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.
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.
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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 |
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In-line notation |
Bold |
Pole position |
Italics |
Ran fastest race lap |
* |
Led most race laps |
Rookie of the Year |
Rookie |
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References
See also
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