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NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 37
Sunday, November 1, 1953 at Lakewood Speedway, Atlanta, GA
100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:24:58
Average speed: 63.18 mph
Pole speed: 73.58 mph		Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: .75 lap
Attendance: 9000
Lead changes: 3

Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1–87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin)'53 Oldsmobile1001000running22
2 214   Fonty Flock Frank Christian'53 Hudson100700running25
3–42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'53 Dodge–450running0
4–80   Jim Paschal Big Bear Market   (George Hutchens)'53 Dodge–350running0
5–22   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton'53 Oldsmobile–200running0
6–58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier'53 Hudson–150–0
7–13   Pop McGinnis Irving Frye'52 Hudson–125–0
8–82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates)'52 Hudson–100–0
9–25   Bob Welborn J.O. Goode'51 Plymouth–75–0
10–    Ewell Weddle Ewell Weddle'50 Plymouth–50–0
11–51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee)'53 Oldsmobile–25–0
12–    C.H. Dingler C.H. Dingler'50 Plymouth–25–0
13–    Ed Massey –'51 Studebaker–25–0
14–92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas'53 Hudson–25–52
15–75   Ralph Dutton Ralph Dutton'53 Dodge–25–0
16–41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes)'53 Oldsmobile–25overheating0
17–    Chuck Housley –'53 Oldsmobile–25–0
18–    Tommy Thompson Ernest Woods'53 Oldsmobile–25–0
19–81   Roscoe Thompson –'51 Studebaker–25rear end0
20 191   Tim Flock Ted Chester'53 Hudson5025overheating1
21–    Ray Erickson –'52 Hudson–25–0
22–2   Bill Blair Bill Blair'53 Oldsmobile–25–0
23–    Don Vershure –'53 Hudson3325crash0
24–    Charlie Causey Charlie Causey'50 Oldsmobile–25–0
25–44   Harold Nash Harold Nash'52 Oldsmobile–25piston0
26–110   Lou Faver G.A. Faver'51 Kaiser1225crash0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Tim Flock111
  Fonty Flock22625
  Herb Thomas277852
  Buck Baker7910022