1953 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1953 - 11 Race Results

Race Name - 11
Date - 5/17/1953
Race Track - Martinsville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 0 mph
Lead Changes - 2
Total Race Purse - $3,760
Race Number - 11

More Races from 1953

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	200	53 Dodge	0	$1,000
2		Herb Thomas	92	FABULOUS (Herb Thomas)	200	53 Hudson	127	$700
3		Dick Rathman	120	Walt Chapman		53 Hudson	0	$450
4		Ray Duhigg	44	Julian Petty		52 Plymout	0	$350
5		Ralph Liguori	46	Al Wheatley		53 Lincoln	0	$200
6		Dick Passwater	78	Frank Arford		53 Oldsmob	0	$150
7		Buck Baker	87	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)		53 Oldsmob	0	$125
8		Bob Welborn	45	Julian Petty		52 Plymout	0	$100
9		Clyde Minter	3	Coleman Lawrence		51 Ford	0	$75
10		Lyle Scott	98	Lyle Scott		53 Dodge	0	$50
11		Ralph Dyer	11	Ralph Dyer		53 Nash	0	$25
12		Ted Chamberlain	93	Ted Chamberlain		50 Plymout	0	$25
13		Gifford Wood	248	Gifford Wood		49 Ford	0	$25
14		Bub King	55	Bub King		50 Mercury	0	$25
15		Otis Martin	100	Otis Martin		49 Oldsmob	0	$25
16		Joe Bill ODell	111	Joe Bill ODell		49 Ford	0	$25
17		Coleman Lawrence	37	Coleman Lawrence		50 Ford	0	$25
18		Donald Thomas	72	Doug Meeks		50 Ford	0	$25
19		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair		52 Oldsmob	0	$25
20		Curtis Turner	41	Eanes Motor Co (John Eanes)		53 Oldsmob	0	$25
21		Johnny Patterson	58	HB Ranier		52 Hudson	0	$25
22		Herschel Buchanan	1	Herschel Buchanan		52 Nash	0	$25
23		Gene Comstock	8	Gene Comstock		53 Hudson	0	$25
24		Fred Dove	19	Fred Dove	86	50 Plymout	0	$25
25	1	Joe Eubanks	82	Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates)	85	52 Hudson	71	$25
26		Pop McGinnis	13	Irving Frye		52 Hudson	0	$25
27		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge		53 Oldsmob	0	$25
28		Jimmie Lewallen	22	RG Shelton		52 Hudson	0	$25
29		Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian		52 Oldsmob	0	$25
30		Glen Wood	21	Wood Brothers		53 Lincoln	0	$25
31		JL Justice	74	JL Justice		50 Ford	0	$10
32		Tim Flock	91	Blackburn Auto (Ted Chester)	18	53 Hudson	2	$20
33		Slick Smith	4	Frank Christian		52 Oldsmob	0	$10
34		Jim Paschal	43	Dave Quate		53 Dodge	0	$10
35		Arden Mounts	108	Gene Comstock		52 Hudson	0	$10