| Teams for 1953 Powell 200 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Livengood | Virgil Livengood |  | |
| Chet Williams | Chet Williams |  | |
| Ken Swihart | Ed Benedict | Hudson | |
| 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan | Nash |
| 4 | Frank Christian | Slick Smith | |
| 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | Hudson |
| 10 | Ralph Dyer | Ralph Dyer | Nash |
| 13 | Irving Frye | Pop McGinnis | Hudson |
| 14 | Frank Christian | Fonty Flock | |
| 41 | Eanes Motor Company | Curtis Turner | |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty |  |
| 44 | Julian Petty | Ray Duhigg |  |
| 51 | Sosebee Racing | Gober Sosebee | |
| 55 | Bub King | Bub King | Hudson |
| 58 | H.B. Ranier | Johnny Patterson | Hudson |
| 72 | Doug Meeks | Donald Thomas | |
| 78 | Frank Arford | Dick Passwater | |
| 82 | Phil Oates | Joe Eubanks | Hudson |
| 87 | Griffin Racing | Buck Baker | |
| 91 | Ted Chester | Tim Flock | Hudson |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | Hudson |
| 93 | Ted Chamerlain | Ted Chamberlain | |
| 108 | Gene Comstock | Arden Mounts | Hudson |
| 120 | Walt Chapman | Dick Rathmann | Hudson |
| 167 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth | Nash |
