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1953 Occoneechee 100
NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,425Race Date:Aug 9, 1953Occoneechee Speedway
Margin of Victory:.5 LapRace Duration:1Hr 19Min 52Sec.Hillsboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:None Among / 1 DriversAverage Speed:75.125 MPH1 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:19No. of Cautions:2

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Curtis Turner C. TurnerDriver: Curtis Turner C. TurnerOldsmobile:9
Car No.:#41 OldsmobileCar No.:#41 OldsmobileHudson:0
Team:Team:Dodge:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Oldsmobile:0
Laps Led:All 100 LapsPole Speed:89.078 MPH
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Official 1953 Occoneechee 100 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1141 Curtis TurnerFrank Christian (Car Owner)Running0100100
2-92 Herb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetRunningHudson01000
3-42 Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesRunning0990
4-82 Joe EubanksOates Motor CompanyRunningHudson000
5-2 Bill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)000
6-80 Jim PaschalGeorge Hutchens (Car Owner)000
7-4 Slick SmithFrank Christian (Car Owner)000
8-167 Elton HildrethHildreth MotorsNash000
9-22 Jimmie LewallenR.G. Shelton (Car Owner)000
10- Jimmy AyersJimmy Ayers (Car Owner)000
11- Fred DoveFred Dove (Car Owner)000
12-14 Fonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)Rear GearHudson000
13- John Meggers000
14- Elbert AllenHudson000
15- Virgil StocktonHudson000
16-91 Tim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)Hudson000
17- Buck Smith000
18-87 Buck BakerGriffin MotorsAccident000
19-120 Dick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)AccidentHudson030
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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