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 - 7 Race Results
Race Name - 7Date - 4/26/1953Race Track - Central City SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 56.417 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $3,550Race Number - 7 | More Races from 1953 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | Dick Rathman | 120 | Walt Chapman | 200 | 52 Hudson | 35 | $1,000 | |
2 | Herb Thomas | 92 | FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) | 53 Hudson | 45 | $700 | ||
3 | Jimmie Lewallen | 43 | Dave Quate | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $450 | ||
4 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 53 Oldsmob | 120 | $350 | ||
5 | Dick Passwater | 78 | Frank Arford | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $200 | ||
6 | Tim Flock | 91 | Ted Chester | 53 Hudson | 0 | $150 | ||
7 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) | 52 Hudson | 0 | $125 | ||
8 | Buck Baker | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 | ||
9 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | 51 Plymout | 0 | $75 | ||
10 | Virgil Livengood | 0 | Virgil Livengood | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 | ||
11 | Herschel Buchanan | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | 52 Nash | 0 | $25 | ||
12 | Ralph Liguori | 0 | Al Wheatley | 49 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | ||
13 | Donald Thomas | 72 | Doug Meeks | 50 Ford | 0 | $25 | ||
14 | Bub King | 55 | Bub King | 52 Hudson | 0 | $25 | ||
15 | Dub Livingston | 60 | Dub Livingston | 53 Dodge | 0 | $25 | ||
16 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee) | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | ||
17 | Fred Dove | 19 | Fred Dove | 50 Plymout | 0 | $25 | ||
18 | Coleman Lawrence | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | 50 Ford | 0 | $25 | ||
19 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 53 Dodge | 0 | $25 | ||
20 | Bill Blair | 2 | Bill Blair | 52 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | ||
21 | Jim Paschal | 12 | George Hutchens | 52 Plymout | 0 | $25 | ||
22 | Gordon Bracken | 0 | Gordon Bracken | 52 Plymout | 0 | $25 | ||
23 | Leonard Lawrence | 0 | 50 Ford | 0 | $25 | |||
24 | Slick Smith | 4 | Frank Christian | 51 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 |