| 1953 Morristown 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,525 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 2026 | Morristown Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 26Min 26Sec. | Morristown, New Jersey | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 69.417 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 23 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann | Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #120 Hudson | Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Walt Chapman | Team: | Thomas Racing | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Nash: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 113 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 61.016 MPH | |||||
| Official 1953 Morristown 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
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| 1 | 2 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 113 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Hudson | 0 | 199 | 87 | Running |
| 3 | - | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | - | 80 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | | 0 | 0 | Running | |
| 5 | - | 53 | Ronnie Kohler | John Golabek (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 0 | Running | |
| 6 | - | Eddie Riker | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | - | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Nash | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | - | Charles Barry | O.C. Francis (Car Owner) | | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | - | John Meggers | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | - | Bill Cleveland |  | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | - | Neil McDonald | Unknown | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| 12 | - | Jack Smith | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | - | Buddy Krebs | Hudson | 0 | 0 | Accident | |||
| 14 | - | Billy Fritts | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | - | Charlie Hoff | Henry J | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | - | Phil Demola | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | - | Ed DeWolff | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | - | Tony Polito |  | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | - | Ed Paskovich | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | - | Nick Nicolette | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | - | Ralph Sheeler | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | - | Don Stumpf | | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | - | George Clark | | 0 | 0 | Accident |
