1953 Wilkes 160 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1953 Wilkes 160 |
| Name of Track: | North Wilkesboro Speedway |
| Date: | N/A |
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1953 Wilkes 160 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1953 Wilkes 160, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speedy Thompson | 46 | 0 | $1,000 | 160 | 0 | running | Buckshot Morris |
| 2 | Fonty Flock | 14 | 0 | $700 | 158 | 0 | running | Vogt Special |
| 3 | Ray Duhigg | 44 | 0 | $450 | 156 | 0 | running | Julian Petty |
| 4 | Bob Welborn | 24 | 0 | $350 | 156 | 0 | running | J.O. Goode |
| 5 | Lee Petty | 42 | 0 | $200 | 155 | 0 | running | Petty Enterprises |
| 6 | Buck Baker | 87 | 1 | $150 | 155 | 0 | Griffin Motors | |
| 7 | Bill Blair | 2 | 0 | $125 | 155 | 0 | Bill Blair | |
| 8 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | 0 | $100 | 154 | 0 | Oates Motor Co. | |
| 9 | Jimmie Lewallen | 22 | 0 | $75 | 153 | 0 | R.G. Shelton | |
| 10 | Bub King | 55 | 0 | $50 | 153 | 0 | Bub King | |
| 12 | Donald Thomas | 93 | 0 | $25 | 153 | 0 | FABULOUS | |
| 13 | Tim Flock | 91 | 0 | $25 | 152 | 0 | Ted Chester | |
| 14 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | 0 | $25 | 151 | 0 | Cherokee Garage | |
| 15 | Herb Thomas | 92 | 0 | $25 | 151 | 0 | FABULOUS | |
| 16 | Ralph Liguori | 0 | 0 | $25 | 149 | 0 | Ralph Liguori | |
| 20 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | 0 | $25 | 139 | 0 | Ted Chamberlain | |
| 22 | Curtis Turner | 41 | 0 | $25 | 131 | 0 | Eanes Motor Co. | |
| 23 | Jim Paschal | 80 | 0 | $25 | 125 | 0 | George Hutchens | |
| 24 | Dick Rathmann | 120 | 0 | $25 | 124 | 0 | Walt Chapman | |
| 25 | Fred Dove | 19 | 0 | $25 | 110 | 0 | Fred Dove | |
| 28 | Elton Hildreth | 167 | 0 | $25 | 41 | 0 | Hildreth Motors | |
| 29 | Bud Jones | 0 | 0 | $25 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Ralph Dutton | 0 | 0 | $25 | 0 | 0 |
