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1953 Hoosier Hundred Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 10 of 12 Saturday, September 26, 1953 at Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN 100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:08:48 Average speed: 87.192 mph Pole speed: 96.077 mph Cautions: 1 for 5 laps Margin of victory: 5 cl Attendance: 18000 Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1953 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 51   Bob Sweikert Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean) Kuzma / Offy 100 6971 running 98 200 2 1 88   Manny Ayulo Peter Schmidt Kuzma / Offy 100 4333 running 2 160 3 5 21   Johnnie Parsons Belond Equa-Flow Kurtis / Offy 100 2508 running 0 140 4 2 38   Don Freeland Bob Estes Watson / Offy 100 1629 running 0 120 5 6 3   Sam Hanks Bardahl Oil Company Kurtis / Offy 100 1501 running 0 100 6 8 99   Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors   (Murrell Belanger) Kurtis / Offy 100 1164 running 0 80 7 12 63   Pat O'Connor Lindsey Hopkins Moore / Offy 100 927 running 0 60 8 16 92   Rodger Ward M.A. Walker Kurtis / Offy 100 863 running 0 40 9 14 57   Ed Elisian Iddings Meyer / Offy 100 798 running 0 30 10 10 10   Duane Carter Lindsey Hopkins Lesovsky / Offy 100 734 running 0 20 11 7 16   Jimmy Bryan Bessie Lee Paoli Kurtis / Offy 100 672 running 0 10 12 15 7   Paul Russo Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy 100 552 running 0   13 9 79   Rex Easton Mel Wiggers Kurtis / Offy 100 487 running 0   14 17 35   Chuck Weyant Parks Pawl / Offy 100 433 running 0   15 11 73   Mike Nazaruk McNamara   (Lee Elkins) Kurtis / Offy 100 379 running 0   16 4 36   Andy Linden Sid Street Pankratz / Offy 100 325 running 0   17 13 65   Gene Hartley Karl Hall Ewing / Offy 100 216 running 0   18 18 62   Leroy Warriner Lubri-Loy Kurtis / Offy 38 216 oil pressure 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jimmy Davies 9 Pat Clancy Ewing / Offy Bob Scott 12 H.A. Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy Walt Faulkner 23 Auto Shippers Lou Rassey Kurtis / Offy George Tichenor 39 Joe Shaheen Hill / Offy Jack McGrath 48, 5 Chapman Root, Jack Hinkle Chuck Stevenson 55 John Zink Kurtis / Offy Cal Niday 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy / Offy Potsy Goacher 61 Shouse Motors Kurtis / Chrysler Eddie Sachs 67 Lee Glessner Clemons / Offy Johnny Key 68 Vulcan Tool Ralph Miller Ralph Miller / Ralph Miller Jimmy Reece 68 Peter Wales Trucking Peter Wales Kurtis / Offy Johnny Roberts 82 Burns Kurtis / Offy Johnny Fedricks 89 Dunn Engineering Kurtis / Offy Gene Force 93 Dr. Morris Kurtis / Offy George Wilson 95 Sacco/Wilson Johnstone / Wayne DC Buzz Barton 35 Parks Pawl / Offy DC Danny Oakes 63 Lindsey Hopkins Moore / Offy DC Spider Webb 65 Commercial Motor Freight Karl Hall Ewing / Offy WD Jerry Hoyt WD Ernie McCoy 12 H.A. Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy WD Eddie Russo 81 Central Excavating Floyd Trevis Trevis / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Manny Ayulo 1 2 2   Bob Sweikert 3 100 98