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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1953-01

Palm Beach Speedway

February 1st, 1953

Race #1 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 23
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (1)
    • Chrysler (1)
    • Dodge (4)
    • Ford (3)
    • Hudson (6)
    • Lincoln (1)
    • Nash (2)
    • Oldsmobile (3)
    • Plymouth (2)
  • Last Palm Beach Speedway race (1952-34)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
-- Jack Lawrence Dodge Jack Lawrence Jack Lawrence
-- Allan Clarke Chevrolet -- --
1 Herschel Buchanan Nash Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan
102 Marion Edwards Dodge -- --
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
196 Lucky Sawyer Ford Lucky Sawyer Lucky Sawyer
31 Al Keller Oldsmobile George Miller George Miller
37 Hank Ribet Ford Norm Johnson Norm Johnson
41 Jimmie Lewallen Plymouth Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
42 Lee Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises
51 Gober Sosebee Chrysler Cherokee Garage Sam Knox
55 Bub King Hudson Bub King Bub King
57 Jack Culpepper Ford -- --
60 Dub Livingston Dodge Dub Livingston Dub Livingston
67 Sam DiRusso Plymouth Sam DiRusso Sam DiRusso
86 Don Oldenberg Lincoln Bill House Bill House
9 Donald Thomas Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
91 Tim Flock Hudson Ted Chester Ted Chester
92 Herb Thomas Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
T-2 Herb Tillman Oldsmobile Herb Tillman Herb Tillman