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1953 Wilkes 160 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 16 –     Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '51 Plymouth 149 25 – 0 31 – 75   Ralph Dutton Ralph Dutton '53 Dodge – 25 – 0 30 –     Pete Stewart – '51 Ford 20 25 – 0 29 –     Bud Jones – '50 Plymouth 36 25 – 0 28 – 167   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth) '53 Nash 41 25 – 0 27 –     Don Vershure – '53 Hudson 53 25 – 0 26 –     Slim Rominger Slim Rominger '50 Oldsmobile 84 25 – 0 25 – 19   Fred Dove Fred Dove '50 Ford 110 25 – 0 24 – 120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman '53 Hudson 124 25 – 0 23 – 80   Jim Paschal George Hutchens '53 Dodge 125 25 – 0 22 – 41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes) '53 Oldsmobile 131 25 – 18 21 –     Clyde Minter Clyde Minter '50 Mercury 136 25 – 0 20 – 93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain '50 Plymouth 139 25 – 0 19 –     Parks Surratt – '51 Plymouth 141 25 – 0 18 –     Bob Walden Bob Walden '50 Plymouth 143 25 – 0 17 – 08   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock '51 Hudson 143 25 – 0 1 – 46   Speedy Thompson Buckshot Morris '53 Oldsmobile 160 1000 running 25 15 – 92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson 151 25 – 0 14 – 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '53 Oldsmobile 151 25 – 0 13 – 91   Tim Flock Ted Chester '53 Hudson 152 25 – 0 12 – 93   Donald Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson 153 25 – 0 11 – 58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier '53 Hudson 153 25 – 0 10 – 55   Bub King Bub King '53 Oldsmobile 153 50 – 0 9 – 22   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton '53 Oldsmobile 153 75 – 0 8 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '52 Hudson 154 100 – 0 7 – 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair '53 Oldsmobile 155 125 – 0 5 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '53 Dodge 155 200 running 0 4 – 24   Bob Welborn J.O. Goode '51 Plymouth 156 350 running 0 3 – 44   Ray Duhigg Julian Petty '52 Plymouth 156 450 running 0 2 – 14   Fonty Flock Vogt Special   (Frank Christian) '53 Hudson 158 700 running 37 6 1 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile 155 150 running 80

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Curtis Turner 1 6 6   Buck Baker 7 7 1   Curtis Turner 8 8 1   Buck Baker 9 10 2   Curtis Turner 11 17 7   Buck Baker 18 69 52   Fonty Flock 70 88 19   Buck Baker 89 103 15   Fonty Flock 104 105 2   Curtis Turner 106 109 4   Buck Baker 110 119 10   Fonty Flock 120 135 16   Speedy Thompson 136 160 25