| 1953 Davenport 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,300 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 2026 | Davenport Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 36Min | Davenport, Iowa | |
| Lead Changes: | TBA | Average Speed: | 62.500 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 14 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Car No.: | #87 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Thomas Racing | Team: | Griffin Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 54.397 MPH | |||||
| Official 1953 Davenport 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 152 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors |  | 0 | 199 | 2 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises |  | 0 | 199 | 46 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | - | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | - | 9 | Bill Harrison | Bill Harrison (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | - | Mel Krueger |  | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running | ||
| 8 | - | Johnny Beauchamp | Hudson | 0 | 183 | 0 | Running | ||
| 9 | - | Tubby Harrison | Clarence Burch |  | 0 | 161 | 0 | Running | |
| 10 | - | Keith Lucas | Studebaker | 0 | 143 | 0 | Accident | ||
| 11 | - | Ernie Derr | Ernie Derr (Car Owner) | | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
| 12 | - | Jerry Draper | | 0 | 85 | 0 | Flywheel | ||
| 13 | - | 43 | Paul Newkirk | Paul Newkirk (Car Owner) | Nash | 0 | 56 | 0 | |
| 14 | - | 28 | Red Untiedt | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
