1953 Martinsville Speedway

Race 11 of 37

Martinsville
200 laps
Time of race: N/A
Average speed of winner: N/A mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 3 among 4 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: T. Flock 1-2, Eubanks 3-73, H. Thomas 74-199, Petty 200 (not a last lap pass, Thomas was initially awarded the win but a scoring error revealed Petty was the actual winner, Thomas is given credit for leading the last lap in official NASCAR results, but this makes no sense if Petty is the winner)

Race notes: Debut for J.L. Justice, Eddie Skinner, Gifford Wood, and Glen Wood.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1		Lee Petty	42		'53 Dodge	Petty	Petty		200	1	1	running	1000	0
2		Herb Thomas	92		'53 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		200	1	126	running	700	0
3		Dick Rathman	120		'53 Hudson	Walt Chapman				0	0	running	450	0
4		Ray Duhigg	44		'52 Plymouth	Julian Petty				0	0	running	350	0
5		Ralph Liguori	46		'53 Lincoln	Wheatley				0	0	running	200	0
6		Dick Passwater	78		'53 Oldsmobile	Arford				0	0	running	150	0
7		Buck Baker	87		'53 Oldsmobile	Bob Griffin				0	0	running	125	0
8		Bob Welborn	24		'52 Plymouth	Goode				0	0	running	100	0
9		Clyde Minter			'51 Ford					0	0	running	75	0
10		Lyle Scott			'53 Dodge					0	0	running	50	0
11		Ralph Dyer			'53 Nash					0	0		25	0
12		Ted Chamberlain	93		'50 Plymouth	Ted Chamberlain				0	0		25	0
13		Gifford Wood			'49 Ford					0	0		25	0
14		Bub King			'50 Mercury					0	0		25	0
15		Otis Martin			'49 Oldsmobile					0	0		25	0
16		Joe Bill O'Dell			'49 Ford					0	0		25	0
17		Coleman Lawrence	37		'50 Ford	Coleman Lawrence				0	0	running	25	0
18		Donald Thomas	72		'50 Ford	T.D. Meeks				0	0		25	0
19		Bill Blair	2		'52 Oldsmobile	Bill Blair				0	0		25	0
20		Curtis Turner	41		'53 Oldsmobile	Eanes				0	0	accident	25	0
21		Johnny Patterson	58		'52 Hudson	Akers				0	0		25	0
22		Herschel Buchanan	1		'52 Nash	Herschel Buchanan				0	0		25	0
23		Gene Comstock	8		'53 Hudson					0	0		25	0
24		Fred Dove	19		'50 Plymouth	Sam Nunn			86	0	0		25	0
25		Joe Eubanks	82		'52 Hudson	Oates			85	1	71	spindle	25	0
26		Pop McGinnis	13		'52 Hudson	Frye				0	0		25	0
27		Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile	Frank Dodge				0	0		25	0
28		Jimmie Lewallen	32		'52 Hudson	Shelton				0	0		25	0
29		Fonty Flock	14		'52 Oldsmobile	Frank Christian				0	0		25	0
30		Glen Wood	21		'53 Lincoln	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood			0	0		25	0
31		J.L. Justice			'50 Ford					0	0		10	0
32		Tim Flock	91		'53 Hudson	Chester			18	1	2	springs	20	0
33		Slick Smith	4		'52 Oldsmobile	Frank Christian				0	0		10	0
34		Jim Paschal	43		'53 Dodge	Quate				0	0		10	0
35		Arden Mounts	108		'52 Hudson	Mounts				0	0		10	0