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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1953-02

Daytona Beach Road Course

February 15th, 1953

Race #2 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 39
  • Drivers Entered: 57
  • Makes
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (4)
    • Hudson (19)
    • Lincoln (5)
    • Nash (3)
    • Oldsmobile (15)
    • Packard (3)
    • Plymouth (3)
  • Last Daytona Beach Road Course race (1952-02)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
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Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Herschel Buchanan Nash Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan
10 Wally Campbell Dodge -- --
102 Marion Edwards Dodge -- --
103 George Gallup Oldsmobile George Gallup George Gallup
12 Jim Paschal Oldsmobile George Hutchens George Hutchens
120 Dick Rathman Hudson America's Champion Walt Chapman
13 Pop McGinnis Hudson Irving Frye Irving Frye
14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile Air Lift Frank Christian
15 Tommy Boger Oldsmobile Tommy Boger Tommy Boger
16 Johnny Roberts Ford Johnny Roberts Johnny Roberts
167 Elton Hildreth Nash Hildreth Motors Elton Hildreth
18 Bill Adams Oldsmobile Bill Adams Bill Adams
186 Doug Wells Oldsmobile Gilbreath Motors Gilbreath Motors
187 Red Duvall Packard Duane Duvall Duane Duvall
19 Fred Dove Packard Paul Nunn Paul Nunn
190 Buddy Shuman Hudson J.R. Dunberry J.R. Dunberry
196 Lucky Sawyer Ford Lucky Sawyer Lucky Sawyer
2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile Halifax Motors Bill Blair
22 Perk Brown Hudson R.G. Shelton R.G. Shelton
25 Cotton Priddy Oldsmobile Cotton Priddy Cotton Priddy
291 Tom Travis Ford Tom Travis Tom Travis
3 Hub McBride Nash -- --
30 Cotton Hodges Oldsmobile Jim Fowler Jim Fowler
33 Charlie Causey Oldsmobile Charlie Causey Charlie Causey
37 Hank Ribet Ford Norm Johnson Norm Johnson
38 Tom Cherry Lincoln Hot Rod Shop Tom Cherry
4 Slick Smith Oldsmobile Air Lift Frank Christian
40 Tommy Thompson Lincoln Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson
41 Curtis Turner Lincoln R.L. Bowling R.L. Bowling
46 Bob Pronger Oldsmobile Bob Pronger Bob Pronger
48 Red Farmer Hudson Sikes Motors Sikes Motors
51 Gober Sosebee Chrysler Cherokee Garage Sam Knox
52 Joe Guide Hudson Sally Guide Sally Guide
54 Obie Chupp Hudson Wide Gene Horne Gene Horne
55 Bub King Hudson Bub King Bub King
57 Tommy Moon Hudson C.D. Wilson C.D. Wilson
58 Johnny Patterson Hudson H.B. Ranier H.B. Ranier
60 Dub Livingston Dodge Dub Livingston Dub Livingston
66 George Fleming Hudson Joseph Braun Joseph Braun
67 Sam DiRusso Plymouth Sam DiRusso Sam DiRusso
7 Red Douglass Dodge R.W. Douglass R.W. Douglass
71 Keith Hamner Hudson Mason Darnell Mason Darnell
77 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile Frank Arford Frank Arford
78 Frank Arford Oldsmobile Frank Arford Frank Arford
79 Charles Weidler Hudson Charles Weidler Charles Weidler
8 Gene Comstock Hudson Gene Comstock Gene Comstock
82 Joe Eubanks Hudson Oates Motor Co. Phil Oates
86 Don Oldenberg Lincoln Bill House Bill House
87 Buck Baker Lincoln Wheatley Motors Al Wheatley
9 Donald Thomas Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
90 Ted Lee Hudson Ted Lee Ted Lee
91 Tim Flock Hudson Ted Chester Ted Chester
92 Herb Thomas Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
93 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain
96 Mason Bright Plymouth Mason Bright Mason Bright
98 Dan Walters Packard -- --
T-2 Herb Tillman Oldsmobile Herb Tillman Herb Tillman