- 1953 Indianapolis 500
The 1953 Indianapolis 500 was held on Saturday,
May 30 ,1953 atIndianapolis Motor Speedway . The event was part of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship.__FORCETOC__Classification
Notes
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Pole position : Bill Vukovich - 4:20.13 (4 laps)
* Fastest lead l
Bill Vukovich - 1:06.240
*Chet Miller died in an accident in practice onMay 15 .
*Carl Scarborough retired from the race due to heat exhaustion, and died later at the infield hospital.
* The race was known as the "Hottest 500", with track temperatures exceeding 130°F, and several drivers used backup drivers, including:
** Duane Carter (49 laps) took over from Sam Hanks (151)
** Paul Russo (96) took over from Fred Agabashian (104)
** Eddie Johnson (88) took over from Jim Rathman (112)
** Gene Hartley (37) and Chuck Stevenson (44) took over from Tony Bettenhausen (115)
** Carl Scarborough (69) took over from Bob Scott (121)
** Jim Rathmann (36) took over from Bill Holland (141)
** Duke Dinsmore (10) and Andy Linden (29) took over from Rodger Ward (138)
**Johnny Mantz (42) took over from Walt Faulkner (134)
** Jackie Holmes (9) and Johnny Thomson (45) took over from Spider Webb (112)
** Andy Linden (12) and Chuck Stevenson (13) took over from Jerry Hoyt (82)F1 race report
Name_of_race =Indianapolis 500
Year_of_race = 1953
Previous_race_in_season =1953 Argentine Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1953 Dutch Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1952 Indianapolis 500
Next_year's_race =1954 Indianapolis 500 Indy 500 Walker
Previous_race = 1952
Previous_winner =Troy Ruttman
This_race = 1953
This_winner =Bill Vukovich
Next_race = 1954
Next_winner =Bill Vukovich
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