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1953 Central City Speedway
Race 31 of 37
Macon (old)
200 laps
Time of race: 1:48:45
Average speed of winner: 55.172 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 7 among 5 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Eubanks 1-11, Sosebee 12-59, Turner 60-108, Petty 109-117, Turner 118-132, Sosebee 133-157, Petty 158-176, Thompson 177-200
Race notes: First win for Speedy Thompson. First pole for Joe Eubanks. Debut for Bob Walden.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | Speedy Thompson | 12 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | Buckshot Morris | 200 | 1 | 24 | running | 1000 | 0 | ||||
2 | Lee Petty | 42 | '53 Dodge | Petty | Petty | 2 | 28 | running | 700 | 0 | ||||
3 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Cherokee Garage | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | 2 | 73 | running | 450 | 0 | |||||
4 | 1 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | '53 Hudson | Oates | 60.810 | 1 | 11 | running | 350 | 0 | |||
5 | Tim Flock | 91 | '53 Hudson | Chester | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||||
6 | Herb Thomas | 92 | '53 Hudson | Herb Thomas | Yunick | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |||||
7 | Buck Baker | 87 | '53 Oldsmobile | Bob Griffin | 0 | 0 | 125 | 0 | ||||||
8 | Bob Walden | '50 Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||||||||
9 | Slick Smith | 4 | '53 Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||||||
10 | Andy Winfree | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||||||||
11 | Curtis Turner | 41 | '53 Oldsmobile | Eanes | 132 | 2 | 64 | engine | 25 | 0 | ||||
15 | C.H. Dingler | 119 | 0 | 0 | accident | 25 | 0 | |||||||
16 | Dick Rathman | 120 | '53 Hudson | Walt Chapman | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
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