Powell 200
1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,625Race Date:May 24, 1953Powell Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:1Hr 46Min 54Sec.Columbus, Ohio
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:56.127 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:27No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasDriver: Fonty Flock F. FlockHudson:9
Car No.:#92 HudsonCar No.:#14 OldsmobileOldsmobile:0
Team:Thomas RacingTeam:Nash:0
Crew Chief:Smokey YunickCrew Chief:Dodge:0
Laps Led:No Data FoundPole Speed:59.288 MPH
Official 1953 Powell 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1292 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson0200127Running
24120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson02000Running
3687 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors01980Running
4841 Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis TurnerEanes Motor Company01980Running
52013 Pop McGinnis P. McGinnisPop McGinnisIrving Frye (Car Owner)Hudson01930Running
61410 Ralph Dyer R. DyerRalph DyerRalph Dyer (Car Owner)Nash01920Running
711 Ed Benedict E. BenedictEd BenedictKen Swihart (Car Owner)Hudson01890Running
81742 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises01840Running
9128 Gene Comstock G. ComstockGene ComstockGene Comstock (Car Owner)Hudson01830Running
101655 Bub King B. KingBub KingBub King (Car Owner)Hudson01820Running
1126 Dick Linder D. LinderDick Linder01760Running
122493 Ted Chamberlain T. ChamberlainTed ChamberlainTed Chamberlain (Car Owner)01740Running
131078 Dick Passwater D. PasswaterDick PasswaterFrank Arford (Car Owner)01590Running
14751 Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober SosebeeCherokee Garage01310Running
15114 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)01110Running
1621167 Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton HildrethHildreth MotorsNash0980Running
1727 Chet Williams C. WilliamsChet WilliamsChet Williams (Car Owner)0970Accident
1825108 Arden Mounts A. MountsArden MountsGene Comstock (Car Owner)Hudson0880Clutch
19382 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksOates Motor CompanyHudson08471Gasket
20558 Johnny Patterson J. PattersonJohnny PattersonH.B. Ranier (Car Owner)Hudson0740Engine
21154 Slick Smith S. SmithSlick SmithFrank Christian (Car Owner)0590Overheating
22991 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)Hudson0572Bearings
231844 Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay DuhiggJulian Petty (Car Owner)0390Spindle
24191 Herschel Buchanan H. BuchananHerschel BuchananHerschel Buchanan (Car Owner)Nash0380Accident
2523 Paul Parks P. ParksPaul Parks0330Overheating
262772 Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald ThomasDoug Meeks (Car Owner)0320Radiator
2713 Virgil Livengood V. LivengoodVirgil LivengoodVirgil Livengood (Car Owner)070Engine

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