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1953 Columbia 100
NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,350Race Date:May 9, 1953Columbia Speedway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:1h 51m 43sColumbia, South Carolina
Lead Changes:NoneAverage Speed:53.707 MPH.500 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:16No. of Cautions:TBA

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Buck Baker B. BakerDriver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasOldsmobile:9
Car No.:#87 OldsmobileCar No.:#92 HudsonHudson:0
Team:Griffin RacingTeam:Thomas RacingPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Smokey YunickDodge:0
Laps Led:1 of 200Pole Speed:58.670 MPH
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Official 1953 Columbia 100 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1387 Buck BakerGriffin MotorsRunning02001
21291 Tim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)RunningHudson000
3641 Jimmie LewallenR.G. Shelton (Car Owner)RunningHudson000
4544 Ray DuhiggJulian Petty (Car Owner)Running000
5742 Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesRunning000
6251 Gober SosebeeCherokee GarageRunning000
7132 Bill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)Unknown000
8192 Herb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetUnknownHudson000
9110 Bill JenningsUnknown000
10910 Ralph DyerRalph Dyer (Car Owner)UnknownNash000
11813 Pop McGinnisIrving Frye (Car Owner)UnknownHudson000
1216127 Elton HildrethHildreth MotorsUnknownNash000
13154 Slick SmithFrank Christian (Car Owner)Unknown000
141414 Fonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)UnknownHudson000
15101 Herschel BuchananHerschel Buchanan (Car Owner)UnknownNash000
164120 Dick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)UnknownHudson000
(R) Denotes Rookie   —   (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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