Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1953-11
Martinsville Speedway
May 17th, 1953
Race #11 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 35
- Makes
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (6)
- Hudson (9)
- Lincoln (2)
- Mercury (1)
- Nash (2)
- Oldsmobile (8)
- Plymouth (4)
- Last Martinsville Speedway
race (1952-31)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Bob Welborn | Plymouth | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| -- | Clyde Minter | Ford | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence | ||
| -- | Lyle Scott | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Ralph Dyer | Nash | Ralph Dyer | Ralph Dyer | ||
| -- | Gifford Wood | Ford | Gifford Wood | Gifford Wood | ||
| -- | Bub King | Mercury | Bub King | Bub King | ||
| -- | Otis Martin | Oldsmobile | Otis Martin | Otis Martin | ||
| -- | Joe Bill O'Dell | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Jimmie Lewallen | Hudson | R.G. Shelton | R.G. Shelton | ||
| -- | JL Justice | Ford | J.L. Justice | J.L. Justice | ||
| -- | Jim Paschal | Dodge | Dave Quate | Dave Quate | ||
| 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Nash | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan | ||
| 108 | Arden Mounts | Hudson | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | ||
| 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | Walt Chapman | Walt Chapman | ||
| 13 | Pop McGinnis | Hudson | Irving Frye | Irving Frye | ||
| 14 | Fonty Flock | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | Frank Christian | ||
| 19 | Fred Dove | Plymouth | Fred Dove | Fred Dove | ||
| 2 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | ||
| 21 | Glen Wood | Lincoln | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 28 | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | Frank Dodge | ||
| 37 | Coleman Lawrence | Ford | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence | ||
| 4 | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | Frank Christian | ||
| 41 | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile | Eanes Motor Co. | John Eanes | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Ray Duhigg | Plymouth | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 46 | Ralph Liguori | Lincoln | Al Wheatley | Al Wheatley | ||
| 58 | Johnny Patterson | Hudson | H.B. Ranier | H.B. Ranier | ||
| 72 | Donald Thomas | Ford | Doug Meeks | Doug Meeks | ||
| 78 | Dick Passwater | Oldsmobile | Frank Arford | Frank Arford | ||
| 8 | Gene Comstock | Hudson | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | ||
| 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | Oates Motor Co. | Phil Oates | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Griffin Motors | Bob Griffin | ||
| 91 | Tim Flock | Hudson | Blackburn Auto | Ted Chester | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | FABULOUS | Herb Thomas | ||
| 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Plymouth | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain |