| 1953 Occoneechee 100 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,425 | Race Date: | Aug 9, 1953 | Occoneechee Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .5 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 19m 52s | Hillsboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None Among / 1 Drivers | Average Speed: | 75.125 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 19 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Curtis Turner C. Turner | Driver: | Curtis Turner C. Turner | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #41 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #41 Oldsmobile | Hudson: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | All 100 Laps | Pole Speed: | 89.078 MPH | |||||
| Official 1953 Occoneechee 100 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | - | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Running | Hudson | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 99 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 80 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 4 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 127 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Unknown | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 22 | Jimmie Lewallen | R.G. Shelton (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 0 | Jimmy Ayers | Jimmy Ayers (Car Owner) | Unknown |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 0 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Unknown |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 0 | John Meggers | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | - | 0 | Elbert Allen | Unknown | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | - | 0 | Virgil Stockton | Unknown | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | - | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Car Owner) | Unknown | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 0 | Buck Smith | Unknown | | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | - | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 120 | Dick Rathmann | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 3 | 0 |
