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1953 National Stock Car Series Season
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Season
Races 68
Start Date 8 March
End Date 29 November
Awards
Special Event Winners
Previous: 1952 Next: 1954


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.

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Schedule[edit | edit source]

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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