1953 National Stock Car Series

1953 National Stock Car Series Season
Season
Races	68
Start Date	8 March
End Date	29 November
Awards
Special Event Winners
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The 1953 National Stock Car season was the was the fourth season of professional stock car racing in the United States. The season comprised of 68 races, beginning with the 8th Icebreaker Sweepstakes at Thompson International Speedway and concluding at Willow Springs Raceway, the first purpose-built road course ever to host a NSCS race.

The 1953 season was notable as the first in a series of seasons with more than 50 races each. This period, which lasted until the late-1960's schedule reforms, is often referred to by racing historians as the barnstorming era.

Schedule

Rd	Date	Race	Circuit	Location	Pole	Owner (Car)	Winner	Owner (Car)
1	March 8	1953 Icebreaker Sweepstakes	Thompson International Speedway	Thompson, CT
2	March 11	1953-02	Islip Speedway	Islip, NY
3	March 15	1953-03	Wall Stadium Speedway	Wall Township, NJ
4	March 21	1953-04	Lincoln Speedway	Abbottstown, PA
5	March 22	1953-05	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, PA
6	March 29	1953-06	Selinsgrove Speedway	Selinsgrove, PA
7	April 8	1953-07	Afton Raceway	Afton, New York
8	April 12	1953-08	Fonda Speedway	Fonda, NY
9	April 18	1953-09	Oxford Plains Speedway	Oxford, ME
10	April 19	1953-10	Beech Ridge Motor Speedway	Scarborough, ME
11	April 24	1953-11	Seekonk Speedway	Seekonk, MA
12	April 26	1953-12	Warwick Fairgrounds	Warwick, RI
13	April 29	1953-13	New London-Waterford Speedbowl	Waterford, CT
14	May 1	1953-14	Stafford Motor Speedway	Stafford Springs, CT
15	May 3	1953-15	Riverside Park Speedway	Agawam, MA
16	May 10	1953-16	Lebanon Valley Speedway	West Lebanon, PA
17	May 17	1953-17	Victory Speedway	Middletown, NY
18	May 24	1953-18	Flemington Fair Speedway	Flemington, NJ
19	May 31	1953-19	Langhorne Speedway	Middletown Township, PA
20	June 3	1953-20	Langley Speedway	Langley, VA
21	June 7	1953-21	Pulaski County Speedway	Fairlawn, VA
22	June 14	1953-22	Bowman Gray Stadium	Winston-Salem, NC
23	June 17	1953-23	North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, NC
24	June 21	1953-24	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, SC
25	June 24	1953-25	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Easley, SC
26	June 28	1953-26	Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood, GA
27	July 4	1953-27	Daytona Beach and Road Course	Daytona Beach, FL
28	July 5	1953-28	St. Petersburg Bullring	St. Petersburg, FL
29	July 8	1953-29	Five Flags Speedway	Pensacola, FL
30	July 11	1953-30	Mobile Speedway	Mobile, AL
31	July 12	1953-31	Montgomery Motor Speedway	Montgomery, AL
32	July 15	1953-32	Birmingham Raceway	Birmingham, AL
33	July 19	1953-33	Nashville Raceway	Nashville, TN
34	July 26	1953-34	Streets of Bass Lake	Bass Lake, IN
35	July 29	1953-35	Owosso Speedway	Owosso, MI
36		1953-36	Davenport Speedway	Davenport, IA
37	August 1	1953-37	Port Huron Fairgrounds	Port Huron, MI
38		1953-38	Knoxville Raceway	Knoxville, IA
39	August 2	1953-39	Flat Rock Speedway	Flat Rock, MI
40	August 9	1953-40	Winchester Speedway	White River Township, IN
41	August 15	1953-41	Dayton Speedway	Dayton, OH
42		1953-42	Missouri State Fairgrounds	Sedalia, MO
43	August 16	1953-43	Columbus Speedway	Obetz, OH
44	August 22	1953-44	Sandusky Speedway	Sandusky, OH
45	August 23	1953-45	Tulsa Raceway	Tulsa, OK
46	August 30	1953-46	Heidelberg Speedway	Scott Township, PA
47		1953-47	Jennerstown Speedway	Jennerstown, PA
48		1953-48	Roswell Motorsports Park	Roswell, NM
49	September 6	1953-49	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Rochester, NY
50	September 13	1953-50	Oswego Speedway	Oswego, NY
51	September 20	1953-51	Syracuse Mile	Syracuse, NY
52	September 27	1953-52	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, PA
53	October 4	1953-53	Langhorne Speedway	Middletown Township, PA
54	October 11	1953-54	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, AZ
55	October 18	1953-55	Flemington Fair Speedway	Flemington, NJ
56	October 25	1953-56	Victory Speedway	Middletown, NY
57		1953-57	Truckee River Raceway	Reno, NV
58	November 1	1953-58	Stafford Motor Speedway	Stafford Springs, CT
59		1953-59	Fonda Speedway	Fonda, NY
60		1953-60	Portland Speedway	Portland, OR
61	November 8	1953-61	Thompson Speedway	Thompson, CT
62		1953-62	Saugus Speedway	Santa Clarita, CA
63	November 11	1953-63	New London-Waterford Speedbowl	Waterford, CT
64	November 15	1953-64	Warwick Fairgrounds	Warwick, RI
65		1953-65	San Fernando Speedway	San Fernando, CA
66	November 18	1953-66	Seekonk Speedway	Seekonk, MA
67	November 22	1953 Turkey Bowl	Riverside Park Speedway	Agawam, MA
68	November 29	1953-68	Willow Springs Raceway	Rosamond, CA

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