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1954-07

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Pacific Coast Late Model Division race number 7 of 9
Combination race with Grand National drivers
An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn External page

Sunday, August 22, 1954 at Bay Meadows Speedway, San Mateo, CA
250 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:50:48
Average speed: 64.71 mph
Pole speed: 75.566 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: 10000
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary 1954 Pacific Coast Late Model Division results / 1954 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	14	Hershel McGriff	Frank Christian	'54 Oldsmobile	250	2425	running	249
2	20	28	Bill Amick	Frank Dodge	'53 Oldsmobile	250	1500	running	0
3	8	12	Dick Rathmann	Don Oliver	'53 Oldsmobile	249	900	running	0
4	6	68	Allen Adkins	Gus Davis	'54 Dodge	249	700	running	0
5	15	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'54 Chrysler	247	500	running	0
6	4	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'54 Hudson	247	400	running	0
7	7	3	Danny Letner	Joe Bearscheck	'52 Hudson	245	300	crash	0
8	18	33	Lloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane	'53 Hudson	244	200	running	0
9	24	84	Robert Caswell	Lou Mangini	'52 Plymouth	244	200	running	0
10	2	98	Marvin Panch	John Fernandez	'54 Dodge	244	200	running	0
11	3	2	Jim Graham	George Bignotti	'54 Oldsmobile	239	150	running	0
12	14	65	Chuck Meekins	Larry Dorsey	'52 Oldsmobile	238	150	running	0
13	–	10	Charles Pemberton	Bill Payne	'53 Dodge	237	100	running	0
14	12	16	Tony Nelson	Joe Savatier	'53 Hudson	236	100	running	0
15	21	88	Woody Brown	Joe Mangini	'50 Oldsmobile	235	100	running	0
16	19	99	Joe Valente	Joe Mangini	'50 Oldsmobile	233	100	running	0
17	–	87	Buck Baker	Slick Smith	'54 Cadillac	231	100	running	0
18	13	6	Ben Gregory	Chris Milovich	'54 Oldsmobile	228	50	running	0
19	11	97	Fred Bince	Fred Bince	'53 Dodge	226	50	running	0
20	–	89	Bill West	Danny Letner	'51 Hudson	225	50	running	0
21	25	52	Eddie Pagan	Eddie Pagan	'52 Plymouth	223	40	running	0
22	41	25	Erick Erickson	Erick Erickson	'54 Buick	215	40	running	1
23	10	X100	Blackie Pitt	Gary Drake	'54 Oldsmobile	214	40	running	0
24	–	33-X	Bob Deehan	–	'53 Dodge	213	40	running	0
25	–	7	Jim Heath	Allen Heath	'54 Ford	210	40	rear end	0
26	17	1	Al Neves	Al Neves	'51 Mercury	210	40	running	0
27	–	15	Sam Hawks	Chet Chiroso	'50 Plymouth	203	40	running	0
28	9	73	Art Watts	–	'54 Hudson	200	40	gasket	0
29	–	51	Rick Henderson	Ray Henderson	'51 Ford	199	40	running	0
30	–	60	Howard Phillippi	Leroy Weyher	'51 Hudson	199	40	running	0
31	–	50	Jim Cook	Leroy Weyher	'50 Oldsmobile	184	40	running	0
32	–	41	Ernie Young	Walt Palozi	'51 Plymouth	178	40	running	0
33	–	90	Ted Lee	Ted Lee	'50 Ford	164	40	running	0
34	5	4	John Soares	Charles Vance	'54 Dodge	160	40	crash	0
35	–	11	Dick Carter	Dick Carter	'51 Hudson	154	40	wheel	0
36	–	77	Bill Bade	Bill Bade	'52 Plymouth	144	40	running	0
37	–	31	Red Ortwein	–	'51 Hudson	144	40	overheating	0
38	16	099	Dick Zimmermann	Les Brand	'54 Mercury	121	40	engine	0
39	–	35	Bill Smith	F.W. Smith	'51 Hudson	83	40	piston	0
40	–	19	George Rogge	George Rogge	'50 Oldsmobile	64	40	crash	0
41	–	8	Ed Normi	Jack Beumer	'53 Dodge	39	40	engine	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Bud Kelleher	111			Frazer

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Hershel McGriff	1	73	73
Erick Erickson	74	74	1
Hershel McGriff	75	250	176