1953 Beach & Road Course, February 15 Results
Bill Blair won the 1953 Grand National Series race at Beach & Road Course on February 15, 1953, leading 1 of 39 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 57 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Bill Blair | 6 | 39 | 1 | Running |
| 2 | 14 | Fonty Flock | 2 | 39 | 38 | Running |
| 3 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | 4 | 39 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 3 | 39 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 91 | Tim Flock | 7 | 39 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 77 | Dick Passwater | 10 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 41 | Curtis Turner | 16 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 9 | Donald Thomas | 19 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 38 | Tom Cherry | 13 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 4 | Slick Smith | 18 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | 17 | 38 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | 9 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 87 | Buck Baker | 15 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 187 | Red Duvall | 20 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 23 | 37 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 18 | Bill Adams | 11 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 52 | Joe Guide | 34 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 54 | Obie Chupp | 47 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 103 | George Gallup | 29 | 36 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 25 | Cotton Priddy | 36 | 35 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 55 | Bub King | 27 | 35 | 0 | Spin out |
| 22 | 33 | Charlie Causey | 40 | 35 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 8 | Gene Comstock | 44 | 35 | 0 | Spin out |
| 24 | 7 | Red Douglass | 37 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 291 | Tom Travis | 57 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 67 | Sam DiRusso | 56 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 13 | Pop McGinnis | 30 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 96 | Mason Bright | 51 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 71 | Keith Hamner | 28 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 1 | Herschel Buchanan | 46 | 33 | 0 | Clutch |
| 31 | 66 | George Fleming | 22 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 16 | Johnny Roberts | 49 | 33 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 30 | Cotton Hodges | 25 | 32 | 0 | Rf hub |
| 34 | 37 | Hank Ribet | 53 | 32 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 15 | Tommy Boger | 24 | 32 | 0 | Spin out |
| 36 | 102 | Marion Edwards | 54 | 31 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 90 | Ted Lee | 55 | 30 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 3 | Hub McBride | 52 | 29 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 196 | Lucky Sawyer | 50 | 23 | 0 | Gas line |
| 40 | T-2 | Herb Tillman | 45 | 18 | 0 | Gas line |
| 41 | 12 | Jim Paschal | 42 | 17 | 0 | Oil pressure |
| 42 | 98 | Dan Walters | 14 | 15 | 0 | Gasket |
| 43 | 22 | Perk Brown | 26 | 14 | 0 | Engine |
| 44 | 186 | Doug Wells | 35 | 13 | 0 | Overheating |
| 45 | 48 | Red Farmer | 41 | 12 | 0 | Overheating |
| 46 | 60 | Dub Livingston | 38 | 11 | 0 | Tie rod |
| 47 | 79 | Charles Weidler | 48 | 9 | 0 | Crash |
| 48 | 19 | Fred Dove | 33 | 8 | 0 | Bearing |
| 49 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | 12 | 8 | 0 | Gasket |
| 50 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | 8 | 6 | 0 | Engine |
| 51 | 46 | Bob Pronger | 1 | 5 | 0 | Crash |
| 52 | 57 | Tommy Moon | 21 | 5 | 0 | Engine |
| 53 | 10 | Wally Campbell | 31 | 4 | 0 | Engine |
| 54 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | 39 | 4 | 0 | Overheating |
| 55 | 190 | Buddy Shuman | 43 | 4 | 0 | Clutch |
| 56 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | 32 | 3 | 0 | Clutch |
| 57 | 78 | Frank Arford | 5 | 2 | 0 | Gasket |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | February 15, 1953 |
| Track | Beach & Road Course |
| Laps | 39 |