1953 Indianapolis 500

Race

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	3:53:01.69	9
2	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+3:30.87	6
3	Sam Hanks / Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+4:11.50	2 / 2
4	Fred Agabashian / Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+4:39.24	1.5 / 1.5
5	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+7:49.64	2
6	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+8:10.21
7	Jim Rathmann / Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	200	+8:46.02
8	Ernie McCoy	Stevens-Offenhauser	200	+10:04.55
9	Tony Bettenhausen / Chuck Stevenson / Gene Hartley	Kuzma-Offenhauser	196			Accident
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	193
11	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft-Novi	191			Accident
12	Carl Scarborough / Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	190
13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma-Offenhauser	184			Engine
14	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder-Offenhauser	183
15	Bill Holland / Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	177			Magneto
16	Rodger Ward / Andy Linden / Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	177			Axle
17	Walt Faulkner / Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	176
18	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	169			Oil Leak
19	Spider Webb / Johnny Thomson / Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	166			Oil Leak
20	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma-Offenhauser	151			Suspension
21	Mike Nazaruk	Turner-Offenhauser	146			Transmission
22	Pat Flaherty	Kuzma-Offenhauser	115			Accident
23	Jerry Hoyt / Chuck Stevenson / Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	107			Overheating
24	Duane Carter	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	94			Ignition
25	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	89			Magneto
26	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	86			Engine
27	Don Freeland	Watson-Offenhauser	76			Accident
28	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	53			Accident
29	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma-Offenhauser	42			Fuel Leak
30	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	30			Magneto
31	Bob Scott	Bromme-Offenhauser	14			Oil Leak
32	Johnny Thomson	Del Roy-Offenhauser	6			Ignition
33	Andy Linden	Stevens-Offenhauser	3			Accident

Championships

Drivers’

	1	Alberto Ascari	9	9,0
		Bill Vukovich	9	0,9
▼	3	Luigi Villoresi	6	6,0
		Art Cross	6	0,6
▼	5	José Froilán González	4	4,0
▼	6	Mike Hawthorn	3	3,0
	7	Duane Carter	2	0,2
		Sam Hanks	2	0,2
▼		Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	2	2,0
		Jack McGrath	2	0,2
	11	Paul Russo	1.5	0,1.5
		Fred Agabashian	1.5	0,1.5

Winners in United States of America

1957: Sam Hanks; Salih-Offenhauser
1956: Pat Flaherty; Watson-Offenhauser
1955: Bob Sweikert; KK500D-Offenhauser
1954: Bill Vukovich; Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
1953: Bill Vukovich; Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
1952: Troy Ruttman; Kuzma-Offenhauser
1951: Lee Wallard; Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
1950: Johnnie Parsons; Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser