← 1953 Season
Round 2 · GP · 1953
Indianapolis 500
30 May 1953Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayUSAfinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 200 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 200 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 200 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P3 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 200 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P4 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 200 | Finished | 1.5 | — |
| P4 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 200 | Finished | 1.5 | — |
| P5 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 3 | 200 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 21 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P7 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P7 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P8 | Ernie McCoy | Stevens | 20 | 200 | Finished | 0 | — |
| P9 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kuzma | 6 | 196 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P9 | Chuck Stevenson | Kuzma | 6 | 196 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P9 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 6 | 196 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P10 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | 193 | +7 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | 191 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P12 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 190 | +10 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 19 | 190 | +10 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Manny Ayulo | Kuzma | 4 | 184 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P14 | Jimmy Bryan | Schroeder | 31 | 183 | +17 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Bill Holland | Kurtis Kraft | 28 | 177 | Magneto | 0 | — |
| P16 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 177 | Axle | 0 | — |
| P16 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 177 | Axle | 0 | — |
| P16 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 10 | 177 | Axle | 0 | — |
| P17 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 176 | +24 Laps | 0 | — |
| P17 | Johnny Mantz | Kurtis Kraft | 14 | 176 | +24 Laps | 0 | — |
| P18 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft | 22 | 169 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P19 | Travis Webb | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 166 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P19 | Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 166 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P19 | Jackie Holmes | Kurtis Kraft | 18 | 166 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| P20 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 29 | 151 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P21 | Mike Nazaruk | Turner | 23 | 146 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| P22 | Pat Flaherty | Kuzma | 24 | 115 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P23 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 107 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| P26 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 8 | 86 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P27 | Don Freeland | Watson | 15 | 76 | Accident | 0 | — |
| P30 | Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft | 30 | 30 | Magneto | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P4 | Manny Ayulo | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P6 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P11 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P15 | Don Freeland | Watson | — | — | — |
| P16 | Chuck Stevenson | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P23 | Mike Nazaruk | Turner | — | — | — |
| P27 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |
| P29 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | — | — | — |
| P31 | Jimmy Bryan | Schroeder | — | — | — |
| P33 | Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | — | — | — |