Race: 100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 1 of 37
Date: February 1, 1953
Track: Palm Beach Speedway
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100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Dodge |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 7th |
| Started First | Dick Rathman | Most Laps Led | Lee Petty (152) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 23 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Season Race | 1 of 37 |
100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 200 | 152 | running |
| 2 | 9 | 41 | Jimmie Lewallen | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 198 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 4 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Hudson | 197 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 12 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 192 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 10 | 86 | Don Oldenberg | Bill House (Owner) | Lincoln | 186 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 11 | 55 | Bub King | Bub King (Owner) | Hudson | 185 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 22 | 60 | Dub Livingston | Dub Livingston (Owner) | Dodge | 183 | 0 | accident |
| 8 | 5 | 13 | Pop McGinnis | Irving Frye (Owner) | Hudson | 182 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 6 | 9 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 181 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 20 | 67 | Sam DiRusso | Sam DiRusso (Owner) | Plymouth | 180 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 2 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 174 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 13 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sam Knox (Owner) | Chrysler | 172 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 19 | 102 | Marion Edwards | — | Dodge | 166 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 16 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 159 | 0 | accident |
| 15 | 21 | 57 | Jack Culpepper | — | Ford | 119 | 0 | overheating |
| 16 | 14 | T-2 | Herb Tillman | Herb Tillman (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 104 | 0 | overheating |
| 17 | 18 | — | Jack Lawrence | Jack Lawrence (Owner) | Dodge | 101 | 0 | hub |
| 18 | 17 | — | Allan Clarke | — | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | ignition |
| 19 | 8 | 31 | Al Keller | George Miller (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 73 | 0 | accident |
| 20 | 15 | 37 | Hank Ribet | Norm Johnson (Owner) | Ford | 68 | 0 | wheel |
| 21 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 48 | 45 | u-joint |
| 22 | 1 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 31 | 3 | coil |
| 23 | 23 | 196 | Lucky Sawyer | Lucky Sawyer (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | ignition |
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