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AAA Sprint Car (Midwest) race
Illiana Speedway, Schererville, IN
July 18, 1953
30 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 15 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Russ Klar	8	Curtis		30		running
2	6	Allen Heath	73	Lee Elkins				running
3	3	Pat O'Connor	3	Engle-Stanko				running
4	2	Joe Sostilio	12	Jake Vargo				running
5	11	Jack McGrath	25	Cheesman				running
6	10	Bob Sweikert	2	Iddings				running
7	7	Larry Crockett	33	Erickson				running
8	5	Paul Russo	85	Beale				running
9	12	Leroy Warriner	22	Cadwell				running
10	4	Jerry Hoyt	55	Mari Hulman		24		piston
11	13	Johnny Thomson	3	Caruso		23		hub
12	9	Jimmy Bryan	45	Leitenberger		20		did not finish
13	8	Jimmy Davies	98	J.C. Agajanian		7		accident
14	14	Duane Carter	7			7		accident
15	15	Don Freeland	19	Bob Estes		0		did not qualify	0
16	16	Potsy Goacher	39	Myles		0		did not qualify	0
17	17	Al Herman	19	Sam Traylor		0		did not qualify	0
18	18	Johnnie Parsons	29	Nyquist		0		did not qualify	0
19	19	Andy Linden	9	Tomshe		0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Ed Elisian	10	Dreyer	DeSoto	0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Tommy Hinnershitz	1			0		did not qualify	0
22	22	Gene Force	19	Bowles		0		did not qualify	0
23	23	Bob Scott	25	Ernest Ruiz		0		did not qualify	0
24	24	Eddie Russo	20	Pohn		0		did not qualify	0
25	25	Bill Homeier	93	Morris		0		did not qualify	0
26	26	George Lynch	23	Banks	Mercury	0		did not qualify	0
27	27	Stan Kross	6	Poiry		0		did not qualify	0
28	28	Roy Newman	15	Chastain		0		did not qualify	0
29	29	Chuck Weyant	44	Meers		0		did not qualify	0
30	30	Bill Brown	52	Fleming		0		did not qualify	0
31	31	Red Renner	4	Reynolds		0		did not qualify	0
32	32	Red Boscher	45	Fischer-Gray		0		did not qualify	0
33	33	Jimmy Knight	21	Babuscio		0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Joe Sostilio was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:12:58
Average Speed: 69.427 MPH
Pole Speed: 24.43 seconds