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1953 Richmond 200 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 6 of 37 Sunday, April 19, 1953 at Richmond Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 2:11:48 Average speed: 45.535 mph Pole speed: 48.465 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 6400 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1953 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1953 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '53 Dodge 200 1000 running – 2 – 120   Dick Rathmann Walt Chapman '52 Hudson 199 700 running – 3 1 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile 199 450 running – 4 – 78   Dick Passwater Frank Arford '53 Oldsmobile 198 350 running – 5 – 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair '53 Oldsmobile 198 200 running – 6 – 44   Ray Duhigg Julian Petty '53 Oldsmobile 196 150 running – 7 – 9   Donald Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '51 Hudson 194 125 running – 8 – 8   Gene Comstock Gene Comstock '51 Hudson 194 100 running – 9 – 19   Fred Dove Fred Dove '51 Plymouth 193 75 running – 10 – 92   Herb Thomas Fabulous Hudson Hornet   (Herb Thomas) '53 Hudson 189 50 running – 27 – 71   Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence '50 Ford – 25 crash – 26 – 31   Al Keller George Miller '52 Hudson – 25 – – 25 – 1   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan '52 Nash – 25 – – 24 – 90   Ollie Olson – '52 Hudson – 25 – – 23 –     Jim Lacy – '53 Dodge – 25 – – 22 – 32   Jimmie Lewallen R.G. Shelton '52 Hudson – 25 – – 21 – 12   Jim Paschal George Hutchens '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – – 20 – 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '51 Ford – 25 – – 19 –     Buck Mason W.R. Quann '52 Dodge – 25 – – 18 – 167   Elton Hildreth Elton Hildreth '51 Nash – 25 – – 17 – 4   Slick Smith Frank Christian '51 Oldsmobile – 25 – – 16 – 46   Ralph Liguori Al Wheatley '53 Lincoln – 25 – – 15 – 55   Bub King Bub King '52 Oldsmobile – 25 – – 14 – 111   Joe Bill O'Dell Joe Bill O'Dell '50 Ford – 25 – – 13 –     Al Kent – '51 Henry J – 25 – – 12 – 13   Lou Johnson Lou Johnson '53 Dodge – 25 – – 11 – 66   Virgil Livengood Virgil Livengood '53 Oldsmobile – 25 – –

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Fonty Flock 14 Frank Christian Oldsmobile WD Tim Flock 91 Ted Chester Hudson