|| *Comments on the 1953 International 200:* View the most recent comment <#15> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. Billy Kingsley posted: 03.17.2005 - 10:23 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dick Hagey finished 19th is his #18 Volkswagon Beetle, the only time in NASCAR's history that a VW Beetle raced. I am on a quest to find pictures of this car but have not been able to find anything! Please help if possible Thanks, Billy 2. Darrell posted: 01.15.2006 - 2:55 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Frank Arford was killed while qualifying for this race. 3. RaceFanX posted: 08.08.2009 - 1:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) One of the very, very few times foreign cars were allowed to race in NASCAR Dick Allwine's best career finish in 6th 4. ii posted: 11.05.2010 - 7:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Lloyd Shaw wins the pole in his only career race 5. AnonymousEFR posted: 03.30.2011 - 4:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dick Passwater, who won earlier that year, lost his team owner, Frank Arford, when Arford was attempting to qualify for this race. Dick left NASCAR, but came back for one last one-off start at that year's Southern 500. 6. Spen posted: 05.22.2012 - 7:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) I'm fairly certain that Lloyd Shaw is the only driver who got a pole in thier only attempt. 7. Anonymous posted: 06.23.2014 - 6:30 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ray Duhigg upended his Dodge and suffered a broken arm. 8. RaceFanX posted: 06.14.2016 - 11:58 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) This one-off in the VW Bettle was Dick Hagy's only Cup start. Judging by a home movie of this race that just turned up the underpowered Love Bug was hopelessly outclassed in NASCAR dirt track competition. How about Steve McGrath racing an Aston Martin in NASCAR competition! The British brand may be a classic brand in road racing and cinema espionage but it doesn't look like it fared well here. Canadian racer Lloyd Shaw's one-off gives Jaguar its only pole in NASCAR competition. 9. Siple posted: 04.06.2017 - 10:58 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsors (based on video) 42 Lee Petty: Smith-Sweeney 43 Ray Duhigg: J.H. Petty's Garage 120 Dick Rathmann: America's Champion 10. Eric posted: 07.27.2017 - 1:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Hagey's Beetle may very well be the slowest car to enter a NASCAR race. Beetles at that time usually topped out at only about 62mph. 11. Eric posted: 02.01.2018 - 9:04 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jimmy Lewallen seems to have flipped in the crash that also saw Ray Duhigg flip as well 12. Biscuits In A Red Bull posted: 04.01.2018 - 7:39 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) This will likely forever be the lone start for an Aston Martin in NASCAR competition. 13. MSportRev posted: 09.16.2019 - 8:28 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Margin of Victory: 4 laps + 14. Dennyfan05 posted: 04.03.2020 - 3:17 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Herb Thomas becomes the 2nd driver to reach 100 starts 2 weeks after Lee Petty became the 1st 15. Matthew posted: 12.31.2020 - 7:40 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) You would have thought this were a road course race, rather than a dirt track event, with all the different makes in this one! Aston Martin, Porsche, Volkswagen, and 6 Jaguars in the field! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: