Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb
Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb
12.42 Mile Hill Climb
1 Lap/12.42 Miles
September 7, 1953
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 13 | Louis Unser | 7 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 1 | 0:15:15.40 48.844 | 200 |
| 2 | 3 | Keith Andrews | 68 | Syer-Hal | Ralph Miller | Ralph Miller | 1 | 0:15:17.95 48.709 | 160 |
| 3 | 2 | Al Rogers | 31 | Joe Hunt Magneto | X | Offy | 1 | 0:15:27.05 48.230 | 140 |
| 4 | 1 | Bob Finney | 58 | Kumpf Motor Car | X | Lincoln | 1 | 0:15:28.75 48.142 | 120 |
| 5 | 8 | Hugh Thomas | 12 | Bandimere | 4 WD | Cadillac | 1 | 0:15:33.14 47.916 | 100 |
| 6 | 11 | Walt Killinger | 97 | Koch Harley-Davidson | X | Offy SC | 1 | 0:15:42.30 47.450 | 80 |
| 7 | 5 | Shelby Hill | 1 | Kenz-Leslie/Hill | Hill D | Ford SC | 1 | 0:15:44.10 47.359 | 60 |
| 8 | 4 | Herb Bryers | 83 | Leo Dobry | X | Offy | 1 | 0:15:44.15 47.357 | 50 |
| 9 | 15 | Pete Pusede | 50 | Pusede | X | X | 1 | 0:15:48.05 47.162 | 40 |
| 10 | 6 | Pete Woods | 6 | Grover | X | Chevy V6 | 1 | 0:15:57.50 46.697 | 30 |
| 11 | 12 | Charlie Lowderman | 99 | Newbill | X | Ford | 1 | 0:15:58.15 46.665 | 20 |
| 12 | 9 | Paul Kleinschmidt | 4 | Kleinschmidt | X | McDowell | 1 | 0:16:03.15 46.423 | 10 |
| 13 | 10 | Malcolm Brazier | 2 | Raybestos | X | Ford | 1 | 0:16:11.55 46.021 | |
| 14 | 17 | Jimmy Good | 89 | Western Realty | X | Offy | 1 | 0:16:12.25 45.988 | |
| 15 | 16 | Chuck Hulse | 9 | Coniff | X | X | 1 | 0:16:27.85 45.262 | |
| 16 | 19 | Norman Robinson | 77 | D. R. Atkinson | X | Chevy V6 | 1 | 0:17:01.06 43.790 | |
| 17 | 7 | Charles Bryant | 19 | Walt Woestman | X | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Blew engine, spun | |
| 18 | 17 | George Hammond | 63 | Leo Dobry | X | Offy | 0 | Stalled | |
| 19 | 18 | Joe Garson | 66 | Golden Engineering | X | Buick | 0 | Wrecked | |
| 20 | 20 | Don Carlson | 63 | X | X | GMC | 0 | Did not finish | |
| -- | -- | Art McKee | 27 | Willard Jessup | X | X | -- | Disqualified | |
| -- | -- | Phil Shafer | X | Shafer | X | X | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Wayne Sankey | X | Sankey | X | X | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | R. Manual | X | X | X | X | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Don Daly | X | Mauro | X | X | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Bill Milliken | X | AJB Steyer | X | X | -- | DNS, too slow |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Louis Unser | 1 | 1 |