Race: 300 Miles at Raleigh Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 13 of 37
Date: May 30, 1953
Track: Raleigh Speedway
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300 Miles at Raleigh Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Fonty Flock | Car | No. 14 Hudson |
| Team / Owner | Frank Christian (Owner) | Winner Start | 43rd |
| Started First | Slick Smith | Most Laps Led | Fonty Flock (105) |
| Race Distance | 300 miles (300 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 49 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Season Race | 13 of 37 |
300 Miles at Raleigh Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Hudson | 300 | 105 | running |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | Speedy Thompson | Buckshot Morris (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 298 | 0 | running |
| 3 | — | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Hudson | 297 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 296 | 1 | running |
| 5 | — | 78 | Dick Passwater | Frank Arford (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 296 | 0 | running |
| 6 | — | 120 | Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 295 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 295 | 4 | running |
| 8 | — | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 295 | 0 | running |
| 9 | — | 44 | Ray Duhigg | Julian Petty (Owner) | Plymouth | 294 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 2 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Hudson | 292 | 0 | running |
| 11 | — | 43 | Jim Paschal | Dave Quate (Owner) | Dodge | 292 | 0 | running |
| 12 | — | — | Ralph Dyer | Ralph Dyer (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 288 | 0 | – |
| 13 | 4 | 87 | Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 288 | 39 | – |
| 14 | — | 41 | Curtis Turner | John Eanes (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 283 | 0 | – |
| 15 | — | 71 | Otis Martin | Coleman Lawrence (Owner) | Ford | 281 | 0 | – |
| 16 | 8 | 9 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 280 | 0 | – |
| 17 | — | 34 | Andy Winfree | Andy Winfree (Owner) | Plymouth | 277 | 0 | – |
| 18 | — | 24 | Bob Welborn | J.O. Goode (Owner) | Plymouth | 276 | 0 | – |
| 19 | 6 | 5 | Hershel McGriff | McGriff Motorsports | Oldsmobile | 274 | 101 | bearing |
| 20 | — | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Lincoln | 274 | 0 | – |
| 21 | — | 6 | Cotton Owens | George Hutchens (Owner) | Ford | 274 | 0 | – |
| 22 | — | 99 | Stewart McDonald | Matt Gowan (Owner) | Plymouth | 271 | 0 | – |
| 23 | — | 23 | Gayle Warren | Gayle Warren (Owner) | Studebaker | 270 | 0 | – |
| 24 | — | 15 | Ted Lee | Ted Lee (Owner) | Ford | 264 | 0 | – |
| 25 | — | 3 | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence (Owner) | Ford | 263 | 0 | – |
| 26 | — | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Plymouth | 256 | 0 | – |
| 27 | — | 27 | Earl Foushee | Earl Foushee (Owner) | Plymouth | 256 | 0 | – |
| 28 | — | 77 | Frank Arford | Frank Arford (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 253 | 0 | – |
| 29 | — | 108 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 231 | 0 | – |
| 30 | — | 40 | Gordon Bracken | Gordon Bracken (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 221 | 0 | – |
| 31 | — | 17 | Roy Bentley | Jesse Mann (Owner) | Plymouth | 220 | 0 | – |
| 32 | — | 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 214 | 0 | – |
| 33 | 3 | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 213 | 50 | accident |
| 34 | — | 16 | John Ray | Johnny Ray (Owner) | Lincoln | 202 | 0 | – |
| 35 | — | 72 | Earl Moss | Doug Meeks (Owner) | Ford | 190 | 0 | – |
| 36 | — | 46 | Ralph Liguori | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Lincoln | 190 | 0 | – |
| 37 | — | 13 | Pop McGinnis | Irving Frye (Owner) | Hudson | 187 | 0 | – |
| 38 | — | 55 | Bub King | Bub King (Owner) | Hudson | 165 | 0 | – |
| 39 | — | 11 | Fireball Roberts | Ed Saverance (Owner) | Ford | 154 | 0 | – |
| 40 | — | 60 | Dub Livingston | Dub Livingston (Owner) | Dodge | 115 | 0 | – |
| 41 | — | 73 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 110 | 0 | – |
| 42 | — | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 93 | 0 | – |
| 43 | — | 481 | Johnny Zeke | Johnny Zeke (Owner) | Dodge | 84 | 0 | accident |
| 44 | — | 101 | Clyde Minter | Otis Martin (Owner) | Mercury | 81 | 0 | – |
| 45 | — | 128 | Russell Armentrout | J.B. Richter (Owner) | Dodge | 60 | 0 | – |
| 46 | — | 19 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Owner) | Plymouth | 45 | 0 | – |
| 47 | 9 | 22 | Jimmie Lewallen | R.G. Shelton (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 41 | 0 | – |
| 48 | — | 58 | Johnny Patterson | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Hudson | 33 | 0 | – |
| 49 | — | 74 | J.L. Justice | J.L. Justice (Owner) | Ford | 9 | 0 | – |
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