Race: 160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 2 of 37
Date: February 15, 1953
Track: Daytona Beach & Road Course
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160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Information
| Winner | Bill Blair | Car | No. 2 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | Bill Blair (Owner) | Winner Start | 6th |
| Started First | Bob Pronger | Most Laps Led | Fonty Flock (38) |
| Race Distance | 159.9 miles (39 laps) | Track Length | 4.1 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 57 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 5 |
| Season Race | 2 of 37 |
160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 1 | running |
| 2 | 2 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 38 | running |
| 3 | 4 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Lincoln | 39 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 39 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 7 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Hudson | 39 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 10 | 77 | Dick Passwater | Frank Arford (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 16 | 41 | Curtis Turner | R.L. Bowling (Owner) | Lincoln | 38 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 19 | 9 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 38 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 13 | 38 | Tom Cherry | Tom Cherry (Owner) | Lincoln | 38 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 18 | 4 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 17 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sam Knox (Owner) | Chrysler | 38 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 9 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 37 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Lincoln | 37 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 20 | 187 | Red Duvall | Duane Duvall (Owner) | Packard Motor Car Company | 37 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 23 | 86 | Don Oldenberg | Bill House (Owner) | Lincoln | 37 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 11 | 18 | Bill Adams | Bill Adams (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 34 | 52 | Joe Guide | Sally Guide (Owner) | Hudson | 36 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 47 | 54 | Obie Chupp | Gene Horne (Owner) | Hudson | 36 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 29 | 103 | George Gallup | George Gallup (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 36 | 25 | Cotton Priddy | Cotton Priddy (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 27 | 55 | Bub King | Bub King (Owner) | Hudson | 35 | 0 | spin out |
| 22 | 40 | 33 | Charlie Causey | Charlie Causey (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 44 | 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 35 | 0 | spin out |
| 24 | 37 | 7 | Red Douglass | R.W. Douglass (Owner) | Dodge | 33 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 57 | 291 | Tom Travis | Tom Travis (Owner) | Ford | 33 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 56 | 67 | Sam DiRusso | Sam DiRusso (Owner) | Plymouth | 33 | 0 | running |
| 27 | 30 | 13 | Pop McGinnis | Irving Frye (Owner) | Hudson | 33 | 0 | running |
| 28 | 51 | 96 | Mason Bright | Mason Bright (Owner) | Plymouth | 33 | 0 | running |
| 29 | 28 | 71 | Keith Hamner | Mason Darnell (Owner) | Hudson | 33 | 0 | running |
| 30 | 46 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 33 | 0 | clutch |
| 31 | 22 | 66 | George Fleming | Joseph Braun (Owner) | Hudson | 33 | 0 | running |
| 32 | 49 | 16 | Johnny Roberts | Johnny Roberts (Owner) | Ford | 33 | 0 | running |
| 33 | 25 | 30 | Cotton Hodges | Baugess Racing | Oldsmobile | 32 | 0 | hub |
| 34 | 53 | 37 | Hank Ribet | Norm Johnson (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | running |
| 35 | 24 | 15 | Tommy Boger | Tommy Boger (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 32 | 0 | accident |
| 36 | 54 | 102 | Marion Edwards | — | Dodge | 31 | 0 | running |
| 37 | 55 | 90 | Ted Lee | Ted Lee (Owner) | Hudson | 30 | 0 | running |
| 38 | 52 | 3 | Hub McBride | — | Nash Motor Company | 29 | 0 | running |
| 39 | 50 | 196 | Lucky Sawyer | Lucky Sawyer (Owner) | Ford | 23 | 0 | fuel line |
| 40 | 45 | T-2 | Herb Tillman | Herb Tillman (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 18 | 0 | fuel line |
| 41 | 42 | 12 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 17 | 0 | oil pressure |
| 42 | 14 | 98 | Dan Walters | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 15 | 0 | gasket |
| 43 | 26 | 22 | Perk Brown | R.G. Shelton (Owner) | Hudson | 14 | 0 | engine |
| 44 | 35 | 186 | Doug Wells | — | Oldsmobile | 13 | 0 | overheating |
| 45 | 41 | 48 | Red Farmer | — | Hudson | 12 | 0 | overheating |
| 46 | 38 | 60 | Dub Livingston | Dub Livingston (Owner) | Dodge | 11 | 0 | tie rod |
| 47 | 48 | 79 | Charles Weidler | Charles Weidler (Owner) | Hudson | 9 | 0 | accident |
| 48 | 33 | 19 | Fred Dove | Paul Nunn (Owner) | Packard Motor Car Company | 8 | 0 | bearing |
| 49 | 12 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Hudson | 8 | 0 | gasket |
| 50 | 8 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Hudson | 6 | 0 | engine |
| 51 | 1 | 46 | Bob Pronger | Bob Pronger (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 5 | 0 | accident |
| 52 | 21 | 57 | Tommy Moon | C.D. Wilson (Owner) | Hudson | 5 | 0 | engine |
| 53 | 31 | 10 | Wally Campbell | — | Dodge | 4 | 0 | engine |
| 54 | 39 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 4 | 0 | overheating |
| 55 | 43 | 190 | Buddy Shuman | J.R. Dunberry (Owner) | Hudson | 4 | 0 | clutch |
| 56 | 32 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Plymouth | 3 | 0 | clutch |
| 57 | 5 | 78 | Frank Arford | Frank Arford (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 2 | 0 | gasket |
Season Navigation
1953 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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