Entry List

The official 1953 1953-10 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Hickory Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

1953-10

Saturday, May 16th, 1953

Hickory Speedway, Hickory, NC

  • 7 Hudson
  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 4 Ford
  • 3 Nash
  • 2 Dodge
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Lincoln

  • Drivers Entered: 27
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 0.000
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
108
 
 
Hudson
Gene Comstock
2
2
 
 
Oldsmobile
Bill Blair
3
--
 
 
Plymouth
Julian Petty
4
87
 
 
Oldsmobile
Griffin Motors
5
3
 
 
Ford
Coleman Lawrence
6
71
 
 
Ford
Coleman Lawrence
7
78
 
 
Oldsmobile
Frank Arford
8
120
 
 
Hudson
Walt Chapman
9
72
 
 
Ford
Doug Meeks
10
167
 
 
Nash
Hildreth Motors
11
14
 
 
Oldsmobile
Frank Christian
12
19
 
 
Plymouth
Fred Dove
13
8
 
 
Hudson
Gene Comstock
14
92
 
 
Hudson
FABULOUS
15
1
 
 
Nash
Herschel Buchanan
16
--
 
 
Ford
Dave Quate
17
82
 
 
Hudson
Oates Motor Co.
18
42
 
 
Dodge
Petty Enterprises
19
100
 
 
Mercury
Otis Martin
20
13
 
 
Hudson
Irving Frye
21
--
 
 
Nash
Ralph Dyer
22
46
 
 
Lincoln
Al Wheatley
23
44
 
 
Plymouth
Julian Petty
24
--
 
 
Dodge
J.B. Richter
25
4
 
 
Oldsmobile
Frank Christian
26
93
 
 
Plymouth
Ted Chamberlain
27
91
 
 
Hudson
Ted Chester