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

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Curtis Turner C. Turner	Driver:	Curtis Turner C. Turner	Oldsmobile:	9
Car No.:	#41 Oldsmobile	Car No.:	#41 Oldsmobile	Hudson:	0
Team:	Eanes Motor Company	Team:	Eanes Motor Company	Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Oldsmobile:	0
Laps Led:	All 100 Laps100 of 100	Pole Speed:	89.078 MPH

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Official 1953 Occoneechee 100 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Frank Christian (Car Owner)		0	100	100	Running
2	0	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Hudson	0	100	0	Running
3	0	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	99	0	Running
4	0	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company	Hudson	0		0	Running
5	0	2	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Bill Blair (Car Owner)		0		0
6	0	80	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	George Hutchens (Car Owner)		0		0
7	0	4	Slick Smith S. SmithSlick Smith	Frank Christian (Car Owner)		0		0
8	0	167	Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors	Nash	0		0
9	0	22	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	R.G. Shelton (Car Owner)		0	0	0
10	0		Jimmy Ayers J. AyersJimmy Ayers	Jimmy Ayers (Car Owner)		0		0
11	0		Fred Dove F. DoveFred Dove	Fred Dove (Car Owner)		0		0
12	0	14	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Frank Christian (Car Owner)	Hudson	0		0	Rear Gear
13	0		John Meggers J. MeggersJohn Meggers			0		0
14	0		Elbert Allen E. AllenElbert Allen		Hudson	0		0
15	0		Virgil Stockton V. StocktonVirgil Stockton		Hudson	0		0
16	0	91	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Ted Chester (Car Owner)	Hudson	0		0
17	0		Buck Smith B. SmithBuck Smith			0		0
18	0	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Griffin Motors		0		0	Accident
19	0	120	Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann	Walt Chapman (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	3	0	Accident
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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