Entry List

The official 1953 Wilkes County 200 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at North Wilkesboro Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Wilkes County 200

Sunday, March 29th, 1953

North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC

  • 7 Oldsmobile
  • 10 Hudson
  • 1 Lincoln
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 Packard
  • 4 Dodge
  • 2 Nash
  • 3 Plymouth
  • 1 Studebaker
  • 1 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 71.907
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
2
 
 
Oldsmobile
Bill Blair
2
55
 
 
Hudson
Bub King
3
87
 
 
Lincoln
Wheatley Motors
4
12
 
 
Oldsmobile
Buddy Shuman
5
3
 
 
Ford
Coleman Lawrence
6
71
 
 
Ford
Coleman Lawrence
7
41
 
 
Oldsmobile
Eanes Motor Co.
8
78
 
 
Oldsmobile
Frank Arford
9
120
 
 
Hudson
Walt Chapman
10
86
 
 
Packard
Bill House
11
72
 
 
Ford
Doug Meeks
12
60
 
 
Dodge
Dub Livingston
13
167
 
 
Nash
Hildreth Motors
14
0
 
 
Plymouth
Ewell Weddle
15
14
 
 
Oldsmobile
Frank Christian
16
77
 
 
Oldsmobile
Frank Arford
17
19
 
 
Plymouth
Fred Dove
18
8
 
 
Hudson
Gene Comstock
19
92
 
 
Hudson
FABULOUS
20
1
 
 
Nash
Herschel Buchanan
21
43
 
 
Dodge
Dave Quate
22
82
 
 
Hudson
Oates Motor Co.
23
58
 
 
Hudson
H.B. Ranier
24
11
 
 
Studebaker
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25
42
 
 
Dodge
Petty Enterprises
26
96
 
 
Ford
Lucky Sawyer
27
100
 
 
Mercury
Otis Martin
28
22
 
 
Hudson
R.G. Shelton
29
13
 
 
Hudson
Irving Frye
30
44
 
 
Plymouth
Julian Petty
31
4
 
 
Oldsmobile
Frank Christian
32
31
 
 
Hudson
George Miller
33
91
 
 
Hudson
Ted Chester
34
171
 
 
Dodge
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