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1953-03


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NASCAR Grand National race number 3 of 37
Sunday, March 8, 1953 at Harnett Speedway, Spring Lake, NC
200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:08:08
Average speed: 48.826 mph
Pole speed: 51.918 mph		Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 7000
Lead changes: 0

Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1 192   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas)'53 Hudson2001000running200
2 3120   Dick Rathman Walt Chapman'53 Hudson197700running0
3–42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'53 Dodge–450running0
4 778   Dick Passwater Frank Arford'53 Oldsmobile–350running0
5–1   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan'53 Nash–200running0
6 218   Mike Klapak Bill Adams'53 Oldsmobile–150–0
7–91   Tim Flock Blackburn Auto Service   (Ted Chester)'52 Hudson–125–0
8–24   Ray Duhigg J.O. Goode'52 Plymouth–100–0
9–    Don Oldenberg Bill House'50 Packard–75–0
10–71   Keith Hamner Mason Darnell'52 Hudson–50–0
11–55   Bub King Bub King'52 Hudson–25–0
12–    Ewell Weddle Ewell Weddle'51 Plymouth–25–0
13–167   Elton Hildreth Elton Hildreth'52 Nash–25–0
14 414   Fonty Flock Frank Christian'52 Oldsmobile–25–0
15–37   Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence'50 Ford–25–0
16–19   Fred Dove Fred Dove'50 Plymouth–25–0
17–72   Donald Thomas Doug Meeks'50 Ford–25–0
18–    Jack Lawrence Jack Lawrence'53 Dodge–25–0
19–44   Harold Nash Harold Nash'51 Oldsmobile–25–0
20–43   Jimmie Lewallen Dave Quate'53 Dodge–25–0
21–    Dub Livingston Dub Livingston'53 Dodge–25–0
22–    Harry Bennett –'52 Oldsmobile–25–0
23 682   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates)'52 Hudson–25–0
24–    Lucky Sawyer Lucky Sawyer'49 Ford–25–0
25–    Johnny Roberts Johnny Roberts'52 Ford–25–0
26–23   Weldon Adams –'51 Studebaker–25–0
27 82   Bill Blair Bill Blair'52 Oldsmobile–25–0
28–58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier'52 Oldsmobile–25–0
29–    Jim Lacy –'53 Dodge–25–0
30 541   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes)'52 Oldsmobile–25–0
31–25   Cotton Priddy Cotton Priddy'51 Oldsmobile–25–0
32–171   Wally Campbell –'53 Dodge–25–0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Herb Thomas1200200