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AAA Sprint Car (Eastern) race
Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA
March 29, 1953
30 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 15 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Tommy Hinnershitz				30		running	30
2	3	Johnny Thomson				30		running	0
3	8	Paul Russo						running	0
4	9	Hank Rogers						running	0
5	7	Duane Carter						running	0
6	5	George Fonder						running	0
7	6	Joe Sostilio						running	0
8	10	Mel Weidner						running	0
9	11	Bill Brown						running	0
10	2	Ernie McCoy				23		accident	0
11	4	Mike Nazaruk				0		did not start	0
12	12	Johnny Matera				0		did not qualify	0
13	13	Bill Gouse				0		did not qualify	0
14	14	Bob Arndt				0		did not qualify	0
15	15	Joseph Mattera				0		did not qualify	0
16	16	Joe Barzda				0		did not qualify	0
17	17	Hal Bechtel				0		did not qualify	0
18	18	Carl Becker				0		did not qualify	0
19	19	Andy Furci				0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Tommy Hinnershitz was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:13:27
Average Speed: 66.905 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.67 seconds
Attendance: 20,000