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NASCAR Grand National race
Louisiana State Fairgrounds, Shreveport, LA
June 7, 1953
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1953 Dodge	200	1,000	running
2		Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1953 Hudson		700	running
3	1	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1953 Hudson		650	running
4		Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1953 Hudson		350	running
5		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile		200	running
6		Herschel Buchanan	1	Herschel Buchanan	1953 Nash		150
7		Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1953 Oldsmobile		125
8		Ralph Dyer		Ralph Dyer	1953 Nash		100
9		Elbert Allen			1952 Hudson		75
10		Slick Smith	4	Frank Christian	1952 Oldsmobile		50
11		Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1953 Hudson		25
12		J.W. Gentry			1952 Nash		25
13		Roxy Dancy			1951 Plymouth		25
14		Hershel McGriff	5	Hershel McGriff	1953 Oldsmobile		25
15		Bud Rinaldo			1950 Oldsmobile		25
16		Ray Duhigg	44	Julian Petty	1953 Plymouth		25
17		Dick Passwater	78	Frank Arford	1953 Oldsmobile		25
18		Red Dowdy			1950 Oldsmobile		25
19		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile		25

Time of race: 01:46:07
Average Speed: 53.199 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.65 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,625