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Time Trials

NASCAR Speedway race
Daytona Beach Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL
February 12, 1953
2 laps on 1 mile dirt beach course; 2 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Buck Baker			1939 Wetteroth/Cadillac	2	1,000	137.01 mph	1
2		Tom Cherry			Mercury	2	0	136.51 mph	1
3		Fireball Roberts			Ford	2	0	134.78 mph	0
4		Tex Keene				2	0	77.69 mph	0
5		Jimmy Thompson					0	did not finish	0
6		Steve McGrath					0	did not finish	0
		Wally Campbell				0	0	did not start	0
		Lou Johnson				0	0	did not start	0

Notes: Average of two runs; one in each direction. $1000 winner take all.
Time of race: 00:00:52
Average Speed: 60.988 MPH
Race Purse: $ 1,000