Race: 100 Miles at Central City Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 7 of 37
Date: April 26, 1953
Track: Central City Speedway

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100 Miles at Central City Speedway Race Information

WinnerDick RathmanCarNo. 120 Hudson
Team / OwnerWalt Chapman (Owner)Winner Start—
Started First—Most Laps LedFonty Flock (120)
Race Distance100 miles (200 laps)Track Length0.5 miles
Track TypeDirt ovalStarters24
Different Leaders3Lead-Lap Finishers1
Season Race7 of 37

100 Miles at Central City Speedway Race Results

FinStartNo.DriverTeam / OwnerMakeLapsLedStatus
1—120Dick RathmanWalt Chapman (Owner)Hudson20035running
2—92Herb ThomasHerb Thomas RacingHudson—45running
3—43Jimmie LewallenDave Quate (Owner)Oldsmobile—0running
4—14Fonty FlockFrank Christian (Owner)Oldsmobile—120running
5—78Dick PasswaterFrank Arford (Owner)Oldsmobile—0running
6—91Tim FlockTed Chester (Owner)Hudson—0–
7—82Joe EubanksPhil Oates (Owner)Hudson—0–
8—87Buck BakerBob Griffin (Owner)Oldsmobile—0–
9—93Ted ChamberlainTed Chamberlain (Owner)Plymouth—0–
10——Virgil LivengoodVirgil Livengood (Owner)Oldsmobile—0accident
11—1Herschel BuchananHerschel Buchanan (Owner)Nash Motor Company—0accident
12——Ralph LiguoriAl Wheatley (Owner)Oldsmobile—0–
13—72Donald ThomasDoug Meeks (Owner)Ford—0–
14—55Bub KingBub King (Owner)Hudson—0–
15—60Dub LivingstonDub Livingston (Owner)Dodge—0–
16—51Gober SosebeeSosebee RacingOldsmobile—0–
17—19Fred DoveFred Dove (Owner)Plymouth—0–
18—71Coleman LawrenceColeman Lawrence (Owner)Ford—0–
19—42Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge—0accident
20—2Bill BlairBill Blair (Owner)Oldsmobile—0–
21—12Jim PaschalGeorge Hutchens (Owner)Plymouth—0–
22——Gordon BrackenGordon Bracken (Owner)Plymouth—0–
23——Leonard Lawrence—Ford—0–
24—4Slick SmithFrank Christian (Owner)Oldsmobile—0–

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