Indianapolis 500

Round 2 · Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA

1953-05-30

Winner: Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft)

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1	—	3:53:01.690	Finished	9
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1	—	3:53:01.690	Finished	9
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1	—	3:53:01.690	Finished	9
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1	—	3:53:01.690	Finished	9
1	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1	—	3:53:01.690	Finished	9
2	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	12	▲10	+3:30.870	Finished	6
2	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	12	▲10	+3:30.870	Finished	6
2	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	12	▲10	+3:30.870	Finished	6
2	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	12	▲10	+3:30.870	Finished	6
2	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	12	▲10	+3:30.870	Finished	6
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
3	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	9	▲6	+4:11.500	Finished	2
4	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
4	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	2	▼2	+4:39.240	Finished	1.5
5	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3	▼2	+7:49.640	Finished	2
5	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3	▼2	+7:49.640	Finished	2
5	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3	▼2	+7:49.640	Finished	2
5	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3	▼2	+7:49.640	Finished	2
5	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	3	▼2	+7:49.640	Finished	2
6	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	21	▲15	+8:10.210	Finished	0
6	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	21	▲15	+8:10.210	Finished	0
6	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	21	▲15	+8:10.210	Finished	0
6	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	21	▲15	+8:10.210	Finished	0
6	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	21	▲15	+8:10.210	Finished	0
7	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
7	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	25	▲18	+8:46.020	Finished	0
8	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	20	▲12	+10:04.550	Finished	0
8	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	20	▲12	+10:04.550	Finished	0
8	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	20	▲12	+10:04.550	Finished	0
8	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	20	▲12	+10:04.550	Finished	0
8	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	20	▲12	+10:04.550	Finished	0
9	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
9	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	6	▼3	—	Accident	0
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	32	▲22	—	+7 Laps	0
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	32	▲22	—	+7 Laps	0
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	32	▲22	—	+7 Laps	0
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	32	▲22	—	+7 Laps	0
10	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	32	▲22	—	+7 Laps	0
11	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	26	▲15	—	Accident	0
11	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	26	▲15	—	Accident	0
11	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	26	▲15	—	Accident	0
11	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	26	▲15	—	Accident	0
11	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	26	▲15	—	Accident	0
12	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
12	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	19	▲7	—	+10 Laps	0
13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	4	▼9	—	Engine	0
13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	4	▼9	—	Engine	0
13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	4	▼9	—	Engine	0
13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	4	▼9	—	Engine	0
13	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	4	▼9	—	Engine	0
14	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	31	▲17	—	+17 Laps	0
14	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	31	▲17	—	+17 Laps	0
14	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	31	▲17	—	+17 Laps	0
14	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	31	▲17	—	+17 Laps	0
14	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	31	▲17	—	+17 Laps	0
15	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
15	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	28	▲13	—	Magneto	0
16	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
16	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	10	▼6	—	Axle	0
17	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
17	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	14	▼3	—	+24 Laps	0
R	Johnny Thomson	Del Roy	33	—	—	Ignition	0
R	Andy Linden	Stevens	5	—	—	Accident	0
R	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	8	—	—	Engine	0
R	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	17	—	—	Magneto	0
R	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	27	—	—	Ignition	0
R	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	7	—	—	Overheating	0
R	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	22	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	16	—	—	Fuel leak	0
R	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Chuck Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft	7	—	—	Overheating	0
R	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	7	—	—	Overheating	0
R	Pat Flaherty	Kuzma	24	—	—	Accident	0
R	Mike Nazaruk	Turner	23	—	—	Transmission	0
R	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	29	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Travis Webb	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Johnny Thomson	Del Roy	33	—	—	Ignition	0
R	Andy Linden	Stevens	5	—	—	Accident	0
R	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	22	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Bob Scott	Bromme	11	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft	30	—	—	Magneto	0
R	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	22	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	22	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	22	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Travis Webb	Kurtis Kraft	18	—	—	Oil leak	0
R	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	29	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Mike Nazaruk	Turner	23	—	—	Transmission	0
R	Pat Flaherty	Kuzma	24	—	—	Accident	0
R	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	7	—	—	Overheating	0
R	Chuck Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft	7	—	—	Overheating	0
R	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	7	—	—	Overheating	0
R	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	27	—	—	Ignition	0
R	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	17	—	—	Magneto	0
R	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	8	—	—	Engine	0
R	Don Freeland	Watson	15	—	—	Accident	0
R	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	13	—	—	Accident	0
R	Don Freeland	Watson	15	—	—	Accident	0
R	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	13	—	—	Accident	0
R	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	16	—	—	Fuel leak	0
R	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft	30	—	—	Magneto	0
R	Bob Scott	Bromme	11	—	—	Oil leak	0