1953 NASCAR Speedway Division explained

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.

Schedule

RndDateRace NameLengthTrackLocationTypeWinning Driver
NCFebruary 12 Daytona Beach Time Trial2milesDaytona Beach Road CourseDaytona Beach, FloridaSand Buck Baker
1June 12 Greensboro 258.333milesGreensboro Agricultural FairgroundsGreensboro, North CarolinaDirt Wally Campbell
2June 14 Martinsville 2512.5milesMartinsville SpeedwayMartinsville, VirginiaDirt Wayne Alspaugh
NCJune 27 Hickory 3012milesHickory Motor SpeedwayHickory, North CarolinaDirt Dick Fraizer
3June 28 Fayetteville 258.333milesChampion SpeedwayFayetteville, North CarolinaPaved Pete Allen

Final points standings

 # DriverTeamCarPoints
1 Pete Allen333
2 Ralph LiguoriLincoln Special330
3 Al FlemingJ. B. SiegfredHudson Special312
4 Mickey FennLeland ColvinFord Special292
5 Tex KeeneAl WheatleyMercury Special277
6 Red Amick243
7 Wayne Alspaugh230
8 Tom CherryCherryMercury Special190
9 Al KellerW. W. BurroughsCadillac Special180
10 Jimmy ThompsonBob ColvinFord Special169

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