Daytona Beach Time Trial
Daytona Beach Course
1 Mile Beach Time Trial
2 Laps/2 Miles
February 12, 1953
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | X | Buck Baker | X | X | Wetteroth | Cadillac | 1 | 137.01 | |
| 2 | X | Tom Cherry | X | X | X | Mercury | 1 | 136.51 | |
| 3 | X | Fireball Roberts | X | X | X | Ford | 1 | 134.78 | |
| 4 | X | Tex Keene | X | X | X | X | 1 | 77.69 | |
| 5 | X | Jimmy Thompson | X | X | X | X | 0 | Did not finish | |
| 6 | X | Steve McGrath | X | X | X | X | 0 | Did not finish | |
| -- | -- | Wally Campbell | X | X | X | X | -- | DNS, engine | |
| -- | -- | Lou Johnson | X | X | X | X | -- | DNS, engine |