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Entry List

The official 1953 Wilkes 160 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at North Wilkesboro Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Wilkes 160

Sunday, October 11th, 1953

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

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  • 9 Hudson
  • 8 Oldsmobile
  • 7 Plymouth
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Nash
  • 2 Ford
  • 3 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 31
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.202
  • Cautions: 3 for 16 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Wilkes 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 08 Arden Mounts , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Gene Comstock Gene Comstock
2 2 Bill Blair , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Bill Blair Bill Blair
3 -- Bob Walden , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth Bob Walden Bob Walden
4 24 Bob Welborn , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth J.O. Goode J.O. Goode
5 55 Bub King , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Bub King Bub King
6 87 Buck Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Griffin Motors Bob Griffin
7 -- Bud Jones , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth -- --
8 -- Clyde Minter , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Mercury Clyde Minter Clyde Minter
9 41 Curtis Turner , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Eanes Motor Co. John Eanes
10 120 Dick Rathman , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Walt Chapman Walt Chapman
11 -- Don Vershure , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson -- --
12 93 Donald Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
13 167 Elton Hildreth , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Nash Hildreth Motors Elton Hildreth
14 14 Fonty Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Vogt Special Frank Christian
15 19 Fred Dove , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Ford Fred Dove Fred Dove
16 51 Gober Sosebee , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Cherokee Garage Gober Sosebee
17 92 Herb Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
18 80 Jim Paschal , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Dodge George Hutchens George Hutchens
19 22 Jimmie Lewallen , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile R.G. Shelton R.G. Shelton
20 82 Joe Eubanks , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Oates Motor Co. Phil Oates
21 58 Johnny Patterson , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson H.B. Ranier H.B. Ranier
22 42 Lee Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Dodge Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
23 -- Parks Surratt , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth -- --
24 -- Pete Stewart , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Ford -- --
25 -- Ralph Dutton , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Dodge -- --
26 -- Ralph Liguori , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori
27 44 Ray Duhigg , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth Julian Petty Julian Petty
28 -- Slim Rominger , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Slim Rominger Slim Rominger
29 46 Speedy Thompson , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Buckshot Morris Buckshot Morris
30 93 Ted Chamberlain , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain
31 91 Tim Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Ted Chester Ted Chester