NASCAR Grand National Series 1953

De NASCAR Grand National Series 1953 was het vijfde seizoen van het belangrijkste NASCAR kampioenschap dat in de Verenigde Staten gehouden wordt. Het seizoen startte op 1 februari op de Palm Beach Speedway in West Palm Beach en eindigde op 1 november op de Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta. Herb Thomas won het kampioenschap voor de tweede en laatste keer in zijn carrière.

Races[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

Top drie resultaten.

'	Datum	Race	Circuit	Winnaar	Tweede	Derde
1	1-feb	Race 1	Palm Beach Speedway	Lee Petty	Jimmie Lewallen	Tim Flock
2	15-feb	Race 2	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Bill Blair	Fonty Flock	Tommy Thompson
3	8-mrt	Race 3	Harnett Speedway	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Lee Petty
4	29-mrt	Wilkes County 200	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Fonty Flock
5	5-apr	Race 5	Charlotte Speedway	Dick Passwater	Gober Sosebee	Herschel Buchanan
6	19-apr	Richmond 200	Richmond International Raceway	Lee Petty	Dick Rathmann	Buck Baker
7	26-apr	Race 7	Central City Speedway	Dick Rathmann	Herb Thomas	Jimmie Lewallen
8	3-mei	Race 8	Langhorne Speedway	Buck Baker	Lee Petty	Fonty Flock
9	9-mei	Race 9	Columbia Speedway	Buck Baker	Tim Flock	Jimmie Lewallen
10	16-mei	Race 10	Hickory Motor Speedway	Tim Flock	Joe Eubanks	Ray Duhigg
11	17-mei	Race 11	Martinsville Speedway	Lee Petty	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann
12	24-mei	Race 12	Powell Motor Speedway	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Buck Baker
13	30-mei	Raleigh 300	Raleigh Speedway	Fonty Flock	Speedy Thompson	Tim Flock
14	7-jun	Race 14	Louisiana Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Dick Rathmann	Herb Thomas
15	14-jun	Race 15	Five Flags Speedway	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Lee Petty
16	21-jun	International 200	Langhorne Speedway	Dick Rathmann	Lee Petty	Jim Paschal
17	26-jun	Race 17	Tri-City Speedway	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Joe Eubanks
18	28-jun	Race 18	Wilson Speedway	Fonty Flock	Dick Rathmann	Herb Thomas
19	3-jul	Race 19	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Lee Petty
20	4-jul	Race 20	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Buck Baker	Herb Thomas
21	10-jul	Race 21	Morristown Speedway	Dick Rathmann	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty
22	12-jul	Race 22	Lakewood Speedway	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Lee Petty
23	22-jul	Race 23	Rapid Valley Speedway	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Fonty Flock
24	26-jul	Race 24	Lincoln City Fairgrounds	Dick Rathmann	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty
25	2-aug	Race 25	Davenport Speedway	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	Lee Petty
26	9-aug	Race 26	Occoneechee Speedway	Curtis Turner	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty
27	16-aug	Race 27	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Fonty Flock	Herb Thomas	Bill Blair
28	23-aug	Race 28	Princess Anne Speedway	Herb Thomas	Fonty Flock	Lee Petty
29	29-aug	Race 29	Hickory Motor Speedway	Fonty Flock	Herb Thomas	Joe Eubanks
30	7-sep	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Buck Baker	Fonty Flock	Curtis Turner
31	13-sep	Race 31	Central City Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Lee Petty	Gober Sosebee
32	20-sep	Race 32	Langhorne Speedway	Dick Rathmann	Herb Thomas	Speedy Thompson
33	3-okt	Race 33	Bloomsburg Fairgrounds	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathmann	Buck Baker
34	4-okt	Race 34	Wilson Speedway	Herb Thomas	Speedy Thompson	Fonty Flock
35	11-okt	Wilkes 200	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Fonty Flock	Ray Duhigg
36	13-okt	Race 36	Martinsville Speedway	Jim Paschal	Lee Petty	Bill Blair
37	1-nov	Race 37	Lakewood Speedway	Buck Baker	Fonty Flock	Lee Petty

Eindstand - Top 10[bewerken | brontekst bewerken]

1	Herb Thomas	8460
2	Lee Petty	7814
3	Dick Rathmann	7362
4	Buck Baker	6713
5	Fonty Flock	6174
6	Tim Flock	5011
7	Jim Paschal	4211
8	Joe Eubanks	3603
9	Jimmie Lewallen	3508
10	Curtis Turner	3373

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