1953 Lincoln City 200
NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,400Race Date:Apr 30, 2026Lincoln City Fairgrounds
Margin of Victory:6 FTRace Duration:1Hr 50Min 20Sec.North Platte, Nevada
Lead Changes:NoneAverage Speed:54.380 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:18No. of Cautions:TBA

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDriver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasHudson:9
Car No.:#120 HudsonCar No.:#92 HudsonDodge:0
Team:Walt ChapmanTeam:Thomas RacingOldsmobile:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Smokey YunickPlymouth:0
Laps Led:1 of 200Pole Speed:54.397 MPH
Official 1953 Lincoln City 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1-120 Dick RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)RunningHudson02001
2192 Herb ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetRunningHudson0200199
3-42 Lee PettyLee PettyPetty EnterprisesRunning000
4-87 Buck BakerBuck BakerGriffin MotorsRunning000
5- Marvin CoppleMarvin CoppleRunning000
6- Bill HarrisonBill HarrisonBill Harrison (Car Owner)Hudson000
7- Byron ClouseByron ClouseHudson000
8- C.H. DinglerC.H. DinglerC.H. Dingler (Car Owner)Studebaker000
9- Tubby HarrisonTubby Harrison000
10- Sandy SlackSandy SlackHenry J000
11- Bill MannBill MannHudson000
12- Red KnuterRed Knuter000
13-28 Eddie SkinnerEddie SkinnerFrank Dodge (Car Owner)000
14- Johnny BeauchampJohnny BeauchampHudson000
15- Don OstendorfDon OstendorfEngine000
16-14 Fonty FlockFonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)AccidentHudson000
17- Mel KruegerMel KruegerDNF000
18-90 Ted LeeTed LeeTed Lee (Car Owner)DNF000

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