Hickory 100
1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,625Race Date:May 16, 1953Hickory Speedway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:No Data FoundNewton, North Carolina
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:No Data Found.363 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:27No. of Cautions:No Data Foundhickorymotorspeedway.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Tim Flock T. FlockDriver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasHudson:9
Car No.:#91 HudsonCar No.:#92 HudsonPlymouth:0
Team:Ted ChesterTeam:Thomas Racing (Herb Thomas)Studebaker:0
Crew Chief:B.B. BlackburnCrew Chief:Smokey YunickMercury:0
Laps Led:1 of 200Pole Speed:Pole set per NASCAR rules
Official 1953 Hickory 100 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1-91 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)Hudson02000Running
2-82 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksOates Motor CompanyHudson00Running
3-44 Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay DuhiggJulian Petty (Car Owner)00Running
4-78 Dick Passwater D. PasswaterDick PasswaterFrank Arford (Car Owner)00Running
5-120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson00Running
6- Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornJulian Petty (Car Owner)00
7-100 Otis Martin O. MartinOtis MartinOtis Martin (Car Owner)00
8-1 Herschel Buchanan H. BuchananHerschel BuchananHerschel Buchanan (Car Owner)Nash00
9-13 Pop McGinnis P. McGinnisPop McGinnisIrving Frye (Car Owner)Hudson00
10-3 Clyde Minter C. MinterClyde MinterColeman Lawrence (Car Owner)00
11-19 Fred Dove F. DoveFred DoveFred Dove (Car Owner)00
12-2 Bill Blair B. BlairBill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)00
13-108 Arden Mounts A. MountsArden MountsGene Comstock (Car Owner)Hudson00
14-8 Gene Comstock G. ComstockGene ComstockGene Comstock (Car Owner)Hudson00
15-42 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises00
16-71 Coleman Lawrence C. LawrenceColeman LawrenceColeman Lawrence (Car Owner)00
17-128 Russell Armentrout R. ArmentroutRussell ArmentroutJ.B. Richter (Car Owner)00
18-46 Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph LiguoriAl Wheatley (Car Owner)Lincoln00
19-87 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors00
20192 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson00Accident
21-93 Ted Chamberlain T. ChamberlainTed ChamberlainTed Chamberlain (Car Owner)00
22- Ralph Dyer R. DyerRalph DyerRalph Dyer (Car Owner)Nash00
23-167 Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton HildrethHildreth MotorsNash00
24-4 Slick Smith S. SmithSlick SmithFrank Christian (Car Owner)00
25-43 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalDave Quate (Car Owner)00
26-14 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)0570Steering
27-72 Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald ThomasDoug Meeks (Car Owner)00

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