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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Wilkes 160

North Wilkesboro Speedway

October 11th, 1953

Race #35 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • 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:
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
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