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NASCAR Grand National race
Powell Speedway, Columbus, OH
May 24, 1953
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1953 Hudson
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| |
| 2
| 4
| Dick Rathmann
| 120
| Walt Chapman
| 1953 Hudson
| 200
| 700
| running
| |
| 3
| 6
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Bob Griffin
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 198
| 450
| running
| |
| 4
| 8
| Curtis Turner
| 41
| John Eanes
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 198
| 350
| running
| |
| 5
| 20
| Pop McGinnis
| 13
| Irving Frye
| 1953 Hudson
| 193
| 200
| running
| |
| 6
| 14
| Ralph Dyer
| 10
| Ralph Dyer
| 1953 Nash
| 192
| 150
| running
| |
| 7
| 11
| Ed Benedict
|
| Ken Swihart
| 1952 Hudson
| 189
| 125
| running
| |
| 8
| 17
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1953 Dodge
| 184
| 100
| running
| |
| 9
| 12
| Gene Comstock
| 8
| Gene Comstock
| 1953 Hudson
| 183
| 75
| running
| |
| 10
| 16
| Bub King
| 55
| Bub King
| 1952 Hudson
| 182
| 50
| running
| |
| 11
| 26
| Dick Linder
|
|
| 1952 Ford
| 176
| 25
| running
| |
| 12
| 24
| Ted Chamberlain
| 93
| Ted Chamberlain
| 1951 Plymouth
| 174
| 25
| running
| |
| 13
| 10
| Dick Passwater
| 78
| Frank Arford
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 159
| 25
| running
| |
| 14
| 7
| Gober Sosebee
| 51
| Gober Sosebee
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 131
| 25
| running
| |
| 15
| 1
| Fonty Flock
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 111
| 25
| running
| |
| 16
| 21
| Elton Hildreth
| 167
| Elton Hildreth
| 1953 Nash
| 98
| 25
| running
| |
| 17
| 27
| Chester Williams
|
| Chet Williams
| 1951 Ford
| 97
| 25
| accident
| |
| 18
| 25
| Arden Mounts
| 108
| Gene Comstock
| 1951 Hudson
| 88
| 25
| clutch
| |
| 19
| 3
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1952 Hudson
| 84
| 25
| gasket
| |
| 20
| 5
| Johnny Patterson
| 58
| H.B. Ranier
| 1952 Hudson
| 74
| 25
| engine
| |
| 21
| 15
| Slick Smith
| 4
| Frank Christian
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 59
| 25
| overheating
| |
| 22
| 9
| Tim Flock
| 91
| Ted Chester
| 1953 Hudson
| 57
| 25
| bearing
| |
| 23
| 18
| Ray Duhigg
| 44
| Julian Petty
| 1952 Plymouth
| 39
| 25
| spindle
| |
| 24
| 19
| Herschel Buchanan
| 1
| Herschel Buchanan
| 1952 Nash
| 38
| 25
| accident
| |
| 25
| 23
| Paul Parks
|
|
| 1953 Dodge
| 33
| 25
| overheating
| |
| 26
| 27
| Donald Thomas
| 72
| Doug Meeks
| 1950 Ford
| 32
| 25
| radiator
| |
| 27
| 13
| Virgil Livengood
|
| Virgil Livengood
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 7
| 25
| engine
| |
Time of race: 01:46:54
Average Speed: 56.127 MPH
Pole Speed: 30.36 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,625
Attendance: 7,500