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 - 36 Race Results
Race Name - 36Date - 10/13/1953Race Track - Martinsville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 58.958 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 56.013 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $3,600Race Number - 36 | More Races from 1953 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | Jim Paschal | 80 | Big Bear Market (George Hutchens) | 200 | 53 Dodge | 73 | $1,000 | |
2 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 200 | 53 Dodge | 0 | $700 | |
3 | Bill Blair | 2 | Bill Blair | 199 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $450 | |
4 | 1 | Fonty Flock | 14 | Frank Christian | 199 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $350 |
5 | Carl Burris | 0 | 194 | 51 Plymout | 0 | $200 | ||
6 | Emory Lewis | 13 | Ernest Woods | 192 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $150 | |
7 | Bob Welborn | 24 | JO Goode | 185 | 51 Plymout | 0 | $125 | |
8 | Bill Morgan | 0 | 185 | 51 Ford | 0 | $100 | ||
9 | Clyde Minter | 0 | Clyde Minter | 184 | 50 Mercury | 0 | $75 | |
10 | Joe Bill ODell | 111 | Joe Bill ODell | 183 | 49 Ford | 0 | $50 | |
11 | Bob Walden | 0 | Bob Walden | 182 | 50 Plymout | 0 | $25 | |
12 | Jimmie Lewallen | 22 | RG Shelton | 176 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | |
13 | Bob Sampson | 0 | 172 | 53 Dodge | 0 | $25 | ||
14 | Johnny Patterson | 58 | HB Ranier | 170 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
15 | Fred Dove | 19 | Fred Dove | 169 | 51 Ford | 0 | $25 | |
16 | Bud Harless | 0 | Edgar Clay | 168 | 51 Ford | 0 | $25 | |
17 | George Osborne | 0 | George Osborne | 146 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
18 | Gifford Wood | 248 | Gifford Wood | 136 | 52 Plymout | 0 | $25 | |
19 | Parks Surratt | 0 | 130 | 51 Plymout | 0 | $25 | ||
20 | Buck Baker | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 127 | 53 Oldsmob | 127 | $25 | |
21 | Arden Mounts | 8 | Gene Comstock | 68 | 51 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
22 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth) | 66 | 53 Nash | 0 | $25 | |
23 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) | 55 | 52 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
24 | Curtis Turner | 41 | Eanes Motor Co (John Eanes) | 46 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | |
25 | Ralph Dutton | 0 | 46 | 53 Dodge | 0 | $25 | ||
26 | Herb Thomas | 92 | FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) | 28 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $25 |