Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

1953-12

Powell Motor Speedway

May 24th, 1953

Race #12 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Drivers Entered: 27
  • Makes
    • Dodge (2)
    • Ford (3)
    • Hudson (10)
    • Nash (3)
    • Oldsmobile (7)
    • Plymouth (2)
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Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
-- Ed Benedict Hudson Ken Swihart Ken Swihart
-- Dick Linder Ford -- --
-- Chet Williams Ford Chet Williams Chet Williams
-- Paul Parks Dodge -- --
-- Virgil Livengood Oldsmobile Virgil Livengood Virgil Livengood
1 Herschel Buchanan Nash Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan
10 Ralph Dyer Nash Ralph Dyer Ralph Dyer
108 Arden Mounts Hudson Gene Comstock Gene Comstock
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
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
44 Ray Duhigg Plymouth Julian Petty Julian Petty
51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile Cherokee Garage Gober Sosebee
55 Bub King Hudson Bub King Bub King
58 Johnny Patterson Hudson H.B. Ranier H.B. Ranier
72 Donald Thomas Ford Doug Meeks Doug Meeks
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
87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile Griffin Motors Bob Griffin
91 Tim Flock Hudson Ted Chester Ted Chester
92 Herb Thomas Hudson FABULOUS Herb Thomas
93 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain