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Wilkes 100 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 37
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$3,725	Race Date:	Oct 11, 1953	North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:	2 Laps	Race Duration:	1Hr 24Min 16Sec.	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:	13 Among / 4 Drivers	Average Speed:	71.202 MPH	.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	31	No. of Cautions:	3 For 16 Laps	savethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Speedy Thompson S. Thompson	Driver:	Buck Baker B. Baker	Oldsmobile:	9
Car No.:	#12 Oldsmobile	Car No.:	#87 Oldsmobile	Hudson:	0
Team:		Team:	Griffin Racing	Plymouth:	0
Crew Chief:		Crew Chief:		Dodge:	0
Laps Led:	25 of 160	Pole Speed:	78.288 MPH

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Official 1953 Wilkes 100 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	0	46	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Buckshot Morris (Car Owner)		0	160	25	Running
2	0	14	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Red Vogt Special	Hudson	0	158	37	Running
3	0	44	Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay Duhigg	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	156	0	Running
4	0	24	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	J.O. Goode (Car Owner)		0	156	0	Running
5	0	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	155	0	Running
6	1	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Griffin Motors		0	155	80
7	0	2	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Bill Blair (Car Owner)		0	155	0
8	0	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company	Hudson	0	154	0
9	0	22	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	R.G. Shelton (Car Owner)		0	153	0
10	0	55	Bub King B. KingBub King	Bub King (Car Owner)		0	153	0
11	0	58	Johnny Patterson J. PattersonJohnny Patterson	H.B. Ranier (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	153	0
12	0	93	Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Hudson	0	153	0
13	0	91	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Ted Chester (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	152	0
14	0	51	Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage		0	151	0
15	0	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Fabulous Hudson Hornet	Hudson	0	151	0
16	0		Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ralph Liguori (Car Owner)		0	149	0
17	0	08	Arden Mounts A. MountsArden Mounts	Gene Comstock (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	143	0
18	0		Bob Walden B. WaldenBob Walden	Bob Walden (Car Owner)		0	143	0
19	0		Parks Surratt P. SurrattParks Surratt			0	141	0
20	0	93	Ted Chamberlain T. ChamberlainTed Chamberlain	Ted Chamberlain (Car Owner)		0	139	0
21	0		Clyde Minter C. MinterClyde Minter	Clyde Minter (Car Owner)		0	136	0
22	0	41	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Eanes Motor Company		0	131	18
23	0	80	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	George Hutchens (Car Owner)		0	125	0
24	0	120	Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann	Walt Chapman (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	124	0
25	0	19	Fred Dove F. DoveFred Dove	Fred Dove (Car Owner)		0	110	0
26	0		Slim Rominger S. RomingerSlim Rominger	Slim Rominger (Car Owner)		0	84	0
27	0		Don Vershure D. VershureDon Vershure		Hudson	0	53	0
28	0	167	Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors	Nash	0	41	0
29	0		Bud Jones B. JonesBud Jones			0	36	0
30	0		Pete Stewart P. StewartPete Stewart			0	20	0
31	0	75	Ralph Dutton R. DuttonRalph Dutton	Ralph Dutton (Car Owner)		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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