Results
The 1953 Richmond 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.
Richmond 200
Sunday, April 19th, 1953
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 27
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 45.535
- 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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| 26 | 0 | -- | Al Keller | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 13 | 0 | -- | Al Kent | Kaiser-Frazer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 15 | 0 | 55 | Bub King | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 3 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 19 | 0 | -- | Buck Mason | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 27 | 0 | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 4 | 0 | 78 | Dick Passwater | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 2 | 0 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 7 | 0 | 9 | Donald Thomas | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 18 | 0 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 9 | 0 | 19 | Fred Dove | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | Gene Comstock | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 10 | 0 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 25 | 0 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 23 | 0 | -- | Jim Lacy | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 21 | 0 | -- | Jim Paschal | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 20 | 0 | -- | Jim Reed | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 22 | 0 | -- | Jimmie Lewallen | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 14 | 0 | -- | Joe Bill O'Dell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 1 | 0 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 0 | -- | Lou Johnson | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 24 | 0 | -- | Ollie Olson | Hudson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 16 | 0 | 46 | Ralph Liguori | Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 6 | 0 | 44 | Ray Duhigg | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 16 | 0 | -- | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 11 | 0 | -- | Virgil Livengood | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.