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1953 International 200

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NASCAR Grand National race number 16 of 37
Sunday, June 21, 1953 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
200 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (200.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:06:14
Average speed: 64.434 mph
Pole speed: 82.2 mph

Cautions: 4
Margin of victory: 4 laps +
Attendance: 17000
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1953 NASCAR Grand National results / 1953 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	120	Dick Rathmann	America's Champion (Walt Chapman)	'53 Hudson	200	2500	running	200
2	21	42	Lee Petty	Smith-Sweeney (Petty Enterprises)	'53 Dodge	196	1500	running	0
3	37	80	Jim Paschal	George Hutchens	'53 Dodge	191	900	running	0
4	17	92	Herb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet (Herb Thomas)	'53 Hudson	188	700	running	0
5	34	2	Bill Blair	Bill Blair	'53 Oldsmobile	187	500	running	0
6	4	15	Dick Allwine	–	'53 Jaguar	184	400	running	0
7	3	91	Tim Flock	Ted Chester	'53 Hudson	182	300	running	0
8	12	10	Nick Fornoro	–	Porsche	181	200	running	0
9	38	23	Billy Oswald	–	Porsche	174	150	running	0
10	24	60	Bill Rexford	Julian Buesink	'52 Chevrolet	173	150	running	0
11	9	4	Charlie Miller	–	'53 Jaguar	–	100	–	0
12	5	8	Frankie Schneider	–	'53 Jaguar	–	100	–	0
13	30	53	Ronnie Kohler	John Golabek	'50 Plymouth	–	100	–	0
14	7	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'52 Hudson	–	100	–	0
15	31	5	Frank Price	–	'50 Plymouth	–	100	–	0
16	13	213	Mike Magill	Michael Jarema	'53 Lincoln	–	50	–	0
17	28	7	Geoffrey Dessault	–	Oldsmobile	–	50	–	0
18	22	66	Pepper Cunningham	Pepper Cunningham	'52 Hudson	–	50	–	0
19	32	18	Dick Hagy	–	Volkswagen	–	40	–	0
20	36	41	Jimmie Lewallen	Eanes Motor Co. (John Eanes)	'52 Oldsmobile	–	40	crash	0
21	26	43	Ray Duhigg	J.H. Petty's Garage (Dave Quate)	'53 Dodge	–	40	crash	0
22	8	16	Johnny Zeke	–	Jaguar	–	40	–	0
23	1	22	Lloyd Shaw	–	'53 Jaguar	–	40	–	0
24	14	46	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	'53 Lincoln	–	40	–	0
25	23	33	Gordon Bracken	Gordon Bracken	'52 Hudson	–	40	–	0
26	27	34	Andy Winfree	Andy Winfree	'51 Plymouth	–	40	–	0
27	16	1	Steve McGrath	–	Aston Martin	–	40	–	0
28	25	99	Larry Schultz	Gowan's Auto Parts (Matt Gowan)	'53 Plymouth	–	40	crash	0
29	18	167	Elton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth)	'53 Nash	–	40	–	0
30	11	40	Tommy Thompson	Tommy Thompson	Oldsmobile	–	40	–	0
31	10	14	Fonty Flock	Frank Christian	'53 Hudson	–	40	–	0
32	20	192	Nick Nicolette	–	Oldsmobile	–	40	–	0
33	29	131	Ray Sherman	–	Hudson	–	40	–	0
34	33	31	Al Keller	George Miller	'53 Hudson	–	40	–	0
35	19	78	Slick Smith	Frank Arford	'51 Oldsmobile	–	40	–	0
36	6	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'53 Oldsmobile	–	40	–	0
37	15	E-40	Ken Marriott	–	Jaguar	–	40	–	0
38	35	4	Leo Bergeron	–	Hudson	–	40	–	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Frank Arford	77		Frank Arford	Oldsmobile

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dick Rathman	1	200	200