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NASCAR Grand National race
Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola, FL
June 14, 1953
140 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 70 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1953 Hudson	140	1,000	running
2	1	Dick Rathmann	120	Walt Chapman	1953 Hudson		900	running
3		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1953 Dodge		450	running
4		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile		350	running
5		Tim Flock	91	Ted Chester	1953 Hudson		200	running
6		Dick Passwater	78	Frank Arford	1953 Oldsmobile		150
7		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1952 Hudson		125
8		Slick Smith	4	Frank Christian	1953 Oldsmobile		100
9		Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1953 Oldsmobile		75
10		Fred Moore	191	Frank Bielarski	1951 Hudson Hornet		50
11		Lamar Crabtree		Henry Bryant	1953 Oldsmobile		25
12		Frank Arford	77	Frank Arford	1953 Oldsmobile		25
13		Elbert Allen			1952 Hudson		25
14		Gordon Bracken	33	Gordon Bracken	1953 Hudson		25
15		Leonard Lawrence			1950 Ford		25
16		Gene Tapia			1950 Plymouth		25
17		Jim Paschal		George Hutchens	1953 Dodge		25
18		Gwyn Staley			1953 Oldsmobile		25

Notes: Scheduled for 200 laps; halted after 140 due to rain.
Time of race: 01:06:20
Average Speed: 63.316 MPH
Race Purse: $ 3,600