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NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
October 18, 1953
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Jim Paschal	80	George Hutchens	1953 Dodge	200	1,000	running	73
2		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1953 Dodge	200	700	running	0
3		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1953 Oldsmobile	199	450	running	0
4	1	Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1953 Hudson	199	350	running	0
5		Carl Burris			1951 Plymouth	194	200	running	0
6		Emory Lewis	13	Ernest Woods	1953 Oldsmobile	192	150	running	0
7		Bob Welborn	24	J.O. Goode	1951 Plymouth	185	125	running	0
8		Bill Morgan			1951 Ford	185	100	running	0
9		Clyde Minter		Clyde Minter	1950 Mercury	184	75	running	0
10		Joe Bill O'Dell			1949 Ford	183	50	running	0
11		Bob Walden		Bob Walden	1950 Plymouth	182	25		0
12		Jimmie Lewallen	22	R.G. Shelton	1953 Oldsmobile	176	25		0
13		Bob Sampson			1953 Dodge	172	25		0
14		Johnny Patterson	58	H.B. Ranier	1953 Hudson	170	25		0
15		Fred Dove	19	Fred Dove	1951 Ford	169	25		0
16		Bud Harless		Edgar Clay	1951 Ford	168	25		0
17		George Osborne		George Osborne	1953 Hudson	146	25		0
18		Gifford Wood		Gifford Wood	1952 Plymouth	136	25		0
19		Parks Surratt			1951 Plymouth	130	25		0
20		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile	127	25	bearing	127
21		Arden Mounts	08	Gene Comstock	1951 Hudson	68	25		0
22		Elton Hildreth	167	Elton Hildreth	1953 Nash	66	25	overheating	0
23		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1952 Hudson	55	25	engine	0
24		Curtis Turner	41	John Eanes	1953 Oldsmobile	46	25	engine	0
25		Ralph Dutton			1953 Dodge	46	25		0
26		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1953 Hudson	28	25	fuel pump	0

Time of race: 01:47:07
Average Speed: 56.013 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.53 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,600
Attendance: 8,500