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| Date | Saturday 15 August 1953 |
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| Event |  Newcastle Journal Trophy |
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| Circuit | Charterhall |
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| Event Format | Race of 50 laps |
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| Championship | Non-championship |
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| Race number | #25 of 34 in 1953
#192 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 50 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 3219 m |
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| Race Distance | 3219 × 50 − 4 = 160.946 km |
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| Entries | 18 |
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| Qualifiers | No qualifying session |
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| Finishers | 8 |
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| Debutants | Austen Nurse (Driver),
Bill Black (Driver),
Horace Gould (Driver),
Jimmy Somervail (Driver),
John Coombs (Driver),
Peter Bolton (Driver),
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Ron Flockhart (Driver),
Cooper 16 (Car Model),
Cooper T25 (Car Model),
Frazer-Nash (Car Model),
Frazer-Nash FN56 (Car Model)
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| Milestones | Car 39 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 39 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Bristol – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Bristol – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
Cooper – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Cooper – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
Ken Wharton – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Ken Wharton – 1st Win (Driver)
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