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1953-11


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NASCAR Grand National race number 11 of 37
Sunday, May 17, 1953 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
200 laps on a .500 mile dirt track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: n/a
Average Speed: n/a
Pole Speed: n/a 		Cautions: n/a
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 9,000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
1 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'53 Dodge2001,000running0
2 92   Herb Thomas FABULOUS   (Herb Thomas)'53 Hudson200700running127
24 19   Fred Dove Fred Dove'50 Plymouth8625 0
25 182   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates)'52 Hudson8525spindle71
32 91   Tim Flock Blackburn Auto   (Ted Chester)'53 Hudson1820springs2
3 120   Dick Rathman Walt Chapman'53 Hudson 450running0
4 44   Ray Duhigg Julian Petty'52 Plymouth 350running0
5 46   Ralph Liguori Al Wheatley'53 Lincoln 200running0
6 78   Dick Passwater Frank Arford'53 Oldsmobile 150running0
7 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin)'53 Oldsmobile 125running0
8 45   Bob Welborn Julian Petty'52 Plymouth 100running0
9 3   Clyde Minter Coleman Lawrence'51 Ford 75running0
10 98   Lyle Scott Lyle Scott'53 Dodge 50running0
11 11   Ralph Dyer Ralph Dyer'53 Nash 25 0
12 93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain'50 Plymouth 25 0
13 248   Gifford Wood Gifford Wood'49 Ford 25 0
14 55   Bub King Bub King'50 Mercury 25 0
15 100   Otis Martin Otis Martin'49 Oldsmobile 25 0
16 111   Joe Bill O'Dell Joe Bill O'Dell'49 Ford 25 0
17 37   Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence'50 Ford 25 0
18 72   Donald Thomas Doug Meeks'50 Ford 25 0
19 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair'52 Oldsmobile 25 0
20 41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes)'53 Oldsmobile 25 0
21 58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier'52 Hudson 25 0
22 1   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan'52 Nash 25 0
23 8   Gene Comstock Gene Comstock'53 Hudson 25 0
26 13   Pop McGinnis Irving Frye'52 Hudson 25 0
27 28   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge'53 Oldsmobile 25 0
28 22   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton'52 Hudson 25 0
29 14   Fonty Flock Frank Christian'52 Oldsmobile 25 0
30 21   Glen Wood Wood Brothers'53 Lincoln 25 0
31 74   J.L. Justice J.L. Justice'50 Ford 10 0
33 4   Slick Smith Frank Christian'52 Oldsmobile 10 0
34 43   Jim Paschal Dave Quate'53 Dodge 10 0
35 108   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock'52 Hudson 10 0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Tim Flock122
  Joe Eubanks37371
  Herb Thomas74200127