Sweikert
30
99 Cal Niday
31
8 Jimmy Bryan
32
53 Jimmy Davies
33
56 Johnny Thomson
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15