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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Wilkes County 200

North Wilkesboro Speedway

March 29th, 1953

Race #4 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Makes
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (4)
    • Hudson (10)
    • Lincoln (1)
    • Mercury (1)
    • Nash (2)
    • Oldsmobile (7)
    • Packard (1)
    • Plymouth (3)
    • Studebaker (1)
  • Last North Wilkesboro Speedway race (Wilkes 200)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang
Concord, North Carolina - April 22nd, 2021: The 2022 NASCAR Next Gen Ford Mustang is previewed at NASCAR R&D Center on April 22, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
0 Ewell Weddle Plymouth Ewell Weddle Ewell Weddle
1 Herschel Buchanan Nash Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan
100 Otis Martin Mercury Otis Martin Otis Martin
11 June Cleveland Studebaker -- --
12 Buddy Shuman Oldsmobile Buddy Shuman Buddy Shuman
120 Dick Rathman Hudson Walt Chapman Walt Chapman
13 Pop McGinnis Hudson Irving Frye Irving Frye
14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile Frank Christian Frank Christian
167 Elton Hildreth Nash Hildreth Motors Elton Hildreth
171 Wally Campbell Dodge -- --
19 Fred Dove Plymouth Fred Dove Fred Dove
2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile Bill Blair Bill Blair
22 Perk Brown Hudson R.G. Shelton R.G. Shelton
3 Clyde Minter Ford Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence
31 Steve McGrath Hudson George Miller George Miller
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
43 Jimmie Lewallen Dodge Dave Quate Dave Quate
44 Ray Duhigg Plymouth Julian Petty Julian Petty
55 Bub King Hudson Bub King Bub King
58 Johnny Patterson Hudson H.B. Ranier H.B. Ranier
60 Dub Livingston Dodge Dub Livingston Dub Livingston
71 Coleman Lawrence Ford Coleman Lawrence Coleman Lawrence
72 Donald Thomas Ford Doug Meeks Doug Meeks
77 Frank Arford Oldsmobile Frank Arford Frank Arford
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
86 Don Oldenberg Packard Bill House Bill House
87 Buck Baker Lincoln Wheatley Motors Al Wheatley
91 Tim Flock Hudson Ted Chester Ted Chester
92 Herb Thomas Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
96 Lucky Sawyer Ford Lucky Sawyer Lucky Sawyer