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1953 - 27 Race Results


Race Name - 27
Date - 8/16/1953
Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 62.434 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,425
Race Number - 27
 More Races from 1953
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 Fonty Flock 14 Frank Christian 200 53 Hudson $1,000
2 Herb Thomas 92 FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) 53 Hudson $700
3 Bill Blair 2 Bill Blair 53 Oldsmob $450
4 Buck Baker 87 Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) 53 Oldsmob $350
5 Jimmie Lewallen 22 RG Shelton 52 Oldsmob $200
6 Slick Smith 4 Frank Christian 53 Oldsmob $150
7 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 53 Dodge $125
8 Gene Comstock 8 Gene Comstock 53 Hudson $100
9 Jimmy Ayers 3 Jimmy Ayers 52 Hudson $75
10 Tim Flock 91 Ted Chester 53 Hudson $50
11 John Meggers 0 53 Plymout $25
12 Wayne Niedecken 0 Wayne Niedecken 53 Dodge $25
13 Jim Paschal 80 George Hutchens 53 Dodge $25
14 Dick Rathman 120 Walt Chapman 53 Hudson $25
15 Donald Thomas 72 Doug Meeks 50 Ford $25
16 Elton Hildreth 167 Elton Hildreth 51 Nash $25
17 Buck Smith 0 49 Plymout $25
18 1 Curtis Turner 41 Eanes Motor Co (John Eanes) 51 Oldsmob $25
19 Arden Mounts 18 Gene Comstock 53 Hudson $25