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Davenport 200
1953 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,300Race Date:Aug 2, 1953Davenport Speedway
Margin of Victory:N/ARace Duration:1Hr 36Min Davenport, Iowa
Lead Changes:No Data FoundAverage Speed:62.500 MPH.500 Mile Dirt
No. of Cars:14No. of Cautions:No Data Found

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Herb Thomas H. ThomasDriver: Buck Baker B. BakerHudson:9
Car No.:#92 HudsonCar No.:#87 OldsmobileOldsmobile:0
Team:Thomas Racing (Herb Thomas)Team:Griffin RacingDodge:0
Crew Chief:Smokey YunickCrew Chief:Ford:0
Laps Led:No Data FoundPole Speed:54.397 MPH

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Official 1953 Davenport 200 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1492 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson0200152Running
2187 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors01992Running
3242 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises019946Running
43120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson01980Running
5-14 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockFrank Christian (Car Owner)Hudson01960Running
6-9 Bill Harrison B. HarrisonBill HarrisonBill Harrison (Car Owner)Hudson01920Running
7- Mel Krueger M. KruegerMel Krueger01880Running
8- Johnny Beauchamp J. BeauchampJohnny BeauchampHudson01830Running
9- Tubby Harrison T. HarrisonTubby HarrisonClarence Burch01610Running
10- Keith Lucas K. LucasKeith LucasStudebaker01430Accident
11- Ernie Derr E. DerrErnie DerrErnie Derr (Car Owner)01190Mechanical
12- Jerry Draper J. DraperJerry Draper0850Flywheel
13-43 Paul Newkirk P. NewkirkPaul NewkirkPaul Newkirk (Car Owner)Nash0560Spindle
14-28 Red Untiedt R. UntiedtRed UntiedtFrank Dodge (Car Owner)0210Mechanical
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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