«1953-02»Indianapolis Grand Prix - XXXVII 500 Mile Race
1953-05-30 Indianapolis - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - 200 laps × 4.023 km : 804.6 km
EntrantsQualyGridRaceLap-by-LapFastest Laps•Driver StandingsConstructor Standings
CarDriverChassisEngineTyresTeam Name
2 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneTravelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz
3 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBardahl/Ed Walsh
4 Duane Carter Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMiracle Power
5 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJack Hinkle
6 Jim Rathmann Moore ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneWynn's Friction Proofing / Walsh
7 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneFederal Engineering
8 Jimmy Bryan Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBlakely Oil
9 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft ??? Novi L8 c 3.0 FirestoneNovi Governor
10 Henry Banks Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneHopkins/Motor Racers
12 Ernie McCoy Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneH.A. Chapman
14 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneFuel Injection/Howard Keck
15 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft ??? Novi L8 c 3.0 FirestoneNovi Governor
16 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSpringfield Welding/Paoli
17 Joe Sostilio Kurtis Kraft 500A Chrysler V8 4.5 FirestoneBelanger Motors
21 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBelond Equa-Flow
22 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestonePure Oil/Hart Fullerton
23 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneAutomobile Shippers/Casaroll
23 Johnny Mantz Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneAutomobile Shippers/Casaroll
24 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBardahl/Ed Walsh
25 George Connor Kurtis Kraft 500A Chrysler V8 4.5 FirestoneChrysler / Wolcott
26 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCity of Detroit
28 Pat O'Connor Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSlick Racers
29 Bob Scott Bromme ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBelond Equa-Flow/Bromme
31 Len Duncan Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCaccia Motors
32 Andy Linden Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCop-Sil-Loy/Rotary Engineering
33 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneRay Brady
34 Eddie Sachs Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneLudson Morris
35 Buzz Barton Pawl ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneParks Offenhauser/L.E. Parks
36 Potsy Goacher Pankratz D Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSid Street Motors
38 Don Freeland Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBob Estes
39 Bill Taylor Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBlue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins
41 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneFederal Engineering
42 Willard Cantrell Pankratz D Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneEmmett Malloy
43 Roy Newman Maserati 8CTF Maserati L8 c 3.0 FirestoneRoy Newman
44 Leroy Warriner Kurtis Kraft 1000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJim Robbins
46 Johnny Fedricks Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneDunn Engineering
48 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSumar/Chapman Root
49 Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneRay Crawford
51 Bob Sweikert Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneDean Van Lines
52 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSarafoff
53 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestonePat Clancy
55 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJohn Zink
56 Johnny Thomson Del Roy ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneDr. R.N. Sabourin
57 Hal Robson Voelker ??? Voelker ??? FirestoneVoelker
59 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 500B Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneGrancor-Elgin Piston Pin
61 Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneSlick Racers
62 Spider Webb Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneLubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team
63 Danny Oakes Moore ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneLindsey Hopkins
64 Pat O'Connor Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneEngle-Stanko
65 Allen Heath Ewing D Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCommercial Motor Freight
66 Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 500A Chrysler V8 4.5 FirestoneChrysler / Wolcott
67 Johnny Kay Clemons ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJeanie-Lee/Glessner
69 Joe Barzda Maserati 8CTF Maserati L8 c 3.0 FirestoneCalifornia Speed
71 Jackie Holmes Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMerkler Machine Works
73 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMcNamara/Lee Elkins
74 Pat O'Connor Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBrown Motors
75 Wayne Selser Christy ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneChristy
76 George Fonder Silnes ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneGeorge Leitenberger
77 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestonePeter Schmidt
78 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneStorey-Ricketts
79 Frank Armi Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMel-Rae/Mel Wiggers
81 Len Duncan Trevis Indycar Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCentral Excavating/Pete Salemi
82 Johnny Roberts Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneWilliam Burns
83 Mike Nazaruk Turner ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneKalamazoo/Lee Elkins
84 Bill Homeier Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneCoast Grain
85 Johnnie Tolan Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneBlakely Oil
86 Bill Boyd Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMerz Engineering
87 Bill Homeier Kurtis Kraft 500B Cadillac V8 4.5 FirestoneCal Connell
88 Manuel Ayulo Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestonePeter Schmidt
89 Spider Webb Maserati 8CTF Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneFadely-Anderson/R.A. Cott
91 Red Hamilton Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneClyde Dillon
92 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneM.A. Walker Electric
93 Al Herman Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneTraylor Engineering
95 Jorge Daponte Johnson ??? Wayne L6 4.5 FirestoneWayne
96 Jud Larson Snowberger ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneHelin Flyer
97 Chuck Stevenson Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJ.C. Agajanian
98 Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneJ.C. Agajanian
99 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 FirestoneMiracle Power