Results

The 1953 Richmond 200 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 200

Sunday, April 19th, 1953

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 7 Hudson
  • 1 Kaiser-Frazer
  • 8 Oldsmobile
  • 4 Dodge
  • 3 Ford
  • 2 Nash
  • 1 Plymouth
  • 1 Lincoln

  • Drivers Entered: 27
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 45.535
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Richmond 200 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 0 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 200 1 0 running
2 0 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 --
3 1 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
4 0 78 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
5 0 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
6 0 44 Ray Duhigg Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
7 0 9 Donald Thomas Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 --
8 0 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 --
9 0 19 Fred Dove Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0 --
10 0 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 --
11 0 -- Virgil Livengood Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
12 0 -- Lou Johnson Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 --
13 0 -- Al Kent Kaiser-Frazer 0 0 0 0 0 --
14 0 -- Joe Bill O'Dell Ford 0 0 0 0 0 --
15 0 55 Bub King Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
16 0 46 Ralph Liguori Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0 --
16 0 -- Slick Smith Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
18 0 167 Elton Hildreth Nash 0 0 0 0 0 --
19 0 -- Buck Mason Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 --
20 0 -- Jim Reed Ford 0 0 0 0 0 --
21 0 -- Jim Paschal Oldsmobile 0 0 0 0 0 --
22 0 -- Jimmie Lewallen Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 --
23 0 -- Jim Lacy Dodge 0 0 0 0 0 --
24 0 -- Ollie Olson Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 --
25 0 1 Herschel Buchanan Nash 0 0 0 0 0 --
26 0 -- Al Keller Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 --
27 0 71 Coleman Lawrence Ford 0 0 0 0 0 --

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.