The 1953 Raleigh 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Raleigh Speedway race.
Saturday, May 30th, 1953
Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, NC
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | 0 | 34 | Andy Winfree | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 277 | 0 | 0 | -- |
29 | 0 | 108 | Arden Mounts | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0 | -- |
33 | 3 | 2 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 213 | 50 | 0 | crash |
18 | 0 | 24 | Bob Welborn | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 276 | 0 | 0 | -- |
38 | 0 | 55 | Bub King | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | -- |
13 | 4 | 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 288 | 39 | 0 | -- |
44 | 0 | 101 | Clyde Minter | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | -- |
25 | 0 | 3 | Coleman Lawrence | Ford | 0 | 0 | 263 | 0 | 0 | -- |
21 | 0 | 6 | Cotton Owens | Ford | 0 | 0 | 274 | 0 | 0 | -- |
14 | 0 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 283 | 0 | 0 | -- |
5 | 0 | 78 | Dick Passwater | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 296 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 0 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 295 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 8 | 9 | Donald Thomas | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 | -- |
40 | 0 | 60 | Dub Livingston | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | -- |
27 | 0 | 27 | Earl Foushee | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 256 | 0 | 0 | -- |
35 | 0 | 72 | Earl Moss | Ford | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | -- |
41 | 0 | 73 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | -- |
39 | 0 | 11 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 0 | -- |
1 | 43 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 300 | 105 | 0 | running |
28 | 0 | 77 | Frank Arford | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 253 | 0 | 0 | -- |
46 | 0 | 19 | Fred Dove | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | -- |
23 | 0 | 23 | Gayle Warren | Studebaker | 0 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | -- |
32 | 0 | 8 | Gene Comstock | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 214 | 0 | 0 | -- |
20 | 0 | 21 | Glen Wood | Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 274 | 0 | 0 | -- |
30 | 0 | 40 | Gordon Bracken | Nash | 0 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 0 | -- |
4 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 296 | 1 | 0 | running |
42 | 0 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Nash | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | -- |
19 | 6 | 5 | Hershel McGriff | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 274 | 101 | 0 | bearing |
49 | 0 | 74 | JL Justice | Ford | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -- |
11 | 0 | 43 | Jim Paschal | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 292 | 0 | 0 | running |
47 | 9 | 22 | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | -- |
10 | 2 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 292 | 0 | 0 | running |
34 | 0 | 16 | John Ray | Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | -- |
48 | 0 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | -- |
43 | 0 | 481 | Johnny Zeke | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | crash |
8 | 0 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 295 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 0 | 71 | Otis Martin | Ford | 0 | 0 | 281 | 0 | 0 | -- |
37 | 0 | 13 | Pop McGinnis | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 187 | 0 | 0 | -- |
12 | 0 | -- | Ralph Dyer | Nash | 0 | 0 | 288 | 0 | 0 | -- |
36 | 0 | 46 | Ralph Liguori | Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | -- |
9 | 0 | 44 | Ray Duhigg | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 294 | 0 | 0 | running |
31 | 0 | 17 | Roy Bentley | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | -- |
45 | 0 | 128 | Russell Armentrout | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | -- |
7 | 1 | 4 | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 295 | 4 | 0 | running |
2 | 7 | 12 | Speedy Thompson | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 298 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 0 | 99 | Stewart McDonald | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 271 | 0 | 0 | -- |
26 | 0 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 256 | 0 | 0 | -- |
24 | 0 | 15 | Ted Lee | Ford | 0 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 0 | -- |
3 | 0 | 91 | Tim Flock | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 297 | 0 | 0 | running |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.