1953 Charlotte Speedway

Race 5 of 37

Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt)
150 laps
Time of race: N/A
Average speed of winner: N/A mph
Margin of victory: 1/4 lap
Lead changes: 16 among 6 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: T. Flock 1-60, Baker 61-78, T. Flock 79-82, Rathmann 83-85, T. Flock 86-90, Rathmann 91-97, T. Flock 98-102, Rathmann 103-111, T. Flock 112, Rathmann 113, T. Flock 114-120, Rathmann 121, T. Flock 122-126, Rathmann 127-130, H. Thomas 131-134, McGinnis 135-147, Passwater 148-150

Race notes: Only win for Dick Passwater. Finale for June Cleveland and Mike Klapak.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Dick Passwater	78		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Arford			150	1	3	running	1000	0
2		Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage	'53 Oldsmobile 88	Sosebee			150	0	0	running	700	0
3		Herschel Buchanan	1		'52 Nash	Herschel Buchanan			150	0	0	running	450	0
4	1	Tim Flock	91		'53 Hudson	Chester		71.108	150	7	87	running	350	0
5	5	Pop McGinnis	13		'52 Hudson	Frye			149	1	13	wheel	200	0
6		Otis Martin	100		'53 Mercury					0	0	running	150	0
7		Fred Dove	19		'52 Plymouth	Sam Nunn				0	0	running	125	0
8		Mike Klapak	18		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bill Adams				0	0	running	100	0
9		Bub King	55		'52 Hudson Hornet	Bub King				0	0	running	75	0
10		Coleman Lawrence	3		'51 Ford	Coleman Lawrence				0	0	running	50	0
11		Lee Petty	42		'53 Dodge	Petty	Petty			0	0		25	0
12	3	Herb Thomas	92		'53 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick			1	4	clutch	25	0
13	2	Dick Rathman	120		'53 Hudson	Walt Chapman				6	25	wheel	25	0
14	4	Buck Baker	87		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin				1	18	wheel	25	0
15		Steve McGrath	31		'52 Hudson	George Miller				0	0	spindle	25	0
16		Bill Blair	2		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bill Blair				0	0		25	0
17		Gene Comstock	8		'51 Hudson Hornet	Comstock				0	0	accident	25	0
18		Jimmie Lewallen	43		'53 Dodge	Quate				0	0		25	0
19		Ewell Weddle	0		'52 Plymouth	Weddle				0	0		25	0
20		Joe Eubanks	82		'52 Hudson	Oates				0	0		25	0
21		Jim Paschal	12		'52 Plymouth	Hutchens				0	0		25	0
22		June Cleveland	11		'52 Studebaker	June Cleveland				0	0		25	0
23		Buddy Shuman	12		'49 Oldsmobile	Buckshot Morris				0	0		25	0
24	6	Curtis Turner	41		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Eanes				0	0	engine	25	0
25		Fonty Flock	14		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian				0	0	oil pressure	25	0
26		Elton Hildreth	167		'51 Nash	Hildreth				0	0	hub	25	0
27		Slick Smith	4		'52 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian				0	0	engine	25	0
28		Donald Thomas	72		'50 Ford	T.D. Meeks				0	0	mount	25	0