1953 NASCAR Grand National Results

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33 races on dirt tracks
3 races on paved tracks
1 race on road courses

1 short track race
2 superspeedway races

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#	Date	Site	Cars	Winner(s)	St	Make / Model	Len	Sfc	Miles	Purse	Pole	Cau	Laps	Speed	LC
1	02/01/53	W. Palm Beach	23	Lee Petty	7	'53 Dodge	.500	D	100	3,525	65.028			60.220	2
2	02/15/53	Daytona Beach	57	Bill Blair	6	'53 Oldsmobile	4.100	R	160	6,755	115.770	0	0	89.789	2
3	03/08/53	Spring Lake	32	Herb Thomas	1	'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,750	51.918			48.826	0
4	03/29/53	North Wilkesboro	34	Herb Thomas	1	'53 Hudson	.625	D	125	3,800	78.424			71.907	6
5	04/05/53	Charlotte	28	Dick Passwater	9	'53 Oldsmobile	.750	D	113	3,650	71.108			.000	16
6	04/19/53	Richmond	27	Lee Petty		'53 Dodge	.500	D	100	3,625	48.465			45.535
7	04/26/53	Macon	24	Dick Rathman	1	'52 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,550				56.417	2
8	05/03/53	Langhorne	35	Buck Baker	25	'53 Oldsmobile	1.000	D	150	6,655				72.743	5
9	05/09/53	Columbia	16	Buck Baker	3	'53 Oldsmobile	.500	D	100	3,350	58.670			53.707
10	05/16/53	Hickory	27	Tim Flock		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,625				.000
11	05/17/53	Martinsville	35	Lee Petty		'53 Dodge	.500	D	100	3,760				.000	2
12	05/24/53	Columbus	27	Herb Thomas	2	'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,625	59.288			56.127
13	05/30/53	Raleigh	49	Fonty Flock	43	'53 Hudson	1.000	P	300	13,100	76.230			70.629	6
14	06/07/53	Shreveport	19	Lee Petty		'53 Dodge	.500	D	100	3,625	58.727			53.199
15	06/14/53	Pensacola	18	Herb Thomas		'53 Hudson	.500	P	70	3,600				63.316
16	06/21/53	Langhorne	38	Dick Rathman	2	'53 Hudson	1.000	D	200	8,750	82.200	4		64.434	1
17	06/26/53	High Point	23	Herb Thomas	1	'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,525	66.152			58.186
18	06/28/53	Wilson	22	Fonty Flock		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,550				53.803
19	07/03/53	Rochester	18	Herb Thomas		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,400				56.939	1
20	07/04/53	Spartanburg	19	Lee Petty		'53 Dodge	.500	D	100	3,475	58.027			56.934
21	07/10/53	Morristown	23	Dick Rathman	2	'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,525	61.016			69.417	5
22	07/12/53	Atlanta	17	Herb Thomas	1	'53 Hudson	1.000	D	100	3,375	72.756			70.685	2
23	07/22/53	Rapid City	15	Herb Thomas	1	'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,375	55.727			57.270
24	07/26/53	North Platte	18	Dick Rathman		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,400	54.397			54.380
25	08/02/53	Davenport	14	Herb Thomas		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,300				62.500
26	08/09/53	Hillsboro	19	Curtis Turner	1	'53 Oldsmobile	1.000	D	100	3,425	89.078	2		75.125	0
27	08/16/53	Weaverville	19	Fonty Flock		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,425				62.434
28	08/23/53	Norfolk	19	Herb Thomas		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,425	54.200			51.040
29	08/29/53	Hickory	12	Fonty Flock		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	2,350	79.362			.000	1
30	09/07/53	Darlington	59	Buck Baker	7	'53 Oldsmobile	1.375	P	501	24,430	107.983	4	17	92.881	35
31	09/13/53	Macon	20	Speedy Thompson		'53 Oldsmobile	.500	D	100	3,220	60.810			55.172	7
32	09/20/53	Langhorne	40	Dick Rathman		'53 Hudson	1.000	D	250	8,225		4		67.046	4
33	10/03/53	Bloomsburg	21	Herb Thomas		'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,475	55.935			.000
34	10/04/53	Wilson	17	Herb Thomas	1	'53 Hudson	.500	D	100	3,375	56.962			56.022	0
35	10/11/53	North Wilkesboro	31	Speedy Thompson		'53 Oldsmobile	.625	D	100	3,725	78.288	3	16	71.202	13
36	10/13/53	Martinsville	26	Jim Paschal		'53 Dodge	.500	D	100	3,600	58.958			56.013	2
37	11/01/53	Atlanta	26	Buck Baker		'53 Oldsmobile	1.000	D	100	3,600	73.580			63.180	3

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