Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1953-26
Occoneechee Speedway
August 9th, 1953
Race #26 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
| 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 |