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1953 - 12 Race Results


Race Name - 12
Date - 5/24/1953
Race Track - Powell Motor Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 59.288 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 56.127 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,625
Race Number - 12
 More Races from 1953
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 2 Herb Thomas 92 FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) 200 53 Hudson $1,000
2 4 Dick Rathman 120 Walt Chapman 200 53 Hudson $700
3 6 Buck Baker 87 Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) 198 53 Oldsmob $450
4 8 Curtis Turner 41 Eanes Motor Co (John Eanes) 198 53 Oldsmob $350
5 20 Pop McGinnis 13 Irving Frye 193 53 Hudson $200
6 14 Ralph Dyer 11 Ralph Dyer 192 53 Nash $150
7 11 Ed Benedict 0 Ken Swihart 189 52 Hudson $125
8 17 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 184 53 Dodge $100
9 12 Gene Comstock 8 Gene Comstock 183 53 Hudson $75
10 16 Bub King 55 Bub King 182 52 Hudson $50
11 26 Dick Linder 0 176 52 Ford $25
12 24 Ted Chamberlain 93 Ted Chamberlain 174 51 Plymout $25
13 10 Dick Passwater 78 Frank Arford 159 53 Oldsmob $25
14 7 Gober Sosebee 51 Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee) 131 53 Oldsmob $25
15 1 Fonty Flock 14 Frank Christian 111 53 Oldsmob $25
16 21 Elton Hildreth 167 Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth) 98 53 Nash $25
17 27 Chet Williams 0 Chet Williams 97 51 Ford $25
18 25 Arden Mounts 108 Gene Comstock 88 51 Hudson $25
19 3 Joe Eubanks 82 Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) 84 52 Hudson $25
20 5 Johnny Patterson 58 HB Ranier 74 52 Hudson $25
21 15 Slick Smith 4 Frank Christian 59 52 Oldsmob $25
22 9 Tim Flock 91 Ted Chester 57 53 Hudson $25
23 18 Ray Duhigg 44 Julian Petty 39 52 Plymout $25
24 19 Herschel Buchanan 1 Herschel Buchanan 38 52 Nash $25
25 23 Paul Parks 0 33 53 Dodge $25
26 27 Donald Thomas 72 Doug Meeks 32 50 Ford $25
27 13 Virgil Livengood 0 Virgil Livengood 7 53 Oldsmob $25