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1953 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
Race 1 of 1
Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 3:53:01.69
Average speed of winner: 127.740 mph
Margin of victory: 210.87 sec.
Lead changes: 4 among 4 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Fastest lap: Bill Vukovich 135.870
Lap leaders: Vukovich 1-48, Agabashian 49, J. Rathmann 50, Hanks 51-53, Vukovich 54-200
Video links: Highlights
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 1 | Bill Vukovich | 14 | Fuel Injection | KK500A | Offenhauser | Firestone | Keck | 138.392 | 200 | 2 | 195 | running | 89497 | 0 |
2 | 12 | Art Cross | 16 | Springfield Welding/Clay Smith | KK4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Paoli | 137.310 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 27297 | 0 |
3 | 9 | Sam Hanks | 3 | Bardahl | KK4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Walsh | 137.531 | 200 | 1 | 3 | running | 16422 | 0 |
4 | 2 | Fred Agabashian | 59 | Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin | KK500B | Offenhauser | Firestone | Grancor | 137.546 | 200 | 1 | 1 | running | 12947 | 0 |
5 | 3 | Jack McGrath | 5 | Hinkle | KK4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Hinkle | 136.602 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 10622 | 0 |
6 | 21 | Jimmy Daywalt | 48 | Sumar | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Root | 135.747 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 8197 | 0 |
7 | 25 | Jim Rathmann | 2 | Travelon Trailer | KK500B | Offenhauser | Firestone | Ruiz | 135.665 | 200 | 1 | 1 | running | 6847 | 0 |
8 | 20 | Ernie McCoy | 12 | Chapman | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | Chapman | 135.926 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 5947 | 0 |
9 | 6 | Tony Bettenhausen | 98 | Agajanian | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone | Agajanian | 136.024 | 196 | 0 | 0 | accident | 5647 | 0 |
10 | 32 | Jimmy Davies | 53 | Pat Clancy | KK500B | Offenhauser | Firestone | Clancy | 135.303 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running | 5547 | 0 |
11 | 26 | Duke Nalon | 9 | Novi Governor | Kurtis | Novi | Firestone | Marcenac | 135.461 | 191 | 0 | 0 | spun out | 3317 | 0 |
12 | 19 | Carl Scarborough | 73 | McNamara | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Elkins | 135.936 | 190 | 0 | 0 | running | 3147 | 0 |
13 | 4 | Manny Ayulo | 88 | Schmidt | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone | Peter Schmidt | 136.384 | 184 | 0 | 0 | rod | 3177 | 0 |
14 | 31 | Jimmy Bryan | 8 | Blakely Oil | Schroeder | Offenhauser | Firestone | McDaniel | 135.506 | 183 | 0 | 0 | running | 3057 | 0 |
15 | 28 | Bill Holland | 49 | Crawford | KK500B | Offenhauser | Firestone | Ray Crawford | 137.868 | 177 | 0 | 0 | cam gear | 3237 | 0 |
16 | 10 | Rodger Ward | 92 | M.A. Walker Electric | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Firestone | M.A. Walker | 137.468 | 177 | 0 | 0 | stalled | 2917 | 0 |
17 | 14 | Walt Faulkner | 23 | Automobile Shippers | KK500A | Offenhauser | Firestone | Casaroll | 137.117 | 176 | 0 | 0 | running | 2497 | 0 |
18 | 22 | Marshall Teague | 22 | Hart Fullerton | KK4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Fullerton | 135.721 | 169 | 0 | 0 | oil leak | 2377 | 0 |
19 | 18 | Spider Webb | 62 | Lubri-Loy | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | 3L | 136.168 | 166 | 0 | 0 | oil leak | 2347 | 0 |
20 | 29 | Bob Sweikert | 51 | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone | A.E. Dean | 136.872 | 151 | 0 | 0 | radius rod | 2717 | 0 |
21 | 23 | Mike Nazaruk | 83 | Kalamazoo | Turner | Offenhauser | Firestone | Elkins | 135.706 | 146 | 0 | 0 | stalled | 2287 | 0 |
22 | 24 | Pat Flaherty | 77 | Schmidt | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Peter Schmidt | 135.670 | 115 | 0 | 0 | accident | 2257 | 0 |
23 | 7 | Jerry Hoyt | 55 | John Zink | KK4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Zink | 135.731 | 107 | 0 | 0 | overheating | 2227 | 0 |
24 | 27 | Duane Carter | 4 | Miracle Power | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | Firestone | Belanger | 135.267 | 94 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 2197 | 0 |
25 | 17 | Paul Russo | 7 | Federal Engineering | KK3000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Federal | 136.219 | 89 | 0 | 0 | magneto | 2167 | 0 |
26 | 8 | Johnnie Parsons | 21 | Belond Equa-Flow | KK500B | Offenhauser | Firestone | Belond | 137.667 | 86 | 0 | 0 | crankshaft | 2637 | 0 |
27 | 15 | Don Freeland | 38 | Bob Estes | Watson | Offenhauser | Firestone | Estes | 136.867 | 76 | 0 | 0 | accident | 2107 | 0 |
28 | 13 | Gene Hartley | 41 | Federal Engineering | KK4000 | Offenhauser | Firestone | Federal | 137.263 | 53 | 0 | 0 | accident | 2077 | 0 |
29 | 16 | Chuck Stevenson | 97 | Agajanian | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone | Agajanian | 136.560 | 42 | 0 | 0 | fuel leak | 2047 | 0 |
30 | 30 | Cal Niday | 99 | Miracle Power | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Firestone | Belanger | 136.096 | 30 | 0 | 0 | magneto | 2317 | 0 |
31 | 11 | Bob Scott | 29 | Belond Equa-Flow | Bromme | Offenhauser | Firestone | Bromme | 137.431 | 14 | 0 | 0 | oil leak | 2187 | 0 |
32 | 33 | Johnny Thomson | 56 | Dr. Sabourin | Del Roy-Allen | Offenhauser | Firestone | Sabourin | 135.262 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 1907 | 0 |
33 | 5 | Andy Linden | 32 | Cop-Sil-Loy | Stevens | Offenhauser | Firestone | Ansted | 136.060 | 3 | 0 | 0 | accident | 2127 | 0 |
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