1953 Indianapolis 500
| Date | Saturday, 30 May 1953 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 200 laps |
| Round | 2 of 9 |
| Race numbers | 25th World Championship race |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 3hr 53m 01.690s | 9 FL | |
| 2 | +10 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | +3m 30.872s | 6 |
| 3 | +6 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 |
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| 4 | -2 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 |
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| 5 | -2 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | 2 | |
| 6 | +15 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 7 | +18 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 200 | |||
| 8 | +12 | Ernie McCoy | Stevens-Offenhauser | 200 | ||
| 9 | -3 | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 196 | DNF | ||
| 10 | +22 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 193 | +7 laps | |
| 11 | +15 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft-Novi | 191 | DNF | |
| 12 | +7 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 190 | +10 laps | ||
| 13 | -9 | Manuel Ayulo | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 184 | DNF | |
| 14 | +17 | Jimmy Bryan | Schroeder-Offenhauser | 183 | +17 laps | |
| 15 | +13 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 177 | DNF | ||
| 16 | -6 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 177 | DNF | ||
| 17 | -3 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 176 | +24 laps | ||
| 18 | +4 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 169 | DNF | |
| 19 | -1 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 166 | DNF | ||
| 20 | +9 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 151 | DNF | |
| 21 | +2 | Mike Nazaruk | Turner-Offenhauser | 146 | DNF | |
| 22 | +2 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 115 | DNF | |
| 23 | -16 | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 107 | DNF | ||
| 24 | +3 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 94 | DNF | |
| 25 | -8 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 89 | DNF | |
| 26 | -18 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 86 | DNF | |
| 27 | -12 | Don Freeland | Watson-Offenhauser | 76 | DNF | |
| 28 | -15 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 53 | DNF | |
| 29 | -13 | Chuck Stevenson | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 42 | DNF | |
| 30 | Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 30 | DNF | ||
| 31 | -20 | Bob Scott | Bromme-Offenhauser | 14 | DNF | |
| 32 | +1 | Johnny Thomson | Del Roy-Offenhauser | 6 | DNF | |
| 33 | -28 | Andy Linden | Stevens-Offenhauser | 3 | DNF | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 |  Alberto Ascari | 9 |
| = | Bill Vukovich | 9 |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | 6 |
| = | Art Cross | 6 |
| 5 |  Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 4 |
| 6 |  Mike Hawthorn | 3 |
| 7 | Sam Hanks | 2 |
| = | Duane Carter | 2 |
| 9 | Oscar Galvez | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| 11 | Fred Agabashian | 1.5 |
| = | Paul Russo | 1.5 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Jimmy Daywalt
- Don Freeland
- Johnny Mantz (only start)
- Ernie McCoy
- Cal Niday
- Marshall Teague
- Johnny Thomson
- Del Roy (only start)
- Turner (only start)
- Last start
- Bill Holland
- Jackie Holmes
- Duke Nalon
- Carl Scarborough
- Wins
- 1st for Bill Vukovich (10th different winner, 4th American driver)
- 3rd for Kurtis Kraft
- Race 1-2
- 2nd for Kurtis Kraft
- Podiums
- 2nd for Sam Hanks
- 1st for Bill Vukovich (28th different podium finisher, 11th American driver)
- 1st and only for Art Cross (29th different podium finisher, 12th American driver)
- 1st and only for Duane Carter (30th different podium finisher, 13th American driver)
- 7th, 8th & 9th for Kurtis Kraft
- Poles
- 1st and only for Bill Vukovich (8th different polesitter, 4th American driver)
- 4th for Kurtis Kraft
- Qualifying 1-2
- 4th for Kurtis Kraft
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Bill Vukovich
- 4th for Kurtis Kraft
- Front row starts
- 3rd and last for Fred Agabashian
- 3rd for Jack McGrath
- 1st and only for Bill Vukovich (20th different front row starter, 8th American driver)
- Points finishes
- 2nd and last for Art Cross
- 1st for Paul Russo (50th different point scorer, 19th American driver)
- 1st and only for Fred Agabashian (51st different point scorer, 20th American driver)
- Pole & win
- 1st and only for Bill Vukovich (5th different driver to win from pole, 1st American driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st and only for Bill Vukovich (7th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 3rd American driver)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 1st and only for Bill Vukovich (4th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 1st American driver)