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1953 Columbia NASCAR

1953 Columbia NASCAR is 111th NASCAR race. Passed at the Columbia Speedway circuit. Herb Thomas won the pole position, Buck Baker won this race. Tim Flock and Jimmie Lewallen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1953 Langhorne NASCAR
Next race: 1953 Hickory NASCAR
Race Start: 9th May 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Columbia NASCAR

2nd victory for the Griffin Motors team
3rd victory for the Buck Baker
7th podium for the Buck Baker
34th podium for the Tim Flock
5th podium for the Jimmie Lewallen

Oldsmobile 88 (First generation) - 1953 Columbia NASCAR winner

Oldsmobile 88 (First generation) #87 - 1953 Columbia NASCAR winner

1953 Columbia NASCAR results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87 0 1h 51m 43s 0 Griffin Motors
2 Tim Flock Hudson Hornet, #91 0 Ted Chester
3 Jimmie Lewallen Hudson Hornet, #41 0 R.G. Shelton
4 Ray Duhigg Plymouth Concord Savoy, #44 0 Julian Petty
5 Lee Petty Dodge ?? 1953, #42 0 Petty Enterprises
6 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #51 0 Gober Sosebee
7 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2 0 Bill Blair
8 Herb Thomas Hudson Hornet, #92 0 Herb Thomas
9 Bill Jennings Plymouth Concord Savoy, #0 0
10 Ralph Dyer Nash ?? 1953, #11 0 Ralph Dyer
11 Pop McGinnis Hudson Hornet, #13 0 Irving Frye
12 Elton Hildreth Nash ?? 1953, #167 0 Elton Hildreth
13 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #4 0 Frank Christian
14 Fonty Flock Hudson Hornet, #14 0 Frank Christian
15 Herschel Buchanan Nash ?? 1953, #1 0 Herschel Buchanan
16 Dick Rathman Hudson Hornet, #120 0 Walt Chapman

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Columbia NASCAR on the Columbia Speedway circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Herb Thomas Hudson Hornet, #92 Herb Thomas
2 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #51 Gober Sosebee
3 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87 Griffin Motors
4 Dick Rathman Hudson Hornet, #120 Walt Chapman
5 Ray Duhigg Plymouth Concord Savoy, #44 Julian Petty
6 Jimmie Lewallen Hudson Hornet, #41 R.G. Shelton
7 Lee Petty Dodge ?? 1953, #42 Petty Enterprises
8 Pop McGinnis Hudson Hornet, #13 Irving Frye
9 Ralph Dyer Nash ?? 1953, #11 Ralph Dyer
10 Herschel Buchanan Nash ?? 1953, #1 Herschel Buchanan
11 Bill Jennings Plymouth Concord Savoy, #0
12 Tim Flock Hudson Hornet, #91 Ted Chester
13 Bill Blair Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2 Bill Blair
14 Fonty Flock Hudson Hornet, #14 Frank Christian
15 Slick Smith Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #4 Frank Christian
16 Elton Hildreth Nash ?? 1953, #167 Elton Hildreth

List of all cars for the 1953 Columbia NASCAR on the Columbia Speedway circuit

Oldsmobile 88 (First generation)

Oldsmobile

Hudson Hornet

Hudson

Plymouth Concord Savoy

Plymouth

Dodge ?? 1953

Dodge

Nash ?? 1953

Nash