Hoosier Hundred
Indiana State Fairgrounds
1 Mile Dirt Oval
100 Laps/100 Miles
September 26, 1953

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points

1 3 Bob Sweikert 51 Dean Van Lines Kuzma Offy 100 1:08:48.82 87.192 200
2 1 Manny Ayulo 88 Peter Schmidt Kuzma Offy 100 Finished 160
3 5 Johnnie Parsons 21 Belond Equa Flow Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished 140
4 2 Don Freeland 38 Bob Estes Watson Offy 100 Finished 120
5 6 Sam Hanks 3 Bardahl Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished 100
6 8 Tony Bettenhausen 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 100 Finished 80
7 12 Pat O'Connor 63 Hopkins Moore Offy 100 Finished 60
8 16 Rodger Ward 92 M. A. Walker Kurtis Offy 100 Finished 50
9 14 Ed Elisian 57 Iddings Meyer Offy 100 Finished 40
10 10 Duane Carter 10 Hopkins Lesovsky Offy 100 Finished 30
11 7 Jimmy Bryan 16 Springfield Welding Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished 20
12 15 Paul Russo 7 Federal Engineering Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished 10
13 9 Rex Easton 79 Mel-Rae Kurtis 4000 Offy 100 Finished
14 17 Chuck Weyant 35 Parks Pawl Offy 100 Finished
15 11 Mike Nazaruk 73 McNamara Kurtis/Wetteroth Offy 100 Finished
16 4 Andy Linden 36 Sid Street Pankratz Offy 100 Finished
17 13 Gene Hartley 65 Karl Hall/Commercial Motor Freight Ewing Offy 100 Finished
18 18 Leroy Warriner 62 Lubri-Loy Kurtis 3000 Offy 38 Lost oil pressure
-- -- Jimmy Davies 9 Pat Clancy Ewing Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Gene Force 93 Dr. Morris Kurtis 2000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Johnny Fedricks 89 Dunn Engineering Kurtis 500B Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Walt Faulkner 23 Auto Shippers Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Potsy Goacher 61 Shouse Motors Kurtis 500A Chrysler V8 -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Johnny Key 68 Vulcan Tool Ralph Miller Ralph Miller -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jack McGrath 48 Sumar Blough Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jack McGrath 5 Hinkle Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNQ, burned piston
-- -- Cal Niday 56 Dr. Sabourin Del Roy Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- George Tichenor 39 Shaheen Hill Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- George Wilson 95 Sacco/Wilson Johnston Wayne -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jimmy Reece 68 Pete Wales Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Johnny Roberts 82 Burns Kurtis 2000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Bob Scott 12 Chapman Russo/Nichels Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Chuck Stevenson 55 John Zink Kurtis 4000 Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Eddie Sachs 67 Glessner Clemons Offy -- DNS, too slow
-- -- Jerry Hoyt X X X X -- Did not qualify
-- -- Buzz Barton 35 Parks Pawl Offy -- Driven by Weyant
-- -- Danny Oakes 63 Hopkins Moore Offy -- Driven by O'Connor
-- -- Spider Webb 65 Karl Hall/Commercial Motor Freight Ewing Offy -- Driven by Hartley
-- -- Ernie McCoy 12 Chapman Russo/Nichels Offy -- Driven by Scott
-- -- Eddie Russo 81 Central Excavating Trevis Offy -- Did not appear
-- -- Cal Niday 12 Chapman Russo/Nichels Offy -- Drove #56 instead
-- -- Cal Niday 4 Miracle Power Kurtis Offy -- Drove #56 instead
-- -- Chuck Stevenson 98 Agajanian Kuzma Offy -- Did not appear
-- -- Jimmy Davies 93 Dr. Morris Kurtis 2000 Offy -- Drove #9 instead

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Bob Sweikert 98 3-100
Manny Ayulo 2 1-2