# NASCAR Grand National de 1953

A Temporada da NASCAR Grand National de 1953 foi a quinta edição da Nascar, com 37 etapas disputadas o primeiro bicampeão foi Herb Thomas.

## Calendário

| ' | Data | Corrida | Circuito | Campeão | Segundo | Terceiro |
| 1 | 1-feb | Race 1 | Palm Beach Speedway | Lee Petty | Jimmie Lewallen | Tim Flock |
| 2 | 15-feb | Race 2 | Daytona Beach & Road Course | Bill Blair | Fonty Flock | Tommy Thompson |
| 3 | 8-mrt | Race 3 | Harnett Speedway | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Lee Petty |
| 4 | 29-mrt | Wilkes County 200 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Fonty Flock |
| 5 | 5-apr | Race 5 | Charlotte Speedway | Dick Passwater | Gober Sosebee | Herschel Buchanan |
| 6 | 19-apr | Richmond 200 | Richmond International Raceway | Lee Petty | Dick Rathmann | Buck Baker |
| 7 | 26-apr | Race 7 | Central City Speedway | Dick Rathmann | Herb Thomas | Jimmie Lewallen |
| 8 | 3-mei | Race 8 | Langhorne Speedway | Buck Baker | Lee Petty | Fonty Flock |
| 9 | 9-mei | Race 9 | Columbia Speedway | Buck Baker | Tim Flock | Jimmie Lewallen |
| 10 | 16-mei | Race 10 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Tim Flock | Joe Eubanks | Ray Duhigg |
| 11 | 17-mei | Race 11 | Martinsville Speedway | Lee Petty | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann |
| 12 | 24-mei | Race 12 | Powell Motor Speedway | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Buck Baker |
| 13 | 30-mei | Raleigh 300 | Raleigh Speedway | Fonty Flock | Speedy Thompson | Tim Flock |
| 14 | 7-jun | Race 14 | Louisiana Fairgrounds | Lee Petty | Dick Rathmann | Herb Thomas |
| 15 | 14-jun | Race 15 | Five Flags Speedway | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Lee Petty |
| 16 | 21-jun | International 200 | Langhorne Speedway | Dick Rathmann | Lee Petty | Jim Paschal |
| 17 | 26-jun | Race 17 | Tri-City Speedway | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Joe Eubanks |
| 18 | 28-jun | Race 18 | Wilson Speedway | Fonty Flock | Dick Rathmann | Herb Thomas |
| 19 | 3-jul | Race 19 | Monroe County Fairgrounds | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Lee Petty |
| 20 | 4-jul | Race 20 | Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | Lee Petty | Buck Baker | Herb Thomas |
| 21 | 10-jul | Race 21 | Morristown Speedway | Dick Rathmann | Herb Thomas | Lee Petty |
| 22 | 12-jul | Race 22 | Lakewood Speedway | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Lee Petty |
| 23 | 22-jul | Race 23 | Rapid Valley Speedway | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Fonty Flock |
| 24 | 26-jul | Race 24 | Lincoln City Fairgrounds | Dick Rathmann | Herb Thomas | Lee Petty |
| 25 | 2-aug | Race 25 | Davenport Speedway | Herb Thomas | Buck Baker | Lee Petty |
| 26 | 9-aug | Race 26 | Occoneechee Speedway | Curtis Turner | Herb Thomas | Lee Petty |
| 27 | 16-aug | Race 27 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | Fonty Flock | Herb Thomas | Bill Blair |
| 28 | 23-aug | Race 28 | Princess Anne Speedway | Herb Thomas | Fonty Flock | Lee Petty |
| 29 | 29-aug | Race 29 | Hickory Motor Speedway | Fonty Flock | Herb Thomas | Joe Eubanks |
| 30 | 7-sep | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Buck Baker | Fonty Flock | Curtis Turner |
| 31 | 13-sep | Race 31 | Central City Speedway | Speedy Thompson | Lee Petty | Gober Sosebee |
| 32 | 20-sep | Race 32 | Langhorne Speedway | Dick Rathmann | Herb Thomas | Speedy Thompson |
| 33 | 3-okt | Race 33 | Bloomsburg Fairgrounds | Herb Thomas | Dick Rathmann | Buck Baker |
| 34 | 4-okt | Race 34 | Wilson Speedway | Herb Thomas | Speedy Thompson | Fonty Flock |
| 35 | 11-okt | Wilkes 200 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | Speedy Thompson | Fonty Flock | Ray Duhigg |
| 36 | 13-okt | Race 36 | Martinsville Speedway | Jim Paschal | Lee Petty | Bill Blair |
| 37 | 1-nov | Race 37 | Lakewood Speedway | Buck Baker | Fonty Flock | Lee Petty |

## Classificação final

| 1 | Herb Thomas | 8460 |
| 2 | Lee Petty | 7814 |
| 3 | Dick Rathmann | 7362 |
| 4 | Buck Baker | 6713 |
| 5 | Fonty Flock | 6174 |
| 6 | Tim Flock | 5011 |
| 7 | Jim Paschal | 4211 |
| 8 | Joe Eubanks | 3603 |
| 9 | Jimmie Lewallen | 3508 |
| 10 | Curtis Turner | 3373 |