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1954-15 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 15 of 37 Sunday, May 30, 1954 at Charlotte Speedway, Charlotte, NC 133 laps on a 0.750 mile dirt track (99.750 miles) Time of race: 2:00:10 Average speed: 49.805 mph Pole speed: 68.947 mph Cautions: 2 for 26 laps Margin of victory: 1 sec Attendance: 4000 Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile 133 1000 running 108 2 – 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '54 Chrysler 133 650 running 0 3 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '51 Hudson 132 450 running 0 4 – 120   Russ Hepler Walt Chapman '53 Hudson 128 350 running 0 5 – 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair '53 Hudson 126 250 running 0 6 – 98   Jim Clark Jim Clark '53 Oldsmobile 124 250 running 0 7 – 71   Fred Dove Fred Dove '54 Chevrolet 124 150 running 0 8 – 8   Pop McGinnis Frank Christian '53 Hudson 123 100 running 0 9 – 126   Dave Terrell Dave Terrell '54 Dodge 123 100 engine 0 10 – 14   Hershel McGriff Frank Christian '54 Oldsmobile 121 25 running 0 11 – 1   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth) '51 Nash 120 25 running 0 12 – 52   Walt Flinchum Byrd Johnson '51 Plymouth 118 25 running 0 13 – 108   Dick Rathmann Gene Comstock '53 Hudson 115 25 running 0 14 – 93   Slick Smith Ted Chamberlain '50 Plymouth 114 25 running 0 15 – 103   Billy Minter Ken Pace '51 Mercury 108 25 running 0 16 1 23   Al Keller George Miller '54 Hudson 96 25 running 25 17 – 55   Frank Stutts – '52 Ford 82 25 overheating 0 18 – 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '54 Hudson 75 25 rear end 0 19 – 19   Clyde Minter Ken Pace '51 Mercury 67 25 crash 0 20 – 3   Arden Mounts Pure   (John Ditz) '54 Hudson 40 25 axle 0 21 – 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '54 Oldsmobile 40   clutch 0 22 – 28   Laird Bruner Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile 39   coil 0 23 – 80   Jimmie Lewallen George Hutchens '51 Plymouth 37   vapor lock 0 24 – 11   Eddie Riker Eddie Riker '50 Plymouth 1   radiator 0 25 – 6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '54 Dodge 0   crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Blackie Pitt Blackie Pitt Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Buck Baker 1 42 42   Al Keller 43 67 25   Buck Baker 68 133 66