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August 9, 1953
The 1953-26 was the 26th race of the 1953 NASCAR Cup Series season and took place at Occoneechee Speedway on 08-09-1953. Curtis Turner won the race in his 1953 Oldsmobile from the 1 starting position against 18 other drivers with an average race speed of 75.125 mph. The race distance was 100 miles and offered a total prize purse of $3,425. The 1953-26 was slowed by 2 caution flags for a total of 0 caution laps. There were a total of 0 lead changes during the race. The pole speed was 89.078.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 41 | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | 0 | 100/100 | Running | 1,000 |
| 2 | 0 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | FABULOUS | 0 | 100/0 | Running | 700 |
| 3 | 0 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 99/0 | Running | 450 |
| 4 | 0 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | Oates Motor… | 0 | 0/0 | Running | 350 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | Bill Blair | Oldsmobile | Bill Blair | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 200 |
| 6 | 0 | 80 | Jim Paschal | Dodge | George Hutchens | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 150 |
| 7 | 0 | 4 | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 125 |
| 8 | 0 | 167 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | Hildreth Motors | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 100 |
| 9 | 0 | 22 | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile | -- | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 75 |
| 10 | 0 | -- | Jimmy Ayers | Plymouth | Jimmy Ayers | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 50 |
| 11 | 0 | -- | Fred Dove | Ford | Fred Dove | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 25 |
| 12 | 0 | 14 | Fonty Flock | Hudson | Frank Christian | 0 | 0/0 | Rear end | 25 |
| 13 | 0 | -- | John Meggers | Plymouth | -- | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 25 |
| 14 | 0 | -- | Elbert Allen | Hudson | -- | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 25 |
| 15 | 0 | -- | Virgil Stockton | Hudson | -- | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 25 |
| 16 | 0 | 91 | Tim Flock | Hudson | Ted Chester | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 25 |
| 17 | 0 | -- | Buck Smith | Plymouth | -- | 0 | 0/0 | -- | 25 |
| 18 | 0 | 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Griffin Motors | 0 | 0/0 | Crash | 25 |
| 19 | 0 | 120 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | Walt Chapman | 0 | 3/0 | Crash | 25 |