Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
1953-17
Tri City Speedway
June 26th, 1953
Race #17 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 23
- Makes
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (3)
- Hudson (8)
- Nash (1)
- Oldsmobile (6)
- Plymouth (3)
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Buck Smith | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Carl Burris | Oldsmobile | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Ermon Rush | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| -- | Charlie Causey | Oldsmobile | Charlie Causey | Charlie Causey | ||
| 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | Walt Chapman | Walt Chapman | ||
| 13 | Pop McGinnis | Hudson | Irving Frye | Irving Frye | ||
| 14 | Fonty Flock | Hudson | Frank Christian | Frank Christian | ||
| 167 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | Hildreth Motors | Elton Hildreth | ||
| 19 | Fred Dove | Ford | Fred Dove | Fred Dove | ||
| 2 | Bill Blair | Hudson | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | ||
| 33 | Gordon Bracken | Hudson | Gordon Bracken | Gordon Bracken | ||
| 34 | Andy Winfree | Plymouth | Andy Winfree | Andy Winfree | ||
| 41 | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile | Eanes Motor Co. | John Eanes | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Bob Welborn | Plymouth | J.O. Goode | J.O. Goode | ||
| 46 | Ralph Liguori | Oldsmobile | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | ||
| 72 | Donald Thomas | Ford | Doug Meeks | Doug Meeks | ||
| 78 | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile | Slick Smith | Slick Smith | ||
| 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 |