CUP Series Charlotte Speedway

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Results

The 1953 1953-05 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Speedway race.

1953-05

Sunday, April 5th, 1953

Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC

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

  • Drivers Entered: 28
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 0.000
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
1953-05 at Charlotte Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
16 0 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
9 0 55 Bub King Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 running
14 4 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 0 18 0 wheel
23 0 12 Buddy Shuman Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
10 0 3 Coleman Lawrence Ford 0 0 0 0 0 running
24 6 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 engine
1 9 78 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile 0 0 150 3 0 running
13 2 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 0 25 0 wheel
28 0 72 Donald Thomas Ford 0 0 0 0 0 mount
26 0 167 Elton Hildreth Nash 0 0 0 0 0 rr hub
19 0 0 Ewell Weddle Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 --
25 0 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 oil pressure
7 0 19 Fred Dove Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 running
17 0 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 crash
2 0 51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 0 0 150 0 0 running
12 3 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 0 4 0 clutch
3 0 1 Herschel Buchanan Nash 0 0 150 0 0 running
21 0 12 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 --
18 0 43 Jimmie Lewallen Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 --
20 0 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 --
22 0 11 June Cleveland Studebaker 0 0 0 0 0 --
11 0 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 --
8 0 18 Mike Klapak Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 running
6 0 100 Otis Martin Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 running
5 5 13 Pop McGinnis Hudson 0 0 149 13 0 lf wheel
27 0 4 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 engine
15 0 31 Steve McGrath Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 spindle
4 1 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 150 87 0 running

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