Entry List

The official 1953 1953-36 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Martinsville Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

1953-36

Tuesday, October 13th, 1953

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 6 Hudson
  • 5 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Ford
  • 4 Dodge
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 1 Mercury
  • 1 Nash

  • Drivers Entered: 26
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 56.013
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 2
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
08
 
 
Hudson
Gene Comstock
2
2
 
 
Oldsmobile
Bill Blair
3
--
 
 
Ford
--
4
--
 
 
Dodge
--
5
--
 
 
Plymouth
Bob Walden
6
24
 
 
Plymouth
J.O. Goode
7
87
 
 
Oldsmobile
Griffin Motors
8
--
 
 
Ford
Edgar Clay
9
--
 
 
Plymouth
--
10
--
 
 
Mercury
Clyde Minter
11
41
 
 
Oldsmobile
Eanes Motor Co.
12
167
 
 
Nash
Hildreth Motors
13
13
 
 
Oldsmobile
Ernest Woods
14
14
 
 
Hudson
Frank Christian
15
19
 
 
Ford
Fred Dove
16
--
 
 
Hudson
George Osborne
17
--
 
 
Plymouth
Gifford Wood
18
92
 
 
Hudson
FABULOUS
19
80
 
 
Dodge
Big Bear Market
20
22
 
 
Oldsmobile
R.G. Shelton
21
--
 
 
Ford
--
22
82
 
 
Hudson
Oates Motor Co.
23
58
 
 
Hudson
H.B. Ranier
24
42
 
 
Dodge
Petty Enterprises
25
--
 
 
Plymouth
--
26
--
 
 
Dodge
--