| Teams 1953 Raleigh 300 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ralph Dyer | Ralph Dyer | Nash |
| 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan | Nash |
| 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile |
| 3 | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence | Ford |
| 4 | Frank Christian | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile |
| 5 | McGriff Motorsports | Hershel McGriff | Oldsmobile |
| 6 | George Hutchens | Cotton Owens | Ford |
| 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | Hudson |
| 9 | Thomas Racing | Donald Thomas | Hudson |
| 11 | Saverence Racing | Fireball Roberts | Ford |
| 12 | Buckshot Morris | Speedy Thompson | Oldsmobile |
| 13 | Irving Frye | Pop McGinnis | Hudson |
| 14 | Frank Christian | Fonty Flock | Hudson |
| 15 | Ted Lee | Ted Lee | Ford |
| 16 | John Ray | John Ray | Lincoln |
| 17 | Jesse Mann | Roy Bentley | Plymouth |
| 19 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove | Plymouth |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Glen Wood | Lincoln |
| 22 | R.G. Shelton | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile |
| 23 | Gayle Warren | Gayle Warren | Studebaker |
| 24 | J.O. Goode | Bob Welborn | Plymouth |
| 27 | Earl Foushee | Earl Foushee | Plymouth |
| 34 | Andy Winfree | Andy Winfree | Plymouth |
| 40 | Gordon Bracken | Gordon Bracken | Nash |
| 41 | John Eanes | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | Dodge |
| 43 | Dave Quate | Jim Paschal | Dodge |
| 46 | Al Wheatley | Ralph Liguori | Lincoln |
| 55 | Bub King | Bub King | Hudson |
| 58 | H.B. Ranier | Johnny Patterson | Hudson |
| 60 | Dub Livingston | Dub Livingston | Dodge |
| 71 | Coleman Lawrence | Otis Martin | Ford |
| 72 | Doug Meeks | Earl Moss | Ford |
| 74 | J.L. Justice | J.L. Justice | Ford |
| 77 | Frank Arford | Frank Arford | Oldsmobile |
| 78 | Frank Arford | Dick Passwater | Oldsmobile |
| 82 | Phil Oates | Joe Eubanks | Hudson |
| 87 | Griffin Racing | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile |
| 91 | Ted Chester | Tim Flock | Hudson |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | Hudson |
| 93 | FRS Racing | Ted Chamberlain | Plymouth |
| 99 | Matt Gowan | Stewart McDonald | Plymouth |
| 101 | Otis Martin | Clyde Minter | Mercury |
| 108 | Gene Comstock | Arden Mounts | Hudson |
| 120 | Walt Chapman | Dick Rathmann | Hudson |
| 127 | J.B. Richter | Russell Armentrout | Dodge |
| 127 | Johnny Zeke | Johnny Zeke | Dodge |