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1953 100 Miles at Powell Motor Speedway

Powell Motor Speedway · 1953 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Herb Thomas2271523127200100

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1292Herb ThomasHerb Thomas RacingHudson200127running
24120Dick RathmanWalt Chapman (Owner)Hudson200running
3687Buck BakerBob Griffin (Owner)Oldsmobile198running
4841Curtis TurnerJohn Eanes (Owner)Oldsmobile198running
52013Pop McGinnisIrving Frye (Owner)Hudson193running
61410Ralph DyerRalph Dyer (Owner)Nash Motor Company192running
711—Ed BenedictKen Swihart (Owner)Hudson189running
81742Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge184running
9128Gene ComstockGene Comstock (Owner)Hudson183running
101655Bub KingBub King (Owner)Hudson182running
1126—Dick LinderFord176running
122493Ted ChamberlainTed Chamberlain (Owner)Plymouth174running
131078Dick PasswaterFrank Arford (Owner)Oldsmobile159running
14751Gober SosebeeSosebee RacingOldsmobile131running
15114Fonty FlockFrank Christian (Owner)Oldsmobile111running
1621167Elton HildrethElton Hildreth (Owner)Nash Motor Company98steering0
1727—Chet WilliamsChet Williams (Owner)Ford97accident
1825108Arden MountsGene Comstock (Owner)Hudson88clutch
19382Joe EubanksPhil Oates (Owner)Hudson8471gasket
20558Johnny PattersonRanier-Lundy RacingHudson74engine
21154Slick SmithFrank Christian (Owner)Oldsmobile59overheating
22991Tim FlockTed Chester (Owner)Hudson572bearing
231844Ray DuhiggJulian Petty (Owner)Plymouth39spindle
24191Herschel BuchananHerschel Buchanan (Owner)Nash Motor Company38accident
2523—Paul ParksDodge33overheating
262772Donald ThomasDoug Meeks (Owner)Ford32radiator
2713—Virgil LivengoodVirgil Livengood (Owner)Oldsmobile7engine

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Herb Thomas12763.5%P1
2Joe Eubanks7135.5%P19
3Tim Flock21.0%P22
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