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1953 Norfolk NASCAR

1953 Norfolk NASCAR is 130th NASCAR race. Passed at the Princess Anne Speedway circuit. Herb Thomas won the pole position and this race. Fonty Flock and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1953 Weaverville NASCAR
Next race: 1953 Hickory NASCAR
Race Start: 23rd August 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Norfolk NASCAR

25th victory for the Herb Thomas team
27th victory for the Herb Thomas
52nd podium for the Herb Thomas
35th podium for the Fonty Flock
44th podium for the Lee Petty

Hudson Hornet - 1953 Norfolk NASCAR winner

Hudson Hornet #92 - 1953 Norfolk NASCAR winner

1953 Norfolk NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	0	1h 57m 33.2s	Herb Thomas
2	Fonty Flock	Hudson Hornet, #14			Frank Christian
3	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1953, #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120			Walt Chapman
5	Jim Paschal	Dodge ?? 1953, #80			George Hutchens
6	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87			Bob Griffin
9	Andy Winfree, John Meggers, Ralph Rose	Ford ?? 1951, #0
10	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #51			Gober Sosebee
11	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1951, #167			Elton Hildreth
14	Curtis Estes, Ed Paskovich, Snuffy Smith	Nash ?? 1951, #0
15	Curtis Turner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #41			John Eanes
18	Bob Welborn, Dick Girvin, Buck Smith	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #0
19	Fred Dove	Mercury ?? 1952, #19			Fred Dove

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Norfolk NASCAR on the Princess Anne Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Curtis Turner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #41		John Eanes
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	0	Herb Thomas
0	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #51		Gober Sosebee
0	Fred Dove	Mercury ?? 1952, #19		Fred Dove
0	Buck Smith, Dick Girvin, Bob Welborn, Snuffy Smith, Ed Paskovich, Curtis Estes	Hudson Hornet, #0
0	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1951, #167		Elton Hildreth
0	Ralph Rose, John Meggers, Andy Winfree	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #0		Andy Winfree
0	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87		Bob Griffin
0	Jim Paschal	Dodge ?? 1953, #80		George Hutchens
0	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120		Walt Chapman
0	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1953, #42		Petty Enterprises
0	Fonty Flock	Hudson Hornet, #14		Frank Christian