NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1953 - Wilkes County 200 Race Results
Race Name - Wilkes County 200Date - 3/29/1953Race Track - North Wilkesboro SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.625 milesRace Length (Miles) - 125 milesPole Speed - 78.424 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 71.907 mphLead Changes - 6Total Race Purse - $3,800Race Number - 4 | More Races from 1953 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 92 | FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) | 200 | 53 Hudson | 18 | $1,000 |
2 | 3 | Dick Rathman | 120 | Walt Chapman | 200 | 53 Hudson | 70 | $700 |
3 | 4 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 53 Oldsmob | 3 | $450 | |
4 | 12 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 53 Dodge | 0 | $350 | |
5 | 10 | Jimmie Lewallen | 43 | Dave Quate | 53 Dodge | 0 | $200 | |
6 | 5 | Buck Baker | 87 | Wheatley Motors (Al Wheatley) | 53 Lincoln | 0 | $150 | |
7 | 11 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) | 52 Hudson | 0 | $125 | |
8 | 9 | Slick Smith | 4 | Frank Christian | 52 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 | |
9 | 19 | Dick Passwater | 78 | Frank Arford | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $75 | |
10 | 15 | Bub King | 55 | Bub King | 52 Hudson | 0 | $50 | |
11 | 26 | Gene Comstock | 8 | Gene Comstock | 52 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
12 | 30 | Dub Livingston | 60 | Dub Livingston | 53 Dodge | 0 | $25 | |
13 | 34 | Otis Martin | 100 | Otis Martin | 53 Mercury | 0 | $25 | |
14 | 28 | Ewell Weddle | 0 | Ewell Weddle | 52 Plymout | 0 | $25 | |
15 | 32 | Lucky Sawyer | 96 | Lucky Sawyer | 50 Ford | 0 | $25 | |
16 | 21 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Bill House | 52 Packard | 0 | $25 | |
17 | 20 | Frank Arford | 77 | Frank Arford | 52 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | |
18 | 25 | Steve McGrath | 31 | George Miller | 52 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
19 | 33 | Coleman Lawrence | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | 52 Ford | 0 | $25 | |
20 | 29 | Clyde Minter | 3 | Coleman Lawrence | 52 Ford | 0 | $25 | |
21 | 31 | Fred Dove | 19 | Fred Dove | 52 Plymout | 0 | $25 | |
22 | 8 | Curtis Turner | 41 | Eanes Motor Co (John Eanes) | 109 | 53 Oldsmob | 9 | $25 |
23 | 2 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 100 | 53 Hudson | 100 | $25 |
24 | 14 | Johnny Patterson | 58 | HB Ranier | 52 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
25 | 23 | Bill Blair | 2 | Bill Blair | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | |
26 | 13 | Herschel Buchanan | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | 52 Nash | 0 | $25 | |
27 | 6 | Perk Brown | 22 | RG Shelton | 52 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
28 | 24 | Pop McGinnis | 13 | Irving Frye | 52 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
29 | 15 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth) | 51 Nash | 0 | $25 | |
30 | 22 | Ray Duhigg | 44 | Julian Petty | 52 Plymout | 0 | $25 | |
31 | 7 | Buddy Shuman | 12 | Buddy Shuman | 50 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | |
32 | 17 | Wally Campbell | 171 | 53 Dodge | 0 | $25 | ||
33 | 18 | Donald Thomas | 72 | Doug Meeks | 51 Ford | 0 | $25 | |
34 | 27 | June Cleveland | 11 | 52 Studeba | 0 | $25 |