| 1953 Grand national Race #5 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,650 | Race Date: | Apr 5, 1953 | Charlotte Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .3 Lap | Race Duration: | TBA | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 Among / 6 Drivers | Average Speed: | TBA | .750 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dick Passwater D. Passwater | Driver: | Tim Flock T. Flock | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #78 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #91 Hudson | Nash: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Ted Chester | Hudson: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 3 of 150 | Pole Speed: | 71.108 MPH | |||||
| Official 1953 Grand national Race #5 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 78 | Dick Passwater | Frank Arford (Car Owner) | Running |  | 9 | 150 | 3 |
| 2 | - | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Cherokee Garage | Running | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Car Owner) | Running | Nash | 5 | 150 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 4 | 150 | 87 |
| 5 | 5 | 13 | Pop McGinnis | Irving Frye (Car Owner) | Unknown | Hudson | 0 | 149 | 13 |
| 6 | - | 100 | Otis Martin | Otis Martin (Car Owner) | Running |  | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 19 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Running |  | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 18 | Mike Klapak | Bill Adams (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 55 | Bub King | Bub King (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 3 | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence (Car Owner) | Running |  | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Clutch | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | 2 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Unknown | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 14 | 4 | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | - | 31 | Steve McGrath | George Miller (Car Owner) | Unknown | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Car Owner) | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 43 | Jimmie Lewallen | Dave Quate (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 0 | Ewell Weddle | Weddle Racing | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Unknown | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 12 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | 11 | June Cleveland | June Cleveland (Car Owner) | Unknown | Studebaker | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 12 | Buddy Shuman | Buddy Shuman (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Eanes Motor Company | Engine | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 127 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Hub | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 4 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 72 | Donald Thomas | Doug Meeks (Car Owner) | Motor Mount | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
