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Langhorne 250 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 32 of 37
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$8,225	Race Date:	Sep 20, 1953	Langhorne Speedway
Margin of Victory:	1 Lap	Race Duration:	3Hr 43Min 44Sec.	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Lead Changes:	4 Among / 3 Drivers	Average Speed:	67.046 MPH	1 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:	40	No. of Cautions:	4

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann	Driver:	Herb Thomas H. Thomas	Hudson:	9
Car No.:	#120 Hudson	Car No.:	#92 Hudson	Oldsmobile:	0
Team:	Walt Chapman	Team:	Thomas Racing	Dodge:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:	Smokey Yunick	Chevrolet:	0
Laps Led:	95 of 250	Pole Speed:	Pole set per NASCAR rules

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Official 1953 Langhorne 250 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	0	120	Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann	Walt Chapman (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	250	95	Running
2	1	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Hudson	0	249	106	Running
3	0	46	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Buckshot Morris (Car Owner)		0	248	49	Running
4	0	9	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Thomas Racing	Hudson	0		0	Running
5	0	80	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	George Hutchens (Car Owner)		0		0	Running
6	0	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0		0
7	0	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Eanes Motor Company		0	0	0
8	0	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company	Hudson	0		0
9	0	22	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	R.G. Shelton (Car Owner)		0	0	0
10	0	18	Bobby Myers B. MyersBobby Myers			0		0
11	0	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Griffin Motors		0		0
12	0	51	Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage		0		0
13	0	77	Dick Allwine D. AllwineDick Allwine	Dick Curry (Car Owner)		0		0
14	0		Don Glass D. GlassDon Glass		Nash	0		0
15	0	53	Ronnie Kohler R. KohlerRonnie Kohler	John Golabek (Car Owner)		0		0
16	0	19	Fred Dove F. DoveFred Dove	Fred Dove (Car Owner)		0		0
17	0	55	Bub King B. KingBub King	Bub King (Car Owner)		0		0
18	0	06	Marvin Panch M. PanchMarvin Panch	Marvin Panch (Car Owner)		0		0
19	0	34	Andy Winfree A. WinfreeAndy Winfree	Andy Winfree (Car Owner)		0		0
20	0		John McGorrien J. McGorrienJohn McGorrien			0		0
21	0		George Clark G. ClarkGeorge Clark			0		0
22	0		Wimpy Ervin W. ErvinWimpy Ervin	Wimpy Ervin (Car Owner)		0		0
23	0		Ralph Sheeler R. SheelerRalph Sheeler			0		0
24	0		Lou Thomas L. ThomasLou Thomas			0		0
25	0		Joe Bill O'Dell J. O'DellJoe Bill O'Dell	Joe Bill O'Dell		0		0
26	0		John Dodd, Sr. J. Dodd, Sr.John Dodd, Sr.		Willys	0		0
27	0	167	Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors	Nash	0		0
28	0		Eddie Riker E. RikerEddie Riker			0		0
29	0	24	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	J.O. Goode (Car Owner)		0		0
30	0		Ed DeWolff E. DeWolffEd DeWolff			0		0
31	0	2	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Bill Blair (Car Owner)		0		0
32	0	89	Buddy Shuman B. ShumanBuddy Shuman	B.A. Pless (Car Owner)	Hudson	0		0	Accident
33	0		Bob Harris B. HarrisBob Harris			0		0
34	0		Mickey Rorer M. RorerMickey Rorer			0		0
35	0	14	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Frank Christian (Car Owner)	Hudson	0		0
36	0	4	Slick Smith S. SmithSlick Smith	Frank Christian (Car Owner)	Hudson	0		0
37	0		Bill Cleveland B. ClevelandBill Cleveland			0		0
38	0		Gene Darragh G. DarraghGene Darragh	Gene Darragh (Car Owner)		0		0
39	0	91	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Ted Chester (Car Owner)	Hudson	0		0
40	0	99	Matt Gowan M. GowanMatt Gowan	Gowan's Auto Parts		0		0
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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