Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Wilkes 160
North Wilkesboro Speedway
October 11th, 1953
Race #35 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Drivers Entered: 31
- Makes
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (2)
- Hudson (9)
- Mercury (1)
- Nash (1)
- Oldsmobile (8)
- Plymouth (7)
- Last North Wilkesboro Speedway
race (Wilkes County 200)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Ralph Liguori | Plymouth | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | ||
| -- | Bob Walden | Plymouth | Bob Walden | Bob Walden | ||
| -- | Parks Surratt | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Clyde Minter | Mercury | Clyde Minter | Clyde Minter | ||
| -- | Slim Rominger | Oldsmobile | Slim Rominger | Slim Rominger | ||
| -- | Don Vershure | Hudson | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Bud Jones | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Pete Stewart | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Ralph Dutton | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
| 08 | Arden Mounts | Hudson | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | ||
| 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | Walt Chapman | Walt Chapman | ||
| 14 | Fonty Flock | Hudson | Vogt Special | Frank Christian | ||
| 167 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | Hildreth Motors | Elton Hildreth | ||
| 19 | Fred Dove | Ford | Fred Dove | Fred Dove | ||
| 2 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | ||
| 22 | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile | R.G. Shelton | R.G. Shelton | ||
| 24 | Bob Welborn | Plymouth | J.O. Goode | J.O. Goode | ||
| 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 | Speedy Thompson | Oldsmobile | Buckshot Morris | Buckshot Morris | ||
| 51 | Gober Sosebee | Oldsmobile | Cherokee Garage | Gober Sosebee | ||
| 55 | Bub King | Oldsmobile | Bub King | Bub King | ||
| 58 | Johnny Patterson | Hudson | H.B. Ranier | H.B. Ranier | ||
| 80 | Jim Paschal | Dodge | George Hutchens | George Hutchens | ||
| 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | Oates Motor Co. | Phil Oates | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Griffin Motors | Bob Griffin | ||
| 91 | Tim Flock | Hudson | Ted Chester | Ted Chester | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | FABULOUS | Herb Thomas | ||
| 93 | Donald Thomas | Hudson | FABULOUS | Herb Thomas | ||
| 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Plymouth | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain |