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Entry List

The official 1953 Wilkes County 200 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 County 200

Sunday, March 29th, 1953

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

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  • 7 Oldsmobile
  • 10 Hudson
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 Packard
  • 4 Dodge
  • 2 Nash
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 1 Studebaker
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.907
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Wilkes County 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 2 Bill Blair , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Bill Blair Bill Blair
2 55 Bub King , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Bub King Bub King
3 87 Buck Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Lincoln Wheatley Motors Al Wheatley
4 12 Buddy Shuman , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Buddy Shuman Buddy Shuman
5 3 Clyde Minter , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Ford Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence
6 71 Coleman Lawrence , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Ford Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence
7 41 Curtis Turner , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Eanes Motor Co. John Eanes
8 78 Dick Passwater , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Frank Arford Frank Arford
9 120 Dick Rathman , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Walt Chapman Walt Chapman
10 86 Don Oldenberg , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Packard Bill House Bill House
11 72 Donald Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Ford Doug Meeks Doug Meeks
12 60 Dub Livingston , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Dodge Dub Livingston Dub Livingston
13 167 Elton Hildreth , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Nash Hildreth Motors Elton Hildreth
14 0 Ewell Weddle , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth Ewell Weddle Ewell Weddle
15 14 Fonty Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Frank Christian Frank Christian
16 77 Frank Arford , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Frank Arford Frank Arford
17 19 Fred Dove , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth Fred Dove Fred Dove
18 8 Gene Comstock , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Gene Comstock Gene Comstock
19 92 Herb Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
20 1 Herschel Buchanan , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Nash Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan
21 43 Jimmie Lewallen , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Dodge Dave Quate Dave Quate
22 82 Joe Eubanks , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Oates Motor Co. Phil Oates
23 58 Johnny Patterson , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson H.B. Ranier H.B. Ranier
24 11 June Cleveland , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Studebaker -- --
25 42 Lee Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Dodge Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
26 96 Lucky Sawyer , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Ford Lucky Sawyer Lucky Sawyer
27 100 Otis Martin , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Mercury Otis Martin Otis Martin
28 22 Perk Brown , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson R.G. Shelton R.G. Shelton
29 13 Pop McGinnis , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Irving Frye Irving Frye
30 44 Ray Duhigg , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Plymouth Julian Petty Julian Petty
31 4 Slick Smith , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Oldsmobile Frank Christian Frank Christian
32 31 Steve McGrath , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson George Miller George Miller
33 91 Tim Flock , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Hudson Ted Chester Ted Chester
34 171 Wally Campbell , Nov 30, -0001 1953 Dodge -- --