1953 · Round 2 · Race Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States
Saturday, May 30, 1953
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, United States
Saturday, May 30, 1953
Winner
VUK
3:53:01.690
Winning margin
+210.872
to CRO
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
47/47
21 retirements
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VUKHoward Keck Company · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 200 | 3:53:01.690 | 9 |
| 02 | CROBessie Lee Paoli · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 200 | +210.872 | 6 |
| 03 | HANEd Walsh · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | 2 |
| 03 | CARBelanger · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 200 | — | 2 |
| 04 | AGAGrancor Auto Specialists · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | 1.5 |
| 04 | RUSFederal Engineering Association · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 200 | — | 1.5 |
| 05 | MCGHinkle · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 200 | — | 2 |
| 06 | DAYSumar · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 200 | — | — |
| 07 | JOHErnest Ruiz · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 200 | — | — |
| 07 | RATCrawford · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 08 | MCCChapman | 200 | — | — |
| 09 | BETAgajanian · Kuzma | — | — | — |
| 09 | STEAgajanian · Kuzma | — | — | — |
| 09 | HARFederal Engineering Association · Kuzma | 196 | DNF | — |
| 10 | DAVPat Clancy · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 193 | +7 lap | — |
| 11 | NALJean Marcenac · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 191 | DNF | — |
| 12 | SCALee Elkins · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 12 | SCOBromme · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 190 | +10 lap | — |
| 13 | AYUSchmidt · Kuzma | 184 | DNF | — |
| 14 | BRYMcDaniel | 183 | +17 lap | — |
| 15 | HOLCrawford · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 15 | RATCrawford · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 177 | DNF | — |
| 16 | DINM.A. Walker · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 16 | WARM.A. Walker · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 177 | DNF | — |
| 16 | LINRotary Engineering Corp · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 17 | MANEugene Casaroll · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 176 | +24 lap | — |
| 17 | FAUEugene Casaroll · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 18 | TEAHart Fullerton · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 169 | DNF | — |
| 19 | THOSabourin · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 19 | WEB3-L Racing Team · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 19 | HOL3-L Racing Team · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 166 | DNF | — |
| 20 | SWEDean · Kuzma | 151 | DNF | — |
| 21 | NAZLee Elkins | 146 | DNF | — |
| 22 | FLASchmidt · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 115 | DNF | — |
| 23 | HOYJohn Zink · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 23 | STEAgajanian · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| 23 | LINRotary Engineering Corp · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 107 | DNF | — |
| 24 | CARBelanger | 94 | DNF | — |
| 25 | RUSFederal Engineering Association · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 89 | DNF | — |
| 26 | PARBelond · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 86 | DNF | — |
| 27 | FREBob Estes · Watson · ATS | 76 | DNF | — |
| 28 | HARFederal Engineering Association · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 53 | DNF | — |
| 29 | STEAgajanian · Kuzma | 42 | DNF | — |
| 30 | NIDBelanger · Kurtis Kraft 2000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 3000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 4000 ~ Kurtis Kraft 500A ~ Kurtis Kraft 500B ~ Kurtis Kraft | 30 | DNF | — |
| 31 | SCOBromme | 14 | DNF | — |
| 32 | THOSabourin | 6 | DNF | — |
| 33 | LINRotary Engineering Corp | 3 | DNF | — |