The 1953 1953-11 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.
Sunday, May 17th, 1953
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | 0 | 108 | Arden Mounts | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
19 | 0 | 2 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
8 | 0 | -- | Bob Welborn | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 0 | -- | Bub King | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
7 | 0 | 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 0 | -- | Clyde Minter | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 0 | 37 | Coleman Lawrence | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
20 | 0 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
6 | 0 | 78 | Dick Passwater | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
3 | 0 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 0 | 72 | Donald Thomas | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
27 | 0 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
29 | 0 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
24 | 0 | 19 | Fred Dove | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | -- |
23 | 0 | 8 | Gene Comstock | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
13 | 0 | -- | Gifford Wood | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
30 | 0 | 21 | Glen Wood | Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
2 | 0 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 200 | 127 | 0 | running |
22 | 0 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
31 | 0 | -- | JL Justice | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
34 | 0 | -- | Jim Paschal | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
28 | 0 | -- | Jimmie Lewallen | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
16 | 0 | -- | Joe Bill O'Dell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
25 | 1 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 85 | 71 | 0 | spindle |
21 | 0 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
1 | 0 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 0 | -- | Lyle Scott | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 0 | -- | Otis Martin | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
26 | 0 | 13 | Pop McGinnis | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
11 | 0 | -- | Ralph Dyer | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
5 | 0 | 46 | Ralph Liguori | Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
4 | 0 | 44 | Ray Duhigg | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | running |
33 | 0 | 4 | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
12 | 0 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
32 | 0 | 91 | Tim Flock | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | springs |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.