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1953 - 26 Race Results


Race Name - 26
Date - 8/9/1953
Race Track - Occoneechee Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 1 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 89.078 mph
Number of Cautions - 2
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 75.125 mph
Lead Changes - 0
Total Race Purse - $3,425
Race Number - 26
 More Races from 1953
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Curtis Turner 41 Frank Christian 100 53 Oldsmob 100 $1,000
2 Herb Thomas 92 FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) 100 53 Hudson 0 $700
3 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 99 53 Dodge 0 $450
4 Joe Eubanks 82 Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) 52 Hudson 0 $350
5 Bill Blair 2 Bill Blair 53 Oldsmob 0 $200
6 Jim Paschal 80 George Hutchens 53 Dodge 0 $150
7 Slick Smith 4 Frank Christian 51 Oldsmob 0 $125
8 Elton Hildreth 167 Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth) 53 Nash 0 $100
9 Jimmie Lewallen 22 RG Shelton 53 Oldsmob 0 $75
10 Jimmy Ayers 0 Jimmy Ayers 51 Plymout 0 $50
11 Fred Dove 0 Fred Dove 50 Ford 0 $25
12 Fonty Flock 14 Frank Christian 53 Hudson 0 $25
13 John Meggers 0 53 Plymout 0 $25
14 Elbert Allen 0 52 Hudson 0 $25
15 Virgil Stockton 0 53 Hudson 0 $25
16 Tim Flock 91 Ted Chester 53 Hudson 0 $25
17 Buck Smith 0 49 Plymout 0 $25
18 Buck Baker 87 Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) 53 Oldsmob 0 $25
19 Dick Rathman 120 Walt Chapman 3 53 Hudson 0 $25