Indianapolis 500 Race Day Stats
1953 INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE RESULTS
| Finish | Start | Qual. Speed | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 138.392 | 14 | Bill Vukovich | Fuel Injection | KK500A/Offy | 127.74 | 200 | 195 | $89,497 |
| 2 | 12 | 137.31 | 16 | Art Cross | Springfield Welding/Clay Smith | KK4000/Offy | 126.827 | 200 | 0 | $27,297 |
| 3 | 9 | 137.531 | 3 | Sam Hanks | Bardahl | KK4000/Offy | 126.465 | 200 | 3 | $16,422 |
| 4 | 2 | 137.546 | 59 | Fred Agabashian | Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin | KK500B/Offy | 126.219 | 200 | 1 | $12,947 |
| 5 | 3 | 136.602 | 5 | Jack McGrath | Hinkle | KK4000/Offy | 124.556 | 200 | 0 | $10,622 |
| 6 | 21 | 135.747 | 48 | Jimmy Daywalt | Sumar | KK3000/Offy | 124.379 | 200 | 0 | $8,197 |
| 7 | 25 | 135.666 | 2 | Jim Rathmann | Travelon Trailer | KK500B/Offy | 124.072 | 200 | 1 | $6,847 |
| 8 | 20 | 135.926 | 12 | Ernie McCoy | Chapman | Stevens/Offy | 123.404 | 200 | 0 | $5,947 |
| 9 | 6 | 136.024 | 98 | Tony Bettenhausen | Agajanian | Kuzma/Offy | Accident | 196 | 0 | $5,647 |
| 10 | 32 | 135.262 | 53 | Jimmy Davies | Pat Clancy | KK500B/Offy | Running | 193 | 0 | $5,547 |
| 11 | 26 | 135.461 | 9 | Duke Nalon | Novi Governor | Kurtis/Novi | Spun out | 191 | 0 | $3,317 |
| 12 | 19 | 135.936 | 73 | Carl Scarborough | McNamara | KK2000/Offy | Running | 190 | 0 | $3,147 |
| 13 | 4 | 136.384 | 88 | Manuel Ayulo | Schmidt | Kuzma/Offy | Rod | 184 | 0 | $3,177 |
| 14 | 31 | 135.506 | 8 | Jimmy Bryan | Blakely Oil | Schroeder/Offy | Running | 183 | 0 | $3,057 |
| 15 | 28 | 137.868 | 49 | Bill Holland | Crawford | KK500B/Offy | Cam gear | 177 | 0 | $3,237 |
| 16 | 10 | 137.468 | 92 | Rodger Ward | M.A. Walker Electric | Kurtis/Offy | Stalled | 177 | 0 | $2,917 |
| 17 | 14 | 137.117 | 23 | Walt Faulkner | Automobile Shippers | KK500A/Offy | Running | 176 | 0 | $2,497 |
| 18 | 22 | 135.721 | 22 | Marshall Teague | Hart Fullerton | KK4000/Offy | Oil Leak | 169 | 0 | $2,377 |
| 19 | 18 | 136.168 | 62 | Spider Webb | Lubri-Loy | KK3000/Offy | Oil Leak | 166 | 0 | $2,347 |
| 20 | 29 | 136.872 | 51 | Bob Sweikert | Dean Van Lines | Kuzma/Offy | Radius rod | 151 | 0 | $2,717 |
| 21 | 23 | 135.706 | 83 | Mike Nazaruk | Kalamazoo | Turner/Offy | Stalled | 146 | 0 | $2,287 |
| 22 | 24 | 135.668 | 77 | Pat Flaherty | Schmidt | KK3000/Offy | Accident | 115 | 0 | $2,257 |
| 23 | 7 | 135.731 | 55 | Jerry Hoyt | John Zink | KK4000/Offy | Overheating | 107 | 0 | $2,227 |
| 24 | 27 | 135.267 | 4 | Duane Carter | Miracle Power | Lesovsky/Offy | Ignition | 94 | 0 | $2,197 |
| 25 | 17 | 136.219 | 7 | Paul Russo | Federal Engineering | KK3000/Offy | Magneto | 89 | 0 | $2,167 |
| 26 | 8 | 137.667 | 21 | Johnnie Parsons | Belond Equa-Flow | KK500B/Offy | Crankshaft | 86 | 0 | $2,637 |
| 27 | 15 | 136.867 | 38 | Don Freeland | Bob Estes | Watson/Offy | Accident | 76 | 0 | $2,107 |
| 28 | 13 | 137.263 | 41 | Gene Hartley | Federal Engineering | KK4000/Offy | Accident | 53 | 0 | $2,077 |
| 29 | 16 | 136.56 | 97 | Chuck Stevenson | Agajanian | Kuzma/Offy | Fuel Leak | 42 | 0 | $2,047 |
| 30 | 30 | 136.096 | 99 | Cal Niday | Miracle Power | Kurtis/Offy | Magneto | 30 | 0 | $2,317 |
| 31 | 11 | 137.431 | 29 | Bob Scott | Belond Equa-Flow | Bromme/Offy | Oil Leak | 14 | 0 | $2,187 |
| 32 | 33 | 135.262 | 56 | Johnny Thomson | Dr. Sabourin | Del Roy-Allen/Offy | Ignition | 6 | 0 | $1,907 |
| 33 | 5 | 136.06 | 32 | Andy Linden | Cop-Sil-Loy | Stevens/Offy | Accident | 3 | 0 | $2,127 |