1953 Raleigh 300 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1953 Raleigh 300 |
| Name of Track: | Raleigh Speedway |
| Date: | N/A |
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1953 Raleigh 300 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1953 Raleigh 300, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fonty Flock | 14 | 43 | $3,500 | 300 | 0 | running | Frank Christian |
| 2 | Speedy Thompson | 12 | 7 | $1,800 | 298 | 0 | running | Buckshot Morris |
| 3 | Tim Flock | 91 | 0 | $1,200 | 297 | 0 | running | Ted Chester |
| 4 | Herb Thomas | 92 | 5 | $1,000 | 296 | 0 | running | FABULOUS |
| 5 | Dick Passwater | 78 | 0 | $800 | 296 | 0 | running | Frank Arford |
| 6 | Dick Rathmann | 120 | 0 | $600 | 295 | 0 | running | Walt Chapman |
| 8 | Lee Petty | 42 | 0 | $450 | 295 | 0 | running | Petty Enterprises |
| 9 | Ray Duhigg | 44 | 0 | $400 | 294 | 0 | running | Julian Petty |
| 10 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | 2 | $350 | 292 | 0 | running | Oates Motor Co. |
| 11 | Jim Paschal | 43 | 0 | $300 | 292 | 0 | running | Dave Quate |
| 12 | Ralph Dyer | 0 | 0 | $250 | 288 | 0 | Ralph Dyer | |
| 13 | Buck Baker | 87 | 4 | $200 | 288 | 0 | Griffin Motors | |
| 14 | Curtis Turner | 41 | 0 | $150 | 283 | 0 | Eanes Motor Co. | |
| 16 | Donald Thomas | 9 | 8 | $100 | 280 | 0 | FABULOUS | |
| 18 | Bob Welborn | 24 | 0 | $100 | 276 | 0 | J.O. Goode | |
| 19 | Hershel McGriff | 5 | 6 | $100 | 274 | 0 | bearing | Earl Morley Motors |
| 20 | Glen Wood | 21 | 0 | $100 | 274 | 0 | Wood Brothers | |
| 21 | Cotton Owens | 6 | 0 | $50 | 274 | 0 | George Hutchens | |
| 24 | Ted Lee | 15 | 0 | $50 | 264 | 0 | Ted Lee | |
| 25 | Coleman Lawrence | 3 | 0 | $50 | 263 | 0 | Coleman Lawrence | |
| 26 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | 0 | $50 | 256 | 0 | Ted Chamberlain | |
| 27 | Earl Foushee | 27 | 0 | $50 | 256 | 0 | Earl Foushee | |
| 28 | Frank Arford | 77 | 0 | $50 | 253 | 0 | Frank Arford | |
| 30 | Gordon Bracken | 40 | 0 | $50 | 221 | 0 | Gordon Bracken | |
| 31 | Roy Bentley | 17 | 0 | $25 | 220 | 0 | Jesse Mann | |
| 32 | Gene Comstock | 8 | 0 | $25 | 214 | 0 | Gene Comstock | |
| 33 | Bill Blair | 2 | 3 | $25 | 213 | 0 | crash | Bill Blair |
| 36 | Ralph Liguori | 46 | 0 | $25 | 190 | 0 | Al Wheatley | |
| 38 | Bub King | 55 | 0 | $25 | 165 | 0 | Bub King | |
| 39 | Fireball Roberts | 11 | 0 | $25 | 154 | 0 | Ed Saverance | |
| 40 | Dub Livingston | 60 | 0 | $25 | 115 | 0 | Dub Livingston | |
| 41 | Elton Hildreth | 73 | 0 | $25 | 110 | 0 | Hildreth Motors | |
| 42 | Herschel Buchanan | 1 | 0 | $25 | 93 | 0 | Herschel Buchanan | |
| 45 | Russell Armentrout | 128 | 0 | $25 | 60 | 0 | J.B. Richter | |
| 46 | Fred Dove | 19 | 0 | $25 | 45 | 0 | Fred Dove | |
| 47 | Jimmie Lewallen | 22 | 9 | $25 | 41 | 0 | R.G. Shelton | |
| 49 | J.L. Justice | 74 | 0 | $25 | 9 | 0 | J.L. Justice |
