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1953 Indianapolis 500

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Formula One race number 2 of 9
Saturday, May 30, 1953 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.6 kilometers)

Time of race: 3:53:01.69
Average Speed: 207.198 kph
Pole Time: 260.13 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: 210.87 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1953 Formula One results / 1953 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Team	Chassis / Engine	Laps	Status	Led
8	20	12	Ernie McCoy	Chapman	Stevens / Offenhauser	200	+604.55	0
1	1	14	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection	KK500A / Offenhauser	200	3:53:01.69	195
2	12	16	Art Cross	Springfield Welding / Clay Smith	KK4000 / Offenhauser	200	+210.87	0
7	25	2	Jim Rathmann	Travelon Trailer	KK500B / Offenhauser	200	+526.02	1
26	8	21	Johnnie Parsons	Belond Equa-Flow Exhaust	KK500B / Offenhauser	86	engine	0
18	22	22	Marshall Teague	Hart Fullerton	KK4000 / Offenhauser	169	oil leak	0
17	14	23	Walt Faulkner	Automobile Shippers	KK500A / Offenhauser	176	+24 laps	0
31	11	29	Bob Scott	Belond Equa-Flow Exhaust	Bromme / Offenhauser	14	oil leak	0
3	9	3	Sam Hanks	Bardahl	KK4000 / Offenhauser	200	+251.50	3
33	5	32	Andy Linden	Cop-Sil-Loy	Stevens / Offenhauser	3	crash	0
27	15	38	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Watson / Offenhauser	76	crash	0
24	27	4	Duane Carter	Miracle Power	Lesovsky / Offenhauser	94	ignition	0
28	13	41	Gene Hartley	Federal Engineering	KK4000 / Offenhauser	53	crash	0
6	21	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar	KK3000 / Offenhauser	200	+490.21	0
15	28	49	Bill Holland	Crawford	KK500B / Offenhauser	177	magneto	0
5	3	5	Jack McGrath	Hinkle	KK4000 / Offenhauser	200	+469.64	0
20	29	51	Bob Sweikert	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma / Offenhauser	151	suspension	0
10	32	53	Jimmy Davies	Pat Clancy	KK500B / Offenhauser	193	+7 laps	0
23	7	55	Jerry Hoyt	John Zink	KK4000 / Offenhauser	107	overheating	0
32	33	56	Johnny Thomson	Dr. Sabourin	Del Roy-Allen / Offenhauser	6	ignition	0
4	2	59	Fred Agabashian	Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin	KK500B / Offenhauser	200	+279.24	1
19	18	62	Spider Webb	Lubri-Loy	KK3000 / Offenhauser	166	oil leak	0
25	17	7	Paul Russo	Federal Engineering	KK3000 / Offenhauser	89	magneto	0
12	19	73	Carl Scarborough	McNamara	KK2000 / Offenhauser	190	+10 laps	0
22	24	77	Pat Flaherty	Schmidt	KK3000 / Offenhauser	115	crash	0
14	31	8	Jimmy Bryan	Blakely Oil	Schroeder / Offenhauser	183	+17 laps	0
21	23	83	Mike Nazaruk	Kalamazoo	Turner / Offenhauser	146	transmission	0
13	4	88	Manny Ayulo	Schmidt	Kuzma / Offenhauser	184	engine	0
11	26	9	Duke Nalon	Novi Governor	Kurtis / Novi	191	crash	0
16	10	92	Rodger Ward	M.A. Walker Electric	Kurtis / Offenhauser	177	axle	0
29	16	97	Chuck Stevenson	Agajanian	Kuzma / Offenhauser	42	fuel leak	0
9	6	98	Tony Bettenhausen	Agajanian	Kuzma / Offenhauser	196	crash	0
30	30	99	Cal Niday	Miracle Power	Kurtis / Offenhauser	30	magneto	0

Relief Drivers:
Car #3: Duane Carter (49 laps)
Car #59: Paul Russo (46 laps)
Car #2: Eddie Johnson (88 laps)
Car #98: Chuck Stevenson (44 laps) ; Gene Hartley (37) laps
Car #73: Bob Scott (121 laps)
Car #49: Jim Rathmann (36 laps)
Car #92: Andy Linden (29 laps) ; Duke Dinsmore (10) laps
Car #23: Johnny Mantz (42 laps)
Car #62: Johnny Thomson (45 laps) ; Jackie Holmes (9) laps
Car #55: Chuck Stevenson (13 laps) ; Andy Linden (12) laps

Fastest Lap: 218.641 kph by Bill Vukovich

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Bill Vukovich	1	48	48
Fred Agabashian	49	49	1
Jim Rathmann	50	50	1
Sam Hanks	51	53	3
Bill Vukovich	54	200	147

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