1953 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1953 - 34 Race Results

Race Name - 34
Date - 10/4/1953
Race Track - Wilson Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 56.962 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 56.022 mph
Lead Changes - 0
Total Race Purse - $3,375
Race Number - 34

More Races from 1953

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Herb Thomas	92	FABULOUS (Herb Thomas)	200	53 Hudson	200	$1,000
2	8	Speedy Thompson	46	Buckshot Morris		53 Oldsmob	0	$700
3	2	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian		53 Hudson	0	$450
4	7	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises		53 Dodge	0	$350
5		Ralph Liguori	45	Al Wheatley		51 Plymout	0	$200
6	5	Dick Rathman	120	Walt Chapman		53 Hudson	0	$150
7	6	Buck Baker	87	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)		53 Oldsmob	0	$125
8	10	Elton Hildreth	167	Elton Hildreth		53 Nash	0	$100
9		Jimmie Lewallen	22	RG Shelton		53 Oldsmob	0	$75
10	4	Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)		53 Oldsmob	0	$50
11		Curtis Turner	41	Eanes Motor Co (John Eanes)		53 Oldsmob	0	$25
12		Fred Dove	19	Fred Dove		51 Ford	0	$25
13		Don Vershure	0			53 Hudson	0	$25
14		Clyde Minter	0	Clyde Minter		53 Mercury	0	$25
15	3	Joe Eubanks	62	Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates)		53 Hudson	0	$25
16		Parks Surratt	0			50 Plymout	0	$25
17		Ermon Rush	0			51 Ford	0	$25