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1953 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season

Sports season

The 1953 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There was also one non-championship event in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Sam Hanks, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Bill Vukovich. Chet Miller died while practicing for the Indianapolis 500.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver1234**NC**56789101112
May 30US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1953-indianapolis-500)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUS Bill VukovichUS Bill Vukovich
June 7US Rex Mays ClassicWisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirtUS Manny AyuloUS Jack McGrath
June 21US Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUS Don FreelandUS Rodger Ward
July 4US Detroit 100Michigan State Fairgrounds SpeedwayDetroit, MichiganDirtUS Duane CarterUS Rodger Ward
July 26US Indianapolis SweepstakesWilliams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Duane CarterUS Jimmy Davies
August 22US Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUS Chuck StevensonUS Sam Hanks
August 30US Milwaukee 200Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirtUS Jack McGrathUS Chuck Stevenson
September 7US Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUS Mike NazarukUS Sam Hanks
September 7US Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUS Bob FinneyUS Louis Unser
September 12US Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirtUS Bob SweikertUS Tony Bettenhausen
September 26US Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUS Manny AyuloUS Bob Sweikert
October 25US Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUS Mike NazarukUS Jimmy Bryan
November 11US Phoenix 100Arizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirtUS Tony BettenhausenUS Tony Bettenhausen

: The Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1953 World Championship of Drivers. : 73 laps were completed. Race stopped due to flipped car. Final standings reverted to 51 laps because of red flag and work done on cars. Half points awarded. : No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.

Final points standings

Note1: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver) Note2: Bob Scott was running at the finish of two races after taking over mid-event as a relief driver.

PosDriver[INDY](1953-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USSPR1
USDET
USSPR2
USMIL2
USDQSF
USPIK
USSYR
USISF
USSAC
USPHX
USPts11659.52125031000496058556800775087459621.41059611540.212494.213435.514428.6154201640117400183281931520310.42131022263.323245.8242052520026169.52716028158.42914030130.5311203211033100.23410035100361003781.63881.639804062416042504344.8444045404630473048204920502051205217.55314.65414.55510565.5575.4585.1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriver[INDY](1953-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USSPR1
USDET
USSPR2
USMIL2
USDQSF
USPIK
USSYR
USISF
USSAC
USPHX
USPts
US Sam Hanks3102412214533
US Jack McGrath5141613**4**49DNQ1013
US Bill Vukovich**1**DNQ
US Manuel Ayulo13**14**DNQ1722210**2**124
US Paul Russo254DNQ1363141312617
US Art Cross2
US Don Freeland2716**3**DNQ751234176
US Chuck Stevenson29156DNQ**3**1918DNQ9
US Jimmy Bryan14283151071711115
US Tony Bettenhausen9DNS1816**1**
US Rodger Ward161811176DNQ781318
US Jimmy Davies108151612516DNS47
US Johnnie Parsons26DNQ842131231516
US Duane Carter249DNQ**7**DNQ17DNQ10Wth2
US Bob Sweikert2017DNQ1317**8**1212
US Ernie McCoy85175DNQDNSDNS
US Jimmy Daywalt6DNQDNQ
US Bob Scott31DNS9DNQDNSDNQ55
US Fred Agabashian4
US Cal Niday306795198DNQDNSWth
US Jerry Hoyt23314DNQ20DNQ6DNQ89
US Andy Linden337510DNQ811DNQ16DNQ10
US Jimmy ReeceDNS1887DNQDNQDNQ714
US Mike Nazaruk21116DNQ16**13**215**14**
US Louis Unser1
US Jim Rathmann7
US Keith Andrews2
US Walt Faulkner17DNQ9DNQ18DNS6DNQDNQDNP
US Al Rogers3
US Eddie JohnsonDNSDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Bob Finney**4**
US Pat O'ConnorDNQDNQDNQ78
US Eddie RussoDNQ1110111511DNQ
US Bill Holland15DNQ185
US Hugh Thomas5
US Duke Nalon11
Canada Allen HeathDNQDNQ152
US Tommy Hinnershitz10129DNQ14
US Walt Killinger6
US Potsy GoacherDNQDNQDNSDNQDNQ
US Shelby Hill7
US Herb Bryers8
US Gene Hartley28DNQ14DNSDNQ17
US Ed ElisianDNQ9
US Pete Pusede9
US Chuck WeyantDNQ10DNQ14
US Pete Woods10
US Rex EastonDNQDNQDNQ13DNQ11
US Danny OakesDNQDNQ1114DNSDNQ
US Buzz BartonDNQDNQ11DNQDNQDNQDNS
US Charles Lowderman11
US Carl Scarborough12
US Frank ArmiDNQDNS
US Bill HomeierDNQDNS12DNQDNQDNQ
US Paul Kleinschmidt12
US Vic Carter12
US Edgar ElderDNQ11DNQ
US Duke DinsmoreDNSDNQ1215DNQ
US Johnny Thomson3213
US Chuck MarshallDNQ13DNQDNQ
US Malcolm Brazier13
US Johnny FedricksDNQDNQDNQ1814DNQDNQ15DNQ
US Jimmy Good14
US Chuck Hulse15
US Spider Webb1916DNQDNQDNQDNQDNSDNP
US Johnny RobertsDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ16DNQDNQ
US Don Olds16DNQ
US Norman Robinson16
US Charles Bryant17
US Eddie SachsDNQDNQDNQ18DNQ
US Leroy WarrinerDNQ18
US Marshall Teague18
US George Hammond18
US Joe Garson19
US Don Carlson20
US Pat Flaherty22
US Johnny MantzDNS
US Jackie HolmesDNS
US George TichenorDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US George WilsonDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Johnny KeyDNQDNQDNQ
US Johnnie TolanDNQDNQDNQ
US Bill DosterDNQDNQ
US Ralph PrattDNQDNQ
US Joe BarzdaDNQDNQ
US Len DuncanDNQDNQ
US Ottis StineDNQDNQ
US Gene ForceDNQDNQ
US Bill TaylorDNQDNQ
US Henry BanksDNQWth
US Bill BoydDNQ
US Billy CantrellDNQ
US Neal CarterDNQ
US George ConnorDNQ
US Ray CrawfordDNQ
Argentina Jorge DaponteDNQ
US John FitchDNQ
US George FonderDNQ
US Cliff GriffithDNQ
US Red HamiltonDNQ
US Al HermanDNQ
US Johnny KayDNQ
US Jud LarsonDNQ
US Jim MayesDNQ
US Chet MillerDNQ
US Roy NewmanDNQ
US Hal RobsonDNQ
US Wayne SelserDNQ
US Joe SostilioDNQ
US Harry StockmanDNQ
US J. ChaplinDNQ
US Gays BiroDNQ
US Paul HoweDNQ
US Johnny HobelDNQ
US Don DalyDNQ
US R. ManualDNQ
US Bill MillikenDNQ
US Wayne SankeyDNQ
US Phil ShaferDNQ
US Art McKeeDSQ
US Troy RuttmanWth
US Ebe YoderWth
Italy Alberto AscariDNP
US Johnny MauroDNP
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th-10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
(Ret)
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing

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References

  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 291-294)
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