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1954 Southern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 31 of 37 Monday, September 6, 1954 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 5:16:01 Average speed: 95.026 mph Pole speed: 108.261 mph Cautions: 2 for 4 laps Margin of victory: 26 sec Attendance: 28000 Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Buck Baker 87 Oldsmobile 18.289   108.261   2   Fireball Roberts 25 Oldsmobile 18.757   105.549   3   Hershel McGriff 14 Oldsmobile 18.790   105.375   4   Eddie Skinner 28 Oldsmobile 20.840   95.009   5   Dave Terrell 26 Dodge 22.755   87.013   6   Bill Amick 97 Oldsmobile 18.748   105.611   7   John Soares 40 Dodge 20.567   96.270   8   Ken Fisher 4 Hudson 20.572   96.247   9   Gene Comstock 8 Hudson 21.253   93.163   10   Ted Chamberlain 93 Chrysler 22.574   87.709   11   Charlie Cregar 64 Plymouth 22.646   87.432   12   George Parrish 11 Studebaker 26.674   74.229   13   Lee Petty 42 Chrysler 18.761   103.334   14   Joe Eubanks 82 Hudson 19.911   99.442   15   Ralph Liguori 6 Dodge 19.956   99.223   16   Cotton Owens 83 Hudson 20.035   98.827   17   Curtis Turner 44 Oldsmobile 20.059   98.708   18   Jimmie Lewallen 5 Mercury 20.164   98.194   19   Art Watts 32 Hudson 20.268   97.690   20   Dink Widenhouse 29 Oldsmobile 20.959   94.471   21   Arden Mounts 18 Hudson 28.040   70.613   22   Pop McGinnis 33 Hudson 35.471   55.820   23   Herb Thomas 92 Hudson 18.722   105.757   24   Marvin Panch 98 Dodge 19.028   104.057   25   Gwyn Staley 7 Cadillac 19.481   101.637   26   Blackie Pitt 10 Oldsmobile 20.231   97.870   27   Johnny Patterson 58 Mercury 20.276   97.652   28   Bill Widenhouse 17 Mercury 20.771   95.325   29   Laird Bruner 21 Oldsmobile 21.853   90.605   30   Charles Brinkley 70 Hudson 22.138   89.438   31   Harvey Eakin 47 Nash 22.300   88.789   32   Bill Tuten 85 Ford 22.675   87.322   33   Bob Welborn 90 Dodge 22.707   87.197   34   Jim Paschal 88 Oldsmobile 22.808   86.538   35   Jim Gillette 27 Plymouth 23.259   85.123   36   Jimmy Thompson 75 Oldsmobile 25.142   78.752   37   Buck Mason 16 Plymouth 22.755   87.014   38   Speedy Thompson 12 Buick 39   Erick Erickson 23 Buick 40   Joel Million 13 Oldsmobile 41   Elmo Langley 53 Oldsmobile 42   Otis Martin 48 Chrysler 43   Van Van Wey 20 Ford 44   Dean Pelton 71 Ford 45   Hassell Reid 79 Plymouth 46   Danny Letner 43 Hudson 47   Joe Sheppard 15 Ford 48   Frank Stutts 55 Ford 49   John McGinley 20 Hudson 50   Elton Hildreth 1 Nash 51   Bill Blair 2 Hudson 52   Dick Rathmann 3 Hudson 53   Donald Thomas 9 Hudson 54   Clyde Minter 19 Mercury 55   Rankin Carruthers 50 Packard 56   Gober Sosebee 51 Oldsmobile 57   Ken Taylor 62 Ford 58   Fred Dove 71 Plymouth 59   Jimmy Graham 72 Ford 60   Bill Morgan 77 Hudson 61   Park Sarratt 00 Plymouth 62   Ross Morrison 05 Hudson 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:   Bill Blair (#2), Dick Rathman (#3), Donald Thomas (#9), Clyde Minter (#19), Hank Carruthers (#50), Gober Sosebee (#51), Ken Taylor (#62), Fred Dove (#71), Jim Graham (#72), Bill Morgan (#77), Parks Surratt (#00), Ross Morrison (#05)