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1954-05 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post Pacific Coast Late Model Division race number 5 of 9 Combination race with Grand National drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, August 1, 1954 at Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA 300 laps* on a 0.500 mile dirt track (150.000 miles) Time of race: 2:49:40 Average speed: 53.045 mph Pole speed: 55.248 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1954 Pacific Coast Late Model Division results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 9 – 1   Clyde Palmer Al Neves '51 Mercury 288 100 running –   6 – 2   Jim Graham George Bignotti '54 Oldsmobile 291 250 running –   1 – 3   Danny Letner Joe Bearscheck '52 Hudson 297 1000 running 37   23 – 4   John Soares Charles Vance '54 Dodge 222   – –   4 – 6   Ben Gregory Coz Concilla '54 Oldsmobile 296 350 running –   10 – 10   Charles Pemberton Bill Payne '53 Dodge 288 100 running –   31 – 11   Dick Carter Dick Carter '52 Plymouth 51   – –   17 – 12   Eli Vukovich Don Oliver '53 Oldsmobile 262 25 running –   20 – 15   Sam Hawks Chet Chiroso '50 Plymouth 244 25 – –   12 – 16   Tony Nelson Joe Savatier '53 Hudson 284 25 running –   27 – 22   George Seeger George Clugston '54 Ford 183   – –   15 – 26   Ed Normi Joe Savatier '52 Plymouth 274 25 running –   16 – 28   Bud Diamond Chester Price '52 Hudson 266 25 – –   25 – 31   Red Ortwein – '51 Hudson 194   – –   5 – 33   Lloyd Dane Lloyd Dane '53 Hudson 295 300 running –   7 – 35   Bill Smith F.W. Smith '51 Hudson 290 200 running –   11 – 38   Art Watts Joe Fisher '54 Hudson 284 25 running –   22 – 41   Ernie Young Walt Palozi '51 Plymouth 224   – –   14 – 50   Jim Cook Leroy Weyher '50 Oldsmobile 276 25 running –   29 – 51   Rick Henderson Ray Henderson '51 Chevrolet 93   – –   18 – 52   Marian Pagan Eddie Pagan '52 Plymouth 261 25 running –   19 – 59   Al Neves Al Neves '53 Ford 245 25 running –   30 – 60   Howard Phillippi Leroy Weyher '51 Hudson 65   – –   33 – 61   Don Woodard – '50 Chrysler 0   did not start –   8 – 65   Chuck Meekins Larry Dorsey '52 Oldsmobile 290 150 running –   3 – 68   Allen Adkins Gus Davis '54 Dodge 296 450 running –   24 – 82   Bill Bade Sam Arena '53 Ford 222   – –   32 – 84   Robert Caswell Lou Mangini '52 Plymouth 29   disqualified –   13 – 88   Woody Brown Joe Mangini '50 Oldsmobile 276 25 running –   26 – 89   Bill West Danny Letner '52 Hudson 187   – –   2 1 98   Marvin Panch Beryl Jackson '54 Dodge 297 650 running –   21 – 099   Dick Zimmermann Les Brand '54 Mercury 229   – –   28 – 99   Joe Valente Joe Mangini '50 Oldsmobile 145   – –   * Race shortened to 297 laps due to scoring error.