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| Date | Saturday 30 May 1953 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Indianapolis 500 |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis |
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| Event Format | Race of 200 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #2 of 9 in 1953
#25 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 200 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4023 m |
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| Race Distance | 4023 × 200 = 804.600 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-3-3-3 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Left |
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| Track Direction | Anti-clockwise |
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| Weather | Very hot, Dry |
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| Entries | 47 |
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| Qualifiers | 33 |
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| Finishers | 27 |
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| Debutants | Cal Niday (Driver),
Don Freeland (Driver),
Ernie McCoy (Driver),
Jimmy Daywalt (Driver),
Johnny Mantz (Driver),
Johnny Thomson (Driver),
Marshall Teague (Driver),
Del Roy (Car Manufacturer),
Turner (Car Manufacturer),
Del Roy (Car Model),
Kurtis Kraft 500B (Car Model),
Turner (Car Model),
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41 (Car Number),
51 (Car Number),
53 (Car Number),
97 (Car Number),
3-L Racing Team (Entrant),
A.E. Dean (Entrant),
Chapman S Root (Entrant),
Ernest L. Ruiz (Entrant),
Eugene A Casaroll (Entrant),
J.S. Belond (Entrant),
R.N. Sabourin (Entrant),
Ray Crawford (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 14 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 14 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Howard Keck Co – 1st Pole Position (Entrant)
Howard Keck Co – 1st Win (Entrant)
Offenhauser – 100th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
 Bill Vukovich – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Bill Vukovich – 1st Win (Driver)
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| Deaths | Carl Scarborough |
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 12th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (2),
2. Most 16th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (3),
3. Most 17th Place Finishes – Kurtis Kraft (3),
4. Highest Drivers' Championship Points Score Ratio – Duane Carter (200.00%),
5. Highest Retirement Ratio – Johnny Thomson (200.00%),
6. Highest 8th Place Finish Ratio – Stevens (20.00%),
7. Highest 13th Place Finish Ratio – Kuzma (16.67%),
8. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season – Kurtis Kraft (2),
9. Most 16th Place Finishes in a Season – Kurtis Kraft (3),
10. Most 17th Place Finishes in a Season – Kurtis Kraft (2),
11. Most 28th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (2)
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| Records Extended |
1. Highest Drivers' Championship Points Score Ratio – Kurtis Kraft (126.67%),
2. Most 25th Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (3),
3. Most 32nd Place Qualifications – Kurtis Kraft (3)
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