1953 AAA Championship Car season

{{Short description|Sports season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{American Championship Car season

|series = AAA Championship Car

|year = 1953

|series_logo =

|series_name = AAA National Championship Trail

|races = 12

|start_date = May 30

|end_date = November 11

|season_champ_title = National champion

|season_champ = {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} Sam Hanks

|indy_winner = {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} Bill Vukovich

|previous = 1952

|next = 1954

}}

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

{{Clear}}

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Rnd

! Date

! Race Name

! Track

! Location

! Type

! Pole Position

! Winning Driver

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 1

| May 30

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} International 500 Mile Sweepstakes{{ref|A|A}}

| Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| Speedway, Indiana

| Paved

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Vukovich

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Vukovich

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 2

| June 7

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Rex Mays Classic

| Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway

| West Allis, Wisconsin

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Manny Ayulo

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Jack McGrath

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 3

| June 21

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Springfield 100

| Illinois State Fairgrounds

| Springfield, Illinois

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Don Freeland

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Rodger Ward

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 4

| July 4

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Detroit 100{{ref|B|B}}

| Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway

| Detroit, Michigan

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Duane Carter

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Rodger Ward

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! style="background:#fb9902; text-align:center;"|NC

| July 26

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Indianapolis Sweepstakes

| Williams Grove Speedway

| Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Duane Carter

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Davies

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 5

| August 22

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Springfield 100

| Illinois State Fairgrounds

| Springfield, Illinois

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Chuck Stevenson

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Sam Hanks

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 6

| August 30

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Milwaukee 200

| Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway

| West Allis, Wisconsin

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Jack McGrath

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Chuck Stevenson

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 7

| September 7

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Ted Horn Memorial

| DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

| Du Quoin, Illinois

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Mike Nazaruk

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Sam Hanks

style="background:#D0E7FF;"

! 8

| September 7

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb

| Pikes Peak Highway

| Pikes Peak, Colorado

| Hill

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Bob Finney{{ref|C|C}}

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Louis Unser

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 9

| September 12

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Syracuse 100

| New York State Fairgrounds

| Syracuse, New York

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Bob Sweikert

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Tony Bettenhausen

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 10

| September 26

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Hoosier Hundred

| Indiana State Fairgrounds

| Indianapolis, Indiana

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Manny Ayulo

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Bob Sweikert

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 11

| October 25

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Golden State 100

| California State Fairgrounds

| Sacramento, California

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Mike Nazaruk

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Bryan

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 12

| November 11

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Phoenix 100

| Arizona State Fairgrounds

| Phoenix, Arizona

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Tony Bettenhausen

| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Tony Bettenhausen

{{legend|#FFFFFF|Paved/Dirt Oval|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|#D0E7FF|Road Course/Hill Climb|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|#FB9902|Non-championship race|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

: {{note|A|A}} The Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1953 World Championship of Drivers.

: {{note|B|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.

: {{note|C|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) {{further|List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems}}

Note2: Bob Scott was running at the finish of two races after taking over mid-event as a relief driver.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
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!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Driver

! INDY
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! MIL1
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! SPR1
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! DET
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! SPR2
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! MIL2
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! DQSF
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! PIK
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! SYR
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! ISF
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! SAC
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! PHX
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!valign="middle"| Pts

1

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Sam Hanks

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

! 1659.5

2

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jack McGrath

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

! 1250

3

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Vukovich

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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! 1000

4

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Manuel Ayulo

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

! 960

5

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Paul Russo

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

! 855

6

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Art Cross

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

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! 800

7

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Don Freeland

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

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|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

! 750

8

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Chuck Stevenson

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 29

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

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! 745

9

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Bryan

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

! 621.4

10

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Tony Bettenhausen

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9

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|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 18

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|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

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|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

! 596

11

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Rodger Ward

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

! 540.2

12

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Davies

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

! 494.2

13

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnnie Parsons

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

! 435.5

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Duane Carter

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

! 428.6

15

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bob Sweikert

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20

|style="background:#000000; color:white;" align=center| 17

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12

! 420

16

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ernie McCoy {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

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! 401

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Daywalt

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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! 400

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bob Scott

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 31

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

! 328

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Fred Agabashian

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

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! 315

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Cal Niday

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 30

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

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! 310.4

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jerry Hoyt

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

! 310

22

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Andy Linden

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 33

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

! 263.3

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Reece

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|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

! 245.8

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Mike Nazaruk

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

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|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

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! 205

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Louis Unser

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|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

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! 200

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jim Rathmann

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

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! 169.5

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Keith Andrews

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|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

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! 160

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Walt Faulkner

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|align=center| DNP

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! 158.4

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Al Rogers

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|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

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! 140

30

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Eddie Johnson

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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! 130.5

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bob Finney

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

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! 120

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Pat O'Connor

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

! 110

33

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Eddie Russo

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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! 100.2

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Holland

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 18

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

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! 100

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Hugh Thomas

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|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

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! 100

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Duke Nalon

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11

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! 100

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|{{flagicon|Canada|1868}} Allen Heath

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

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! 81.6

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Tommy Hinnershitz

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

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! 81.6

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Walt Killinger

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

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! 80

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Potsy Goacher

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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! 62

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Shelby Hill

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

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! 60

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Herb Bryers

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

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! 50

43

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Gene Hartley

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 28

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

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|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17

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! 44.8

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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ed Elisian {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|

|

! 40

45

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Pete Pusede {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|

|

|

|

! 40

46

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Chuck Weyant

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|

|

! 30

47

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Pete Woods

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|

|

|

|

! 30

48

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Rex Easton

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

! 20

49

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Danny Oakes

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 20

50

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Buzz Barton

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|

|

! 20

51

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Charles Lowderman {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

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|

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|

|

|

|

! 20

52

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Carl Scarborough

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|

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|

! 17.5

53

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Frank Armi

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|

! 14.6

54

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Homeier {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 14.5

55

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Paul Kleinschmidt

|

|

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|

|

|

|

! 10

56

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Vic Carter

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|

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|

|

! 5.5

57

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Edgar Elder {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 5.4

58

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Duke Dinsmore

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

! 5.1

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Thomson{{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 32

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|

|

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|

|

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|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Chuck Marshall {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Malcolm Brazier

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Fedricks

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Good

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Chuck Hulse {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Spider Webb

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|align=center| DNP

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Roberts {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Don Olds {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Norman Robinson

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Charles Bryant

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|

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|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Eddie Sachs {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Leroy Warriner {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Marshall Teague {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|

|

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|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Hammond

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Joe Garson

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Don Carlson {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Pat Flaherty

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Mantz

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jackie Holmes

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Tichenor

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Wilson

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Key

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Tolan

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Doster

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ralph Pratt

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Joe Barzda

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Len Duncan

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ottis Stine

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Gene Force

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Taylor

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Henry Banks

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Boyd

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Billy Cantrell

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Neal Carter

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Connor

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ray Crawford

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Jorge Daponte

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} John Fitch

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Fonder

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Cliff Griffith

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Red Hamilton

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Al Herman

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Kay

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jud Larson

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jim Mayes

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Chet Miller

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Roy Newman

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Hal Robson

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Wayne Selser

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Joe Sostilio

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Harry Stockman

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} J. Chaplin

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Gays Biro

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Paul Howe

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Hobel

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Don Daly

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} R. Manual

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Milliken

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Wayne Sankey

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Phil Shafer

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Art McKee

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#000000; color:white;" align=center| DSQ

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Troy Ruttman

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ebe Yoder

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

|align=center| DNP

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Mauro

|align=center| DNP

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Driver

! INDY
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! MIL1
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! SPR1
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! DET
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! SPR2
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! MIL2
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! DQSF
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! PIK
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! SYR
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! ISF
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! SAC
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

! PHX
{{flagicon|US|1912}}

!valign="middle"| Pts

|valign="top"|

{| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"

! Color

! Result

style="background:#FFFFBF;"

| Gold

| Winner

style="background:#DFDFDF;"

| Silver

| 2nd place

style="background:#FFDF9F;"

| Bronze

| 3rd place

style="background:#DFFFDF;"

| Green

| 4th & 5th place

style="background:#CFEAFF;"

| Light Blue

| 6th-10th place

style="background:#CFCFFF;"

| Dark Blue

| Finished
(Outside Top 10)

style="background:#EFCFFF;"

| Purple

| Did not finish
(Ret)

style="background:#FFCFCF;"

| Red

| Did not qualify
(DNQ)

style="background:#DFC484;"

| Brown

| Withdrawn
(Wth)

style="background:#000000; color:white;"

| Black

| Disqualified
(DSQ)

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

| rowspan="1" | White

| Did not start
(DNS)

rowspan="2" | Blank

| Did not
participate
(DNP)

Not competing

|-

|

style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center colspan=2|In-line notation

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Bold

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Pole position

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Italics

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Ran fastest race lap

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|*

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps

style="text-align:center" colspan=2|{{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}} Rookie of the Year
style="text-align:center" colspan=2|{{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} Rookie

|}

|}

References

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1953/ |title=AAA National Championship 1953 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019094047/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1953/ |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1953.htm |title=1953 AAA National Championship Trail |publisher=ChampCarStats.com |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405190131/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1953.htm |archive-date=2012-04-05 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1953sum.pdf |title=1953 Championship Driver Summary |last=Harms |first=Phil |work=Motorsport.com |access-date=2011-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810003609/http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1953sum.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-10 |url-status=dead }}
  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} (p. 291-294)

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