1953 AAA National Championship Trail

Sam Hanks - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
5/30/53 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 500 PO Bill Vukovich
6/7/53 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee 100 DO Jack McGrath
6/21/53 Springfield 100 Springfield 100 DO Rodger Ward
7/4/53 Detroit 100 Detroit 51 DO Rodger Ward
8/22/53 Springfield 100 Springfield 100 DO Sam Hanks
8/30/53 Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee 200 DO Chuck Stevenson
9/7/53 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin 100 DO Sam Hanks
9/7/53 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak 12.42 HC Louis Unser
9/12/53 Syracuse 100 Syracuse 100 DO Tony Bettenhausen
9/26/53 Hoosier Hundred ISF 100 DO Bob Sweikert
10/25/53 Golden State 100 Sacramento 100 DO Jimmy Bryan
11/11/53 Phoenix 100 Phoenix 100 DO Tony Bettenhausen

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
7/26/53 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove 25 DO Jimmy Davies

 

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Sam Hanks 11 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1659.5
2 Jack McGrath 10 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1250
3 Bill Vukovich 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1000
4 Manny Ayulo 10 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 960
5 Paul Russo 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 855
6 Art Cross 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 800
7 Don Freeland 10 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 750
8 Chuck Stevenson 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 745
9 Jimmy Bryan 11 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 621.4
10 Tony Bettenhausen 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 596
11 Rodger Ward 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 540.2
12 Jimmy Davies 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 494.2
13 Johnnie Parsons 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 435.5
14 Duane Carter 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 428.6
15 Bob Sweikert 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 420
16 Ernie McCoy 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 401
17 Jimmy Daywalt 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 400
18 Bob Scott 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 328
19 Fred Agabashian 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 315
20 Cal Niday 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 310.4
21 Jerry Hoyt 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 310
22 Andy Linden 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 263.3
23 Jimmy Reece 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 245.8
24 Mike Nazaruk 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 205
25 Louis Unser 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 200
26 Jim Rathmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 169.5
27 Keith Andrews 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 160
28 Walt Faulkner 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 158.4
29 Al Rogers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 140
30 Eddie Johnson 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 130.5
31 Bob Finney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 120
32 Pat O'Connor 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 110
33 Eddie Russo 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 100.2
34T Bill Holland 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100
34T Hugh Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100
34T Duke Nalon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 100
37T Allen Heath 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 81.6
37T Tommy Hinnershitz 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 81.6
39 Walt Killinger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 80
40 Potsy Goacher 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 62
41 Shelby Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60
42 Herb Bryers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 50
43 Gene Hartley 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 44.8
44T Ed Elisian 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
44T Pete Pusede 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
46T Chuck Weyant 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
46T Pete Woods 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
48T Rex Easton 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
48T Danny Oakes 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
48T Buzz Barton 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
48T Charlie Lowderman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
52 Carl Scarborough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 17.5
53 Frank Armi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 14.6
54 Bill Homeier 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 14.5
55 Paul Kleinschmidt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
56 Vic Carter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 5.5
57 Edgar Elder 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 5.4
58 Duke Dinsmore 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 5.1
NR Johnny Thomson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Malcolm Brazier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Chuck Marshall 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Johnny Fedricks 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Jimmy Good 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Chuck Hulse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Spider Webb 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Don Olds 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Johnny Roberts 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Norman Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Charles Bryant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR George Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Eddie Sachs 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Marshall Teague 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Leroy Warriner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Joe Garson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Don Carlson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
NR Pat Flaherty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0
NR Alberto Ascari 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Henry Banks 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Joe Barzda 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Gays Biro 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bill Boyd 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Billy Cantrell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Neal Carter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR J. Chaplin