1953 North Wilkesboro Speedway

Race 4 of 37

North Wilkesboro
200 laps
Time of race: 1:44:18
Average speed of winner: 71.907 mph
Margin of victory: 1/3 lap
Lead changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: H. Thomas pole, T. Flock 1-100, Turner 101-109, Rathmann 110-119, F. Flock 120-122, Rathmann 123-182, H. Thomas 183-200

Race notes: Debut for Steve McGrath. Finale for Wally Campbell. Herb Thomas took the points lead from Fonty Flock.

Video links: Minter flip

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	78.424	200	1	18	running	1000	0
2	3	Dick Rathman	120		'53 Hudson	Walt Chapman			200	2	70	running	700	0
3	4	Fonty Flock	14		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian				1	3	running	450	0
4	12	Lee Petty	42		'53 Dodge	Petty	Petty			0	0	running	350	0
5	10	Jimmie Lewallen	43		'53 Dodge	Quate				0	0	running	200	0
6	5	Buck Baker	87		'53 Lincoln	Wheatley				0	0	running	150	0
7	11	Joe Eubanks	82		'52 Hudson	Oates				0	0	running	125	0
8	9	Slick Smith	4		'52 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian				0	0	running	100	0
9	19	Dick Passwater	78		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Arford				0	0	running	75	0
10	15	Bub King	55		'52 Hudson	Bub King				0	0	running	50	0
11	26	Gene Comstock	8		'52 Hudson	Comstock				0	0	running	25	0
12	30	Dub Livingston	60		'53 Dodge					0	0	running	25	0
13	34	Otis Martin	100		'53 Mercury					0	0	running	25	0
14	28	Ewell Weddle	0		'52 Plymouth	Weddle				0	0	running	25	0
15	32	Lucky Sawyer	96		'50 Ford					0	0	running	25	0
16	21	Don Oldenberg	86		'52 Packard	Bill House				0	0	running	25	0
17	20	Frank Arford	77		'52 Oldsmobile 88	Arford				0	0	running	25	0
18	25	Steve McGrath	31		'52 Hudson	George Miller				0	0	running	25	0
19	33	Coleman Lawrence	71		'52 Ford	Coleman Lawrence				0	0	running	25	0
20	29	Clyde Minter	3		'52 Ford					0	0	accident	25	0
21	31	Fred Dove	19		'52 Plymouth	Sam Nunn				0	0	running	25	0
22	8	Curtis Turner	41		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Eanes			109	1	9	piston	25	0
23	2	Tim Flock	91		'53 Hudson	Chester			100	1	100	bearings	25	0
24	14	Johnny Patterson	58		'52 Hudson	H.B. Ranier				0	0	running	25	0
25	23	Bill Blair	2		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bill Blair				0	0	accident	25	0
26	13	Herschel Buchanan	1		'52 Nash	Herschel Buchanan				0	0	spindle	25	0
27	6	Perk Brown	22		'52 Hudson	Shelton				0	0	gas tank	25	0
28	24	Pop McGinnis	13		'52 Hudson	Frye				0	0	clutch	25	0
29	15	Elton Hildreth	167		'51 Nash	Hildreth				0	0	accident	25	0
30	22	Ray Duhigg	44		'52 Plymouth	Julian Petty				0	0	gas line	25	0
31	7	Buddy Shuman	12		'50 Oldsmobile	Buckshot Morris				0	0		25	0
32	17	Wally Campbell	171		'53 Dodge					0	0	hub	25	0
33	18	Donald Thomas	72		'51 Ford	T.D. Meeks				0	0	accident	25	0
34	27	June Cleveland	11		'52 Studebaker	June Cleveland				0	0	engine	25	0