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1954-02 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 2 of 37 Sunday, February 21, 1954 at Beach & Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL 39 laps on a 4.100 mile road course (159.900 miles) Time of race: 1:47:40 Average speed: 89.108 mph Pole speed: 123.41 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 9 sec Attendance: 27000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Lee Petty 42 Chrysler 29.170   123.410   2   Otis Martin 48 Chrysler 29.220   123.200   3   Tommy Thompson 40 Chrysler 29.240   123.110   4   Tim Flock 88 Oldsmobile 29.570   121.750   5   Herb Thomas 92 Hudson 29.770   120.920   6   Emory Lewis 13 Oldsmobile 29.880   120.480   7   16 Lincoln 30.110   119.560   8   Dick Rathmann 3 Hudson 30.220   119.120   9   Hershel McGriff 98 Oldsmobile 30.260   118.960   10   Buck Baker 87 Oldsmobile 30.400   118.420   11   Fonty Flock 99 Buick 30.430   118.300   12   Ed Samples 9 Oldsmobile 30.730   117.140   13   Curtis Turner 14 Oldsmobile 30.820   116.800   14   Fireball Roberts 25 Oldsmobile 30.840   116.730   15   Jim Romine 17 Hudson 30.920   116.420   16   Bill Barker 39 Oldsmobile 31.220   115.310   17   Gober Sosebee 51 Oldsmobile 31.410   114.610   18   Bill Cornwall 53 Oldsmobile 31.420   114.570   19   Slick Smith 4 Oldsmobile 31.570   114.030   20   Jim Reed 7A Oldsmobile 31.600   113.920   21   William Kearney 287 Plymouth 31.650   113.740   22   Ted Rambo 16 Lincoln 31.740   113.420   23   Jack Smith 122 Oldsmobile 31.760   113.350   24   Dick Garlington 41 Oldsmobile 31.810   113.170   25   Don White 35 Oldsmobile 31.810   113.170   26   Bill Blair 2 Oldsmobile 31.910   112.810   27   Byron King 118 Buick 31.970   112.600   28   Bucky Sager 101 Studebaker 32.450   110.930   29   Mason Bright 96 Oldsmobile 32.640   110.290   30   Elbert Allen 50 Oldsmobile 32.650   110.260   31   Joe Eubanks 82 Hudson 32.700   110.090   32   Bob Welborn 44A Dodge 32.700   110.090   33   Ralph Liguori 6 Dodge 32.770   109.850   34   George Osborne 22 Hudson 32.920   109.350   35   Laird Bruner 21 Oldsmobile 33.020   109.020   36   Don Oldenberg 86 Mercury 33.200   108.430   37   Stan Kross 77 Hudson 33.200   108.430   38   Jim Paschal 80 Dodge 33.260   108.230   39   Jimmie Lewallen 61 Oldsmobile 33.520   107.390   40   Bob Sampson 10 Dodge 33.730   106.720   41   Virgil Livengood 34 Nash 33.750   106.660   42   Dave Terrell 126 Dodge 33.940   106.060   43   Nero Steptoe 30 Oldsmobile 34.250   105.100   44   Elton Hildreth 1 Nash 34.610   104.010   45   Eddie Skinner 28 Dodge 34.610   104.010   46   Al Keller 23 Hudson 34.820   103.380   47   Speedy Thompson 12 Oldsmobile 35.040   102.730   48   Mike Brown 7 Packard 35.070   102.650   49   Jimmy Florian 15 Hudson 35.320   101.920   50   Mel Krueger 155 Hudson 35.400   101.690   51   Harvey Eakin 47 Nash 36.010   99.970   52   Johnny Roberts 107 Ford 36.320   99.110   53   Victor Geisler 37 Ford 36.800   97.820   54   Billy Irvin 47A Plymouth 38.540   93.400   55   Billy Rafter 141 Plymouth 39.310   91.570   56   Art Binkley 144 Ford 39.310   91.570   57   Hap Jones 10A Nash 39.980   90.040   58   Ernest Palmer 166 Willys 41.300   87.160   59   Pop McGinnis 33 Hudson     60   Harold Nash 44 Oldsmobile     61   Joe Guide 52 Hudson     62   Johnny Patterson 58 Oldsmobile     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available