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Results

The 1953 Wilkes County 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Wilkesboro Speedway race.

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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Entry List
Wilkes County 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
25 23 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 crash
10 15 55 Bub King Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 running
6 5 87 Buck Baker Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 running
31 7 12 Buddy Shuman Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
20 29 3 Clyde Minter Ford 0 0 0 0 0 crash
19 33 71 Coleman Lawrence Ford 0 0 0 0 0 running
22 8 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 109 9 0 piston
9 19 78 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 running
2 3 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 200 70 0 running
16 21 86 Don Oldenberg Packard 0 0 0 0 0 running
33 18 72 Donald Thomas Ford 0 0 0 0 0 crash
12 30 60 Dub Livingston Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 running
29 15 167 Elton Hildreth Nash 0 0 0 0 0 crash
14 28 0 Ewell Weddle Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 running
3 4 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 0 3 0 running
17 20 77 Frank Arford Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 running
21 31 19 Fred Dove Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 running
11 26 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 running
1 1 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 200 18 0 running
26 13 1 Herschel Buchanan Nash 0 0 0 0 0 spindle
5 10 43 Jimmie Lewallen Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 running
7 11 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 running
24 14 58 Johnny Patterson Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 running
34 27 11 June Cleveland Studebaker 0 0 0 0 0 engine
4 12 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 running
15 32 96 Lucky Sawyer Ford 0 0 0 0 0 running
13 34 100 Otis Martin Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 running
27 6 22 Perk Brown Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 gas tank
28 24 13 Pop McGinnis Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 clutch
30 22 44 Ray Duhigg Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 gas line
8 9 4 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 running
18 25 31 Steve McGrath Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 running
23 2 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 100 100 0 bearings
32 17 171 Wally Campbell Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 rf hub

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