1953 - Indianapolis 500

The history of Formula One has its roots in the European Grand Prix motor racing of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foundation of Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) standardisation of rules. A World Drivers' Championship followed in 1950. FIA Formula 1 Racing Champions FIA Formula 1 Racing by Year

1953 - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/30/1953
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 200
Pole Winner Bill Vukovich
Average Race Speed - 207.198 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 4 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Bill Vukovich
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection	KK500A	Offenhauser
2	12	Art Cross	Springfield Welding/Clay Smith	KK4000	Offenhauser
3	9	Sam Hanks	Bardahl	KK4000	Offenhauser
4	2	Fred Agabashian	GrancorElgin Piston Pin	KK500B	Offenhauser
5	3	Jack McGrath	Hinkle	KK4000	Offenhauser
6	21	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar	KK3000	Offenhauser
7	25	Jim Rathmann	Travelon Trailer	KK500B	Offenhauser
8	20	Ernie McCoy	Chapman	Stevens	Offenhauser
9	6	Tony Bettenhausen	Agajanian	Kuzma	Offenhauser
10	32	Jimmy Davies	Pat Clancy	KK500B	Offenhauser
11	26	Duke Nalon	Novi Governor	Kurtis	Novi
12	19	Carl Scarborough	McNamara	KK2000	Offenhauser
13	4	Manny Ayulo	Schmidt	Kuzma	Offenhauser
14	31	Jimmy Bryan	Blakely Oil	Schroeder	Offenhauser
15	28	Bill Holland	Crawford	KK500B	Offenhauser
16	10	Rodger Ward	MA Walker Electric	Kurtis	Offenhauser
17	14	Walt Faulkner	Automobile Shippers	KK500A	Offenhauser
18	22	Marshall Teague	Hart Fullerton	KK4000	Offenhauser
19	18	Spider Webb	LubriLoy	KK3000	Offenhauser
20	29	Bob Sweikert	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma	Offenhauser
21	23	Mike Nazaruk	Kalamazoo	Turner	Offenhauser
22	24	Pat Flaherty	Schmidt	KK3000	Offenhauser
23	7	Jerry Hoyt	John Zink	KK4000	Offenhauser
24	27	Duane Carter	Miracle Power	Lesovsky	Offenhauser
25	17	Paul Russo	Federal Engineering	KK3000	Offenhauser
26	8	Johnnie Parsons	Belond EquaFlow	KK500B	Offenhauser
27	15	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Watson	Offenhauser
28	13	Gene Hartley	Federal Engineering	KK4000	Offenhauser
29	16	Chuck Stevenson	Agajanian	Kuzma	Offenhauser
30	30	Cal Niday	Miracle Power	Kurtis	Offenhauser
31	11	Bob Scott	Belond EquaFlow	Bromme	Offenhauser
32	33	Johnny Thomson	Dr Sabourin	Del Roy-Allen	Offenhauser
33	5	Andy Linden	CopSilLoy	Stevens	Offenhauser