Starting Grid for the 1953 Indianapolis 500

Position Car Num. Driver Car Name/Entrant* Make/Model Qual Speed
1 14 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection KK500A/Offy 138.390
2 59 Fred Agabashian Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin KK500B/Offy 137.540
3 5 Jack McGrath Hinkle KK4000/Offy 136.600
4 88 Manuel Ayulo Schmidt Kuzma/Offy 136.380
5 32 Andy Linden Cop-Sil-Loy Stevens/Offy 136.060
6 98 Tony Bettenhausen Agajanian Kuzma/Offy 136.020
7 55 Jerry Hoyt John Zink KK4000/Offy 135.730
8 21 Johnnie Parsons (W) Belond Equa-Flow KK500B/Offy 137.660
9 3 Sam Hanks Bardahl KK4000/Offy 137.530
10 92 Rodger Ward M.A. Walker Electric Kurtis/Offy 137.460
11 29 Bob Scott Belond Equa-Flow Bromme/Offy 137.430
12 16 Art Cross Springfield Welding/Clay Smith KK4000/Offy 137.310
13 41 Gene Hartley Federal Engineering KK4000/Offy 137.260
14 23 Walt Faulkner Automobile Shippers KK500A/Offy 137.110
15 38 Don Freeland (R) Bob Estes Watson/Offy 136.860
16 97 Chuck Stevenson Agajanian Kuzma/Offy 136.560
17 7 Paul Russo Federal Engineering KK3000/Offy 136.210
18 62 Spider Webb Lubri-Loy KK3000/Offy 136.160
19 73 Carl Scarborough McNamara KK2000/Offy 135.930
20 12 Ernie McCoy (R) Chapman Stevens/Offy 135.920
21 48 Jimmy Daywalt (R) Sumar KK3000/Offy 135.740
22 22 Marshall Teague (R) Hart Fullerton KK4000/Offy 135.720
23 83 Mike Nazaruk Kalamazoo Turner/Offy 135.700
24 77 Pat Flaherty Schmidt KK3000/Offy 135.660
25 2 Jim Rathmann Travelon Trailer KK500B/Offy 135.660
26 9 Duke Nalon Novi Governor Kurtis/Novi 135.460
27 4 Duane Carter Miracle Power Lesovsky/Offy 135.260
28 49 Bill Holland (W) Crawford KK500B/Offy 137.860
29 51 Bob Sweikert Dean Van Lines Kuzma/Offy 136.870
30 99 Cal Niday (R) Miracle Power Kurtis/Offy 136.090
31 8 Jimmy Bryan Blakely Oil Schroeder/Offy 135.500
32 53 Jimmy Davies Pat Clancy KK500B/Offy 135.260
33 56 Johnny Thomson (R) Dr. Sabourin Del Roy-Allen/Offy 135.260







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