Davenport 200
1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,300Race Date:Aug 2, 1953Davenport Speedway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:1Hr 36Min Davenport, Iowa
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:62.500 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:14No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasDriver: Buck Baker B. BakerHudson:9
Car No.:#92 HudsonCar No.:#87 OldsmobileOldsmobile:0
Team:Thomas RacingTeam:Griffin RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Smokey YunickCrew Chief:Ford:0
Laps Led:No Data FoundPole Speed:54.397 MPH
Official 1953 Davenport 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1492 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson0200127Running
2187 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors01992Running
3242 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises019946Running
43120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson01980Running
5014 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)Hudson01960Running
609 Bill Harrison B. HarrisonBill HarrisonBill Harrison (Car Owner)Hudson01920Running
70 Mel Krueger M. KruegerMel Krueger01880Running
80 Johnny Beauchamp J. BeauchampJohnny BeauchampHudson01830Running
90 Tubby Harrison T. HarrisonTubby HarrisonClarence Burch01610Running
100 Keith Lucas K. LucasKeith LucasStudebaker01430Accident
110 Ernie Derr E. DerrErnie DerrErnie Derr (Car Owner)01190Mechanical
120 Jerry Draper J. DraperJerry Draper0850Flywheel
13043 Paul Newkirk P. NewkirkPaul NewkirkPaul Newkirk (Car Owner)Nash0560Spindle
14028 Red Untiedt R. UntiedtRed UntiedtFrank Dodge (Car Owner)0210Mechanical

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