1953 Cars and Drivers

: The Fuel Injection Special

: Bill Holland

: Art Cross

: Art Cross

: Art Cross

: Art Cross

: Art Cross

: Carl Scarborough and the McNamara crew.

: Cal Niday, no. 99, Micrcle Power Special (Kurtis), started 30th, finished 30th, out with magneto failure on lap 30. IMS

: Jim Davies, no. 53, Pat Clancy Special (KK500B), started 32nd, qualified at 135.303, finished 10th, flagged after 193 laps. IMS

: Pat Clancy Special

: Roger ward, Walker Special, no. 92, started 10th, speed 137.468, finished 16th, stalled on lap 177.

: Jerry Hoyt, no. 55, Zink Special, started 7th, finished 23rd, out of race on lap 107 with overheating.

: Bob Sweikert , no. 51, Dean Van Lines Special (Kuzma), started 29th at 136.872, finished 20th with radius rod failure on lap 151. IMS

: The Dean Vans Line car.

: John Parsons, no. 21, Belond Equa-Flow Exhaust Special KK500B, started 10th, finished 26th, out on lap 86 due to crankshaft failure. IMS

: Jack McGrath, no. 5, Hinkle Special (KK4000), started 3rd, 136.602, finished 5th. IMS

: Marshall Teague, Pure Oil Special (KK4000), no. 22, started 22nd at 135.721, finished 18th out after 169 laps with oil leak. IMS

: Ernie McCoy, no. 12, Chapman Special (Stevens), started 20th at 135.926, finished 8th. IMS

: Chapman Special l

: Ernie McCoy entering he pit.

: Duke Nalon, Novi Governor (Kurtis), no. 9, startted 26th at 135.461, finished 11th having crashed on lap 191. IMS

: Bob Scott, Belond Equa-Flow, no. 29, started 11th at 137.431, finished 31st, out of race due to oil leak on lap 14.

: Paul Russo, Federal Engineering Detroit Special (KK3000), no. 7, started 17th at 136.216, finished 25th, magnito failure on lap 89. IMS

: Jimmy Daywalt, Sumar Special (KK3000), no. 48, started 21st at 135.747, finished 6th. IMS

: Jimmy Daywalt

: Jim Bryan, Blakely Oil Special (Schroeder), no. 8, started 30th, finished 14th, flagged at 183 laps. IMS

: Sam Hanks, no. 3, Bardahl Special, started 8th at 137.667, finished 3rd. KK4000 IMS

: Don Freeland, Bob Estes Special (Watson), no. 38, started 15th at 136.867, finished 27th due to accident on lap 76. IMS

: Frred Agabashian, Grancor-Elgin Special (KK500B), started 2nd at 137.546, finished 4th. IMS

: Grancor-Elgin Piston Ring Special of Fred Agabasian

: Pat Flaherty, Schmidt Special (KK3000), no. 77, started 24th at 135.668, finished 13th due to accident on lap 115. IMS

: Mike Nazaruk, Kalamazoo Special (Turner), no. 83, started 26th at 135.706, finished 21st having stalled on lap 146. IMS

: Jim Rathman Travelon Trailer Special (KK500B), no. 2, started 25th at 135.666, finished 7th. IMS

: Duane Carter Miracle, no.4, Miracle Power Special (Lesovsky), started 27th, finished 24th with ignition failure on lap 94. IMS

: Duane Carter prepares for a run under a beautiful May sky.

: Andy Linden, Cop-Sil-Loy Brake Special (Stevens), no. 32, qualified 5th at 136.384, finished 33rd, accidenct on lap 3. IMS

: Cop-Sil-Loy Special

: Manuel Ayulo, Peter Schmidt Special, no. 88, started 4th at 136.384, finihsed 13th after 184 laps with a failed connecting rod.

: Gene Hartley, Federal Engineering Special, no. 41, started 13th at 137.263, finished 28th after a lap 53 crash.

: Tony Bettenhausen, Agajanian Special, no. 98, qualified in 6th position at 136.024, finished in 9th position after a crash on lap 196, Stevenson and Hartley were relief drivers.

: Tony Bettenhausen

: Tony Bettenhausen

: Walt Faulkner, Auto Shippers Special, no. 23, Qualified 14th at 137.117, flagged at 176 laps in 17th position. KK500A IMS

: John Thomson, Dr. Sabourin Spl. No. 56 started 33rd at 135.262 MPH, finihsed 32nd, out at 6 laps with ignition failure.

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