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1953 Richmond NASCAR

1953 Richmond NASCAR is 108th NASCAR race. Passed at the Atlantic Fairgrounds circuit. Lee Petty 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 Charlotte NASCAR
Next race: 1953 Macon NASCAR
Race Start: 19th April 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Richmond NASCAR

8th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
8th victory for the Lee Petty
31st podium for the Lee Petty
17th podium for the Dick Rathman
5th podium for the Buck Baker

1953 Richmond NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Dodge ? 1953, #42	0	2h 11m 46s	Petty Enterprises
2	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120			Walt Chapman
3	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87			Bob Griffin
4	Dick Passwater	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #78			Frank Arford
5	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2			Bill Blair
6	Ray Duhigg	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #44			Julian Petty
7	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #9			Herb Thomas
8	Gene Comstock	Hudson Hornet, #8			Gene Comstock
9	Fred Dove	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #19			Fred Dove
10	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
11	Virgil Livengood	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #66			Virgil Livengood
12	Lou Johnson	Dodge ?? 1953, #13			Lou Johnson
13	Al Kent	Henry J ?? 1951, #0
14	Joe Bill O'Dell	Ford ?? 1950, #111			Joe Bill O'Dell
15	Bub King	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #55			Bub King
16	Ralph Liguori	Lincoln ?? 1953, #46			Al Wheatley
17	Slick Smith	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #4			Frank Christian
18	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1951, #167			Elton Hildreth
19	Buck Mason	Dodge ?? 1952, #0			W.R. Quann
20	Jim Reed	Ford ?? 1951, #7			Jim Reed
21	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #12			George Hutchens
22	Jimmie Lewallen	Hudson Hornet, #32			R.G. Shelton
23	Jim Lacy	Dodge ?? 1953, #0
24	Ollie Olson	Hudson Hornet, #90
25	Herschel Buchanan	Nash ?? 1952, #1			Herschel Buchanan
26	Al Keller	Hudson Hornet, #31			George Miller
27	Coleman Lawrence	Ford ?? 1950, #71			Coleman Lawrence

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Richmond NASCAR on the Atlantic Fairgrounds circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87		Bob Griffin
1	Lee Petty	Dodge ? 1953, #42	0	Petty Enterprises
0	Joe Bill O'Dell	Ford ?? 1950, #111		Joe Bill O'Dell
0	Coleman Lawrence	Ford ?? 1950, #71		Coleman Lawrence
0	Al Keller	Hudson Hornet, #31		George Miller
0	Herschel Buchanan	Nash ?? 1952, #1		Herschel Buchanan
0	Ollie Olson	Hudson Hornet, #90
0	Jim Lacy	Dodge ?? 1953, #0
0	Jimmie Lewallen	Hudson Hornet, #32		R.G. Shelton
0	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #12		George Hutchens
0	Jim Reed	Ford ?? 1951, #7		Jim Reed
0	Buck Mason	Dodge ?? 1952, #0		W.R. Quann
0	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1951, #167		Elton Hildreth
0	Slick Smith	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #4		Frank Christian
0	Ralph Liguori	Lincoln ?? 1953, #46		Al Wheatley
0	Bub King	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #55		Bub King
0	Al Kent	Henry J ?? 1951, #0
0	Lou Johnson	Dodge ?? 1953, #13		Lou Johnson
0	Virgil Livengood	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #66		Virgil Livengood
0	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92		Herb Thomas
0	Fred Dove	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #19		Fred Dove
0	Gene Comstock	Hudson Hornet, #8		Gene Comstock
0	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #9		Herb Thomas
0	Ray Duhigg	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #44		Julian Petty
0	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2		Bill Blair
0	Dick Passwater	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #78		Frank Arford
0	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120		Walt Chapman