Race #4 — Michigan State Fairgrounds

July 4, 1953 • Winner: Rodger Ward

Full-field race results and preserved archive material from the 1953 AAA Champ Car Series event at Michigan State Fairgrounds.

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#4Season Race

29Feature Starters

51Winner Laps

Rodger WardFeature Winner

92Winning Car

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Feature Results

FinStartNo.DriverMakeLapsStatus

1392Rodger WardKurtis / Offy510:37:12.04 82.257

21073Allen HeathKurtis/Wetteroth / Offy51Finished

31216Jimmy BryanKurtis 4000 / Offy51Finished

4133Sam HanksKurtis 4000 / Offy49Flagged

51612Ernie McCoyRusso/Nichels / Offy49Flipped turn 2

61883Mike NazarukTurner / Offy49Flagged

7163Duane CarterMoore / Offy48Flagged

8421Johnnie ParsonsKurtis 4000 / Offy48Broken shocks

954Cal NidayLesovsky / Offy48Flagged

101536Andy LindenPankratz / Offy47Flagged

111181Eddie RussoTrevis / Offy47Flagged

12652Duke DinsmoreKurtis 2000 / Offy47Flagged

1397Paul RussoKurtis 4000 / Offy46Withdrew, rough track

141757Gene HartleyMeyer / Offy46Out

15842Jimmy DaviesEwing / Offy43Broken shock absorber

16145Jack McGrathKurtis 4000 / Offy38Withdrew, rough track

17788Manny AyuloKuzma / Offy16Out

18289Johnny FedricksKurtis 500B / Offy9Out

—--57Bill DosterOffy--DNS, too slow

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

—--76Gays BiroSilnes/Sherman / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--38Don FreelandWatson / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--68Walt FaulknerKurtis 4000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--93Bill HomeierKurtis 2000 / Offy--DNS, too slow

—--67Paul HoweClemons / Offy--DNS, too slow

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

—--65Spider WebbEwing / Offy--DNS, too slow

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

—--51Chuck StevensonKuzma / 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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