1953 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1953 - 15 Race Results

Race Name - 15
Date - 6/14/1953
Race Track - Five Flags Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 70 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 63.316 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,600
Race Number - 15

More Races from 1953

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1		Herb Thomas	92	FABULOUS (Herb Thomas)	140	53 Hudson		$1,000
2	1	Dick Rathman	120	Walt Chapman		53 Hudson		$900
3		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises		53 Dodge		$450
4		Buck Baker	87	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)		53 Oldsmob		$350
5		Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester		53 Hudson		$200
6		Dick Passwater	78	Frank Arford		53 Oldsmob		$150
7		Joe Eubanks	82	Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates)		52 Hudson		$125
8		Slick Smith	4	Frank Christian		53 Oldsmob		$100
9		Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)		53 Oldsmob		$75
10		Fred Moore	191	Frank Bielarski		51 Hudson		$50
11		Lamar Crabtree	0	Henry Bryant		53 Oldsmob		$25
12		Frank Arford	77	Frank Arford		53 Oldsmob		$25
13		Elbert Allen	0			52 Hudson		$25
14		Gordon Bracken	33	Gordon Bracken		53 Hudson		$25
15		Leonard Lawrence	0			50 Ford		$25
16		Gene Tapia	0			50 Plymout		$25
17		Jim Paschal	80	George Hutchens		53 Dodge		$25
18		Gwyn Staley	0			53 Oldsmob		$25