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Wilkes 100
1953 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:Buckshot MorrisTeam: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
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1-46 Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy ThompsonBuckshot Morris (Car Owner)016025Running
2-14 Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty FlockRed Vogt SpecialHudson015837Running
3-44 Ray Duhigg R. DuhiggRay DuhiggJulian Petty (Car Owner)01560Running
4-24 Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob WelbornJ.O. Goode (Car Owner)01560Running
5-42 Lee Petty L. PettyLee PettyPetty Enterprises01550Running
6187 Buck Baker B. BakerBuck BakerGriffin Motors015580
7-2 Bill Blair B. BlairBill BlairBill Blair (Car Owner)01550
8-82 Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe EubanksOates Motor CompanyHudson01540
9-22 Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie LewallenR.G. Shelton (Car Owner)01530
10-55 Bub King B. KingBub KingBub King (Car Owner)01530
11-58 Johnny Patterson J. PattersonJohnny PattersonH.B. Ranier (Car Owner)Hudson01530
12-93 Donald Thomas D. ThomasDonald ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson01530
13-91 Tim Flock T. FlockTim FlockTed Chester (Car Owner)Hudson01520
14-51 Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober SosebeeCherokee Garage01510
15-92 Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb ThomasFabulous Hudson HornetHudson01510
16- Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph LiguoriRalph Liguori (Car Owner)01490
17-08 Arden Mounts A. MountsArden MountsGene Comstock (Car Owner)Hudson01430
18- Bob Walden B. WaldenBob WaldenBob Walden (Car Owner)01430
19- Parks Surratt P. SurrattParks Surratt01410
20-93 Ted Chamberlain T. ChamberlainTed ChamberlainTed Chamberlain (Car Owner)01390
21- Clyde Minter C. MinterClyde MinterClyde Minter (Car Owner)01360
22-41 Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis TurnerEanes Motor Company013118
23-80 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalGeorge Hutchens (Car Owner)01250
24-120 Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick RathmannWalt Chapman (Car Owner)Hudson01240
25-19 Fred Dove F. DoveFred DoveFred Dove (Car Owner)01100
26- Slim Rominger S. RomingerSlim RomingerSlim Rominger (Car Owner)0840
27- Don Vershure D. VershureDon VershureHudson0530
28-167 Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton HildrethHildreth MotorsNash0410
29- Bud Jones B. JonesBud Jones0360
30- Pete Stewart P. StewartPete Stewart0200
31-75 Ralph Dutton R. DuttonRalph DuttonRalph Dutton (Car Owner)00
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