1953 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1953 - 14 Race Results

Race Name - 14
Date - 6/7/1953
Race Track - Louisiana Fairgrounds
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 58.727 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 53.199 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,625
Race Number - 14

More Races from 1953

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	200	53 Dodge	1	$1,000
2		Dick Rathman	120	Walt Chapman		53 Hudson		$700
3	1	Herb Thomas	92	FABULOUS (Herb Thomas)		53 Hudson		$650
4		Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester		52 Hudson		$350
5		Buck Baker	87	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)		53 Oldsmob		$200
6		Herschel Buchanan	1	Herschel Buchanan		51 Nash		$150
7		Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)		53 Oldsmob		$125
8		Ralph Dyer	11	Ralph Dyer		Nash		$100
9		Elbert Allen	0			Hudson		$75
10		Slick Smith	4	Frank Christian		51 Oldsmob		$50
11		Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian		53 Oldsmob		$25
12		JW Gentry	0			Nash		$25
13		Roxy Dancy	0			Plymouth		$25
14		Hershel McGriff	5	Hershel McGriff		53 Oldsmob		$25
15		Bud Rinaldo	0			Oldsmobile		$25
16		Ray Duhigg	44	Julian Petty		53 Plymout		$25
17		Dick Passwater	78	Frank Arford		53 Oldsmob		$25
18		Red Dowdy	0			Oldsmobile		$25
19		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge		53 Oldsmob		$25