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NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
August 16, 1953
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1953 Hudson	200	1,000	running
2		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1953 Hudson		700	running
3		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1953 Oldsmobile		450	running
4		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile		350	running
5		Jimmie Lewallen	22	R.G. Shelton	1952 Oldsmobile		200	running
6		Slick Smith	4	Frank Christian	1953 Oldsmobile		150
7		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1953 Dodge		125
8		Gene Comstock	8	Gene Comstock	1953 Hudson		100
9		Jimmy Ayers	3	Jimmy Ayers	1952 Hudson		75
10		Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1953 Hudson		50
11		John Meggers			1953 Plymouth		25
12		Wayne Niedecken		Wayne Niedecken	1953 Dodge		25
13		Jim Paschal		George Hutchens	1953 Dodge		25
14		Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1953 Hudson		25
15		Donald Thomas	72	Doug Meeks	1950 Ford		25
16		Elton Hildreth	167	Elton Hildreth	1951 Nash		25
17		Buck Smith			1949 Plymouth		25
18	1	Curtis Turner	41	John Eanes	1951 Oldsmobile		25	accident
19		Arden Mounts	18	Gene Comstock	1953 Hudson		25

Time of race: 01:36:06
Average Speed: 62.434 MPH
Race Purse: $ 3,425