Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 7th, 1953

Race #30 of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 364
  • Miles: 497.2
  • Average Speed: 92.881 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 17
  • Lead Changes: 35
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 7 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 0 364 151 Running
2 1 14 Fonty Flock Hudson 0 0 0 361 48 Running
3 10 44 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 0 359 0 Running
4 13 49 Dick Meyer Dodge 0 0 0 355 0 Running
5 4 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 0 354 124 Engine
6 16 80 Jim Paschal Dodge 0 0 0 354 0 Running
7 19 46 Speedy Thompson Oldsmobile 0 0 0 351 0 Running
8 5 56 Donald Thomas Hudson 0 0 0 350 0 Running
9 22 00 Dick Passwater Oldsmobile 0 0 0 350 0 Running
10 9 91 Tim Flock Hudson 0 0 0 349 0 Running
11 44 42 Lee Petty Dodge 0 0 0 344 0 Running
12 24 67 Elton Hildreth Nash 0 0 0 343 0 Running
13 21 6 Jimmie Lewallen Oldsmobile 0 0 0 340 0 Running
14 8 89 Buddy Shuman Hudson 0 0 0 338 0 Running
15 32 21 Neil Roberts Chrysler 0 0 0 335 0 Running
16 25 22 George Osborne Hudson 0 0 0 331 0 Running
17 29 7 Lloyd Hulette Buick 0 0 0 328 0 Running
18 30 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 0 324 0 Running
19 33 71 Fred Dove Ford 0 0 0 324 0 Running
20 50 18 Bobby Myers Oldsmobile 0 0 0 321 0 Running
21 55 55 Bub King Packard 0 0 0 309 0 Running
22 34 60 Tyre Rakestraw Chevrolet 0 0 0 308 0 Running
23 47 51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 0 0 0 301 0 Running
24 39 50 Bob Weatherly Plymouth 0 0 0 289 0 Running
25 37 97 Lacy Jackson Hudson 0 0 0 288 0 Crash
26 48 30 Johnny Bridgers Ford 0 0 0 279 0 Running
27 40 10 Chet Williams Ford 0 0 0 277 0 Running
28 15 06 Marvin Panch Dodge 0 0 0 275 0 Overheating
29 50 -- Elmer Cooper Nash 0 0 0 271 0 Running
30 22 08 Arden Mounts Hudson 0 0 0 262 0 Radiator
31 12 9 Jim Reed Hudson 0 0 0 260 0 Engine
32 38 99 Matt Gowan Plymouth 0 0 0 250 0 Running
33 45 2 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 0 0 0 250 0 Radiator
34 20 23 Mike Magill Lincoln 0 0 0 244 0 Crash
35 54 25 Bill Norton Oldsmobile 0 0 0 241 0 Running
36 14 47 Otis Martin Plymouth 0 0 0 238 0 Running
37 28 73 Bill Widenhouse Nash 0 0 0 234 0 Running
38 26 75 Junior Johnson Oldsmobile 0 0 0 222 0 Crash
39 44 16 Weldon Adams Ford 0 0 0 217 0 Engine
40 35 74 JL Justice Ford 0 0 0 217 0 Overheating
41 56 -- Bob Hunter Oldsmobile 0 0 0 210 0 Running
42 3 120 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 0 208 0 Hub
43 42 4 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 0 0 0 200 0 Gas tank
44 31 77 Dick Allwine Chevrolet 0 0 0 198 0 Fuel line
45 6 11 Fireball Roberts Oldsmobile 0 0 0 198 41 A frame
46 19 13 Emory Lewis Oldsmobile 0 0 0 195 0 Engine
47 53 19 Clyde Minter Mercury 0 0 0 190 0 Oil pressure
48 49 45 Ben Dixon Hudson 0 0 0 187 0 Overheating
49 57 -- Lonnie Bragg Oldsmobile 0 0 0 149 0 Engine
50 36 88 Laird Bruner Oldsmobile 0 0 0 142 0 Transmission
51 58 -- Joe Guide Hudson 0 0 0 111 0 Oil pressure
52 18 58 Johnny Patterson Hudson 0 0 0 98 0 Crash
53 51 48 Slim Rominger Lincoln 0 0 0 69 0 Fuel pump
54 11 45 Ralph Liguori Lincoln 0 0 0 68 0 Crash
55 27 84 Gayle Warren Studebaker 0 0 0 57 0 Gas line
56 2 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 0 40 0 Spindle
57 43 33 Pop McGinnis Hudson 0 0 0 31 0 Engine
58 46 -- Merritt Brown Studebaker 0 0 0 20 0 Transmission
59 52 79 Ned Jarrett Oldsmobile 0 0 0 8 0 Oil line