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Richmond 200
1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,625Race Date:Apr 19, 1953Richmond Raceway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:2Hr 11Min 48Sec.Richmond, Virginia
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:45.535 MPH.750 Mile D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:27No. of Cautions:No Data Foundrichmondraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Lee Petty L. PettyDriver: Buck Baker B. BakerDodge:9
Car No.:#42 DodgeCar No.:#87 OldsmobileHudson:0
Team:Richard PettyTeam:Griffin RacingOldsmobile:0
Crew Chief:Lee PettyCrew Chief:Plymouth:0
Laps Led:1 of 200Pole Speed:48.465 MPH

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Official 1953 Richmond 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1-42 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises92001Running
2-120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson51990Running
3187 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors41990Running
4-78 Dick Passwater D. PasswaterDick PasswaterFrank Arford (Car Owner)01980Running
5-2 Bill Blair B. BlairBill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)01980Running
6-44 Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay DuhiggJulian Petty (Car Owner)01960Running
7-9 Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson01940Running
8-8 Gene Comstock G. ComstockGene ComstockGene Comstock (Car Owner)Hudson01940Running
9-19 Fred Dove F. DoveFred DoveFred Dove (Car Owner)11930Running
10-92 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson01890Running
11-66 Virgil Livengood V. LivengoodVirgil LivengoodVirgil Livengood (Car Owner)00
12-13 Lou Johnson L. JohnsonLou JohnsonLou Johnson (Car Owner)00
13- Al Kent Al KentAl KentHenry J10
14-111 Joe Bill O'Dell J. O'DellJoe Bill O'DellJoe Bill O'Dell10
15-55 Bub King B. KingBub KingBub King (Car Owner)00
16-46 Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph LiguoriAl Wheatley (Car Owner)Lincoln10
17-4 Slick Smith S. SmithSlick SmithFrank Christian (Car Owner)00
18-167 Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton HildrethElton Hildreth (Car Owner)Nash10
19- Buck Mason B. MasonBuck MasonW.R. Quann (Car Owner)00
20-7 Jim Reed J. ReedJim ReedJim Reed (Car Owner)00
21-12 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalGeorge Hutchens (Car Owner)00
22-32 Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie LewallenR.G. Shelton (Car Owner)Hudson000
23- Jim Lacy J. LacyJim Lacy00
24-90 Ollie Olson O. OlsonOllie OlsonHudson00
25-1 Herschel Buchanan H. BuchananHerschel BuchananHerschel Buchanan (Car Owner)Nash00
26-31 Al Keller Al KellerAl KellerGeorge Miller (Car Owner)Hudson00
27-71 Coleman Lawrence C. LawrenceColeman LawrenceColeman Lawrence (Car Owner)00
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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