| Teams 1953 Southern 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dick Passwater | Dick Passwater | Oldsmobile |
| 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile |
| 4 | Griffin Racing | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile |
| 6 | Pete Mann | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile |
| 6 | Marvin Panch | Marvin Panch | Dodge |
| 7 | Lloyd Hulette | Lloyd Hulette | Buick |
| 8 | Gene Comstock | Arden Mounts | Hudson |
| 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | Hudson |
| 10 | Chet Williams | Chet Williams | Ford |
| 11 | Leland Colvin | Fireball Roberts | Oldsmobile |
| 13 | Ernest Woods | Emory Lewis | Oldsmobile |
| 14 | Frank Christian | Fonty Flock | Hudson |
| 16 | Adams Racing | Weldon Adams | Ford |
| 19 | Clyde Minter | Clyde Minter | Packard |
| 21 | Neil Roberts | Neil Roberts | Chrysler |
| 22 | George Osborne | George Osborne | Hudson |
| 23 | Michael Jarema | Mike Magill | Lincoln |
| 30 | John Bridgers | Johnny Bridgers | Ford |
| 33 | Irving Frye | Pop McGinnis | Hudson |
| 42 | Petty Enterprises | Lee Petty | Dodge |
| 44 | Frank Christian | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile |
| 45 | Al Wheatley | Ralph Liguori | Lincoln |
| 46 | Bob Pronger | Speedy Thompson | Oldsmobile |
| 47 | Otis Martin | Otis Martin | Plymouth |
| 48 | Slim Rominger | Slim Rominger | Lincoln |
| 50 | Bob Weatherly | Bob Weatherly | Plymouth |
| 51 | Sosebee Racing | Gober Sosebee | Oldsmobile |
| 52 | Sally Guide | Joe Guide | Hudson |
| 55 | Bub King | Bub King | Packard |
| 56 | Thomas Racing | Donald Thomas | Hudson |
| 58 | H.B. Ranier | Johnny Patterson | Hudson |
| 60 | Tyre Rakestraw | Tyre Rakestraw | Chevrolet |
| 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove | Ford |
| 74 | J.L. Justice | J.L. Justice | Ford |
| 75 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Junior Johnson | Oldsmobile |
| 77 | Dick Curry | Dick Allwine | Chevrolet |
| 79 | Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett | Oldsmobile |
| 80 | George Hutchens | Jim Paschal | Dodge |
| 82 | Phil Oates | Joe Eubanks | Hudson |
| 84 | Gayle Warren | Gayle Warren | Studebaker |
| 87 | Griffin Racing | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile |
| 88 | Laird Bruner | Laird Bruner | Oldsmobile |
| 89 | B.A. Pless | Buddy Shuman | Hudson |
| 91 | Ted Chester | Tim Flock | Hudson |
| 92 | Thomas Racing | Herb Thomas | Hudson |
| 97 | Lacy Jackson | Lacy Jackson | Hudson |
| 99 | Matt Gowan | Matt Gowan | Plymouth |
| 120 | Walt Chapman | Dick Rathmann | Hudson |