1953 - NASCAR Grand National Series

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1953 - 23 Race Results

Race Name - 23
Date - 7/22/1953
Race Track - Rapid Valley Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 55.727 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 57.27 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,375
Race Number - 23

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		$1,000
2		Dick Rathman	120	Walt Chapman		53 Hudson		$750
3		Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian		53 Hudson		$450
4		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises		53 Dodge		$350
5		Buck Baker	87	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)		53 Oldsmob		$200
6		Bill Harrison	0			52 Hudson		$150
7		Eddie Skinner	0	Frank Dodge		53 Oldsmob		$125
8		Leo Ray	0			51 Nash		$100
9		Dick Fellows	0			50 Plymout		$75
10		CH Dingler	0	CH Dingler		51 Studeba		$50
11		Ray Springer	0			50 Ford		$25
12		Mel Krueger	0			49 Ford		$25
13		Ted Lee	0	Ted Lee		52 Hudson		$25
14		Robert Caswell	0			49 Plymout		$25
15		Johnny Beauchamp	0			52 Hudson		$25