| Teams for 1953 Harnett 100 |
|---|
| Car | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Roberts | Johnny Roberts |  | |
| Lucky Sawyer | Lucky Sawyer | | |
| Jack Lawrence | Jack Lawrence |  | |
| Dub Livingston | Dub Livingston | | |
| Ewell Weddle | Ewell Weddle |  | |
| Bill House | Don Oldenberg | Packard | |
| 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan | Nash |
| 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair |  |
| 14 | Frank Christian | Fonty Flock | |
| 18 | Bill Adams | Mike Klapak | |
| 19 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove | |
| 24 | J.O. Goode | Ray Duhigg | |
| 25 | Cotton Priddy | Cotton Priddy | |
| 37 | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence | |
| 41 | Eanes Motor Company | Curtis Turner | |
| 42 | Richard Petty | Lee Petty | |
| 43 | Dave Quate | Jimmie Lewallen | |
| 55 | Bub King | Bub King | Hudson |
| 58 | H.B. Ranier | Johnny Patterson | |
| 71 | Mason Darnell | Keith Hamner | Hudson |
| 72 | Doug Meeks | Donald Thomas | |
| 78 | Frank Arford | Dick Passwater | |
| 82 | Phil Oates | Joe Eubanks | Hudson |
| 91 | Ted Chester | Tim Flock | Hudson |
| 92 | Thomas Racing (Herb Thomas) | Herb Thomas | Hudson |
| 120 | Walt Chapman | Dick Rathmann | Hudson |
| 167 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth | Nash |
