- Winner
- Bill Vukovich
- Team
- Kurtis Kraft
- Top listed
- Bill Vukovich, Art Cross, and Sam Hanks
- Race date
- May 30, 1953
- Pole
- Bill Vukovich
- Fastest lap
- Bill Vukovich
- Classified drivers
- 47
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The decisive result
Bill Vukovich finished first for Kurtis Kraft. Art Cross is listed 2 for Kurtis Kraft, with Sam Hanks 3 for Kurtis Kraft.
Grid to finish
Jimmy Davies from P32 to P10 (+22), Jim Rathmann from P25 to P7 (+18), and Jimmy Bryan from P31 to P14 (+17) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Bill Vukovich started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 22 Finished, 6 Accident, 3 Magneto, 3 Oil leak, and 2 Engine. Bill Vukovich holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:06.240 on lap 27. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.