Race: Wilkes 160
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 35 of 37
Date: October 11, 1953
Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway
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Wilkes 160 Race Information
| Winner | Speedy Thompson | Car | No. 46 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | Buckshot Morris (Owner) | Winner Start | — |
| Started First | Buck Baker | Most Laps Led | Buck Baker (80) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 0.625 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 31 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Season Race | 35 of 37 |
Wilkes 160 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 46 | Speedy Thompson | Buckshot Morris (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 160 | 25 | running |
| 2 | — | 14 | Fonty Flock | Frank Christian (Owner) | Hudson | 158 | 37 | running |
| 3 | — | 44 | Ray Duhigg | Julian Petty (Owner) | Plymouth | 156 | 0 | running |
| 4 | — | 24 | Bob Welborn | J.O. Goode (Owner) | Plymouth | 156 | 0 | running |
| 5 | — | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 155 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 155 | 80 | – |
| 7 | — | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 155 | 0 | – |
| 8 | — | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Hudson | 154 | 0 | – |
| 9 | — | 22 | Jimmie Lewallen | R.G. Shelton (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 153 | 0 | – |
| 10 | — | 55 | Bub King | Bub King (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 153 | 0 | – |
| 11 | — | 58 | Johnny Patterson | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Hudson | 153 | 0 | – |
| 12 | — | 93 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 153 | 0 | – |
| 13 | — | 91 | Tim Flock | Ted Chester (Owner) | Hudson | 152 | 0 | – |
| 14 | — | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Oldsmobile | 151 | 0 | – |
| 15 | — | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 151 | 0 | – |
| 16 | — | — | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Owner) | Plymouth | 149 | 0 | – |
| 17 | — | 8 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 143 | 0 | – |
| 18 | — | — | Bob Walden | Bob Walden (Owner) | Plymouth | 143 | 0 | – |
| 19 | — | — | Parks Surratt | — | Plymouth | 141 | 0 | – |
| 20 | — | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain (Owner) | Plymouth | 139 | 0 | – |
| 21 | — | — | Clyde Minter | Clyde Minter (Owner) | Mercury | 136 | 0 | – |
| 22 | — | 41 | Curtis Turner | John Eanes (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 131 | 18 | – |
| 23 | — | 80 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Owner) | Dodge | 125 | 0 | – |
| 24 | — | 120 | Dick Rathman | Walt Chapman (Owner) | Hudson | 124 | 0 | – |
| 25 | — | 19 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Owner) | Ford | 110 | 0 | – |
| 26 | — | — | Slim Rominger | Slim Rominger (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 84 | 0 | – |
| 27 | — | — | Don Vershure | — | Hudson | 53 | 0 | – |
| 28 | — | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 41 | 0 | – |
| 29 | — | — | Bud Jones | — | Plymouth | 36 | 0 | – |
| 30 | — | — | Pete Stewart | — | Ford | 20 | 0 | – |
| 31 | — | — | Ralph Dutton | — | Dodge | — | 0 | – |
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