1953 NASCAR Speedway Division

The 1953 NASCAR Speedway Division consisted of three races, beginning in Greensboro, North Carolina on June 12 and concluding in Fayetteville, North Carolina on June 28. There were also two non-championship events. The season champion was Pete Allen. This was the final season of the NASCAR Speedway Division. Every driver was American racecar driver and every race in the USA.

1953 NASCAR Speedway Division season
NASCAR Speedway Division
Season
Races3
Start dateJune 12
End dateJune 28
Awards
Champion Pete Allen

Schedule
Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Type Winning Driver
NC February 12 Daytona Beach Time Trial 2 miles (3.2 km) Daytona Beach Road Course Daytona Beach, Florida Sand Buck Baker
1 June 12 Greensboro 25 8.333 miles (13.411 km) Greensboro Agricultural Fairgrounds Greensboro, North Carolina Dirt Wally Campbell
2 June 14 Martinsville 25 12.5 miles (20.1 km) Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Virginia Dirt Wayne Alspaugh
NC June 27 Hickory 30 12 miles (19 km) Hickory Motor Speedway Hickory, North Carolina Dirt Dick Fraizer
3 June 28 Fayetteville 25 8.333 miles (13.411 km) Champion Speedway Fayetteville, North Carolina Paved Pete Allen
  Paved/Dirt Oval
  Beach Track
  Non-championship race

Final points standings
 #  Driver Team Car Points
1 Pete Allen 333
2 Ralph Liguori Lincoln Special 330
3 Al Fleming J. B. Siegfred Hudson Special 312
4 Mickey Fenn Leland Colvin Ford Special 292
5 Tex Keene Al Wheatley Mercury Special 277
6 Red Amick 243
7 Wayne Alspaugh 230
8 Tom Cherry Cherry Mercury Special 190
9 Al Keller W. W. Burroughs Cadillac Special 180
10 Jimmy Thompson Bob Colvin Ford Special 169

See also

References
  • Burt, William M. (2001). The American Stock Car (Second ed.). St. Paul, MN: MBI Publishing Company.
  • Capps, Don (2003). "1952 NASCAR Speedway Division Championship". The AUTOSPORT Bulletin Board. Archived from the original on 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  • Fielden, Greg (2003). NASCAR Chronicle. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International, Ltd.
  • "1953 NASCAR Speedway Division". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
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