1953 INDIANAPOLIS 500

The 37th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 30, 1953. The event was part of the 1953 AAA National Championship Trail, and was included in the 1953 World Drivers Championship.
Bill Vukovich, after falling short a year before, earned the first of two consecutive Indy 500 victories. With the temperature in the high 90s (°F), and the track temperature exceeding 130 °F (54 °C), this race is often known as the "Hottest 500." Driver Carl Scarborough dropped out the race, and later died at the infield hospital due to heat prostration.^[1]
Due to the extreme heat conditions, several drivers in the field required relief drivers, and some relief drivers even required additional relief. Vukovich, however, as well as second-place finisher Art Cross, both ran the full 500 miles solo. Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Indianapolis_500

Starting Lineup:

Row 1	Bill Vukovich	Fred Agabashian	Jack McGrath
Row 2	Manuel Ayulo	Andy Linden	Tony Bettenhausen
Row 3	Jerry Hoyt	Johnnie Parsons	Sam Hanks
Row 4	Rodger Ward	Bob Scott	Art Cross
Row 5	Gene Hartley	Walt Faulkner	Don Freeland
Row 6	Chuck Stevenson	Paul Russo	Spider Webb
Row 7	Carl Scarborough	Ernie McCoy	Jimmy Daywalt
Row 8	Marshall Teague	Mike Nazaruk	Pat Flaherty
Row 9	Jim Rathmann	Duke Nalon	Duane Carter
Row 10	Bill Holland	Bob Sweikert	Cal Niday
Row 11	Jimmy Bryan	Jimmy Davies	Johnny Thomson
Other Drivers on entry list:
Al Herman
Alberto Ascari
Allen Heath
Bill Boyd
Bill Doster
Bill Homeier
Bill Taylor
Billy Cantrell
Buzz Barton
Chet Miller
Cliff Griffith
Danny Oakes
Duke Dinsmore
Ebe Yoder
Eddie Johnson
Eddie Sachs
Edgar Elder
Frank Armi
George Connor
George Fonder
George Tichenor
Hal Robson
Harry Stockman
Henry Banks
Jackie Holmes
Jim Mayes
Joe Barzda
Joe Sostilio
John Fitch
Johnnie Tolan
Johnny Fedricks
Johnny Kay
Johnny Mantz
Johnny Mauro
Johnny Roberts
Jorge Daponte
Jud Larson
Len Duncan
Leroy Warriner
Neal Carter
Pat O'Connor
Potsy Goacher
Ray Crawford
Red Hamilton
Roy Newman
Troy Ruttman
Wayne Selser
Race Results:
Finish	Driver	Laps	Status	Prize Money
1	Bill Vukovich	200	127.74	$89,497
2	Art Cross	200	126.827	$27,297
3	Sam Hanks	200	126.465	$16,422
4	Fred Agabashian	200	126.219	$12,947
5	Jack McGrath	200	124.556	$10,622
6	Jimmy Daywalt	200	124.379	$8,197
7	Jim Rathmann	200	124.072	$6,847
8	Ernie McCoy	200	123.404	$5,947
9	Tony Bettenhausen	196	Accident	$5,647
10	Jimmy Davies	193	Running	$5,547
11	Duke Nalon	191	Spun out	$3,317
12	Carl Scarborough	190	Running	$3,147
13	Manuel Ayulo	184	Rod	$3,177
14	Jimmy Bryan	183	Running	$3,057
15	Bill Holland	177	Cam gear	$3,237
16	Rodger Ward	177	Stalled	$2,917
17	Walt Faulkner	176	Running	$2,497
18	Marshall Teague	169	Oil Leak	$2,377
19	Spider Webb	166	Oil Leak	$2,347
20	Bob Sweikert	151	Radius rod	$2,717
21	Mike Nazaruk	146	Stalled	$2,287
22	Pat Flaherty	115	Accident	$2,257
23	Jerry Hoyt	107	Overheating	$2,227
24	Duane Carter	94	Ignition	$2,197
25	Paul Russo	89	Magneto	$2,167
26	Johnnie Parsons	86	Crankshaft	$2,637
27	Don Freeland	76	Accident	$2,107
28	Gene Hartley	53	Accident	$2,077
29	Chuck Stevenson	42	Fuel Leak	$2,047
30	Cal Niday	30	Magneto	$2,317
31	Bob Scott	14	Oil Leak	$2,187
32	Johnny Thomson	6	Ignition	$1,907
33	Andy Linden	3	Accident	$2,127
Lap Leaders:
1 48	Bill Vukovich
49	Fred Agabashian
50	Jim Rathmann
51-53	Sam Hanks
54-200	Bill Vukovich