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1953-11 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 11 of 37 Sunday, May 17, 1953 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: n/a Average speed: n/a Pole speed: n/a Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 9000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '53 Dodge 200 1000 running 0 2 – 92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson 200 700 running 127 3 – 120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman '53 Hudson – 450 running 0 4 – 44   Ray Duhigg Julian Petty '52 Plymouth – 350 running 0 5 – 46   Ralph Liguori Al Wheatley '53 Lincoln – 200 running 0 6 – 78   Dick Passwater Frank Arford '53 Oldsmobile – 150 running 0 7 – 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile – 125 running 0 8 – 45   Bob Welborn Julian Petty '52 Plymouth – 100 running 0 9 – 3   Clyde Minter Coleman Lawrence '51 Ford – 75 running 0 10 – 98   Lyle Scott Lyle Scott '53 Dodge – 50 running 0 11 – 11   Ralph Dyer Ralph Dyer '53 Nash – 25 – 0 12 – 93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain '50 Plymouth – 25 – 0 13 – 248   Gifford Wood Gifford Wood '49 Ford – 25 – 0 14 – 55   Bub King Bub King '50 Mercury – 25 – 0 15 – 100   Otis Martin Otis Martin '49 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 16 – 111   Joe Bill O'Dell Joe Bill O'Dell '49 Ford – 25 – 0 17 – 37   Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence '50 Ford – 25 – 0 18 – 72   Donald Thomas Doug Meeks '50 Ford – 25 – 0 19 – 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair '52 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 20 – 41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes) '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 21 – 58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier '52 Hudson – 25 – 0 22 – 1   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan '52 Nash – 25 – 0 23 – 8   Gene Comstock Gene Comstock '53 Hudson – 25 – 0 24 – 19   Fred Dove Fred Dove '50 Plymouth 86 25 – 0 25 1 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '52 Hudson 85 25 spindle 71 26 – 13   Pop McGinnis Irving Frye '52 Hudson – 25 – 0 27 – 28   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 28 – 22   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton '52 Hudson – 25 – 0 29 – 14   Fonty Flock Frank Christian '52 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 30 – 21   Glen Wood R.L.L.R.B. Bowling   (Wood Brothers) '53 Lincoln – 25 – 0 31 – 74   J.L. Justice J.L. Justice '50 Ford – 10 – 0 32 – 91   Tim Flock Blackburn Auto   (Ted Chester) '53 Hudson 18 20 springs 2 33 – 4   Slick Smith Frank Christian '52 Oldsmobile – 10 – 0 34 – 43   Jim Paschal Dave Quate '53 Dodge – 10 – 0 35 – 108   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock '52 Hudson – 10 – 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Tim Flock 1 2 2   Joe Eubanks 3 73 71   Herb Thomas 74 200 127