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Results

The 1953 Wilkes 160 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Wilkesboro Speedway race.

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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Entry List
Wilkes 160 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
17 0 08 Arden Mounts Hudson 0 0 143 0 0 --
7 0 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 155 0 0 --
18 0 -- Bob Walden Plymouth 0 0 143 0 0 --
4 0 24 Bob Welborn Plymouth 0 0 156 0 0 running
10 0 55 Bub King Oldsmobile 0 0 153 0 0 --
6 1 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 155 80 0 --
29 0 -- Bud Jones Plymouth 0 0 36 0 0 --
21 0 -- Clyde Minter Mercury 0 0 136 0 0 --
22 0 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 131 18 0 --
24 0 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 124 0 0 --
27 0 -- Don Vershure Hudson 0 0 53 0 0 --
12 0 93 Donald Thomas Hudson 0 0 153 0 0 --
28 0 167 Elton Hildreth Nash 0 0 41 0 0 --
2 0 14 Fonty Flock Hudson 0 0 158 37 0 running
25 0 19 Fred Dove Ford 0 0 110 0 0 --
14 0 51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 0 0 151 0 0 --
15 0 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 151 0 0 --
23 0 80 Jim Paschal Dodge 0 0 125 0 0 --
9 0 22 Jimmie Lewallen Oldsmobile 0 0 153 0 0 --
8 0 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 154 0 0 --
11 0 58 Johnny Patterson Hudson 0 0 153 0 0 --
5 0 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 155 0 0 running
19 0 -- Parks Surratt Plymouth 0 0 141 0 0 --
30 0 -- Pete Stewart Ford 0 0 20 0 0 --
31 0 -- Ralph Dutton Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 --
16 0 -- Ralph Liguori Plymouth 0 0 149 0 0 --
3 0 44 Ray Duhigg Plymouth 0 0 156 0 0 running
26 0 -- Slim Rominger Oldsmobile 0 0 84 0 0 --
1 0 46 Speedy Thompson Oldsmobile 0 0 160 25 0 running
20 0 93 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth 0 0 139 0 0 --
13 0 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 152 0 0 --

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