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1953 Wilkes 160


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NASCAR Grand National race number 35 of 37
Sunday, October 11, 1953 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
160 laps on a 0.625 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:24:16
Average speed: 71.202 mph
Pole speed: 78.288 mph		Cautions: 3 for 16 laps
Margin of victory: 2 laps +
Attendance: 2000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
1–46   Speedy Thompson Buckshot Morris'53 Oldsmobile1601000running25
2–14   Fonty Flock Vogt Special   (Frank Christian)'53 Hudson158700running37
3–44   Ray Duhigg Julian Petty'52 Plymouth156450running0
4–24   Bob Welborn J.O. Goode'51 Plymouth156350running0
5–42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'53 Dodge155200running0
6 187   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin)'53 Oldsmobile155150running80
7–2   Bill Blair Bill Blair'53 Oldsmobile155125–0
8–82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates)'52 Hudson154100–0
9–22   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton'53 Oldsmobile15375–0
10–55   Bub King Bub King'53 Oldsmobile15350–0
11–58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier'53 Hudson15325–0
12–93   Donald Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas)'53 Hudson15325–0
13–91   Tim Flock Ted Chester'53 Hudson15225–0
14–51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee)'53 Oldsmobile15125–0
15–92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas)'53 Hudson15125–0
16–    Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori'51 Plymouth14925–0
17–08   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock'51 Hudson14325–0
18–    Bob Walden Bob Walden'50 Plymouth14325–0
19–    Parks Surratt –'51 Plymouth14125–0
20–93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain'50 Plymouth13925–0
21–    Clyde Minter Clyde Minter'50 Mercury13625–0
22–41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes)'53 Oldsmobile13125–18
23–80   Jim Paschal George Hutchens'53 Dodge12525–0
24–120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman'53 Hudson12425–0
25–19   Fred Dove Fred Dove'50 Ford11025–0
26–    Slim Rominger Slim Rominger'50 Oldsmobile8425–0
27–    Don Vershure –'53 Hudson5325–0
28–167   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth)'53 Nash4125–0
29–    Bud Jones –'50 Plymouth3625–0
30–    Pete Stewart –'51 Ford2025–0
31–75   Ralph Dutton Ralph Dutton'53 Dodge–25–0

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Curtis Turner166
  Buck Baker771
  Curtis Turner881
  Buck Baker9102
  Curtis Turner11177
  Buck Baker186952
  Fonty Flock708819
  Buck Baker8910315
  Fonty Flock1041052
  Curtis Turner1061094
  Buck Baker11011910
  Fonty Flock12013516
  Speedy Thompson13616025