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1953-14 Previous race results / Next race results                         Post NASCAR Grand National race number 14 of 37 Sunday, June 7, 1953 at Louisiana Fairgrounds, Shreveport, LA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:46:07 Average speed: 53.199 mph Pole speed: 58.727 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 3000 Lead changes: 1 Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 7 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '53 Dodge 200 1000 running 87 2 3 120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman '53 Hudson – 700 running 0 3 1 92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson – 650 running 113 4 2 91   Tim Flock Ted Chester '52 Hudson – 350 running 0 9 12     Elbert Allen – Hudson – 75 – 0 6 11 1   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan '51 Nash – 150 – 0 8 14 11   Ralph Dyer Ralph Dyer Nash – 100 – 0 12 13     J.W. Gentry – Nash – 25 – 0 5 5 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile – 200 running 0 7 9 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '53 Oldsmobile – 125 – 0 10 6 4   Slick Smith Frank Christian '51 Oldsmobile – 50 – 0 11 – 14   Fonty Flock Frank Christian '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 14 10 5   Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 15 17     Bud Rinaldo – Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 17 4 78   Dick Passwater Frank Arford '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 18 16     Red Dowdy – Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 19 – 28   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 13 15     Roxy Dancy – Plymouth – 25 – 0 16 8 44   Ray Duhigg Julian Petty '53 Plymouth – 25 – 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Herb Thomas 1 113 113   Lee Petty 114 200 87