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1953 Phoenix 100 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 12 of 12 Wednesday, November 11, 1953 at Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, AZ 100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:11:30 Average speed: 83.916 mph Pole speed: 92.119 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 9357 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1953 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 1 99   Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors   (Murrell Belanger) Kurtis / Offy 100 2286 running 93 200 2 15 23   Duane Carter Auto Shippers   (Lou Rassey) Kurtis / Offy 99 1646 running 0 160 3 5 3   Sam Hanks Bardahl Oil Company Kurtis / Offy 99 914 running 0 140 4 4 88   Manny Ayulo Peter Schmidt Kuzma / Offy 99 594 running 0 120 5 13 12   Bob Scott H.A. Chapman Russo-Nichels / Offy 98 547 running 0 100 6 14 38   Don Freeland Bob Estes Watson / Offy 98 427 running 0 80 7 2 9   Jimmy Davies Pat Clancy Ewing / Offy 98 369 running 7 60 8 8 63   Pat O'Connor Lindsey Hopkins Moore / Offy 98 343 running 0 40 9 17 48   Jerry Hoyt Sumar   (Chapman Root) Blough / Offy 95 320 running 0 30 10 12 36   Andy Linden Sid Street Pankratz / Offy 93 297 running 0 20 11 11 79   Rex Easton Mel Wiggers Kurtis / Offy 92 274 running 0 10 12 7 51   Bob Sweikert Dean Van Lines   (Al Dean) Kuzma / Offy 89 229 front axle 0   13 16 5   Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis / Offy 75 206 dnf 0   14 9 22   Jimmy Reece Hart Fullerton Kurtis / Offy 48 183 dnf 0   15 18 16   Jimmy Bryan Bessie Lee Paoli Kurtis / Offy 44 160 rear end 0   16 6 21   Johnnie Parsons Belond Equa-Flow Kurtis / Offy 42 137 shocks 0   17 10 7   Paul Russo Federal Engineering Kurtis / Offy 38 91 suspension 0   18 3 92   Rodger Ward M.A. Walker Kurtis / Offy 19 91 suspension 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Johnnie Tolan 39 Joe Shaheen Hill / Offy Edgar Elder 42 Emmett Malloy Pankratz / Offy Don Olds 63 Leo Dobry Kurtis / Offy Justin King 67 Lee Glessner Clemons / Offy Eddie Sachs 73 McNamara Lee Elkins Kurtis-Wetteroth / Offy Danny Oakes 84 Coast Grain Bob Weinberg Lesovsky / Offy Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jimmy Davies 1 7 7   Tony Bettenhausen 8 100 93