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1953-05

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NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 37
Sunday, April 5, 1953 at Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC
150 laps on a 0.750 mile dirt track (112.500 miles)

Time of race: n/a
Average speed: n/a
Pole speed: 71.108 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: .25 lap
Attendance: 8500
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 1953 NASCAR Grand National results / 1953 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	9	78	Dick Passwater	Frank Arford	'53 Oldsmobile	150	1000	running	3
2	–	51	Gober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)	'53 Oldsmobile	150	700	running	0
3	–	1	Herschel Buchanan	Herschel Buchanan	'52 Nash	150	450	running	0
4	1	91	Tim Flock	Ted Chester	'53 Hudson	150	350	running	87
5	5	13	Pop McGinnis	Irving Frye	'52 Hudson	149	200	lf wheel	13
6	–	100	Otis Martin	Otis Martin	'51 Mercury	–	150	running	0
7	–	19	Fred Dove	Fred Dove	'52 Plymouth	–	125	running	0
8	–	18	Mike Klapak	Bill Adams	'53 Oldsmobile	–	100	running	0
9	–	55	Bub King	Bub King	'52 Hudson	–	75	running	0
10	–	3	Coleman Lawrence	Coleman Lawrence	'51 Ford	–	50	running	0
11	–	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'53 Dodge	–	25	–	0
12	3	92	Herb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet (Herb Thomas)	'53 Hudson	–	25	clutch	4
13	2	120	Dick Rathman	Walt Chapman	'53 Hudson	–	25	wheel	25
14	4	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'53 Oldsmobile	–	25	wheel	18
15	–	31	Steve McGrath	George Miller	'52 Hudson	–	25	spindle	0
16	–	2	Bill Blair	Thomasville Motors, NC (Bill Blair)	'53 Oldsmobile	–	25	–	0
17	–	8	Gene Comstock	Gene Comstock	'51 Hudson	–	25	crash	0
18	–	43	Jimmie Lewallen	Dave Quate	'53 Dodge	–	25	–	0
19	–	0	Ewell Weddle	Weddle Racing (Ewell Weddle)	'52 Plymouth	–	25	–	0
20	–	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'52 Hudson	–	25	–	0
21	–	12	Jim Paschal	George Hutchens	'52 Plymouth	–	25	–	0
22	–	11	June Cleveland	June Cleveland	'52 Studebaker	–	25	–	0
23	–	12	Buddy Shuman	Buddy Shuman	'49 Oldsmobile	–	25	–	0
24	6	41	Curtis Turner	Eanes Motor Co. (John Eanes)	'53 Oldsmobile	–	25	engine	0
25	–	14	Fonty Flock	Frank Christian	'53 Oldsmobile	–	25	oil pressure	0
26	–	167	Elton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth)	'51 Nash	–	25	rr hub	0
27	–	4	Slick Smith	Frank Christian	'52 Oldsmobile	–	25	engine	0
28	–	72	Donald Thomas	Doug Meeks	'50 Ford	–	25	mount	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tim Flock	1	60	60
Buck Baker	61	78	18
Tim Flock	79	82	4
Dick Rathman	83	85	3
Tim Flock	86	90	5
Dick Rathman	91	97	7
Tim Flock	98	102	5
Dick Rathman	103	111	9
Tim Flock	112	112	1
Dick Rathman	113	113	1
Tim Flock	114	120	7
Dick Rathman	121	121	1
Tim Flock	122	126	5
Dick Rathman	127	130	4
Herb Thomas	131	134	4
Pop McGinnis	135	147	13
Dick Passwater	148	150	3