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1953-05 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 37 Sunday, April 5, 1953 at Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC 150 laps on a 0.750 mile dirt track (112.500 miles) Time of race: n/a Average speed: n/a Pole speed: 71.108 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: .25 lap Attendance: 8500 Lead changes: 16 Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 9 78   Dick Passwater Frank Arford '53 Oldsmobile 150 1000 running 3 2 – 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '53 Oldsmobile 150 700 running 0 3 – 1   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan '52 Nash 150 450 running 0 4 1 91   Tim Flock Ted Chester '53 Hudson 150 350 running 87 5 5 13   Pop McGinnis Irving Frye '52 Hudson 149 200 lf wheel 13 6 – 100   Otis Martin Otis Martin '51 Mercury – 150 running 0 7 – 19   Fred Dove Fred Dove '52 Plymouth – 125 running 0 8 – 18   Mike Klapak Bill Adams '53 Oldsmobile – 100 running 0 9 – 55   Bub King Bub King '52 Hudson – 75 running 0 10 – 3   Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence '51 Ford – 50 running 0 28 – 72   Donald Thomas Doug Meeks '50 Ford – 25 mount 0 27 – 4   Slick Smith Frank Christian '52 Oldsmobile – 25 engine 0 26 – 167   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth) '51 Nash – 25 rr hub 0 25 – 14   Fonty Flock Frank Christian '53 Oldsmobile – 25 oil pressure 0 24 6 41   Curtis Turner Eanes Motor Co.   (John Eanes) '53 Oldsmobile – 25 engine 0 23 – 12   Buddy Shuman Buddy Shuman '49 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 22 – 11   June Cleveland June Cleveland '52 Studebaker – 25 – 0 21 – 12   Jim Paschal George Hutchens '52 Plymouth – 25 – 0 20 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '52 Hudson – 25 – 0 19 – 0   Ewell Weddle Weddle Racing   (Ewell Weddle) '52 Plymouth – 25 – 0 18 – 43   Jimmie Lewallen Dave Quate '53 Dodge – 25 – 0 17 – 8   Gene Comstock Gene Comstock '51 Hudson – 25 crash 0 16 – 2   Bill Blair Thomasville Motors, NC   (Bill Blair) '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – 0 15 – 31   Steve McGrath George Miller '52 Hudson – 25 spindle 0 14 4 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile – 25 wheel 18 13 2 120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman '53 Hudson – 25 wheel 25 12 3 92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson – 25 clutch 4 11 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '53 Dodge – 25 – 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Tim Flock 1 60 60   Buck Baker 61 78 18   Tim Flock 79 82 4   Dick Rathman 83 85 3   Tim Flock 86 90 5   Dick Rathman 91 97 7   Tim Flock 98 102 5   Dick Rathman 103 111 9   Tim Flock 112 112 1   Dick Rathman 113 113 1   Tim Flock 114 120 7   Dick Rathman 121 121 1   Tim Flock 122 126 5   Dick Rathman 127 130 4   Herb Thomas 131 134 4   Pop McGinnis 135 147 13   Dick Passwater 148 150 3