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  • 1953 Southern 500
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  • The 1953 Southern 500 was a Grand National (now Sprint Cup) event held at Darlington Speedway on September 7, 1953. Buck Baker took control in the latter portions of the event, leading 151 of the 364 laps in route to a convincing three-lap victory over polesitter Fonty Flock. Eventual season champ Herb Thomas had kept it close, leading 124 laps before losing his engine late and falling to 5th in the running order. Stats
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  • The 1953 Southern 500 was a Grand National (now Sprint Cup) event held at Darlington Speedway on September 7, 1953. Buck Baker took control in the latter portions of the event, leading 151 of the 364 laps in route to a convincing three-lap victory over polesitter Fonty Flock. Eventual season champ Herb Thomas had kept it close, leading 124 laps before losing his engine late and falling to 5th in the running order. Stats