Race #2 — Milwaukee Mile

June 7, 1953 • Winner: Jack McGrath

Full-field race results and preserved archive material from the 1953 AAA Champ Car Series event at Milwaukee Mile.

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#2Season Race

36Feature Starters

100Winner Laps

Jack McGrathFeature Winner

5Winning Car

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Feature Results

FinStartNo.DriverMakeLapsStatus

145Jack McGrathKurtis 4000 / Offy1001:04:04.759 93.634

2916Jimmy BryanKurtis 4000 / Offy100Finished

31255Jerry HoytKurtis 4000 / Offy100Finished

4134Paul RussoLesovsky / Offy100Finished

51112Ernie McCoyRusso/Nichels / Offy100Finished

6378Cal NidayKurtis 4000 / Offy100Finished

71536Andy LindenPankratz / Offy100Finished

81499Jimmy DaviesKurtis / Offy99Flagged

91781Duane CarterTrevis / Offy99Flagged

10103Sam HanksKurtis 4000 / Offy98Flagged

111810Mike NazarukLesovsky / Offy89Flagged

121676Vic CarterSilnes/Sherman / Offy88Flagged

13756Johnny ThomsonDel Roy / Offy75Spun out NW turn

14188Manny AyuloKuzma / Offy69Cracked block

15697Chuck StevensonKuzma / Offy35Overheated

16538Don FreelandWatson / Offy29Spun out

17857Bob SweikertMeyer / Offy21Disqualified

18292Rodger WardKurtis / Offy14Blown engine

—--76Bill HomeierSilnes/Sherman / Offy34Relieved V. Carter 55-88

—--10Jimmy ReeceLesovsky / Offy68Relieved Nazaruk 22-89

—--3Bob ScottKurtis 4000 / Offy77Relieved Hanks 22-98

—--34Bill HomeierKurtis 2000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--83Mike NazarukTurner / Offy--Did not qualify

—--29Jimmy ReeceScopa / Offy--Did not qualify

—--35Buzz BartonPawl / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--10Henry BanksLesovsky / Offy--Retired after qualifying, driven by Nazaruk

—--67J. ChaplinClemons / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--39Rex EastonHill / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--89Johnny FedricksKurtis 500B / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--22Walt FaulknerKurtis 4000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--51Allen HeathKuzma / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--27Eddie JohnsonKurtis 4000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--79Chuck MarshallKurtis 4000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--68Pat O'ConnorKurtis 4000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--65George TichenorEwing / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--82Johnny RobertsKurtis 2000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

Source Attribution

Series framework and final standings: The Third Turn. Supplemental full-field race-result detail: ChampCarStats.com where individual The Third Turn race pages were login-gated.

Source: The Third Turn event page

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