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1953 Southern 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 30 of 37
Monday, September 7, 1953 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.5 miles)

Time of race: 5:23:19
Average Speed: 92.881 mph
Pole Speed: 107.983 mph

Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 37,000
Lead changes: 35

Glossary 1953 NASCAR Grand National results / 1953 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	7	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'53 Oldsmobile	364	6,285	running	151
5	4	92	Herb Thomas	FABULOUS (Herb Thomas)	'53 Hudson	354	1,550	engine	124
2	1	14	Fonty Flock	Red Vogt Special (Frank Christian)	'53 Hudson	361	3,040	running	48
45	6	11	Fireball Roberts	Leland Colvin	'53 Oldsmobile	198	340	a frame	41
3	10	44	Curtis Turner	Griffin Motors (Frank Christian)	'53 Oldsmobile	359	1,500	running	0
4	13	49	Dick Meyer	Dick Meyer	'53 Dodge	355	1,000	running	0
6	16	80	Jim Paschal	George Hutchens	'53 Dodge	354	800	running	0
7	19	46	Speedy Thompson	Bob Pronger	'53 Oldsmobile	351	750	running	0
8	5	29	Donald Thomas	Herb Thomas	'53 Hudson	350	700	running	0
9	22	00	Dick Passwater	Dick Passwater	'53 Oldsmobile	350	630	running	0
10	9	91	Tim Flock	Ted Chester	'53 Hudson	349	520	running	0
11	44	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'53 Dodge	344	450	running	0
12	24	67	Elton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth)	'53 Nash	343	400	running	0
13	21	6	Jimmie Lewallen	Pete Mann	'53 Oldsmobile	340	350	running	0
14	8	89	Buddy Shuman	B.A. Pless	'53 Hudson	338	345	running	0
15	32	21	Neil Roberts	Neil Roberts	'53 Chrysler	335	300	running	0
16	25	22	George Osborne	George Osborne	'53 Hudson	331	275	running	0
17	29	7	Lloyd Hulette	Lloyd Hulette	'53 Buick	328	250	running	0
18	30	8	Gene Comstock	Gene Comstock	'53 Hudson	324	225	running	0
19	33	71	Fred Dove	Fred Dove	'51 Ford	324	200	running	0
20	50	18	Bobby Myers		'53 Oldsmobile	321	190	running	0
21	55	55	Bub King	Bub King	'53 Packard	309	175	running	0
22	34	60	Tyre Rakestraw	Billy's Body Shop (Tyre Rakestraw)	'53 Chevrolet	308	160	running	0
23	47	51	Gober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)	'52 Oldsmobile	301	150	running	0
24	39	50	Bob Weatherly	Bob Weatherly	'52 Plymouth	289	140	running	0
25	37	97	Lacy Jackson	Lacy Jackson	'52 Hudson	288	130	crash	0
26	48	30	Johnny Bridgers	Johnny Bridgers	'51 Ford	279	120	running	0
27	40	10	Chet Williams	Chet Williams	'51 Ford	277	110	running	0
28	15	06	Marvin Panch	Marvin Panch	'53 Dodge	275	110	overheating	0
29	50		Elmer Cooper		'53 Nash	271	110	running	0
30	22	08	Arden Mounts	Gene Comstock	'53 Hudson	262	110	radiator	0
31	12	9	Jim Reed		'53 Hudson	260	110	engine	0
32	38	99	Matt Gowan	Gowan's Auto Parts (Matt Gowan)	'53 Plymouth	250	110	running	0
33	45	2	Bill Blair	Bill Blair	'53 Oldsmobile	250	110	radiator	0
34	20	23	Mike Magill	Michael Jarema	'53 Lincoln	244	110	crash	0
35	54	25	Bill Norton		'52 Oldsmobile	241	110	running	0
36	14	47	Otis Martin	Otis Martin	'53 Plymouth	238	110	running	0
37	28	73	Bill Widenhouse		'53 Nash	234	110	running	0
38	26	75	Junior Johnson	Junior Johnson	'53 Oldsmobile	222	110	crash	0
39	44	16	Weldon Adams	Adams Racing (Weldon Adams)	'51 Ford	217	110	engine	0
40	35	74	J.L. Justice	J.L. Justice	'52 Ford	217	110	overheating	0
41	56		Bob Hunter		'53 Oldsmobile	210	105	running	0
42	3	120	Dick Rathman	IT'S A HUDSON (Walt Chapman)	'53 Hudson	208	155	hub	0
43	42	4	Slick Smith	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'53 Oldsmobile	200	105	gas tank	0
44	31	77	Dick Allwine	Dick Curry	'53 Chevrolet	198	105	fuel line	0
46	19	13	Emory Lewis	Ernest Woods	'53 Oldsmobile	195	105	engine	0
47	53	19	Clyde Minter	Clyde Minter	'53 Mercury	190	105	oil pressure	0
48	49	45	Ben Dixon		'52 Hudson	187	105	overheating	0
49	57		Lonnie Bragg		'52 Oldsmobile	149	105	engine	0
50	36	88	Laird Bruner	Laird Bruner	'53 Oldsmobile	142	105	transmission	0
51	58		Joe Guide	Sally Guide	'52 Hudson	111	100	oil pressure	0
52	18	58	Johnny Patterson	H.B. Ranier	'53 Hudson	98	120	crash	0
53	51	48	Slim Rominger	Slim Rominger	'49 Lincoln	69	100	fuel pump	0
54	11	45	Ralph Liguori	Al Wheatley	'53 Lincoln	68	100	crash	0
55	27	84	Gayle Warren	Gayle Warren	'53 Studebaker	57	100	gas line	0
56	2	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'52 Hudson	40	100	spindle	0
57	43	33	Pop McGinnis	Irving Frye	'52 Hudson	31	100	engine	0
58	46		Merritt Brown		'53 Studebaker	20	100	transmission	0
59	52	79	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	'50 Oldsmobile	8	100	oil line	0

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