| 1 | February 1, 1953 | Palm Beach Speedway, February 1 | Palm Beach Speedway | Lee Petty | 152 |
| 2 | February 15, 1953 | Beach & Road Course, February 15 | Beach & Road Course | Bill Blair | 1 |
| 3 | March 8, 1953 | Harnett Speedway, March 8 | Harnett Speedway | Herb Thomas | 200 |
| 4 | March 29, 1953 | Wilkes County 200 | North Wilkesboro | Herb Thomas | 18 |
| 5 | April 5, 1953 | Charlotte Speedway, April 5 | Charlotte Speedway | Dick Passwater | 3 |
| 6 | April 19, 1953 | Richmond 200 | Richmond | Lee Petty | 0 |
| 7 | April 26, 1953 | Central City Speedway, April 26 | Central City Speedway | Dick Rathmann | 35 |
| 8 | May 3, 1953 | Langhorne Speedway, May 3 | Langhorne Speedway | Buck Baker | 42 |
| 9 | May 9, 1953 | Columbia Speedway, May 9 | Columbia Speedway | Buck Baker | 0 |
| 10 | May 16, 1953 | Hickory Motor Speedway, May 16 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Tim Flock | 0 |
| 11 | May 17, 1953 | Martinsville, May 17 | Martinsville | Lee Petty | 0 |
| 12 | May 24, 1953 | Powell Motor Speedway, May 24 | Powell Motor Speedway | Herb Thomas | 0 |
| 13 | May 30, 1953 | Raleigh 300 | Raleigh Speedway | Fonty Flock | 105 |
| 14 | June 7, 1953 | Louisiana Fairgrounds, June 7 | Louisiana Fairgrounds | Lee Petty | 87 |
| 15 | June 14, 1953 | Five Flags Speedway, June 14 | Five Flags Speedway | Herb Thomas | 0 |
| 16 | June 21, 1953 | International 200 | Langhorne Speedway | Dick Rathmann | 200 |
| 17 | June 26, 1953 | Tri-City Speedway, June 26 | Tri-City Speedway | Herb Thomas | 182 |
| 18 | June 28, 1953 | Wilson Speedway, June 28 | Wilson Speedway | Fonty Flock | 9 |
| 19 | July 3, 1953 | Monroe County Fairgrounds, July 3 | Monroe County Fairgrounds | Herb Thomas | 176 |
| 20 | July 4, 1953 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, July 4 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | Lee Petty | 0 |
| 21 | July 10, 1953 | Morristown Speedway, July 10 | Morristown Speedway | Dick Rathmann | 113 |
| 22 | July 12, 1953 | Lakewood Speedway, July 12 | Lakewood Speedway | Herb Thomas | 16 |
| 23 | July 22, 1953 | Rapid Valley Speedway, July 22 | Rapid Valley Speedway | Herb Thomas | 176 |
| 24 | July 26, 1953 | Lincoln City Fairgrounds, July 26 | Lincoln City Fairgrounds | Dick Rathmann | 1 |
| 25 | August 2, 1953 | Davenport Speedway, August 2 | Davenport Speedway | Herb Thomas | 152 |
| 26 | August 9, 1953 | Occoneechee Speedway, August 9 | Occoneechee Speedway | Curtis Turner | 100 |
| 27 | August 16, 1953 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, August 16 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | Fonty Flock | 0 |
| 28 | August 23, 1953 | Princess Anne Speedway, August 23 | Princess Anne Speedway | Herb Thomas | 158 |
| 29 | August 29, 1953 | Hickory Motor Speedway, August 29 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Fonty Flock | 195 |
| 30 | September 7, 1953 | Southern 500 | Darlington | Buck Baker | 151 |
| 31 | September 13, 1953 | Central City Speedway, September 13 | Central City Speedway | Speedy Thompson | 24 |
| 32 | September 20, 1953 | Langhorne Speedway, September 20 | Langhorne Speedway | Dick Rathmann | 95 |
| 33 | October 3, 1953 | Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, October 3 | Bloomsburg Fairgrounds | Herb Thomas | 0 |
| 34 | October 4, 1953 | Wilson Speedway, October 4 | Wilson Speedway | Herb Thomas | 200 |
| 35 | October 11, 1953 | Wilkes 160 | North Wilkesboro | Speedy Thompson | 25 |
| 36 | October 18, 1953 | Martinsville, October 18 | Martinsville | Jim Paschal | 73 |
| 37 | November 1, 1953 | Lakewood Speedway, November 1 | Lakewood Speedway | Buck Baker | 22 |