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1953-26 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 26 of 37 Sunday, August 9, 1953 at Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, NC 100 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:19:52 Average speed: 75.125 mph Pole speed: 89.078 mph Cautions: 2 Margin of victory: .5 lap Attendance: 4000 Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 3 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '53 Dodge 99 450 running 0 6 – 80   Jim Paschal George Hutchens '53 Dodge – 150 running 0 11 – 19   Fred Dove Fred Dove '50 Ford – 25 engine 0 2 – 92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson 100 700 running 0 4 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '52 Hudson – 350 running 0 12 – 14   Fonty Flock Frank Christian '53 Hudson – 25 rear end 0 14 –     Elbert Allen – '52 Hudson – 25 – 0 15 –     Virgil Stockton – '53 Hudson – 25 – 0 16 – 91   Tim Flock Ted Chester '53 Hudson – 25 – 0 19 – 120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman '53 Hudson 3 25 crash 0 8 – 167   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth) '53 Nash – 100 running 0 1 1 41   Curtis Turner Frank Christian '53 Oldsmobile 100 1000 running 100 5 – 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair '53 Oldsmobile – 200 running 0 7 – 4   Slick Smith Frank Christian '51 Oldsmobile – 125 running 0 9 – 22   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton '53 Oldsmobile – 75 – 0 18 – 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile – 25 crash 0 10 –     Jimmy Ayers Jimmy Ayers '51 Plymouth – 50 – 0 13 –     John Meggers – '53 Plymouth – 25 – 0 17 –     Buck Smith – '49 Plymouth – 25 – 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Curtis Turner 1 100 100