Race: 73 Miles at Hickory Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 10 of 37
Date: May 16, 1953
Track: Hickory Speedway
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73 Miles at Hickory Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Tim Flock | Car | No. 91 Hudson |
| Team / Owner | Ted Chester (Owner) | Winner Start | — |
| Started First | Herb Thomas | Most Laps Led | Tim Flock (1) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 27 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Season Race | 10 of 37 |
73 Miles at Hickory Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Hudson | 200 | 1 | running |
| 2 | — | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Hudson | — | 0 | running |
| 3 | — | 44 | Ray Duhigg | Julian Petty (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | running |
| 4 | — | 78 | Dick Passwater | Frank Arford (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | running |
| 5 | — | 120 | Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | — | 0 | running |
| 6 | — | — | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 7 | — | 100 | Otis Martin | Otis Martin (Owner) | Mercury | — | 0 | – |
| 8 | — | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | Herschel Buchanan (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
| 9 | — | 13 | Pop McGinnis | Irving Frye (Owner) | Hudson | — | 0 | – |
| 10 | — | 3 | Clyde Minter | Coleman Lawrence (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – |
| 11 | — | 19 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 12 | — | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 13 | — | 108 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | — | 0 | – |
| 14 | — | 8 | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | — | 0 | – |
| 15 | — | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | — | 0 | – |
| 16 | — | 71 | Coleman Lawrence | Coleman Lawrence (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – |
| 17 | — | — | Russell Armentrout | J.B. Richter (Owner) | Dodge | — | 0 | – |
| 18 | — | 46 | Ralph Liguori | Al Wheatley (Owner) | Lincoln | — | 0 | – |
| 19 | — | 87 | Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 20 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | — | 0 | accident |
| 21 | — | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Plymouth | — | 0 | – |
| 22 | — | — | Ralph Dyer | Ralph Dyer (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
| 23 | — | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | — | 0 | – |
| 24 | — | 4 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | — | 0 | – |
| 25 | — | — | Jim Paschal | Dave Quate (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – |
| 26 | — | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | steering |
| 27 | — | 72 | Donald Thomas | Doug Meeks (Owner) | Ford | — | 0 | – |
Season Navigation
1953 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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