AAA National Championship 1953 standings

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AAA National Championship 1953 standings

Championship points standings for the AAA National Championship 1953

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Sam Hanks	Ed Walsh	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	1659.5
2.	Jack McGrath	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	1250
3.	Bill (William John) Vukovich	Howard Keck	Kurtis 500A (Offenhauser)	1000
4.	Manuel Ayulo	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser)	960
5.	Paul Russo	Federal Engineering, Belanger Motors	Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Kurtis 3000 (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	855
6.	Art Cross	Bessie Lee Paoli	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	800
7.	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Watson (Offenhauser) Watson D (Offenhauser)	750
8.	Chuck Stevenson	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser)	745
9.	Jimmy Bryan	John McDaniel, Bessie Lee Paoli	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Schroeder D (Offenhauser)	621.4
10.	Tony Bettenhausen	J.C. Agajanian, Belanger Motors	Kurtis (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser)	596
11.	Rodger Ward	M. A. Walker	Kurtis D (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser)	540.2
12.	Jimmy Davies	Pat Clancy, Belanger Motors	Kurtis 500B (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser) Ewing (Offenhauser)	494.2
13.	Johnnie Parsons	Belond	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Kurtis 500B (Offenhauser)	435.5
14.	Duane Carter	Belanger Motors, Pete Salemi, Hopkins Car Racers, Eugene Casaroll	Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) Trevis (Offenhauser) Moore (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	428.6
15.	Bob Sweikert	Dean Van Lines, Iddings	Meyer (Offenhauser) Kuzma D (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser)	420
16.	Ernie McCoy	Henry Allen Chapman	Russo/Nichels (Offenhauser)	401
17.	Jimmy Daywalt	Chapman Root	Kurtis 3000 (Offenhauser)	400
18.	Bob Scott	Bruce Bromme, Ed Walsh, Henry Allen Chapman	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Bromme D (Offenhauser) Russo/Nichels (Offenhauser)	328
19.	Fred Agabashian	Grancor-Elgin	Kurtis 500B (Offenhauser)	315
20.	Cal Niday	Belanger Motors, Ricketts, Henry Allen Chapman	Kurtis D (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser) Russo/Nichels (Offenhauser)	310.4
21.	Jerry Hoyt	John Zink, Dr. Morris, Chapman Root	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) Blough (Offenhauser)	310
22.	Andy Linden	Rotary Engineering, Sid Street	Stevens D (Offenhauser) Pankratz (Offenhauser)	263.3
23.	Jimmy Reece	Hopkins Car Racers, Malamud, Pete Wales, Hart Fullerton	Scopa (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	245.8
24.	Mike Nazaruk	Lee Elkins, Hopkins Car Racers	Turner D (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Turner (Offenhauser) Kurtis/Wetteroth (Offenhauser)	205
25.	Louis Unser	Federal Engineering	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	200
26.	Jim Rathmann	Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis 500B (Offenhauser)	169.5
27.	Keith Andrews	Syer-Hal	Ralph Miller	160
28.	Walt Faulkner	Eugene Casaroll, Hart Fullerton	Kurtis 500A (Offenhauser) Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	158.4
29.	Al Rogers	Joe Hunt Magneto	X (Offenhauser)	140
30.	Bob Finney	Kump Motor Car	X (Lincoln)	120
31.	Pat O'Connor	Hopkins	Moore (Offenhauser)	110
32.	Eddie Russo	Pete Salemi	Trevis (Offenhauser)	100.2
33.	Bill Holland	Ray Crawford, Lee Elkins, Malamud	Kurtis/Wetteroth (Offenhauser) Kurtis 500B (Offenhauser) Scopa (Offenhauser)	100
33.	Duke Nalon	Jean Marcenac	Kurtis Kraft FD (Novi SC)	100
33.	Hugh Thomas	Bandimere	4 WD (Cadillac)	100
36.	Allen Fred Heath	Lee Elkins	Kurtis/Wetteroth D (Offenhauser)	81.6
36.	Tommy Hinnershitz	Dr. Sabourin	Del Roy (Offenhauser)	81.6
38.	Walt Killinger	Koch	Offenhauser	80
39.	Shelby Hill	Shelby Hill	Hill D (Ford SC)	60
40.	Herb Bryers	Leo Dobry	X (Offenhauser)	50
41.	Gene Hartley	Federal Engineering, Iddings, Karl Hall	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser) Meyer (Offenhauser) Ewing (Offenhauser)	44.8
42.	Ed Elisian	Iddings	Meyer (Offenhauser)	40
42.	Pete Pusede	Pusede	X	40
44.	Chuck Weyant	Parks Motors	Pawl (Offenhauser)	30
44.	Pete Woods	Grover	X (Chevrolet V6)	30
46.	Emmett Maurice Barton	Parks Motors	Pawl (Offenhauser)	20
47.	Rex Easton	Mel-Rae	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	20
47.	Charlie Lowderman	Newbill	X (Ford)	20
47.	Danny Oakes	Hopkins	Moore (Offenhauser)	20
50.	Carl Scarborough	Lee Elkins	Kurtis/Wettroth (Offenhauser)	17.5
51.	Bill Homeier	Leitenberger, Dr. Morris	Silnes/Sherman (Offenhauser) Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	14.5
52.	Paul Kleinschmidt	Paul Kleinschmidt	X (McDowell)	10
53.	Vic Carter	Leitenberger	Silnes/Sherman (Offenhauser)	5.5
54.	Edgar Elder	Emmett Malloy	Pankratz (Offenhauser)	5.4
55.	Duke Dinsmore	Tom Sarafoff	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	5.1
	Malcolm Brazier	Raybestos	X (Ford)	0
	Charles Bryant	Walt Woestman	Alfa Romeo	0
	Johnny Fedricks	Dunn Engineering	Kurtis 500B (Offenhauser)	0
	Pat Flaherty	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis 3000 (Offenhauser)	0
	Joe Garson	Golden Engineering	X (Buick)	0
	Jimmy Good	Western Realty	Offenhauser	0
	George Hammond	Leo Dobry	X (Offenhauser)	0
	Phil Hulse	Coniff	X	0
	Chuck Marshall	Mel-Rae	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	0
	Art McKee	Willard Jessup		0
	Don Olds	Leo Dobry	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	0
	Johnny Roberts	Burns	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	0
	Norman Robinson	D.R. Atkinson	Chevrolet	0
	Eddie Sachs	Glessner	Clemons (Offenhauser)	0
	Marshall Teague	Hart Fullerton	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	0
	Johnny Thomson	Dr. Sabourin	Del Roy D (Offenhauser) Del Roy (Offenhauser)	0
	Leroy Warriner	3-L Racing	Kurtis 3000 (Offenhauser)	0
	Travis Leon Webb	3-L Racing, Karl Hall	Kurtis 3000 (Offenhauser) Ewing (Offenhauser)	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Tony Bettenhausen	2
	Rodger Ward	2
	Sam Hanks	2
Most pole positions	Manuel Ayulo	2
	Mike Nazaruk	2
Most podium positions	Sam Hanks	6
Most podium positions without a win	Manuel Ayulo	4
Most fastest race laps	Bill (William John) Vukovich	1

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country		Drivers	Number
98.6%	U.S.A.		Bill Holland, Tony Bettenhausen, Paul Russo, Bob Sweikert, Jimmy Bryan, Johnny Thomson, Andy Linden, Jimmy Davies, Pat O'Connor, Pat Flaherty, Walt Faulkner, Don Freeland, Art Cross, Rodger Ward, Jack McGrath, Jimmy Daywalt, Bob Finney, Jimmy Reece, Eddie Russo, Ed Elisian, Duane Carter, Tommy Hinnershitz, Keith Andrews, Edgar Elder, Charlie Lowderman, Johnnie Parsons, Bill Homeier, Pete Woods, Gene Hartley, Chuck Weyant, Eddie Sachs, Paul Kleinschmidt, George Hammond, Louis Unser, Jim Rathmann, Rex Easton, Shelby Hill, Jerry Hoyt, Cal Niday, Sam Hanks, Bill (William John) Vukovich, Fred Agabashian, Duke Dinsmore, Chuck Stevenson, Manuel Ayulo, Mike Nazaruk, Hugh Thomas, Herb Bryers, Al Rogers, Phil Hulse, Bob Scott, Joe Garson, Ernie McCoy, Danny Oakes, Pete Pusede, Malcolm Brazier, Travis Leon Webb, Duke Nalon, Walt Killinger, Emmett Maurice Barton, Carl Scarborough, Vic Carter, Charles Bryant, Johnny Fedricks, Jimmy Good, Chuck Marshall, Art McKee, Don Olds, Johnny Roberts, Norman Robinson, Marshall Teague, Leroy Warriner	72
1.4%	Canada		Allen Fred Heath	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1953 AAA National Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Agabashian, Fred	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Andrews, Keith	33 y/o	1	0	1	0
Ayulo, Manuel	31 y/o	10	0	4	2
Barton, Emmett Maurice	36 y/o	2	0	0	0
Bettenhausen, Tony	36 y/o	5	2	2	1
Brazier, Malcolm	24 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bryan, Jimmy	27 y/o	11	1	3	0
Bryant, Charles	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bryers, Herb	n/a	1	0	0	0
Carter, Duane	40 y/o	6	0	1	1
Carter, Vic	n/a	1	0	0	0
Cross, Art	35 y/o	1	0	1	0
Davies, Jimmy	23 y/o	9	0	0	0
Daywalt, Jimmy	28 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dinsmore, Duke	40 y/o	2	0	0	0
Easton, Rex	39 y/o	2	0	0	0
Elder, Edgar	30 y/o	1	0	0	0
Elisian, Ed	26 y/o	1	0	0	0
Faulkner, Walt	35 y/o	4	0	0	0
Fedricks, Johnny	28 y/o	3	0	0	0
Finney, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	1
Flaherty, Pat	27 y/o	1	0	0	0
Freeland, Don	28 y/o	10	0	2	1
Garson, Joe	45 y/o	1	0	0	0
Good, Jimmy	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Hammond, George	n/a	1	0	0	0
Hanks, Sam	38 y/o	11	2	6	0
Hartley, Gene	27 y/o	3	0	0	0
Heath, Allen Fred	35 y/o	3	0	0	0
Hill, Shelby	n/a	1	0	0	0
Hinnershitz, Tommy	41 y/o	4	0	0	0
Holland, Bill	45 y/o	3	0	0	0
Homeier, Bill	34 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hoyt, Jerry	24 y/o	7	0	1	0
Hulse, Phil	n/a	1	0	0	0
Killinger, Walt	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Kleinschmidt, Paul	n/a	1	0	0	0
Linden, Andy	31 y/o	8	0	0	0
Lowderman, Charlie	n/a	1	0	0	0
Marshall, Chuck	n/a	1	0	0	0
McCoy, Ernie	32 y/o	4	0	0	0
McGrath, Jack	33 y/o	10	1	1	1
McKee, Art	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Nalon, Duke	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Nazaruk, Mike	31 y/o	8	0	1	2
Niday, Cal	39 y/o	7	0	0	0
O'Connor, Pat	24 y/o	2	0	0	0
Oakes, Danny	41 y/o	2	0	0	0
Olds, Don	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Parsons, Johnnie	34 y/o	9	0	2	0
Pusede, Pete	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Rathmann, Jim	24 y/o	1	0	0	0
Reece, Jimmy	23 y/o	5	0	0	0
Roberts, Johnny	29 y/o	2	0	0	0
Robinson, Norman	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Rogers, Al	44 y/o	1	0	1	0
Russo, Eddie	27 y/o	5	0	0	0
Russo, Paul	39 y/o	10	0	1	0
Sachs, Eddie	26 y/o	1	0	0	0
Scarborough, Carl	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Scott, Bob	24 y/o	4	0	0	0
Stevenson, Chuck	33 y/o	8	1	2	1
Sweikert, Bob	27 y/o	8	1	2	1
Teague, Marshall	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Thomas, Hugh	n/a	1	0	0	0
Thomson, Johnny	31 y/o	2	0	0	0
Unser, Louis	57 y/o	1	1	1	0
Vukovich, Bill (William John)	34 y/o	1	1	1	1	1
Ward, Rodger	32 y/o	10	2	2	0
Warriner, Leroy	34 y/o	1	0	0	0
Webb, Travis Leon	42 y/o	2	0	0	0
Weyant, Chuck	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Woods, Pete	n/a	1	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL