Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1953-26

Occoneechee Speedway

August 9th, 1953

Race #26 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Drivers Entered: 19
  • Makes
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (1)
    • Hudson (7)
    • Nash (1)
    • Oldsmobile (5)
    • Plymouth (3)
  • Last Occoneechee Speedway race (1952-30)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
-- Jimmy Ayers Plymouth Jimmy Ayers Jimmy Ayers
-- Fred Dove Ford Fred Dove Fred Dove
-- John Meggers Plymouth -- --
-- Elbert Allen Hudson -- --
-- Virgil Stockton Hudson -- --
-- Buck Smith Plymouth -- --
120 Dick Rathman Hudson Walt Chapman Walt Chapman
14 Fonty Flock Hudson Frank Christian Frank Christian
167 Elton Hildreth Nash Hildreth Motors Elton Hildreth
2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile Bill Blair Bill Blair
22 Jimmie Lewallen Oldsmobile -- --
4 Slick Smith Oldsmobile Frank Christian Frank Christian
41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile Frank Christian Frank Christian
42 Lee Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
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