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Southern 500
1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$24,430Race Date:Sep 7, 1953Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:3 LapsRace Duration:5Hr 23Min 19Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:35 Among / 4 DriversAverage Speed:92.881 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:59No. of Cautions:4 For 17 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Buck Baker B. BakerDriver: Fonty Flock F. FlockOldsmobile:9
Car No.:#87 OldsmobileCar No.:#14 HudsonHudson:0
Team:Team:Dodge:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Nash:0
Laps Led:151 of 364Pole Speed:107.983 MPH

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Official 1953 Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1787 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors0364127Running
2114 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockRed Vogt SpecialHudson036148Running
31044 Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis TurnerGriffin Motors03590Running
41349 Dick Meyer D. MeyerDick MeyerDick Meyer (Car Owner)03550Running
5492 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson0354124Engine
61680 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalGeorge Hutchens (Car Owner)03540Running
71946 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonBob Pronger (Car Owner)03510Running
8556 Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald ThomasThomas RacingHudson03500Running
92200 Dick Passwater D. PasswaterDick PasswaterDick Passwater (Car Owner)03500Running
10991 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)Hudson03490Running
114442 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises03440Running
122467 Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton HildrethHildreth MotorsNash03430Running
13216 Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie LewallenPete Mann (Car Owner)03400Running
14889 Buddy Shuman B. ShumanBuddy ShumanB.A. Pless (Car Owner)Hudson03380Running
153221 Neil Roberts N. RobertsNeil RobertsNeil Roberts (Car Owner)Chrysler03350Running
162522 George Osborne G. OsborneGeorge OsborneGeorge Osborne (Car Owner)Hudson03310Running
17297 Lloyd Hulette L. HuletteLloyd HuletteLloyd Hulette (Car Owner)03280Running
18308 Gene Comstock G. ComstockGene ComstockGene Comstock (Car Owner)Hudson03240Running
193371 Fred Dove F. DoveFred DoveFred Dove (Car Owner)03240Running
205018 Bobby Myers B. MyersBobby Myers03210Running
215555 Bub King B. KingBub KingBub King (Car Owner)Packard03090Running
223460 Tyre Rakestraw T. RakestrawTyre RakestrawBilly's Body Shop03080Running
234751 Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober SosebeeCherokee Garage03010Running
243950 Bob Weatherly B. WeatherlyBob WeatherlyBob Weatherly (Car Owner)02890Running
253797 Lacy Jackson L. JacksonLacy JacksonLacy JacksonHudson02880Accident
264830 Johnny Bridgers J. BridgersJohnny BridgersJohnny Bridgers (Car Owner)02790Running
274010 Chet Williams C. WilliamsChet WilliamsChet Williams (Car Owner)02770Running
281506 Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin PanchMarvin Panch (Car Owner)02750Overheating
2950 Elmer Cooper E. CooperElmer CooperNash02710Running
302208 Arden Mounts A. MountsArden MountsGene Comstock (Car Owner)Hudson02620Radiator
31129 Jim Reed J. ReedJim ReedThomas RacingHudson02600Engine
323899 Matt Gowan M. GowanMatt GowanGowan's Auto Parts02500Running
33452 Bill Blair B. BlairBill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)02500Radiator
342023 Mike Magill M. MagillMike MagillMichael Jarema (Car Owner)Lincoln02440Accident
355425 Bill Norton B. NortonBill Norton02410Running
361447 Otis Martin O. MartinOtis MartinOtis Martin (Car Owner)02380Running
372873 Bill Widenhouse B. WidenhouseBill WidenhouseNash02340Running
382675 Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior JohnsonJunior Johnson Racing02220Accident
394416 Weldon Adams W. AdamsWeldon AdamsAdams Racing1272170Engine
403574 J.L. Justice J. JusticeJ.L. JusticeJ.L. Justice (Car Owner)02170Overheating
4156 Bob Hunter B. HunterBob Hunter02100Running
423120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannIt's a HudsonHudson02080Hub
43424 Slick Smith S. SmithSlick SmithGriffin Motors02000Fuel Tank
443177 Dick Allwine D. AllwineDick AllwineDick Curry (Car Owner)01980Oil Line
45611 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsLeland Colvin (Car Owner)019841A Frame
461913 Emory Lewis E. LewisEmory LewisErnest Woods (Car Owner)01950Engine
475319 Clyde Minter C. MinterClyde MinterClyde Minter (Car Owner)Packard01900Unknown
484945 Ben Dixon B. DixonBen DixonHudson01870Overheating
4957 Lonnie Bragg L. BraggLonnie Bragg01490Engine
503688 Laird Bruner L. BrunerLaird BrunerLaird Bruner (Car Owner)01420Transmission
515852 Joe Guide J. GuideJoe GuideSally Guide (Car Owner)Hudson01110Oil Pressure
521858 Johnny Patterson J. PattersonJohnny PattersonH.B. Ranier (Car Owner)Hudson0980Accident
535148 Slim Rominger S. RomingerSlim RomingerSlim Rominger (Car Owner)Lincoln0690Oil Pump
541145 Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph LiguoriAl Wheatley (Car Owner)Lincoln0680Accident
552784 Gayle Warren G. WarrenGayle WarrenGayle Warren (Car Owner)Studebaker0570Oil Line
56282 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksOates Motor CompanyHudson0400Spindle
574333 Pop McGinnis P. McGinnisPop McGinnisIrving Frye (Car Owner)Hudson0310Engine
584626 Merritt Brown M. BrownMerritt BrownStudebaker0200Transmission
595279 Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed JarrettNed Jarrett (Car Owner)080Oil Line
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