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1953-15 Previous race results / Next race results                         Post NASCAR Grand National race number 15 of 37 Sunday, June 14, 1953 at Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola, FL 200 laps* on a 0.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:06:20 Average speed: 63.316 mph Pole speed: n/a Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 – 92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson 140 1000 running – 2 1 120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman '53 Hudson – 900 running – 3 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '53 Dodge – 450 running – 4 – 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile – 350 running – 5 – 91   Tim Flock Ted Chester '53 Hudson – 200 running – 6 – 78   Dick Passwater Frank Arford '53 Oldsmobile – 150 – – 7 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '52 Hudson – 125 – – 8 – 4   Slick Smith Frank Christian '53 Oldsmobile – 100 – – 9 – 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '53 Oldsmobile – 75 – – 10 – 191   Fred Moore Frank Bielarski '51 Hudson – 50 – – 11 –     Lamar Crabtree Henry Bryant '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – – 12 – 77   Frank Arford Frank Arford '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – – 13 –     Elbert Allen – '52 Hudson – 25 – – 14 – 33   Gordon Bracken Gordon Bracken '53 Hudson – 25 – – 15 –     Leonard Lawrence – '50 Ford – 25 – – 16 –     Gene Tapia – '50 Plymouth – 25 – – 17 – 80   Jim Paschal George Hutchens '53 Dodge – 25 – – 18 –     Gwyn Staley – '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – – * Race shortened to 140 laps due to rain.