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1953-36 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 36 of 37 Sunday, October 18, 1953 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:47:07 Average speed: 56.013 mph Pole speed: 58.958 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 8500 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 14 – 58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier '53 Hudson 170 25 – 0 26 – 92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson 28 25 fuel pump 0 25 – 75   Ralph Dutton Ralph Dutton '53 Dodge 46 25 – 0 24 – 41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes) '53 Oldsmobile 46 25 engine 0 23 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '52 Hudson 55 25 engine 0 22 – 167   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth) '53 Nash 66 25 overheating 0 21 – 08   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock '51 Hudson 68 25 – 0 20 – 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile 127 25 bearing 127 19 –     Parks Surratt – '51 Plymouth 130 25 – 0 18 – 248   Gifford Wood Gifford Wood '52 Plymouth 136 25 – 0 17 –     George Osborne George Osborne '53 Hudson 146 25 – 0 16 –     Bud Harless Edgar Clay '51 Ford 168 25 – 0 15 – 19   Fred Dove Fred Dove '51 Ford 169 25 – 0 1 – 80   Jim Paschal Big Bear Market   (George Hutchens) '53 Dodge 200 1000 running 73 13 –     Bob Sampson – '53 Dodge 172 25 – 0 12 – 22   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton '53 Oldsmobile 176 25 – 0 11 –     Bob Walden Bob Walden '50 Plymouth 182 25 – 0 10 – 111   Joe Bill O'Dell Joe Bill O'Dell '49 Ford 183 50 running 0 9 –     Clyde Minter Clyde Minter '50 Mercury 184 75 running 0 8 –     Bill Morgan – '51 Ford 185 100 running 0 7 – 24   Bob Welborn J.O. Goode '51 Plymouth 185 125 running 0 6 – 13   Emory Lewis Ernest Woods '53 Oldsmobile 192 150 running 0 5 –     Carl Burris – '51 Plymouth 194 200 running 0 3 – 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair '53 Oldsmobile 199 450 running 0 2 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '53 Dodge 200 700 running 0 4 1 14   Fonty Flock Frank Christian '53 Hudson 199 350 running 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buck Baker 1 127 127   Jim Paschal 128 200 73