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| 1953 International 200 | |
| Held on June 21, 1953 at Langhorne Speedway in Langhorne, PA (Dirt Track configuration) | |
| 200 L, 200 M, 321.868 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | America's Champion | 1953 Hudson | 200 | 200 | running | |
| 2 | 21 | 42 | Lee Petty | Smith-Sweeney | 1953 Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 37 | 80 | Jim Paschal | 1953 Dodge | 191 | 0 | running | ||
| 4 | 17 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | 1953 Hudson | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 34 | 2 | Bill Blair | 1953 Oldsmobile | 187 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 4 | E-15 | Dick Allwine | 1953 Jaguar | 184 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 3 | 91 | Tim Flock | 1953 Hudson | 182 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 12 | 10 | Nick Fornoro | Porsche | Porsche | 181 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 38 | 23 | Billy Oswald | Porsche | Porsche | 174 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 24 | 60 | Bill Rexford | 1952 Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 9 | 4 | Charlie Miller | 1953 Jaguar | 0 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 8 | Frankie Schneider | 1953 Jaguar | 0 | ||||
| 13 | 30 | 53 | Ronnie Kohler | 1950 Plymouth | 0 | ||||
| 14 | 7 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | 1952 Hudson | 0 | |||
| 15 | 31 | 5 | Frank Price | 1950 Plymouth | 0 | ||||
| 16 | 13 | 213 | Mike Magill | 1953 Lincoln | 0 | ||||
| 17 | 28 | 7 | Geoffrey Dessault | Oldsmobile | 0 | ||||
| 18 | 22 | 66 | Pepper Cunningham | 1952 Hudson | 0 | ||||
| 19 | 32 | 18 | Dick Hagy | Volkswagon Beetle | 0 | ||||
| 20 | 36 | 41 | Jimmie Lewallen | Eanes Motor Company | 1952 Oldsmobile | 0 | accident | ||
| 21 | 26 | 43 | Ray Duhigg | J.H. Petty's Garage | 1953 Dodge | 0 | accident | ||
| 22 | 8 | 16 | Johnny Zeke | Jaguar | 0 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 22 | Lloyd Shaw | 1953 Jaguar | 0 | ||||
| 24 | 14 | 46 | Ralph Liguori | 1953 Lincoln | 0 | ||||
| 25 | 23 | 33 | Gordon Bracken | 1952 Hudson | 0 | ||||
| 26 | 27 | 34 | Andy Winfree | 1951 Plymouth | 0 | ||||
| 27 | 16 | 1 | Steve McGrath | Aston Martin | 0 | ||||
| 28 | 25 | 99 | Larry Schultz | Gowan's Auto Parts | 1953 Plymouth | 0 | accident | ||
| 29 | 18 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | 1953 Nash | 0 | |||
| 30 | 11 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | Oldsmobile | 0 | ||||
| 31 | 10 | 14 | Fonty Flock | 1953 Hudson | 0 | ||||
| 32 | 20 | 192 | Nick Nicolette | Oldsmobile | 0 | ||||
| 33 | 29 | 131 | Ray Sherman | Hudson | 0 | ||||
| 34 | 33 | 31 | Al Keller | 1953 Hudson | 0 | ||||
| 35 | 19 | 78 | Slick Smith | 1951 Oldsmobile | 0 | ||||
| 36 | 6 | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors | 1953 Oldsmobile | 0 | |||
| 37 | 15 | E-40 | Ken Marriott | Jaguar | 0 | ||||
| 38 | 35 | 4 | Leo Bergeron | Hudson | 0 | ||||
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 77 | Frank Arford | Oldsmobile | DNQ | ||||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of Race: 3h:06:14 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Lloyd Shaw | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4 laps | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 64.434 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 1 among 1 drivers - Dick Rathmann (1-120) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered | |||||||||
| STATISTICALLY SPEAKING | |||||||||
| Frank Arford was killed in qualifying |