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NASCAR Grand National race
Sharon Speedway, Hartford, OH
May 23, 1953
160 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 80 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	160	1,000	running	60
2		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile	159	650	running	54
3	1	Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	157	450	running	46
4		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	154	350	running	0
5		Laird Bruner	21	Carmen Amica	1953 Oldsmobile	153	300	running	0
6		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1953 Hudson	152	250	running	0
7		Chuck Garrett	35		1954 Nash	149	200	running	0
8		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	145	150	running	0
9		Ted Chamberlain	93	Ted Chamberlain	1950 Plymouth	142	100	running	0
10		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1953 Hudson	142	100	accident	0
11		Al Metz	88		1951 Plymouth	131	25	running	0
12		Billy Irvin	147	Billy Irvin	1951 Plymouth	127	25	running	0
13		Roland LaRue	343		1949 Hudson	118	25	running	0
14		Mike Brown	37		1951 Packard	114	25	overheating	0
15		John McGinley	12	John McGinley	1953 Hudson	109	25	rear end	0
16		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1950 Plymouth	105	25	engine	0
17		Al Bolinger	2-D		1949 Ford	103	25	running	0
18		Jim Ewing	79		1952 Studebaker	100	25	spindle	0
19		Russ Hepler	120	Walt Chapman	1953 Hudson	99	25	steering	0
20		Jim Paschal	13	Ernest Woods	1953 Oldsmobile	82	25	overheating	0
21		Gene Laughlin	29		1951 Dodge	54		accident	0
22		Dick Stone	137		1953 Oldsmobile	12		radiator	0

Notes: Scheduled for 200 laps; shortened to 160 laps due to rain.
Pole Speed: 28.99 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 4,000