1953 Rapid Valley Speedway

Race 23 of 37

Rapid City
200 laps
Time of race: 1:44:46
Average speed of winner: 57.270 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, Thomas 200

Race notes: Debut for Johnny Beauchamp and Mel Krueger. Only start for Dick Fellows, Leo Ray, and Ray Springer.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Herb Thomas	92		'53 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick	55.727	200	1	1	running	1000	0
2		Dick Rathman	120		'53 Hudson	Walt Chapman				0	0	running	700	0
3		Fonty Flock	14		'53 Hudson	Frank Christian				0	0	running	450	0
4		Lee Petty	42		'53 Dodge	Petty	Petty			0	0	running	350	0
5		Buck Baker	87		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin				0	0	running	200	0
6		Bill Harrison			'52 Hudson					0	0		150	0
7		Eddie Skinner			'53 Oldsmobile					0	0		125	0
8		Leo Ray			'51 Nash					0	0		100	0
9		Dick Fellows			'50 Plymouth					0	0		75	0
10		C.H. Dingler			'51 Studebaker					0	0		50	0
11		Ray Springer			'50 Ford					0	0		25	0
12		Mel Krueger			'49 Ford					0	0		25	0
13		Ted Lee			'52 Hudson					0	0		25	0
14		Bob Caswell			'49 Plymouth					0	0		25	0
15		Johnny Beauchamp			'52 Hudson					0	0		25	0