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1953 Rochester NASCAR in NASCAR at the Monroe County circuit. Full information

1953 Rochester NASCAR

1953 Rochester NASCAR is 121st NASCAR race. Passed at the Monroe County circuit. Herb Thomas won the pole position and this race. Dick Rathman and Lee Petty also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1953 Wilson County NASCAR
Next race: 1953 Spartanburg NASCAR
Race Start: 3rd July 1953

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1953 Rochester NASCAR

21st victory for the Herb Thomas team
23rd victory for the Herb Thomas
43rd podium for the Herb Thomas
26th podium for the Dick Rathman
37th podium for the Lee Petty

Hudson Hornet - 1953 Rochester NASCAR winner

Hudson Hornet #92 - 1953 Rochester NASCAR winner

1953 Rochester NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	0	1h 45m 22.46s	Herb Thomas
2	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120			Walt Chapman
3	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1953, #42			Petty Enterprises
4	Tim Flock	Hudson Hornet, #91			Ted Chester
5	Bill Rexford	Chevrolet ?? 1953, #60			Julian Buesink
9	Bob Cameron, John Meggers, Jerry Earl, Russ Truelove	Ford ?? 1949, #0
10	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1952, #167			Elton Hildreth
17	John Ross, Ralph Sheeler, John Torrese, Leo Bergeron, Elmer Musclow, Jim Fox, Wimpy Sipple, Billy Rafter	Ford ?? 1949, #0

Qualifying Results for the 1953 Rochester NASCAR on the Monroe County circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Tim Flock	Hudson Hornet, #91		Ted Chester
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	0	Herb Thomas
0	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1952, #167		Elton Hildreth
0	Billy Rafter, Wimpy Sipple, Jim Fox, Elmer Musclow, Leo Bergeron, John Torrese, Ralph Sheeler, John Ross, Russ Truelove, Jerry Earl, John Meggers, Bob Cameron	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #0
0	Bill Rexford	Chevrolet ?? 1953, #60		Julian Buesink
0	Lee Petty	Dodge ?? 1953, #42		Petty Enterprises
0	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #120		Walt Chapman