1953 Powell Motor Speedway

Race 12 of 37

Columbus, OH
200 laps
Time of race: 1:46:54
Average speed of winner: 56.127 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-199 unknown, H. Thomas 200

Race notes: Debut for Chet Williams. Finale for Ed Benedict.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Herb Thomas	92		'53 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		200	1	1	running	1000	0
2	4	Dick Rathman	120		'53 Hudson	Walt Chapman			200	0	0	running	700	0
3	6	Buck Baker	87		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			198	0	0	running	450	0
4	8	Curtis Turner	41		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Eanes			198	0	0	running	350	0
5	20	Pop McGinnis	13		'53 Hudson	Frye			193	0	0	running	200	0
6	14	Ralph Dyer	10		'53 Nash Ambassador				192	0	0	running	150	0
7	11	Ed Benedict	118		'52 Hudson Hornet	Ed Benedict			189	0	0	running	125	0
8	17	Lee Petty	42		'53 Dodge	Petty	Petty		184	0	0	running	100	0
9	12	Gene Comstock	8		'53 Hudson Hornet	Mounts			183	0	0	running	75	0
10	16	Bub King	55		'52 Hudson Hornet	Bub King			182	0	0	running	50	0
11	26	Dick Linder			'52 Ford				176	0	0	running	25	0
12	24	Ted Chamberlain	93		'51 Plymouth	Ted Chamberlain			174	0	0	running	25	0
13	10	Dick Passwater	78		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Arford			159	0	0	running	25	0
14	7	Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage	'53 Oldsmobile 88				131	0	0	running	25	0
15	1	Fonty Flock	14		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian		59.288	111	0	0	running	25	0
16	21	Elton Hildreth	167		'53 Nash	Hildreth			98	0	0	steering	25	0
17	27	Chet Williams			'51 Ford				97	0	0	accident	25	0
18	25	Arden Mounts	108		'51 Hudson Hornet	Mounts			88	0	0	clutch	25	0
19	3	Joe Eubanks	82		'52 Hudson	Oates			84	0	0	gasket	25	0
20	5	Johnny Patterson	58		'52 Hudson	Akers			74	0	0	engine	25	0
21	15	Slick Smith	4		'52 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			59	0	0	heating	25	0
22	9	Tim Flock	91		'53 Hudson	Chester			57	0	0	bearing	25	0
23	18	Ray Duhigg	44		'52 Plymouth	Julian Petty			39	0	0	spindle	25	0
24	19	Herschel Buchanan	1		'52 Nash Ambassador	Herschel Buchanan			38	0	0	accident	25	0
25	23	Paul Parks			'53 Dodge				33	0	0	heating	25	0
26	27	Donald Thomas	72		'50 Ford	T.D. Meeks			32	0	0	radiator	25	0
27	13	Virgil Livengood			'53 Oldsmobile				7	0	0	engine	25	0