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Wilkes 160 1953
Wilkes 160 1953
North Wilkesboro Speedway
· 1953 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Speedy Thompson
Buckshot Morris (Owner)
Oldsmobile
160
2
Fonty Flock
Frank Christian (Owner)
Hudson
158
3
Ray Duhigg
Julian Petty (Owner)
Plymouth
156
4
Bob Welborn
J.O. Goode (Owner)
Plymouth
156
5
Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
Dodge
155
6
Buck Baker
Bob Griffin (Owner)
Oldsmobile
155
7
Bill Blair
Bill Blair (Owner)
Oldsmobile
155
8
Joe Eubanks
Phil Oates (Owner)
Hudson
154
9
Jimmie Lewallen
R.G. Shelton (Owner)
Oldsmobile
153
10
Bub King
Bub King (Owner)
Oldsmobile
153
11
Johnny Patterson
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Hudson
153
12
Donald Thomas
Herb Thomas Racing
Hudson
153
13
Tim Flock
Ted Chester (Owner)
Hudson
152
14
Gober Sosebee
Sosebee Racing
Oldsmobile
151
15
Herb Thomas
Herb Thomas Racing
Hudson
151
16
Ralph Liguori
Ralph Liguori (Owner)
Plymouth
149
17
Arden Mounts
Gene Comstock (Owner)
Hudson
143
18
Bob Walden
Bob Walden (Owner)
Plymouth
143
19
Parks Surratt
Plymouth
141
20
Ted Chamberlain
Ted Chamberlain (Owner)
Plymouth
139
21
Clyde Minter
Clyde Minter (Owner)
Mercury
136
22
Curtis Turner
John Eanes (Owner)
Oldsmobile
131
23
Jim Paschal
George Hutchens (Owner)
Dodge
125
24
Dick Rathman
Walt Chapman (Owner)
Hudson
124
25
Fred Dove
Fred Dove (Owner)
Ford
110
26
Slim Rominger
Slim Rominger (Owner)
Oldsmobile
84
27
Don Vershure
Hudson
53
28
Elton Hildreth
Elton Hildreth (Owner)
Nash Motor Company
41
29
Bud Jones
Plymouth
36
30
Pete Stewart
Ford
20
31
Ralph Dutton
Dodge
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1953 NASCAR Cup season
Winner: Speedy Thompson
Buckshot Morris (Owner)
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