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.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Length | Track | Location | Type | Winning Driver | |
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NC | February 12 | Daytona Beach Time Trial | 2miles | Daytona Beach Road Course | Daytona Beach, Florida | Sand | Buck Baker | |
1 | June 12 | Greensboro 25 | 8.333miles | Greensboro Agricultural Fairgrounds | Greensboro, North Carolina | Dirt | Wally Campbell | |
2 | June 14 | Martinsville 25 | 12.5miles | Martinsville Speedway | Martinsville, Virginia | Dirt | Wayne Alspaugh | |
NC | June 27 | Hickory 30 | 12miles | Hickory Motor Speedway | Hickory, North Carolina | Dirt | Dick Fraizer | |
3 | June 28 | Fayetteville 25 | 8.333miles | Champion Speedway | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Paved | Pete Allen |
# | Driver | Team | Car | Points | |
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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 |