| Teams for 1953 Tri-City 200 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Causey | Charlie Causey |  | |
| 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | Hudson |
| 13 | Irving Frye | Pop McGinnis | Hudson |
| 14 | Frank Christian | Fonty Flock | Hudson |
| 19 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove |  |
| 33 | Gordon Bracken | Gordon Bracken | Hudson |
| 34 | Andy Winfree | Andy Winfree |  |
| 41 | Eanes Motor Company | Jimmie Lewallen | |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty |  |
| 44 | J.O. Goode | Bob Welborn | |
| 46 | Ralph Ligouri | Ralph Liguori | |
| 72 | Doug Meeks | Donald Thomas | |
| 78 | Slick Smith | Slick Smith | |
| 80 | George Hutchens | Jim Paschal | |
| 82 | Phil Oates | Joe Eubanks | Hudson |
| 87 | Griffin Racing | Buck Baker | |
| 91 | Ted Chester | Tim Flock | Hudson |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | Hudson |
| 120 | Walt Chapman | Dick Rathmann | Hudson |
| 167 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth | Nash |
