1953 Langhorne Speedway

Race 8 of 37

Langhorne
150 laps
Time of race: 2:03:43.33
Average speed of winner: 72.743 mph
Margin of victory: 51 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: T. Flock 1-9, H. Thomas 10-22, T. Flock 23-82, Baker 83-110, Petty 111-136, Baker 137-150

Race notes: Debut for Leon Lundy and Larry Schultz. Finale for Bill Adams, Neil Cole, Bill Hammersley, Lou Johnson, Don Price, and Charles Weidler. Only start for Gene Parry.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	25	Buck Baker	87		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			150	2	42	running	1525	0
2		Lee Petty	42		'53 Dodge	Petty	Petty		150	1	26	running	1000	0
3		Fonty Flock	14		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian				0	0	running	800	0
4		Herschel Buchanan	1		'52 Nash Ambassador	Herschel Buchanan				0	0	running	600	0
5	1	Tim Flock	91		'53 Hudson Hornet	Chester				2	69	running	500	0
6		Ray Duhigg	44		'52 Plymouth	Julian Petty				0	0	running	400	0
7		Herb Thomas	92		'53 Hudson Hornet	Herb Thomas	Yunick			1	13		300	0
8		Bill Adams	18		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bill Adams				0	0		200	0
9		Ralph Liguori	46		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Liguori				0	0		180	0
10		Ted Chamberlain	93		'51 Plymouth	Ted Chamberlain				0	0		150	0
11		Ronnie Kohler			'50 Dodge					0	0		75	0
12		Leon Lundy			'53 Ford					0	0		75	0
13		Joe Bill O'Dell			'49 Ford					0	0		75	0
14		Jim Lacy			'53 Dodge					0	0		75	0
15		Mike Magill			'53 Lincoln					0	0		75	0
16		Dick Rathman			'53 Plymouth					0	0		50	0
17		Buck Mason			'53 Dodge	Kersey				0	0		50	0
18		Bill Blair	2		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bill Blair				0	0		50	0
19		Dick Passwater	78		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Arford				0	0		50	0
20		Don Price			'50 Ford					0	0		50	0
21		Otis Martin	100		'53 Oldsmobile 88					0	0		25	0
22		Gene Comstock	8		'53 Hudson Hornet	Comstock				0	0		25	0
23		Lou Johnson			'53 Dodge					0	0		25	0
24		Neil Cole	52		'50 Plymouth	Golabek				0	0		25	0
25		Larry Schultz			'53 Plymouth					0	0		25	0
26		Donald Thomas	9		'51 Hudson Hornet	Donald Thomas				0	0		25	0
27		Al Keller	31		'53 Oldsmobile 88					0	0		25	0
28		Jimmie Lewallen	32		'51 Hudson Hornet	Shelton				0	0		25	0
29		Jim Paschal	43		'53 Oldsmobile 88					0	0		25	0
30		Charles Weidler	79		'51 Hudson Hornet					0	0		25	0
31		Bub King	55		'52 Hudson Hornet	Bub King				0	0		25	0
32		Bill Hammersley			'51 Ford					0	0		25	0
33		Gene Parry			'51 Nash Ambassador					0	0		25	0
34		Elton Hildreth	167		'53 Nash Ambassador	Hildreth				0	0		25	0
35		Slick Smith	4		'51 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian				0	0		25	0