Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Richmond 200
Richmond Raceway
April 19th, 1953
Race #6 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 27
- Makes
- Dodge (4)
- Ford (3)
- Hudson (7)
- Kaiser-Frazer (1)
- Lincoln (1)
- Nash (2)
- Oldsmobile (8)
- Plymouth (1)
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Virgil Livengood | Oldsmobile | Virgil Livengood | Virgil Livengood | ||
| -- | Lou Johnson | Dodge | Lou Johnson | Lou Johnson | ||
| -- | Al Kent | Kaiser-Frazer | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Joe Bill O'Dell | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | Frank Christian | ||
| -- | Buck Mason | Dodge | W.R. Quann | W.R. Quann | ||
| -- | Jim Reed | Ford | Jim Reed | Jim Reed | ||
| -- | Jim Paschal | Oldsmobile | George Hutchens | George Hutchens | ||
| -- | Jimmie Lewallen | Hudson | R.G. Shelton | R.G. Shelton | ||
| -- | Jim Lacy | Dodge | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Ollie Olson | Hudson | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Al Keller | Hudson | George Miller | George Miller | ||
| 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Nash | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan | ||
| 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | Walt Chapman | Walt Chapman | ||
| 167 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth | ||
| 19 | Fred Dove | Plymouth | Fred Dove | Fred Dove | ||
| 2 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Ray Duhigg | Oldsmobile | Julian Petty | Julian Petty | ||
| 46 | Ralph Liguori | Lincoln | Al Wheatley | Al Wheatley | ||
| 55 | Bub King | Oldsmobile | Bub King | Bub King | ||
| 71 | Coleman Lawrence | Ford | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence | ||
| 78 | Dick Passwater | Oldsmobile | Frank Arford | Frank Arford | ||
| 8 | Gene Comstock | Hudson | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Griffin Motors | Bob Griffin | ||
| 9 | Donald Thomas | Hudson | FABULOUS | Herb Thomas | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | FABULOUS | Herb Thomas |