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1954-23 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 23 of 37 Sunday, July 4, 1954 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:37:51 Average speed: 61.318 mph Pole speed: 67.771 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '54 Hudson 200 1000 running 200 2 – 5   Jimmie Lewallen Joe Blair '54 Mercury 199 650 running 0 3 – 3   Dick Rathmann Pure   (John Ditz) '54 Hudson 199 450 running 0 4 – 100   Lee Petty Gary Drake '54 Oldsmobile 196 350 running 0 5 – 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '54 Oldsmobile 193 300 running 0 6 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '52 Hudson 188 250 running 0 7 – 21   Laird Bruner Carmen Amica '53 Oldsmobile 188 200 running 0 8 – 126   Dave Terrell Dave Terrell '54 Dodge 186 150 running 0 9 – 49   Walt Flinchum Dave Quate '51 Plymouth 183 100 running 0 10 – 13   Jim Paschal Ernest Woods '53 Oldsmobile 183 100 running 0 11 – 108   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock '51 Hudson 180 25 running 0 12 – 4-X   Fred Starr Fred Dove '54 Hudson 163 25 running 0 13 – 14   Hershel McGriff Frank Christian '52 Oldsmobile 161 25 spindle 0 14 – 88   Buck Baker Ernest Woods '54 Oldsmobile 137 25 bearings 0 15 – 71   Fred Dove Fred Dove '49 Hudson 137 25 – 0 16 – 19   Clyde Minter Ken Pace '51 Mercury 135 25 overheating 0 17 – 28   Blackie Pitt Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile 119 25 piston 0 18 – 12   Speedy Thompson Buckshot Morris '53 Oldsmobile 97 25 distributor 0 19 – 91-B   Virgil Stockton Virgil Stockton '52 Hudson 66 25 wheel 0 20 – 87   Ray Duhigg Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile 63 25 spindle 0 21 – 10   Dick Grice – '54 Lincoln 52   rear end 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car George Brownlee 43 Dave Quate Dodge Joe Bossard 83 Leo Delia Ford Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Herb Thomas 1 200 200