1953 Southern 500 Results
Buck Baker won the 1953 Southern 500 at Darlington on September 7, 1953, leading 151 of 364 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 59 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | 7 | 364 | 151 | Running |
| 2 | 14 | Fonty Flock | 1 | 361 | 48 | Running |
| 3 | 44 | Curtis Turner | 10 | 359 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 49 | Dick Meyer | 13 | 355 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 4 | 354 | 124 | Engine |
| 6 | 80 | Jim Paschal | 16 | 354 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 46 | Speedy Thompson | 19 | 351 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 29 | Donald Thomas | 5 | 350 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 00 | Dick Passwater | 22 | 350 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 91 | Tim Flock | 9 | 349 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 42 | Lee Petty | 44 | 344 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 67 | Elton Hildreth | 24 | 343 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 6 | Jimmie Lewallen | 21 | 340 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 89 | Buddy Shuman | 8 | 338 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 21 | Neil Roberts | 32 | 335 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 22 | George Osborne | 25 | 331 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 7 | Lloyd Hulette | 29 | 328 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 8 | Gene Comstock | 30 | 324 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 71 | Fred Dove | 33 | 324 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 18 | Bobby Myers | 50 | 321 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 55 | Bub King | 55 | 309 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 60 | Tyre Rakestraw | 34 | 308 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | 47 | 301 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 50 | Bob Weatherly | 39 | 289 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 97 | Lacy Jackson | 37 | 288 | 0 | Crash |
| 26 | 30 | Johnny Bridgers | 48 | 279 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 10 | Chet Williams | 40 | 277 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 06 | Marvin Panch | 15 | 275 | 0 | Overheating |
| 29 | Elmer Cooper | 50 | 271 | 0 | Running | |
| 30 | 08 | Arden Mounts | 22 | 262 | 0 | Radiator |
| 31 | 9 | Jim Reed | 12 | 260 | 0 | Engine |
| 32 | 99 | Matt Gowan | 38 | 250 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 2 | Bill Blair | 45 | 250 | 0 | Radiator |
| 34 | 23 | Mike Magill | 20 | 244 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 25 | Bill Norton | 54 | 241 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 47 | Otis Martin | 14 | 238 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 73 | Bill Widenhouse | 28 | 234 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 75 | Junior Johnson | 26 | 222 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 16 | Weldon Adams | 44 | 217 | 0 | Engine |
| 40 | 74 | J.L. Justice | 35 | 217 | 0 | Overheating |
| 41 | Bob Hunter | 56 | 210 | 0 | Running | |
| 42 | 120 | Dick Rathmann | 3 | 208 | 0 | Hub |
| 43 | 4 | Slick Smith | 42 | 200 | 0 | Gas tank |
| 44 | 77 | Dick Allwine | 31 | 198 | 0 | Fuel line |
| 45 | 11 | Fireball Roberts | 6 | 198 | 41 | A frame |
| 46 | 13 | Emory Lewis | 19 | 195 | 0 | Engine |
| 47 | 19 | Clyde Minter | 53 | 190 | 0 | Oil pressure |
| 48 | 45 | Ben Dixon | 49 | 187 | 0 | Overheating |
| 49 | Lonnie Bragg | 57 | 149 | 0 | Engine | |
| 50 | 88 | Laird Bruner | 36 | 142 | 0 | Transmission |
| 51 | Joe Guide | 58 | 111 | 0 | Oil pressure | |
| 52 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | 18 | 98 | 0 | Crash |
| 53 | 48 | Slim Rominger | 51 | 69 | 0 | Fuel pump |
| 54 | 45 | Ralph Liguori | 11 | 68 | 0 | Crash |
| 55 | 84 | Gayle Warren | 27 | 57 | 0 | Gas line |
| 56 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | 2 | 40 | 0 | Spindle |
| 57 | 33 | Pop McGinnis | 43 | 31 | 0 | Engine |
| 58 | 26 | Merritt Brown | 46 | 20 | 0 | Transmission |
| 59 | 79 | Ned Jarrett | 52 | 8 | 0 | Oil line |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | September 7, 1953 |
| Track | Darlington |
| Laps | 364 |