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1953 Daytona Beach/Road Course
Race 2 of 37
Daytona Beach
39 laps
Time of race: 1:46:51
Average speed of winner: 89.789 mph
Margin of victory: 26 sec.
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Pronger pole, F. Flock 1-38, Blair 39
Race notes: Last win for Bill Blair. Only pole for Bob Pronger. Debut for Frank Arford, Mason Bright, Red Farmer, Cotton Hodges, Ted Lee, Cotton Priddy, and Johnny Roberts. Finale for Sam DiRusso, George Gallup, Hub McBride, and Hank Ribet. Only start for Tommy Boger, Tom Cherry, Obie Chupp, Red Douglass, Tom Travis, Dan Walters, and Doug Wells. Fonty Flock took the points lead from Lee Petty.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 6 | Bill Blair | 2 | '53 Oldsmobile Super 88 | Bill Blair | 39 | 1 | 1 | running | 1500 | 0 | |||
2 | 2 | Fonty Flock | 14 | '53 Oldsmobile 8 | Frank Christian | 39 | 1 | 38 | running | 1000 | 0 | |||
3 | 4 | Tommy Thompson | 40 | '53 Lincoln | Tommy Thompson | 39 | 0 | 0 | running | 800 | 0 | |||
4 | 3 | Herb Thomas | 92 | '53 Hudson | Herb Thomas | Yunick | 39 | 0 | 0 | running | 600 | 0 | ||
5 | 7 | Tim Flock | 91 | '52 Hudson | Chester | 39 | 0 | 0 | running | 500 | 0 | |||
6 | 10 | Dick Passwater | 77 | '52 Oldsmobile 88 | Arford | 38 | 0 | 0 | running | 400 | 0 | |||
7 | 16 | Curtis Turner | 41 | '53 Lincoln | Bowling | 38 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | |||
8 | 19 | Donald Thomas | 9 | '52 Hudson | Donald Thomas | 38 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||
9 | 13 | Tom Cherry | 38 | Hot Rod Shop | '53 Lincoln | 38 | 0 | 0 | running | 180 | 0 | |||
10 | 18 | Slick Smith | 4 | '52 Oldsmobile 88 | Frank Christian | 38 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | |||
11 | 17 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Cherokee Garage | '52 Chrysler | Sosebee | 38 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | ||
12 | 9 | Dick Rathman | 120 | '53 Hudson | Walt Chapman | 37 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | |||
13 | 15 | Buck Baker | 87 | '53 Lincoln | Wheatley | 37 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | |||
14 | 20 | Red Duvall | 187 | '53 Packard | Duane Duvall | 37 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | |||
15 | 23 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | '53 Lincoln | Bill House | 37 | 0 | 0 | running | 75 | 0 | |||
16 | 11 | Bill Adams | 18 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | Bill Adams | 36 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
17 | 34 | Joe Guide | 52 | '51 Hudson | Sally Guide | 36 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
18 | 47 | Obie Chupp | 54 | '51 Hudson | Gene Horne | 36 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
19 | 29 | George Gallup | 103 | '50 Oldsmobile | George Gallup | 36 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
20 | 36 | Cotton Priddy | 25 | '51 Oldsmobile | Priddy | 35 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||
21 | 27 | Bub King | 55 | '52 Hudson Hornet | Bub King | 35 | 0 | 0 | spun out | 25 | 0 | |||
22 | 40 | Charlie Causey | 33 | '50 Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
23 | 44 | Gene Comstock | 8 | '51 Hudson Hornet | Comstock | 35 | 0 | 0 | spun out | 25 | 0 | |||
24 | 37 | Red Douglass | 7 | '53 Dodge | R.W. Douglass | 33 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
25 | 57 | Tom Travis | 291 | '52 Ford | 33 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
26 | 56 | Sam DiRusso | 67 | '52 Plymouth | DiRusso | 33 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
27 | 30 | Pop McGinnis | 13 | '52 Hudson Hornet | Frye | 33 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
28 | 51 | Mason Bright | 96 | '49 Plymouth | Mason Bright | 33 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
29 | 28 | Keith Hamner | 71 | '52 Hudson | Mason Darnell | 33 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
30 | 46 | Herschel Buchanan | 1 | '52 Nash | Herschel Buchanan | 33 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 25 | 0 | |||
31 | 22 | George Fleming | 66 | '51 Hudson | Joseph Braun | 33 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
32 | 49 | Johnny Roberts | 16 | '50 Ford | J.F. Roberts | 33 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
33 | 25 | Cotton Hodges | 30 | '50 Oldsmobile | Fowler | 32 | 0 | 0 | hub | 25 | 0 | |||
34 | 53 | Hank Ribet | 37 | '50 Ford | Norm Johnson | 32 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
35 | 24 | Tommy Boger | 15 | '52 Oldsmobile | Boger | 32 | 0 | 0 | spun out | 25 | 0 | |||
36 | 54 | Marion Edwards | 102 | '50 Dodge | 31 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
37 | 55 | Ted Lee | 90 | '53 Hudson Wasp | Ted Lee | 30 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
38 | 52 | Hub McBride | 3 | '50 Nash | 29 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
39 | 50 | Lucky Sawyer | 196 | '49 Ford | Lucky Sawyer | 23 | 0 | 0 | gas line | 25 | 0 | |||
40 | 45 | Herb Tillman | T-2 | '50 Oldsmobile | 18 | 0 | 0 | gas line | 25 | 0 | ||||
41 | 42 | Jim Paschal | 12 | '49 Oldsmobile | Hutchens | 17 | 0 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | 0 | |||
42 | 14 | Dan Walters | 98 | '50 Packard | 15 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 0 | 0 | ||||
43 | 26 | Perk Brown | 22 | '52 Hudson | Shelton | 14 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | |||
44 | 35 | Doug Wells | 186 | '50 Oldsmobile | 13 | 0 | 0 | heating | 0 | 0 | ||||
45 | 41 | Red Farmer | 48 | Sikes Motors | '51 Hudson | 12 | 0 | 0 | heating | 0 | 0 | |||
46 | 38 | Dub Livingston | 60 | '53 Dodge | Dub Livingston | 11 | 0 | 0 | tie rod | 0 | 0 | |||
47 | 48 | Charles Weidler | 79 | '51 Hudson | Weidler | 9 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0 | |||
48 | 33 | Fred Dove | 19 | '52 Packard | Sam Nunn | 8 | 0 | 0 | bearing | 0 | 0 | |||
49 | 12 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | '52 Hudson | Oates | 8 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 0 | 0 | |||
50 | 8 | Johnny Patterson | 58 | '52 Hudson | Lou Tanner | 6 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | |||
51 | 1 | Bob Pronger | 46 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | Pronger | 115.770 | 5 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0 | ||
52 | 21 | Tommy Moon | 57 | '52 Hudson | C.D. Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | |||
53 | 31 | Wally Campbell | 10 | '53 Dodge | 4 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0 | ||||
54 | 39 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | '51 Nash | Hildreth | 4 | 0 | 0 | heating | 0 | 0 | |||
55 | 43 | Buddy Shuman | 190 | '52 Hudson | Dunberry | 4 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 0 | 0 | |||
56 | 32 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | '50 Plymouth | Ted Chamberlain | 3 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 0 | 0 | |||
57 | 5 | Frank Arford | 78 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | Arford | 2 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 0 | 0 |
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