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1953 Wilkes 100
NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 37
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$3,725Race Date:Oct 11, 1953North Wilkesboro Speedway
Margin of Victory:2 LapsRace Duration:1Hr 24Min 16Sec.North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Lead Changes:13 Among / 4 DriversAverage Speed:71.202 MPH.625 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:31No. of Cautions:3 For 16 Lapssavethespeedway.net/history.html

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonDriver: Buck Baker B. BakerOldsmobile:9
Car No.:#12 OldsmobileCar No.:#87 OldsmobileHudson:0
Team:Team:Griffin RacingPlymouth:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Dodge:0
Laps Led:25 of 160Pole Speed:78.288 MPH
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Official 1953 Wilkes 100 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
1-46 Speedy ThompsonBuckshot Morris (Car Owner)Running016025
2-14 Fonty FlockRed Vogt SpecialRunningHudson015837
3-44 Ray DuhiggJulian Petty (Car Owner)Running01560
4-24 Bob WelbornJ.O. Goode (Car Owner)Running01560
5-42 Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesRunning01550
6187 Buck BakerGriffin MotorsUnknown015580
7-2 Bill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)Unknown01550
8-82 Joe EubanksOates Motor CompanyUnknownHudson01540
9-22 Jimmie LewallenR.G. Shelton (Car Owner)Unknown01530
10-55 Bub KingBub King (Car Owner)Unknown01530
11-58 Johnny PattersonH.B. Ranier (Car Owner)UnknownHudson01530
12-93 Donald ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetUnknownHudson01530
13-91 Tim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)UnknownHudson01520
14-51 Gober SosebeeCherokee GarageUnknown01510
15-92 Herb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetUnknownHudson01510
16- Ralph LiguoriRalph Liguori (Car Owner)Unknown01490
17-08 Arden MountsGene Comstock (Car Owner)UnknownHudson01430
18- Bob WaldenBob Walden (Car Owner)Unknown01430
19- Parks SurrattUnknown01410
20-93 Ted ChamberlainFRS RacingUnknown01390
21- Clyde MinterClyde Minter (Car Owner)Unknown01360
22-41 Curtis TurnerEanes Motor CompanyUnknown013118
23-80 Jim PaschalGeorge Hutchens (Car Owner)Unknown01250
24-120 Dick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)UnknownHudson01240
25-19 Fred DoveFred Dove (Car Owner)Unknown01100
26- Slim RomingerSlim Rominger (Car Owner)Unknown0840
27- Don VershureUnknownHudson0530
28-167 Elton HildrethHildreth MotorsUnknownNash0410
29- Bud JonesUnknown0360
30- Pete StewartUnknown0200
31-75 Ralph DuttonRalph Dutton (Car Owner)Unknown000
(R) Denotes Rookie  ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points
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