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NASCAR Grand National race number 8 of 37
Sunday, May 3, 1953 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
150 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (150.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:03:43
Average speed: 72.743 mph
Pole speed: drew for pole 		Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 51 sec
Attendance: 15000
Lead changes: 5

Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
12587   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin)'53 Oldsmobile1501525running42
2–42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'53 Dodge1501000running26
3–14   Fonty Flock Frank Christian'53 Oldsmobile–800running0
4–1   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan'52 Nash–600running0
5 191   Tim Flock Ted Chester'53 Hudson–500running69
6–44   Ray Duhigg Julian Petty'52 Plymouth–400running0
7–92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas)'53 Hudson–300–13
8–18   Bill Adams Bill Adams'53 Oldsmobile–200–0
9–46   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori'53 Oldsmobile–180–0
10–93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain'51 Plymouth–150–0
11–    Ronnie Kohler Ronnie Kohler'50 Dodge–75–0
12–    Leon Lundy –'53 Ford–75–0
13–111   Joe Bill O'Dell Joe Bill O'Dell'49 Ford–75–0
14–    Jim Lacy –'53 Dodge–75–0
15–    Mike Magill Michael Jarema'53 Lincoln–75–0
16–    Dick Rathmann –'53 Plymouth–50–0
17–    Buck Mason Joe Kersey'53 Dodge–50–0
18–2   Bill Blair Bill Blair'53 Oldsmobile–50–0
19–78   Dick Passwater Frank Arford'53 Oldsmobile–50–0
20–    Don Price –'50 Ford–50–0
21–100   Otis Martin Otis Martin'53 Oldsmobile–25–0
22–8   Gene Comstock Gene Comstock'53 Hudson–25–0
23–13   Lou Johnson Lou Johnson'53 Dodge–25–0
24–    Neil Cole John Golabek'50 Plymouth–25–0
25–    Larry Schultz –'53 Plymouth–25–0
26–9   Donald Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas)'51 Hudson–25–0
27–31   Al Keller George Miller'53 Oldsmobile–25–0
28–41   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton'51 Hudson–25–0
29–43   Jim Paschal Dave Quate'53 Oldsmobile–25–0
30–79   Charles Weidler Charles Weidler'51 Hudson–25–0
31–55   Bub King Bub King'52 Hudson–25–0
32–    Bill Hammersley –'51 Ford–25–0
33–    Gene Parry –'51 Nash–25–0
34–167   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth)'53 Nash–25–0
35–4   Slick Smith Frank Christian'51 Oldsmobile–25–0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Tim Flock199
  Herb Thomas102213
  Tim Flock238260
  Buck Baker8311028
  Lee Petty11113626
  Buck Baker13715014