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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
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
Did not start:

Did not qualify:

Time of Race: 3h:06:14
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Lloyd Shaw
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/Template:(({PrelimWinnersTemplate:))|[[:Template:]]}
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/Template:(({HeatWinnersTemplate:))|[[:Template:]]}
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Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/Template:(({DashWinnersTemplate:))|[[:Template:]]}
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/Template:(({ScrambleWinnersTemplate:))|[[:Template:]]}
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/Template:(({ConsiWinnersTemplate:))|[[:Template:]]}
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/Template:(({NonQualWinnersTemplate:))|[[:Template:]]}
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