1953 AAA Championship Car 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.

1953 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races12
Start dateMay 30
End dateNovember 11
Awards
National champion Sam Hanks
Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich

Schedule and results
Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 May 30 International 500 Mile SweepstakesA Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich
2 June 7 Rex Mays Classic Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Dirt Manny Ayulo Jack McGrath
3 June 21 Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt Don Freeland Rodger Ward
4 July 4 Detroit 100B Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway Detroit, Michigan Dirt Duane Carter Rodger Ward
NC July 26 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Dirt Duane Carter Jimmy Davies
5 August 22 Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt Chuck Stevenson Sam Hanks
6 August 30 Milwaukee 200 Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Dirt Jack McGrath Chuck Stevenson
7 September 7 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt Mike Nazaruk Sam Hanks
8 September 7 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill Bob FinneyC Louis Unser
9 September 12 Syracuse 100 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen
10 September 26 Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt Manny Ayulo Bob Sweikert
11 October 25 Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt Mike Nazaruk Jimmy Bryan
12 November 11 Phoenix 100 Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix, Arizona Dirt Tony Bettenhausen Tony Bettenhausen
  Paved/Dirt Oval
  Road Course/Hill Climb
  Non-championship race
^A The Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1953 World Championship of Drivers.
^B 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.
^C 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.

Pos Driver INDY
 MIL1
 SPR1
 DET
 SPR2
 MIL2
 DQSF
 PIK
 SYR
 ISF
 SAC
 PHX
 Pts
1 Sam Hanks 3 10 2 4 1 22 1 4 5 3 3 1659.5
2 Jack McGrath 5 1 4 16 13 4 4 9 DNQ 10 13 1250
3 Bill Vukovich 1 DNQ 1000
4 Manuel Ayulo 13 14 DNQ 17 2 2 2 10 2 12 4 960
5 Paul Russo 25 4 DNQ 13 6 3 14 13 12 6 17 855
6 Art Cross 2 800
7 Don Freeland 27 16 3 DNQ 7 5 12 3 4 17 6 750
8 Chuck Stevenson 29 15 6 DNQ 3 1 9 18 DNQ 9 745
9 Jimmy Bryan 14 2 8 3 15 10 7 17 11 1 15 621.4
10 Tony Bettenhausen 9 DNS 18 1 6 1 596
11 Rodger Ward 16 18 1 1 17 6 DNQ 7 8 13 18 540.2
12 Jimmy Davies 10 8 15 16 12 5 16 DNS 4 7 494.2
13 Johnny Parsons 26 DNQ 8 4 21 3 12 3 15 16 435.5
14 Duane Carter 24 9 DNQ 7 DNQ 17 DNQ 10 Wth 2 428.6
15 Bob Sweikert 20 17 DNQ 13 17 8 1 2 12 420
16 Ernie McCoy  R  8 5 17 5 DNQ DNS DNS 401
17 Jimmy Daywalt 6 DNQ DNQ 400
18 Bob Scott 31 DNS 9 DNQ DNS DNQ 5 5 328
19 Fred Agabashian 4 315
20 Cal Niday 30 6 7 9 5 19 8 DNQ DNS Wth 310.4
21 Jerry Hoyt 23 3 14 DNQ 20 DNQ 6 DNQ 8 9 310
22 Andy Linden 33 7 5 10 DNQ 8 11 DNQ 16 DNQ 10 263.3
23 Jimmy Reece DNS 18 8 7 DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 14 245.8
24 Mike Nazaruk 21 11 6 DNQ 16 13 2 15 14 205
25 Louis Unser 1 200
26 Jim Rathmann 7 169.5
27 Keith Andrews 2 160
28 Walt Faulkner 17 DNQ 9 DNQ 18 DNS 6 DNQ DNQ DNP 158.4
29 Al Rogers 3 140
30 Eddie Johnson DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 130.5
31 Bob Finney 4 120
32 Pat O'Connor DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 8 110
33 Eddie Russo DNQ 11 10 11 15 11 DNQ 100.2
34 Bill Holland 15 DNQ 18 5 100
35 Hugh Thomas 5 100
36 Duke Nalon 11 100
37 Allen Heath DNQ DNQ 15 2 81.6
38 Tommy Hinnershitz 10 12 9 DNQ 14 81.6
39 Walt Killinger 6 80
40 Potsy Goacher DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ DNQ 62
41 Shelby Hill 7 60
42 Herb Bryers 8 50
43 Gene Hartley 28 DNQ 14 DNS DNQ 17 44.8
44 Ed Elisian  R  DNQ 9 40
45 Pete Pusede  R  9 40
46 Chuck Weyant DNQ 10 DNQ 14 30
47 Pete Woods 10 30
48 Rex Easton DNQ DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ 11 20
49 Danny Oakes DNQ DNQ 11 14 DNS DNQ 20
50 Buzz Barton DNQ DNQ 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 20
51 Charles Lowderman  R  11 20
52 Carl Scarborough 12 17.5
53 Frank Armi DNQ DNS 14.6
54 Bill Homeier  R  DNQ DNS 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ 14.5
55 Paul Kleinschmidt 12 10
56 Vic Carter 12 5.5
57 Edgar Elder  R  DNQ 11 DNQ 5.4
58 Duke Dinsmore DNS DNQ 12 15 DNQ 5.1
- Johnny Thomson R  32 13 0
- Chuck Marshall  R  DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 0
- Malcolm Brazier 13 0
- Johnny Fedricks DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 14 DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ 0
- Jimmy Good 14 0
- Chuck Hulse  R  15 0
- Spider Webb 19 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS DNP 0
- Johnny Roberts  R  DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ 0
- Don Olds  R  16 DNQ 0
- Norman Robinson 16 0
- Charles Bryant 17 0
- Eddie Sachs  R  DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ 0
- Leroy Warriner  R  DNQ 18 0
- Marshall Teague  R  18 0
- George Hammond 18 0
- Joe Garson 19 0
- Don Carlson  R  20 0
- Pat Flaherty 22 0
- Johnny Mantz DNS 0
- Jackie Holmes DNS 0
- George Tichenor DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- George Wilson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Johnny Key DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Johnny Tolan DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Bill Doster DNQ DNQ 0
- Ralph Pratt DNQ DNQ 0
- Joe Barzda DNQ DNQ 0
- Len Duncan DNQ DNQ 0
- Ottis Stine DNQ DNQ 0
- Gene Force DNQ DNQ 0
- Bill Taylor DNQ DNQ 0
- Henry Banks DNQ Wth 0
- Bill Boyd DNQ 0
- Billy Cantrell DNQ 0
- Neal Carter DNQ 0
- George Connor DNQ 0
- Ray Crawford DNQ 0
- Jorge Daponte DNQ 0
- John Fitch DNQ 0
- George Fonder DNQ 0
- Cliff Griffith DNQ 0
- Red Hamilton DNQ 0
- Al Herman DNQ 0
- Johnny Kay DNQ 0
- Jud Larson DNQ 0
- Jim Mayes DNQ 0
- Chet Miller DNQ 0
- Roy Newman DNQ 0
- Hal Robson DNQ 0
- Wayne Selser DNQ 0
- Joe Sostilio DNQ 0
- Harry Stockman DNQ 0
- J. Chaplin DNQ 0
- Gays Biro DNQ 0
- Paul Howe DNQ 0
- Johnny Hobel DNQ 0
- Don Daly DNQ 0
- R. Manual DNQ 0
- Bill Milliken DNQ 0
- Wayne Sankey DNQ 0
- Phil Shafer DNQ 0
- Art McKee DSQ 0
- Troy Ruttman Wth 0
- Ebe Yoder Wth 0
- Alberto Ascari DNP 0
- Johnny Mauro DNP 0
Pos Driver INDY
 MIL1
 SPR1
 DET
 SPR2
 MIL2
 DQSF
 PIK
 SYR
 ISF
 SAC
 PHX
 Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th-10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
(Ret)
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

References
  • Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1953". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  • "1953 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  • Harms, Phil. "1953 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 291-294)

See also
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