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NASCAR Grand National race
Daytona Beach Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL
February 15, 1953
39 laps on 4.1 mile road course; 159.9 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 6
| Bill Blair
| 2
| Bill Blair
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 39
| 1,500
| running
| 1 |
2
| 2
| Fonty Flock
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 39
| 1,000
| running
| 38 |
3
| 4
| Tommy Thompson
| 40
| Tommy Thompson
| 1953 Lincoln
| 39
| 800
| running
| 0 |
4
| 3
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1953 Hudson
| 39
| 600
| running
| 0 |
5
| 7
| Tim Flock
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1952 Hudson
| 39
| 500
| running
| 0 |
6
| 10
| Dick Passwater
| 77
| Frank Arford
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 38
| 400
| running
| 0 |
7
| 16
| Curtis Turner
| 41
| R.L. Bowling
| 1953 Lincoln
| 38
| 300
| running
| 0 |
8
| 19
| Donald Thomas
| 9
| Herb Thomas
| 1952 Hudson
| 38
| 200
| running
| 0 |
9
| 13
| Tom Cherry
| 38
| Tom Cherry
| 1953 Lincoln
| 38
| 180
| running
| 0 |
10
| 18
| Slick Smith
| 4
| Frank Christian
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 38
| 150
| running
| 0 |
11
| 17
| Gober Sosebee
| 51
| Sam Knox
| 1952 Chrysler
| 38
| 75
| running
| 0 |
12
| 9
| Dick Rathmann
| 120
| Walt Chapman
| 1953 Hudson
| 37
| 75
| running
| 0 |
13
| 15
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Al Wheatley
| 1953 Lincoln
| 37
| 75
| running
| 0 |
14
| 20
| Red Duvall
| 187
| Duane Duvall
| 1953 Packard
| 37
| 75
| running
| 0 |
15
| 23
| Don Oldenberg
| 86
| Bill House
| 1953 Lincoln
| 37
| 75
| running
| 0 |
16
| 11
| Bill Adams
| 18
| Bill Adams
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 36
| 50
| running
| 0 |
17
| 34
| Joe Guide
| 52
| Sally Guide
| 1951 Hudson
| 36
| 50
| running
| 0 |
18
| 47
| Obie Chupp
| 54
| Gene Horne
| 1951 Hudson
| 36
| 50
| running
| 0 |
19
| 29
| George Gallup
| 103
| George Gallup
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 36
| 50
| running
| 0 |
20
| 36
| Cotton Priddy
| 25
| Cotton Priddy
| 1951 Oldsmobile
| 35
| 50
| running
| 0 |
21
| 27
| Bub King
| 55
| Bub King
| 1952 Hudson
| 35
| 25
| spin out
| 0 |
22
| 40
| Charlie Causey
| 33
| Charlie Causey
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 35
| 25
| running
| 0 |
23
| 44
| Gene Comstock
| 8
| Gene Comstock
| 1951 Hudson
| 35
| 25
| spin out
| 0 |
24
| 37
| Red Douglass
| 7
| R.W. Douglass
| 1953 Dodge
| 33
| 25
| running
| 0 |
25
| 57
| Tom Travis
| 291
| Tom Travis
| 1952 Ford
| 33
| 25
| running
| 0 |
26
| 56
| Sam DiRusso
| 67
| Sam DiRusso
| 1952 Plymouth
| 33
| 25
| running
| 0 |
27
| 30
| Pop McGinnis
| 13
| Irving Frye
| 1952 Hudson
| 33
| 25
| running
| 0 |
28
| 51
| Mason Bright
| 96
| Mason Bright
| 1949 Plymouth
| 33
| 25
| running
| 0 |
29
| 28
| Keith Hamner
| 71
| Mason Darnell
| 1952 Hudson
| 33
| 25
| running
| 0 |
30
| 46
| Herschel Buchanan
| 1
| Herschel Buchanan
| 1952 Nash
| 33
| 25
| clutch
| 0 |
31
| 22
| George Fleming
| 66
| Joseph Braun
| 1951 Hudson
| 33
| 25
| running
| 0 |
32
| 49
| Johnny Roberts
| 16
| Johnny Roberts
| 1950 Ford
| 33
| 25
| running
| 0 |
33
| 25
| Cotton Hodges
| 30
| Jim Fowler
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 32
| 25
| hub
| 0 |
34
| 53
| Hank Ribet
| 37
| Norm Johnson
| 1950 Ford
| 32
| 25
| running
| 0 |
35
| 24
| Tommy Boger
| 15
| Tommy Boger
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 32
| 25
| spin out
| 0 |
36
| 54
| Marion Edwards
| 102
|
| 1950 Dodge
| 31
| 25
| running
| 0 |
37
| 55
| Ted Lee
| 90
| Ted Lee
| 1953 Hudson
| 30
| 25
| running
| 0 |
38
| 52
| Hub McBride
| 3
|
| 1950 Nash
| 29
| 25
| running
| 0 |
39
| 50
| Lucky Sawyer
| 196
| Lucky Sawyer
| 1949 Ford
| 23
| 25
| gas line
| 0 |
40
| 45
| Herb Tillman
| T-2
| Herb Tillman
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 18
| 25
| gas line
| 0 |
41
| 42
| Jim Paschal
| 12
| George Hutchens
| 1949 Oldsmobile
| 17
|
| oil pressure
| 0 |
42
| 14
| Dan Walters
| 98
|
| 1950 Packard
| 15
|
| gasket
| 0 |
43
| 26
| Perk Brown
| 22
| R.G. Shelton
| 1952 Hudson
| 14
|
| engine
| 0 |
44
| 35
| Doug Wells
| 186
|
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 13
|
| overheating
| 0 |
45
| 41
| Red Farmer
| 48
|
| 1951 Hudson
| 12
|
| overheating
| 0 |
46
| 38
| Dub Livingston
| 60
| Dub Livingston
| 1953 Dodge
| 11
|
| tie rod
| 0 |
47
| 48
| Charles Weidler
| 79
| Charles Weidler
| 1951 Hudson
| 9
|
| accident
| 0 |
48
| 33
| Fred Dove
| 19
| Paul Nunn
| 1952 Packard
| 8
|
| bearing
| 0 |
49
| 12
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1952 Hudson
| 8
|
| gasket
| 0 |
50
| 8
| Johnny Patterson
| 58
| H.B. Ranier
| 1952 Hudson
| 6
|
| engine
| 0 |
51
| 1
| Bob Pronger
| 46
| Bob Pronger
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 5
|
| accident
| 0 |
52
| 21
| Tommy Moon
| 57
| C.D. Wilson
| 1952 Hudson
| 5
|
| engine
| 0 |
53
| 31
| Wally Campbell
| 10
|
| 1953 Dodge
| 4
|
| engine
| 0 |
54
| 39
| Elton Hildreth
| 167
| Elton Hildreth
| 1951 Nash
| 4
|
| overheating
| 0 |
55
| 43
| Buddy Shuman
| 190
| J.R. Dunberry
| 1952 Hudson
| 4
|
| clutch
| 0 |
56
| 32
| Ted Chamberlain
| 93
| Ted Chamberlain
| 1950 Plymouth
| 3
|
| clutch
| 0 |
57
| 5
| Frank Arford
| 78
| Frank Arford
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 2
|
| gasket
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:46:51
Average Speed: 89.789 MPH
Pole Speed: 127.494 seconds
0 cautions
Race Purse: $ 6,755
Attendance: 20,000