Columbia 100
1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,350Race Date:May 9, 1953Columbia Speedway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:1Hr 51Min 43Sec.Columbia, South Carolina
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:53.707 MPH.500 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:16No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Buck Baker B. BakerDriver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasOldsmobile:9
Car No.:#87 OldsmobileCar No.:#92 HudsonHudson:0
Team:Griffin RacingTeam:Thomas RacingPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Smokey YunickDodge:0
Laps Led:1 of 200Pole Speed:58.670 MPH
Official 1953 Columbia 100 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1387 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors02001Running
21291 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)Hudson00Running
3641 Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie LewallenR.G. Shelton (Car Owner)Hudson000Running
4544 Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay DuhiggJulian Petty (Car Owner)00Running
5742 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises00Running
6251 Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober SosebeeCherokee Garage00Running
7132 Bill Blair B. BlairBill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)00
8192 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson00
911 Bill Jennings B. JenningsBill Jennings00
10910 Ralph Dyer R. DyerRalph DyerRalph Dyer (Car Owner)Nash00
11813 Pop McGinnis P. McGinnisPop McGinnisIrving Frye (Car Owner)Hudson00
1216167 Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton HildrethHildreth MotorsNash00
13154 Slick Smith S. SmithSlick SmithFrank Christian (Car Owner)00
141414 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)Hudson00
15101 Herschel Buchanan H. BuchananHerschel BuchananHerschel Buchanan (Car Owner)Nash00
164120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson00

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