1953 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds

Race 20 of 37

Spartanburg
200 laps
Time of race: 1:45:23
Average speed of winner: 56.934 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, Petty 200

Race notes: Debut for Ralph Dutton.

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	1	Buck Baker	87		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin		58.027		0	0	running	700	0
3		Herb Thomas	92		'53 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick			0	0	running	450	0
4		Fonty Flock	14		'53 Hudson	Frank Christian				0	0	running	350	0
5		Johnny Patterson	58		'52 Hudson Hornet	Akers				0	0	running	200	0
6		Joe Eubanks	82		'52 Hudson	Oates				0	0		150	0
7		Elbert Allen			'52 Hudson					0	0		125	0
8		Gober Sosebee	51		'53 Oldsmobile	Sosebee				0	0		100	0
9		Arden Mounts	108		'53 Hudson	Comstock				0	0		75	0
10		Dick Rathman	120		'53 Hudson	Walt Chapman				0	0		50	0
11		Otis Martin			'52 Ford					0	0		25	0
12		Gene Comstock	8		'53 Hudson	Mounts				0	0		25	0
13		Slick Smith	4		'52 Oldsmobile	Frank Christian				0	0		25	0
14		Fred Dove	19		'50 Plymouth	Sam Nunn				0	0		25	0
15		Jim Paschal	80		'53 Dodge	Hutchens				0	0		25	0
16		Curtis Turner	41		'52 Oldsmobile	Eanes				0	0		25	0
17		Ralph Liguori	46		'53 Lincoln	Wheatley				0	0		25	0
18		Ralph Dutton			'53 Dodge					0	0		25	0
19		Ermon Rush			'52 Ford					0	0		25	0