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1954 Raleigh 250

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NASCAR Grand National race number 14 of 37
May 29, 1954 at Raleigh Speedway, Raleigh, NC
250 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:22:57
Average Speed: 73.909 mph
Pole Speed: 76.66 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 10,500
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1954 NASCAR Grand National results / 1954 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'54 Hudson	250	2,250	running	204
2	4	3	Dick Rathman	Pure (John Ditz)	'54 Hudson	248	1,175	running	34
3	3	14	Hershel McGriff	Frank Christian	'54 Oldsmobile	246	800	running	0
4	12	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'54 Dodge	244	700	running	0
5	13	80	Jimmie Lewallen	George Hutchens	'54 Mercury	241	600	running	0
6	24	23	Al Keller	George Miller	'54 Hudson	240	525	running	0
7	21	24	Ray Duhigg	J.O. Goode	'51 Plymouth	236	450	running	0
8	7	1	Elton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth)	'52 Nash	235	350	running	0
9	2	88	Buck Baker	Ernest Woods	'54 Oldsmobile	233	250	engine	2
10	26	2	Bill Blair	Bill Blair	'53 Hudson	231	200	running	0
11	28	6	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	'54 Dodge	230	150	running	0
12	6	61	Slick Smith	Slick Smith	'52 Oldsmobile	225	150	running	0
13	29	11	Eddie Riker	Eddie Riker	'50 Oldsmobile	223	100	running	0
14	30	120	Russ Hepler	Walt Chapman	'53 Hudson	221	100	running	0
15	17	4	Charlie Cregar	James Gess	'51 Plymouth	221	100	running	0
16	14	126	Dave Terrell	Dave Terrell	'54 Dodge	219	100	running	0
17	19	100	Blackie Pitt	Gary Drake	'49 Plymouth	218	100	running	0
18	23	93	Ted Chamberlain	Ted Chamberlain	'51 Plymouth	212	100	running	0
19	20	52	Walt Flinchum	Byrd Johnson	'51 Plymouth	195	100	running	0
20	31	25	Fireball Roberts	Leland Colvin	'53 Oldsmobile	181	100	rf hub	0
21	18	13	Joel Million	Ernest Woods	'53 Oldsmobile	179	50	running	0
22	35	44	Curtis Turner	Elmer Brooks	'53 Oldsmobile	160	50	driveshaft	10
23	16	21	Laird Bruner	Carmen Amica	'53 Oldsmobile	135	50	bearing	0
24	15	71	Fred Dove	Fred Dove	'54 Chevrolet	132	50	spindle	0
25	8	28	Eddie Skinner	Frank Dodge	'53 Oldsmobile	104	50	ignition	0
26	32	108	Arden Mounts	Gene Comstock	'52 Hudson	90	50	crash	0
27	9	12	Speedy Thompson	Buckshot Morris	'53 Oldsmobile	86	50	engine	0
28	10	87	Jim Paschal	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'53 Oldsmobile	72	50	brakes	0
29	5	31	Donald Thomas	Blue Crown (John Ditz)	'53 Hudson	66	50	bearings	0
30	27	98	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	'53 Oldsmobile	62	50	overheating	0
31	26	97	Clarence Burch	Jesse Mann	'52 Willys	58	50	rear end	0
32	34	48	Gifford Wood	Gifford Wood	'52 Hudson	51	50	brakes	0
33	11	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'52 Hudson	23	50	piston	0
34	33	103	Clyde Minter	Ken Pace	'51 Mercury	15	50	gasket	0
35	22	47	Harvey Eakin	Harvey Eakin	'52 Nash	5	50	bearing	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Buck Baker	1	2	2
Herb Thomas	3	112	110
Curtis Turner	113	122	10
Dick Rathman	123	125	3
Herb Thomas	126	167	42
Dick Rathman	168	196	29
Herb Thomas	199	250	52

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