Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Wilkes County 200

North Wilkesboro Speedway

March 29th, 1953

Race #4 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 125.0
  • Average Speed: 71.907 mph
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 6
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 0 200 18 Running
2 3 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 0 200 70 Running
3 4 14 Fonty Flock Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 3 Running
4 12 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 Running
5 10 43 Jimmie Lewallen Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 Running
6 5 87 Buck Baker Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 Running
7 11 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 Running
8 9 4 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 Running
9 19 78 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 Running
10 15 55 Bub King Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 Running
11 26 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 Running
12 30 60 Dub Livingston Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 Running
13 34 100 Otis Martin Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 Running
14 28 0 Ewell Weddle Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 Running
15 32 96 Lucky Sawyer Ford 0 0 0 0 0 Running
16 21 86 Don Oldenberg Packard 0 0 0 0 0 Running
17 20 77 Frank Arford Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 Running
18 25 31 Steve McGrath Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 Running
19 33 71 Coleman Lawrence Ford 0 0 0 0 0 Running
20 29 3 Clyde Minter Ford 0 0 0 0 0 Crash
21 31 19 Fred Dove Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 Running
22 8 41 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 0 109 9 Piston
23 2 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 0 100 100 Bearings
24 14 58 Johnny Patterson Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 Running
25 23 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 Crash
26 13 1 Herschel Buchanan Nash 0 0 0 0 0 Spindle
27 6 22 Perk Brown Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 Gas tank
28 24 13 Pop McGinnis Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 Clutch
29 15 167 Elton Hildreth Nash 0 0 0 0 0 Crash
30 22 44 Ray Duhigg Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 Gas line
31 7 12 Buddy Shuman Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
32 17 171 Wally Campbell Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 Rf hub
33 18 72 Donald Thomas Ford 0 0 0 0 0 Crash
34 27 11 June Cleveland Studebaker 0 0 0 0 0 Engine