Results
The 1953 1953-03 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Harnett Speedway race.
1953-03
Sunday, March 8th, 1953
Harnett Speedway, Spring Lake, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 32
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 48.826
- Cautions: N/A
- Lead Changes: N/A
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 27 | 8 | 2 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11 | 0 | 55 | Bub King | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 15 | 0 | 37 | Coleman Lawrence | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 31 | 0 | 25 | Cotton Priddy | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 30 | 5 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 4 | 7 | 78 | Dick Passwater | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 3 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 0 | -- | Don Oldenberg | Packard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 17 | 0 | 72 | Donald Thomas | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 21 | 0 | -- | Dub Livingston | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 13 | 0 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 12 | 0 | -- | Ewell Weddle | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 14 | 4 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 16 | 0 | 19 | Fred Dove | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 19 | 0 | -- | Harold Nash | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 22 | 0 | -- | Harry Bennett | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 1 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 0 | -- | Jack Lawrence | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 29 | 0 | -- | Jim Lacy | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 20 | 0 | 43 | Jimmie Lewallen | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 23 | 6 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 28 | 0 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 25 | 0 | -- | Johnny Roberts | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10 | 0 | 71 | Keith Hamner | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 3 | 0 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 0 | -- | Lucky Sawyer | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 6 | 2 | 18 | Mike Klapak | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 8 | 0 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 7 | 0 | 91 | Tim Flock | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 32 | 0 | 171 | Wally Campbell | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 26 | 0 | 23 | Weldon Adams | Studebaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.