1953 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season August 2023 AAA Championship Car 1953 AAA National Championship Trail 12 May 30 November 11 National champion United States 1912 Sam Hanks United States 1912 Bill Vukovich 1952 1954 The 1953 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There was also one non-championship event in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Sam Hanks, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Bill Vukovich. Chet Miller died while practicing for the Indianapolis 500. Schedule and results Rnd Date Race name Track Location Type Pole position Winning driver 1 May 30 US 1912 International 500 Mile SweepstakesA A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved US 1912 Bill Vukovich US 1912 Bill Vukovich 2 June 7 US 1912 Rex Mays Classic Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Dirt US 1912 Manny Ayulo US 1912 Jack McGrath 3 June 21 US 1912 Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt US 1912 Don Freeland US 1912 Rodger Ward 4 July 4 US 1912 Detroit 100B B Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway Detroit, Michigan Dirt US 1912 Duane Carter US 1912 Rodger WardNC July 26 US 1912 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Dirt US 1912 Duane Carter US 1912 Jimmy Davies 5 August 22 US 1912 Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt US 1912 Chuck Stevenson US 1912 Sam Hanks 6 August 30 US 1912 Milwaukee 200 Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Dirt US 1912 Jack McGrath US 1912 Chuck Stevenson 7 September 7 US 1912 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt US 1912 Mike Nazaruk US 1912 Sam Hanks 8 September 7 US 1912 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill US 1912 Bob FinneyC C US 1912 Louis Unser 9 September 12 US 1912 Syracuse 100 Syracuse Mile Syracuse, New York Dirt US 1912 Bob Sweikert US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen 10 September 26 US 1912 Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt US 1912 Manny Ayulo US 1912 Bob Sweikert 11 October 25 US 1912 Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt US 1912 Mike Nazaruk US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 12 November 11 US 1912 Phoenix 100 Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix, Arizona Dirt US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen #FFFFFF Paved/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Road Course/Hill Climb solid 1px #AAAAAA #FB9902 Non-championship race solid 1px #AAAAAA A A The Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1953 World Championship of Drivers. B B 73 laps were completed. Race stopped due to flipped car. Final standings reverted to 51 laps because of red flag and work done on cars. Half points awarded. C C No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb. Final points standings Note1: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver) List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Note2: Bob Scott was running at the finish of two races after taking over mid-event as a relief driver. Pos Driver INDYUS 1912 MIL1US 1912 SPR1US 1912 MSFUS 1912 SPR2US 1912 MIL2US 1912 DQSFUS 1912 PIKUS 1912 SYRUS 1912 ISFUS 1912 CSFUS 1912 ASFUSA Pts 1US 1912 Sam Hanks 3 10 2 4 1 22 1 4 5 3 3 1659.5 2US 1912 Jack McGrath 5 1 4 16 13 4 4 9 DNQ 10 13 1250 3US 1912 Bill Vukovich 1 DNQ 1000 4US 1912 Manuel Ayulo 13 14 DNQ 17 2 2 2 10 2 12 4 960 5US 1912 Paul Russo 25 4 DNQ 13 6 3 14 13 12 6 17 855 6US 1912 Art Cross 2 800 7US 1912 Don Freeland 27 16 3 DNQ 7 5 12 3 4 17 6 750 8US 1912 Chuck Stevenson 29 15 6 DNQ 3 1 9 18 DNQ 9 745 9US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 14 2 8 3 15 10 7 17 11 1 15 621.4 10US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen 9 DNS 18 1 6 1 596 11US 1912 Rodger Ward 16 18 1 1 17 6 DNQ 7 8 13 18 540.2 12US 1912 Jimmy Davies 10 8 15 16 12 5 16 DNS 4 7 494.2 13US 1912 Johnnie Parsons 26 DNQ 8 4 21 3 12 3 15 16 435.5 14US 1912 Duane Carter 24 9 DNQ 7 DNQ 17 DNQ 10 Wth 2 428.6 15US 1912 Bob Sweikert 20 17 DNQ 13 17 8 1 2 12 420 16US 1912 Ernie McCoy orange R silver 8 5 17 5 DNQ DNS DNS 401 17US 1912 Jimmy Daywalt 6 DNQ DNQ 400 18US 1912 Bob Scott 31 DNS 9 DNQ DNS DNQ 5 5 328 19US 1912 Fred Agabashian 4 315 20US 1912 Cal Niday 30 6 7 9 5 19 8 DNQ DNS Wth 310.4 21US 1912 Jerry Hoyt 23 3 14 DNQ 20 DNQ 6 DNQ 8 9 310 22US 1912 Andy Linden 33 7 5 10 DNQ 8 11 DNQ 16 DNQ 10 263.3 23US 1912 Jimmy Reece DNS 18 8 7 DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 14 245.8 24US 1912 Mike Nazaruk 21 11 6 DNQ 16 13 2 15 14 205 25US 1912 Louis Unser 1 200 26US 1912 Jim Rathmann 7 169.5 27US 1912 Keith Andrews 2 160 28US 1912 Walt Faulkner 17 DNQ 9 DNQ 18 DNS 6 DNQ DNQ DNP 158.4 29US 1912 Al Rogers 3 140 30US 1912 Eddie Johnson DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 130.5 31US 1912 Bob Finney 4 120 32US 1912 Pat O'Connor DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 8 110 33US 1912 Eddie Russo DNQ 11 10 11 15 11 DNQ 100.2 34US 1912 Bill Holland 15 DNQ 18 5 100 35US 1912 Hugh Thomas 5 100 36US 1912 Duke Nalon 11 100 37Canada 1868 Allen Heath DNQ DNQ 15 2 81.6 38US 1912 Tommy Hinnershitz 10 12 9 DNQ 14 81.6 39US 1912 Walt Killinger 6 80 40US 1912 Potsy Goacher DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ DNQ 62 41US 1912 Shelby Hill 7 60 42US 1912 Herb Bryers 8 50 43US 1912 Gene Hartley 28 DNQ 14 DNS DNQ 17 44.8 44US 1912 Ed Elisian orange R silver DNQ 9 40 45US 1912 Pete Pusede orange R silver 9 40 46US 1912 Chuck Weyant DNQ 10 DNQ 14 30 47US 1912 Pete Woods 10 30 48US 1912 Rex Easton DNQ DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ 11 20 49US 1912 Danny Oakes DNQ DNQ 11 14 DNS DNQ 20 50US 1912 Buzz Barton DNQ DNQ 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 20 51US 1912 Charles Lowderman orange R silver 11 20 52US 1912 Carl Scarborough 12 17.5 53US 1912 Frank Armi DNQ DNS 14.6 54US 1912 Bill Homeier orange R silver DNQ DNS 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ 14.5 55US 1912 Paul Kleinschmidt 12 10 56US 1912 Vic Carter 12 5.5 57US 1912 Edgar Elder orange R silver DNQ 11 DNQ 5.4 58US 1912 Duke Dinsmore DNS DNQ 12 15 DNQ 5.1 -US 1912 Johnny Thomsonorange R silver 32 13 0 -US 1912 Chuck Marshall orange R silver DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Malcolm Brazier 13 0 -US 1912 Johnny Fedricks DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 14 DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Jimmy Good 14 0 -US 1912 Chuck Hulse orange R silver 15 0 -US 1912 Spider Webb 19 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS DNP 0 -US 1912 Johnny Roberts orange R silver DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Don Olds orange R silver 16 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Norman Robinson 16 0 -US 1912 Charles Bryant 17 0 -US 1912 Eddie Sachs orange R silver DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Leroy Warriner orange R silver DNQ 18 0 -US 1912 Marshall Teague orange R silver 18 0 -US 1912 George Hammond 18 0 -US 1912 Joe Garson 19 0 -US 1912 Don Carlson orange R silver 20 0 -US 1912 Pat Flaherty 22 0 -US 1912 Johnny Mantz DNS 0 -US 1912 Jackie Holmes DNS 0 -US 1912 George Tichenor DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 George Wilson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Johnny Key DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Johnnie Tolan DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Doster DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Ralph Pratt DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Joe Barzda DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Len Duncan DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Ottis Stine DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Gene Force DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Taylor DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Henry Banks DNQ Wth 0 -US 1912 Bill Boyd DNQ 0 -US 1912 Billy Cantrell DNQ 0 -US 1912 Neal Carter DNQ 0 -US 1912 George Connor DNQ 0 -US 1912 Ray Crawford DNQ 0 -Argentina Jorge Daponte DNQ 0 -US 1912 John Fitch DNQ 0 -US 1912 George Fonder DNQ 0 -US 1912 Cliff Griffith DNQ 0 -US 1912 Red Hamilton DNQ 0 -US 1912 Al Herman DNQ 0 -US 1912 Johnny Kay DNQ 0 -US 1912 Jud Larson DNQ 0 -US 1912 Jim Mayes DNQ 0 -US 1912 Chet Miller DNQ 0 -US 1912 Roy Newman DNQ 0 -US 1912 Hal Robson DNQ 0 -US 1912 Wayne Selser DNQ 0 -US 1912 Joe Sostilio DNQ 0 -US 1912 Harry Stockman DNQ 0 -US 1912 J. Chaplin DNQ 0 -US 1912 Gays Biro DNQ 0 -US 1912 Paul Howe DNQ 0 -US 1912 Johnny Hobel DNQ 0 -US 1912 Don Daly DNQ 0 -US 1912 R. Manual DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Milliken DNQ 0 -US 1912 Wayne Sankey DNQ 0 -US 1912 Phil Shafer DNQ 0 -US 1912 Art McKee DSQ 0 -US 1912 Troy Ruttman Wth 0 -US 1912 Ebe Yoder Wth 0 -Italy Alberto Ascari DNP 0 -US 1912 Johnny Mauro DNP 0 Pos Driver INDYUS 1912 MIL1US 1912 SPR1US 1912 MSFUS 1912 SPR2US 1912 MIL2US 1912 DQSFUS 1912 PIKUS 1912 SYRUS 1912 ISFUS 1912 CSFUS 1912 ASFUSA Pts Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th-10th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish(Ret) Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Not competing In-line notationBoldPole positionItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race lapsgold RY silver Rookie of the Yearorange R silver Rookie References http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1953/ AAA National Championship 1953 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019094047/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1953/ 2012-10-19 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1953.htm 1953 AAA National Championship Trail ChampCarStats.com 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120405190131/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1953.htm 2012-04-05 live http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1953sum.pdf 1953 Championship Driver Summary Harms Phil Motorsport.com 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120810003609/http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1953sum.pdf 2012-08-10 dead http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf 2016-03-04 (p. 291-294) See also 1953 Indianapolis 500 AAA Championship Car season Category:AAA Championship Car Category:1953 in American motorsport Category:1953 in sports in Arizona