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1953 NASCAR Grand National Central

RACE LISTINGS
Race	Date	Track	Winner
1	1 February 1953	West Palm Beach, FL	Lee Petty
2	15 February 1953	Daytona Beach, FL	Bill Blair
3	8 March 1953	Spring Lake, NC	Herb Thomas
4	29 March 1953	North Wilkesboro, NC	Herb Thomas
5	5 April 1953	Charlotte, NC	Dick Passwater
6	19 April 1953	Richmond, VA	Lee Petty
7	26 April 1953	Macon, GA	Dick Rathmann
8	3 May 1953	Langhorne, PA	Buck Baker
9	9 May 1953	Cayce, SC	Buck Baker
10	16 May 1953	Hickory, NC	Tim Flock
11	17 May 1953	Martinsville, VA	Lee Petty
12	24 May 1953	Columbus, OH	Herb Thomas
13	30 May 1953	Raleigh, NC	Fonty Flock
14	7 June 1953	Shreveport, LA	Lee Petty
15	14 June 1953	Pensacola, FL	Herb Thomas
16	21 June 1953	Langhorne, PA	Dick Rathmann
17	26 June 1953	High Point, NC	Herb Thomas
18	28 June 1953	Wilson, NC	Fonty Flock
19	3 July 1953	Henrietta, NY	Herb Thomas
20	4 July 1953	Spartanburg, SC	Lee Petty
21	10 July 1953	Morristown, NJ	Dick Rathmann
22	12 July 1953	Lakewood, GA	Herb Thomas
23	22 July 1953	Rapid City, SD	Herb Thomas
24	26 July 1953	North Platte, NE	Dick Rathmann
25	2 August 1953	Davenport, IA	Herb Thomas
26	9 August 1953	Hillsboro, NC	Curtis Turner
27	16 August 1953	Weaverville, NC	Fonty Flock
28	23 August 1953	Norfolk, VA	Herb Thomas
29	29 August 1953	Hickory, NC	Fonty Flock
30	7 September 1953	Darlington, SC	Buck Baker
31	13 September 1953	Macon, GA	Speedy Thompson
32	20 September 1953	Langhorne, PA	Dick Rathmann
33	3 October 1953	Bloomsburg, PA	Herb Thomas
34	4 October 1953	Wilson, NC	Herb Thomas
35	11 October 1953	North Wilkesboro, NC	Speedy Thompson
36	18 October 1953	Martinsville, VA	Jim Paschal
37	1 November 1953	Lakewood, GA	Buck Baker

FINAL POINT STANDINGS

Fin	Driver	Pts	St	W	T5	T10	Pole
1	Herb Thomas	8460	37	12	27	31	12
2	Lee Petty	7814	36	5	26	32	0
3	Dick Rathmann	7362	35	5	21	24	3
4	Buck Baker	6713	33	4	16	25	5
5	Fonty Flock	6174	33	4	17	17	3
6	Tim Flock	5011	26	1	11	18	3
7	Jim Paschal	4211	23	1	6	9	1
8	Joe Eubanks	3603	24	0	7	15	2
9	Jimmie Lewallen	3508	22	0	7	13	0
10	Curtis Turner	3373	19	1	3	5	3
11	Speedy Thompson	2958	7	2	5	7	0
12	Slick Smith	2670	23	0	0	10	1
13	Elton Hildreth	2625	25	0	1	5	0
14	Gober Sosebee	2525	17	0	2	9	0
15	Bill Blair	2457	21	1	6	8	0
16	Fred Dove	1997	20	0	0	4	0
17	Bub King	1624	14	0	0	5	0
18	Gene Comstock	1519	13	0	0	3	0
19	Donald Thomas	1408	17	0	0	4	0
20	Ralph Liguori	1336	12	0	2	3	0
21	Pop McGinnis	1113	13	0	2	5	0
22	Otis Martin	1068	8	0	0	2	0
23	Andy Winfree	954	7	0	0	3	0
24	Bob Welborn	761	11	0	2	6	0
25	Johnny Patterson	753	11	0	1	2	0
26	Ted Chamberlain	738	9	0	0	3	0
27	Neil Roberts	738	2	0	0	1	0
28	Buddy Shuman	713	5	0	0	0	0
29	Arden Mounts	644	10	0	0	1	0
30	Bobby Myers	644	2	0	0	1	0
31	Clyde Minter	636	8	0	0	3	0
32	George Osborne	612	2	0	0	0	0
33	Jim Reed	590	3	0	1	1	0
34	Gordon Bracken	538	6	0	0	1	0
35	Don Oldenberg	527	4	0	1	2	0
36	C.H. Dingler	520	5	0	0	3	0
37	Elbert Allen	488	4	0	0	2	0
38	Mike Magill	486	3	0	0	0	0
39	Lloyd Hulette	486	1	0	0	0	0
40	Bill Harrison	480	3	0	0	3	0
41	Tommy Thompson	463	3	0	1	1	0
42	Coleman Lawrence	446	8	0	0	1	0
43	Dub Livingston	435	6	0	0	1	0
44	Buck Smith	400	5	0	0	1	0
45	Jimmy Ayers	384	4	0	0	2	0
46	Bob Walden	356	4	0	0	2	0
47	Eddie Skinner	352	4	0	0	1	0
48	Bill Adams	346	2	0	0	1	0
49	Mel Krueger	336	3	0	0	1	0
50	Johnny Beauchamp	328	3	0	0	1	0
51	Hershel McGriff	322	2	0	0	0	0
52	Dick Allwine	314	3	0	0	1	0
53	Tubby Harrison	272	2	0	0	2	0
53	Ralph Rose	272	2	0	0	2	0
55	Ewell Weddle	264	4	0	0	1	0
56	Pepper Cunningham	260	1	0	0	0	0
57	Virgil Livengood	256	3	0	0	1	0
58	Tom Cherry	221	1	0	0	1	0
59	Ed DeWolff	220	3	0	0	1	0
60	Marvin Panch	214	2	0	0	0	0
61	Ralph Sheeler	204	3	0	0	0	0
62	Buck Mason	202	2	0	0	0	0
63	Fred Moore	192	2	0	0	1	0
64	Glen Wood	188	2	0	0	0	0
65	Chuck Housley	184	2	0	0	0	0
66	Jim Lacy	184	3	0	0	0	0
67	Eddie Riker	180	2	0	0	1	0
68	Ned Jarrett	174	2	0	0	0	0
69	Marvin Copple	168	1	0	1	1	0
69	Jerry Wimbish	168	1	0	1	1	0
71	Leon Lundy	168	1	0	0	0	0
72	Red Duvall	156	1	0	0	0	0
73	Ed Benedict	152	1	0	0	1	0
74	Ermon Rush	152	3	0	0	0	0
75	Steve McGrath	152	3	0	0	0	0
76	Cotton Owens	150	1	0	0	0	0
77	Bill Cleveland	148	2	0	0	1	0
78	Lou Johnson	148	2	0	0	0	0
79	Ted Lee	147	4	0	0	0	0
80	Jerry Earl	144	1	0	0	1	0
81	Leo Ray	144	1	0	0	1	0
82	Roscoe Thompson	144	2	0	0	0	0
83	Gayle Warren	144	2	0	0	0	0
84	Keith Hamner	141	2	0	0	1	0
85	Mickey Rorer	140	2	0	0	0	0
86	Dick Fellows	136	1	0	0	1	0
87	Bill Morgan	136	1	0	0	1	0
88	Bill Jennings	136	1	0	0	1	0
89	Russ Truelove	136	1	0	0	1	0
90	Jack Lawrence	136	2	0	0	0	0
91	Keith Lucas	128	1	0	0	1	0
92	Lyle Scott	128	1	0	0	1	0
93	Sandy Slack	128	1	0	0	1	0
94	Chet Williams	126	2	0	0	0	0
95	George Clark	124	2	0	0	0	0
96	Joe Bill O'Dell	120	5	0	0	1	0
97	Lamar Crabtree	120	1	0	0	0	0
98	Dick Linder	120	1	0	0	0	0
99	Bill Mann	120	1	0	0	0	0
100	Ray Springer	120	1	0	0	0	0
101	Neil McDonald	120	1	0	0	0	0
102	Jerry Draper	120	1	0	0	0	0
103	Stewart McDonald	120	1	0	0	0	0
104	Charlie Causey	119	3	0	0	0	0
105	Lucky Sawyer	117	4	0	0	0	0
106	Joe Guide	117	2	0	0	0	0
107	Al Keller	116	4	0	0	0	0
108	Curtis Estes	112	1	0	0	0	0
109	Red Knuter	112	1	0	0	0	0
111	Hildrey Thomas	112	1	0	0	0	0
112	Paul Newkirk	112	1	0	0	0	0
113	Leonard Lawrence	112	2	0	0	0	0
114	Parks Surratt	112	3	0	0	0	0
115	Nick Nicolette	108	2	0	0	0	0
116	Marion Edwards	104	2	0	0	0	0
117	Jim Baker	104	1	0	0	0	0
118	Al Kent	104	1	0	0	0	0
119	Buddy Krebs	104	1	0	0	0	0
120	Bob Sampson	104	1	0	0	0	0
121	Leo Bergeron	96	2	0	0	0	0
122	Snuffy Smith	96	1	0	0	0	0
123	Billy Fritts	96	1	0	0	0	0
124	Robert Caswell	96	1	0	0	0	0
125	Ralph Dutton	96	4	0	0	0	0
126	J.L. Justice	92	3	0	0	0	0
127	Charlie Hoff	92	1	0	0	0	0
128	Elmer Musclow	92	1	0	0	0	0
129	Don Ostendorf	92	1	0	0	0	0
130	Virgil Stockton	88	1	0	0	0	0
131	Cotton Priddy	86	2	0	0	0	0
132	Fireball Roberts	84	2	0	0	0	0
133	Herb Tillman	80	2	0	0	0	0
134	Gene Tapia	80	1	0	0	0	0
135	Max King	80	1	0	0	0	0
136	Bud Harless	80	1	0	0	0	0
137	Phil De Mola	80	1	0	0	0	0
138	Matt Gowan	74	2	0	0	0	0
139	Ed Massey	72	2	0	0	0	0
140	Dick Girvin	72	1	0	0	0	0
141	Wimpy Sipple	72	1	0	0	0	0
142	Eddie Van Horn	72	1	0	0	0	0
143	Don Price	72	1	0	0	0	0
144	Allan Clarke	64	1	0	0	0	0
145	Tony Polito	64	1	0	0	0	0
146	Billy Rafter	64	1	0	0	0	0
147	Gwyn Staley	64	1	0	0	0	0
148	Slim Rominger	62	2	0	0	0	0
149	Lacy Jackson	54	1	0	0	0	0
150	Weldon Adams	54	2	0	0	0	0
151	Johnny Bridgers	54	1	0	0	0	0
152	Laird Bruner	54	1	0	0	0	0
153	Ed Spencer	48	1	0	0	0	0
154	Don Stumpf	40	1	0	0	0	0
155	Lou Thomas	40	1	0	0	0	0
156	Victor Strassburg	40	1	0	0	0	0
157	Don Vershure	32	3	0	0	0	0
158	June Cleveland	32	2	0	0	0	0
159	Johnny Zeke	30	2	0	0	0	0
160	Earl Foushee	30	1	0	0	0	0
161	Roy Bentley	30	1	0	0	0	0
162	Earl Moss	30	1	0	0	0	0
163	Red Douglass	26	1	0	0	0	0
164	Charles Weidler	25	2	0	0	0	0
165	Neil Cole	24	1	0	0	0	0
165	Ollie Olson	24	1	0	0	0	0
167	Johnny Roberts	21	2	0	0	0	0
168	Hank Ribet	13	2	0	0	0	0
169	Harry Bennett	13	1	0	0	0	0
170	Tom Travis	13	1	0	0	0	0
171	Mason Bright	13	1	0	0	0	0
172	George Fleming	13	1	0	0	0	0
173	Cotton Hodges	13	1	0	0	0	0
174	Tommy Boger	13	1	0	0	0	0
175	Doug Wells	13	1	0	0	0	0
176	Red Farmer	13	1	0	0	0	0
177	Bob Pronger	13	1	0	0	0	1
178	Tommy Moon	13	1	0	0	0	0
179	Bill Hammersley	12	1	0	0	0	0
180	Harold Nash	8	2	0	0	0	0
181	Paul Parks	8	1	0	0	0	0
182	Lou Faver	8	1	0	0	0	0
	Wayne Niedecken		1	0	0	0	0
	Bill Norton		1	0	0	0	0
	Billy Oswald		1	0	0	1	0
	Gene Parry		1	0	0	0	0
	Ed Paskovich		2	0	0	0	0
	Dick Passwater		14	1	6	11	0
	Frank Price		2	0	0	0	0
	Charlie Miller		1	0	0	0	0
	Dick Meyer		1	0	1	1	0
	John Meggers		5	0	0	3	0
	John McGorrien		1	0	0	0	0
	Hub McBride		1	0	0	0	0
	Ken Marriott		1	0	0	0	0
	Emory Lewis		2	0	0	1	0
	Ronnie Kohler		4	0	1	1	0
	Mike Klapak		2	0	0	2	0
	Frank Katucka		1	0	0	0	0
	Tyre Rakestraw		1	0	0	0	0
	John Ray		1	0	0	0	0
	Bill Widenhouse		1	0	0	0	0
	Ernie Weidler		1	0	0	0	0
	Bob Weatherly		1	0	0	0	0
	Dan Walters		1	0	0	0	0
	Red Untiedt		1	0	0	0	0
	John Torrese		1	0	0	0	0
	Pete Stewart		1	0	0	0	0
	Nero Steptoe		1	0	0	0	0
	Jack Smith		1	0	0	0	0
	Ray Sherman		1	0	0	0	0
	Lloyd Shaw		1	0	0	0	1
	Larry Schultz		2	0	0	0	0
	Frankie Schneider		1	0	0	0	0
	John Ross		1	0	0	0	0
	Bud Rinaldo		1	0	0	0	0
	Bill Rexford		2	0	1	2	0
	Gifford Wood		2	0	0	0	0
	Frank Kapack		1	0	0	0	0
	Bud Jones		1	0	0	0	0
	Ernie Derr		1	0	0	0	0
	Gene Darragh		1	0	0	0	0
	Roxy Dancy		1	0	0	0	0
	Jack Culpepper		1	0	0	0	0
	Elmer Cooper		1	0	0	0	0
	Byron Clouse		1	0	0	1	0
	Obie Chupp		1	0	0	0	0
	Wally Campbell		3	0	0	0	0
	Bob Cameron		1	0	0	1	0
	Carl Burris		2	0	1	1	0
	Herschel Buchanan		14	0	4	6	0
	Perk Brown		2	0	0	0	0
	Merritt Brown		1	0	0	0	0
	Lonnie Bragg		1	0	0	0	0
	Charles Barry		1	0	0	1	0
	Russell Armentrout		2	0	0	0	0
	Geoffrey Dessault		1	0	0	0	0
	Sam DiRusso		2	0	0	1	0
	Junior Johnson		1	0	0	0	0
	Bob Hunter		1	0	0	0	0
	Bob Harris		1	0	0	0	0
	Dick Hagy		1	0	0	0	0
	Don Glass		1	0	0	0	0
	J.W. Gentry		1	0	0	0	0
	George Gallup		1	0	0	0	0
	Jim Fox		1	0	0	0	0
	Nick Fornoro		1	0	0	1	0
	Wimpy Ervin		2	0	0	1	0
	Ray Erickson		1	0	0	0	0
	Ralph Dyer		6	0	0	3	0
	Ray Duhigg		12	0	4	8	0
	Red Dowdy		1	0	0	0	0
	John Dodd, Sr.		1	0	0	0	0
	Ben Dixon		1	0	0	0	0
	Frank Arford		4	0	0	0	0