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Wilkes County 200 1953
Wilkes County 200 1953
North Wilkesboro Speedway
· 1953 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Herb Thomas
Herb Thomas Racing
Hudson
200
2
Dick Rathman
Walt Chapman (Owner)
Hudson
200
3
Fonty Flock
Frank Christian (Owner)
Oldsmobile
4
Lee Petty
Petty Enterprises
Dodge
5
Jimmie Lewallen
Dave Quate (Owner)
Dodge
6
Buck Baker
Al Wheatley (Owner)
Lincoln
7
Joe Eubanks
Phil Oates (Owner)
Hudson
8
Slick Smith
Frank Christian (Owner)
Oldsmobile
9
Dick Passwater
Frank Arford (Owner)
Oldsmobile
10
Bub King
Bub King (Owner)
Hudson
11
Gene Comstock
Gene Comstock (Owner)
Hudson
12
Dub Livingston
Dub Livingston (Owner)
Dodge
13
Otis Martin
Otis Martin (Owner)
Mercury
14
Ewell Weddle
Weddle Racing
Plymouth
15
Lucky Sawyer
Lucky Sawyer (Owner)
Ford
16
Don Oldenberg
Bill House (Owner)
Packard Motor Car Company
17
Frank Arford
Frank Arford (Owner)
Oldsmobile
18
Steve McGrath
George Miller (Owner)
Hudson
19
Coleman Lawrence
Coleman Lawrence (Owner)
Ford
20
Clyde Minter
Coleman Lawrence (Owner)
Ford
21
Fred Dove
Fred Dove (Owner)
Plymouth
22
Curtis Turner
John Eanes (Owner)
Oldsmobile
109
23
Tim Flock
Ted Chester (Owner)
Hudson
100
24
Johnny Patterson
Ranier-Lundy Racing
Hudson
25
Bill Blair
Bill Blair (Owner)
Oldsmobile
26
Herschel Buchanan
Herschel Buchanan (Owner)
Nash Motor Company
27
Perk Brown
R.G. Shelton (Owner)
Hudson
28
Pop McGinnis
Irving Frye (Owner)
Hudson
29
Elton Hildreth
Elton Hildreth (Owner)
Nash Motor Company
30
Ray Duhigg
Julian Petty (Owner)
Plymouth
31
Buddy Shuman
Buddy Shuman (Owner)
Oldsmobile
32
Wally Campbell
Dodge
33
Donald Thomas
Doug Meeks (Owner)
Ford
34
June Cleveland
Studebaker
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