| 1953 Wilkes County 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,800 | Race Date: | Mar 29, 1953 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .4 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 44Min 18Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 Among / 5 Drivers | Average Speed: | 71.907 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Thomas Racing | Team: | Thomas Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Lincoln: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 18 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 78.424 MPH | |||||
| Official 1953 Wilkes County 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Running | Hudson | 9 | 200 | 18 |
| 2 | 3 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 70 |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Running |  | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 43 | Jimmie Lewallen | Dave Quate (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | Wheatley Motors | Running | Lincoln | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 78 | Dick Passwater | Frank Arford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 55 | Bub King | Bub King (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 60 | Dub Livingston | Dub Livingston (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 34 | 100 | Otis Martin | Otis Martin (Car Owner) | Running |  | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 0 | Ewell Weddle | Weddle Racing | Running |  | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 96 | Lucky Sawyer | Lucky Sawyer (Car Owner) | Running |  | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 86 | Don Oldenberg | Bill House (Car Owner) | Running | Packard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 77 | Frank Arford | Frank Arford (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 31 | Steve McGrath | George Miller (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | 3 | Clyde Minter | Coleman Lawrence (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 19 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Eanes Motor Company | Piston | | 0 | 109 | 9 |
| 23 | 2 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Bearings | Hudson | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 24 | 14 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | H.B. Ranier (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Car Owner) | Nash | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 6 | 22 | Perk Brown | R.G. Shelton (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 24 | 13 | Pop McGinnis | Irving Frye (Car Owner) | Clutch | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Accident | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 44 | Ray Duhigg | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 12 | Buddy Shuman | Buddy Shuman (Car Owner) | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 17 | 171 | Wally Campbell | Hub | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 18 | 72 | Donald Thomas | Doug Meeks (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 11 | June Cleveland | June Cleveland (Car Owner) | Engine | Studebaker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
