1953 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1953 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 37 races across 29 tracks, with 11 different drivers reaching victory lane. Herb Thomas captured the championship driving a Hudson.

Total Races

Different Winners

Herb Thomas

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Hudson: 22, Oldsmobile: 9, Dodge: 6

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway	Lee Petty	Dodge	23
2	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Bill Blair	Oldsmobile	57
3	100 Miles at Harnett Speedway	Harnett Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	32
4	Wilkes County 200	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	34
5	113 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Dick Passwater	Oldsmobile	28
6	Richmond 200	Richmond Raceway	Lee Petty	Dodge	26
7	100 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	24
8	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	35
9	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	16
10	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway	Tim Flock	Hudson	27
11	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Lee Petty	Dodge	35
12	100 Miles at Powell Motor Speedway	Powell Motor Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	27
13	300 Miles at Raleigh Speedway	Raleigh Speedway	Fonty Flock	Hudson	49
14	100 Miles at Louisiana Fairgrounds	Louisiana Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Dodge	19
15	70 Miles at Five Flags Speedway	Five Flags Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	18
16	International 200	Langhorne Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	38
17	100 Miles at Tri-City Speedway	Tri-City Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	23
18	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Fonty Flock	Hudson	22
19	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Herb Thomas	Hudson	18
20	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Dodge	19
21	100 Miles at Morristown Speedway	Morristown Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	23
22	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	17
23	100 Miles at Rapid Valley Speedway	Rapid Valley Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	15
24	100 Miles at Lincoln City Fairgrounds	Lincoln City Fairgrounds	Dick Rathman	Hudson	18
25	100 Miles at Davenport Speedway	Davenport Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	14
26	90 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Curtis Turner	Oldsmobile	19
27	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Fonty Flock	Hudson	19
28	100 Miles at Princess Anne Speedway	Princess Anne Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	19
29	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway	Fonty Flock	Hudson	12
30	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	59
31	100 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Oldsmobile	12
32	250 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	40
33	100 Miles at Bloomsburg Fairgrounds	Bloomsburg Fairgrounds	Herb Thomas	Hudson	21
34	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	17
35	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Speedy Thompson	Oldsmobile	31
36	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Jim Paschal	Dodge	26
37	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	26

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Herb Thomas ★	12	27	31	37	5.2
2	Lee Petty	5	26	32	36	4.8
3	Dick Rathman	5	21	24	34	7.6
4	Fonty Flock	4	17	17	32	10.4
5	Buck Baker	4	16	25	33	7.8
6	Speedy Thompson	2	5	7	7	3.1
7	Tim Flock	1	11	18	26	10.8
8	Dick Passwater	1	6	11	14	7.7
9	Jim Paschal	1	6	9	23	14.8
10	Bill Blair	1	6	8	21	15.5
11	Curtis Turner	1	3	5	19	14.8
12	Jimmie Lewallen	0	7	13	22	13.2
13	Joe Eubanks	0	7	15	24	13.7
14	Ray Duhigg	0	4	8	12	11.1
15	Herschel Buchanan	0	4	6	14	16.1
16	Gober Sosebee	0	2	9	17	10.2
17	Bob Welborn	0	2	6	11	12.6
18	Ralph Liguori	0	2	3	12	18.9
19	Pop McGinnis	0	2	5	13	20.1
20	Dick Meyer	0	1	1	1	4.0
21	Jerry Wimbish	0	1	1	1	5.0
22	Marvin Copple	0	1	1	1	5.0
23	Bill Rexford	0	1	2	2	7.5
24	Carl Burris	0	1	1	2	8.0
25	Ronnie Kohler	0	1	1	4	11.0
26	Don Oldenberg	0	1	2	4	11.3
27	Tommy Thompson	0	1	1	3	17.0
28	Jim Reed	0	1	1	3	18.3
29	Elton Hildreth	0	1	5	25	19.8
30	Johnny Patterson	0	1	2	11	25.4