1953 Indianapolis 500

37th running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race
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1953 Indianapolis 500

Summary

1953 Indianapolis 500 is an Indianapolis 500[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (indianapolis_500 category, ranking #33 of 98).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1953 Indianapolis 500 won the Bill Vukovich[3].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500 won the Kurtis Kraft[4].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500 is in the country of United States[5].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's image is recorded as Indy500winningcar1953-1954.JPG[6].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's instance of is recorded as Indianapolis 500[7].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's location is recorded as Indianapolis Motor Speedway[8].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's location is recorded as Indianapolis[9].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's part of is recorded as 1953 AAA Championship Car season[10].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's part of is recorded as 1953 Formula One season[11].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's Commons category is recorded as 1953 Indianapolis 500[12].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's edition number is recorded as 37° Edición[13].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's start time is recorded as +1953-05-30T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's end time is recorded as +1953-05-30T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's point in time is recorded as +1953-05-30T00:00:00Z[16].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.79485, 'lon': -86.23482}[17].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's sport is recorded as auto racing[18].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047z51[19].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '37th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes'}[20].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'XXXVIIth Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes'}[21].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's uses is recorded as Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval circuit[22].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's pole position is recorded as Bill Vukovich[23].
  • 1953 Indianapolis 500's Racing-Reference race ID is recorded as 1953_Indianapolis_500/F[24].

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Recognition

Wins include Bill Vukovich[3], a Formula One driver[25], 1918–1955[26], of United States[27], awarded the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America[28] and Kurtis Kraft[4], a business[29], in United States[30].

Why It Matters

1953 Indianapolis 500 draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (indianapolis_500 category, ranking #33 of 98).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did 1953 Indianapolis 500 receive?

Honors received include Bill Vukovich[3] and Kurtis Kraft[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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