1953 in sports

See also:

Auto Racing

• NASCAR Championship - Herb Thomas
• AAA Racing:
• Bill Vukovich won the Indianapolis 500
• Sam Hanks won the season driving championship
• Formula One Championship - Alberto Ascari of Italy
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
• the team of Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton won, driving a Jaguar C-Type
• Rally racing:
• the team of Maurice Gatsonides /Peter Worledge won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Ford Zephyr
• Drag racing - The NHRA held its first official race in April on a section of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds parking lot in Pomona, California.