Officials ruled that this move was illegal, and Flock was awarded with second place, while Bill Blair was declared the winner.
The third race of the 1953 season was run on March 8 at Harnett Speedway in Spring Lake, North Carolina.
Top ten results This race stands as Passwater’s lone win out of 20 starts from 1952-53.
The sixth race of the season was run on April 19 at the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds in Richmond, Virginia.
Top ten results The seventh race of the season was run on April 26 at Central City Speedway in Macon, Georgia.
Top ten results The twelfth race of the season was run on May 24 at Powell Motor Speedway in Columbus, Ohio.
Top ten results The fifteen race of the season was run on June 14 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
Top ten results The seventeenth race of the season was run on June 26 at Tri-City Speedway in High Point, North Carolina.
Top ten results The nineteenth race of the season was run on July 3 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds in Rochester, New York.
Top ten results The twentieth race of the season was run on July 4 at the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Top ten results The twenty-second race of the season was run on July 12 at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia.
Top ten results The twenty-fourth race of the season was run on July 26 at the Lincoln City Fairgrounds in North Platte, Nebraska.
Top ten results The twenty-sixth race of the season was run on August 9 at Occoneechee Speedway in Hillsboro, North Carolina.
Top ten results The twenty-seventh race of the season was run on August 16 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina.
Top ten results The twenty-eighth race of the season was run on August 23 at Princess Anne Speedway in Norfolk, Virginia.
This was the first Grand National race for the 1961 and 1965 champion and future NASCAR Hall of Fame member Ned Jarrett.
Top ten results The thirty-first race of the season was run on September 13 at Central City Speedway in Macon, Georgia.
The thirty-seventh and final race of the season was run on November 1 at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia.