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Rapid Valley 200
1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 23 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,375Race Date:Jul 22, 1953Rapid Valley Speedway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:1Hr 44Min 46Sec.Rapid City, South Dakota
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:57.270 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:15No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasDriver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasHudson:9
Car No.:#92 HudsonCar No.:#92 HudsonDodge:0
Team:Thomas Racing (Herb Thomas)Team:Thomas Racing (Herb Thomas)Oldsmobile:0
Crew Chief:Smokey YunickCrew Chief:Smokey YunickNash:0
Laps Led:No Data FoundPole Speed:55.727 MPH

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Official 1953 Rapid Valley 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1192 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson0200176Running
2-120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson04Running
3-14 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)Hudson00Running
4-42 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises00Running
5-87 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors020Running
6- Bill Harrison B. HarrisonBill HarrisonBill Harrison (Car Owner)Hudson00
7- Eddie Skinner E. SkinnerEddie SkinnerFrank Dodge (Car Owner)00
8- Leo Ray L. RayLeo RayNash00
9- Dick Fellows D. FellowsDick Fellows00
10- C.H. Dingler C. DinglerC.H. DinglerC.H. Dingler (Car Owner)Studebaker00
11- Ray Springer R. SpringerRay Springer00
12- Mel Krueger M. KruegerMel Krueger00
13- Ted Lee T. LeeTed LeeTed Lee (Car Owner)Hudson00
14- Bob Laswell B. LaswellBob Laswell00
15- Johnny Beauchamp J. BeauchampJohnny BeauchampHudson0340
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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