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1953 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1953 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
2/1/1953 Lee Petty 1 Palm Beach Speedway
2/15/1953 Bill Blair 2 Beach And Road Course
3/8/1953 Herb Thomas 3 Harnett Speedway
3/29/1953 Herb Thomas Wilkes County 200 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/5/1953 Dick Passwater 5 Charlotte Speedway
4/19/1953 Lee Petty Richmond 200 Richmond Fairgrounds
4/26/1953 Dick Rathman 7 Central City Speedway
5/3/1953 Buck Baker 8 Langhorne Speedway
5/9/1953 Buck Baker 9 Columbia Speedway
5/16/1953 Tim Flock 10 Hickory Speedway
5/17/1953 Lee Petty 11 Martinsville Speedway
5/24/1953 Herb Thomas 12 Powell Motor Speedway
5/30/1953 Fonty Flock Raleigh 300 Raleigh Speedway
6/7/1953 Lee Petty 14 Louisiana Fairgrounds
6/14/1953 Herb Thomas 15 Five Flags Speedway
6/21/1953 Dick Rathman International 200 Langhorne Speedway
6/26/1953 Herb Thomas 17 Tri-City Speedway
6/28/1953 Fonty Flock 18 Wilson Speedway
7/3/1953 Herb Thomas 19 Monroe County Fairgrounds
7/4/1953 Lee Petty 20 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
7/10/1953 Dick Rathman 21 Morristown Speedway
7/12/1953 Herb Thomas 22 Lakewood Speedway
7/22/1953 Herb Thomas 23 Rapid Valley Speedway
7/26/1953 Dick Rathman 24 Lincoln City Fairgrounds
8/2/1953 Herb Thomas 25 Davenport Speedway
8/9/1953 Curtis Turner 26 Occoneechee Speedway
8/16/1953 Fonty Flock 27 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/23/1953 Herb Thomas 28 Princess Anne Speedway
8/29/1953 Fonty Flock 29 Hickory Speedway
9/7/1953 Buck Baker Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/13/1953 Speedy Thompson 31 Central City Speedway
9/20/1953 Dick Rathman 32 Langhorne Speedway
10/3/1953 Herb Thomas 33 Bloomsburg Fairgrounds
10/4/1953 Herb Thomas 34 Wilson Speedway
10/11/1953 Speedy Thompson Wilkes 160 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/13/1953 Jim Paschal 36 Martinsville Speedway
11/1/1953 Buck Baker 37 Lakewood Speedway