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1953 Bloomsburg NASCAR

1953 Bloomsburg NASCAR is 135th NASCAR race. Passed at the Bloomsburg circuit. Herb Thomas won the pole position and this race. Dick Rathman and Buck Baker also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1953 Langhorne NASCAR
Next race: 1953 Wilson County NASCAR
Race Start: 3rd October 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Bloomsburg NASCAR

26th victory for the Herb Thomas team
28th victory for the Herb Thomas
55th podium for the Herb Thomas
32nd podium for the Dick Rathman
12th podium for the Buck Baker

Hudson Hornet - 1953 Bloomsburg NASCAR winner

Hudson Hornet #92 - 1953 Bloomsburg NASCAR winner

1953 Bloomsburg NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	0	200 laps	Herb Thomas
2	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120			Walt Chapman
3	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87			Bob Griffin
4	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1953, #167			Elton Hildreth
5	Bob Welborn	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #24			J.O. Goode
6	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1953, #42			Petty Enterprises
7	Ted Chamberlain	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #93			Ted Chamberlain
14	Bob Walden, Wimpy Ervin, Ed DeWolff, Mickey Rorer, Frank Katucka, Jim Baker, Frank Price	Ford ?? 1951, #0
15	Fonty Flock	Hudson Hornet, #14			Frank Christian
16	Jim Paschal	Dodge ?? 1953, #80			George Hutchens
20	Eddie Van Horn, Ernie Weidler, Frank Kapack, Ed Spencer, Victor Strassburg	Ford ?? 1952, #0

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Bloomsburg NASCAR on the Bloomsburg circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jim Paschal	Dodge ?? 1953, #80		George Hutchens
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	0	Herb Thomas
0	Mickey Rorer, Victor Strassburg, Ed Spencer, Frank Kapack, Ernie Weidler, Eddie Van Horn	Ford ?? 1950, #0
0	Fonty Flock	Hudson Hornet, #14		Frank Christian
0	Frank Price, Jim Baker, Frank Katucka, Ed DeWolff, Wimpy Ervin, Bob Walden	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #0		Bob Walden
0	Ted Chamberlain	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #93		Ted Chamberlain
0	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1953, #42		Petty Enterprises
0	Bob Welborn	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #24		J.O. Goode
0	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1953, #167		Elton Hildreth
0	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87		Bob Griffin
0	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120		Walt Chapman