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1954 Mid-South 250


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NASCAR Grand National race number 35 of 37
Sunday, October 10, 1954 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR
167 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (250.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:48:51
Average speed: 89.013 mph
Pole speed: 90.924 mph
Cautions: 6
Margin of victory: 5 laps +
Attendance: 12000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLed
37–33   Jimmy Ayers Jimmy Ayers'54 Dodge6850gasket0
1–87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin)'54 Oldsmobile1672750running17
42–100   Charles Brinkley –'51 Hudson51 vapor lock0
39–91   Laird Bruner Carmen Amica'53 Oldsmobile6250transmission0
5–4   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan'54 Hudson160500running0
38–599   Bud Chaddock –'53 Hudson6650spindle0
24–93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain'51 Hudson12950running0
33–51   Lloyd Chick –'53 Oldsmobile9450running0
30–291   C.H. Dingler C.H. Dingler'51 Hudson10850running0
44–5   Ray Duhigg Joe Blair'54 Mercury43 steering0
13–27   Erick Erickson Chalmers Buick Co.   (Erick Erickson)'54 Buick147300piston0
19–68   John Erickson –'53 Dodge137100vapor lock0
32–82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates)'51 Hudson9950fuel line0
20–202   Bo Fields –'54 Plymouth137200running0
8–189   Lou Figaro Lou Figaro'54 Hudson154300running0
22–71   Tim Flock Atlanta Muffler'54 Hudson12950running0
26–52   Joe Guide Sally Guide'52 Hudson12550running0
21–148   Chuck Hanson –'53 Oldsmobile13550running0
14–85   Charles Hardiman –'54 Hudson146200running0
41–133   Bud Harless Edgar Clay'53 Hudson55 vapor lock0
31–188   Hooker Hood Hooker Hood'54 Oldsmobile10250running0
51 117   Junior Johnson Paul Whiteman'54 Cadillac1050piston0
52–112   Richard Jones –'52 Chrysler1 crash0
11–23   Jimmie Lewallen George Miller'53 Hudson153200running0
15–6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori'54 Dodge146300running0
50–49   Harold Lutz –'53 Oldsmobile1150piston0
25–15   Ed Massey –'50 Plymouth12750running0
9–14   Hershel McGriff Frank Christian'54 Oldsmobile154300running0
29–47   Jim McLain –'50 Ford11250running0
23–90   Charles Merrill Frank Bielarski'53 Hudson12950running0
34–13   Joel Million Ernest Woods'53 Oldsmobile9250rear end0
40–18   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock'54 Hudson6150gasket0
43–176   Dutch Munsinger –'53 Dodge46 transmission0
18–86   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg'54 Mercury138200running0
7–98   Marvin Panch Beryl Jackson'54 Oldsmobile158400running0
47–88   Jim Paschal Ernest Woods'54 Oldsmobile27 piston0
36–58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier'54 Mercury7450fuel pump0
3 242   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises'54 Chrysler161850axle150
17–X100   Blackie Pitt Gary Drake'54 Oldsmobile138100running0
45–280   Roscoe Rann –'53 Lincoln33100tie rod0
2–3   Dick Rathmann Pure   (John Ditz)'54 Hudson1621150running0
46–7   Jim Reed Jim Reed'53 Hudson31 gasket0
35–76   Leland Sewell –'52 Chrysler8450crash0
28–485   Robert Slensby –'50 Plymouth11750running0
16–08   Frank Smith –'54 Ford144100running0
6–114   Slick Smith Frank Christian'52 Oldsmobile160400running0
10–44   Gober Sosebee Elmer Brooks'52 Oldsmobile153300running0
48–X-2   Dave Terrell Bob Colvin'54 Packard18100engine0
4–92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas'54 Hudson161700running0
12–10   Van Van Wey Van Van Wey'54 Ford149300running0
49–317   Lucky Walters –'54 Hudson18 a frame0
27–25   Bill Widenhouse Bob Widenhouse'54 Oldsmobile12050running0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Elton Hildreth1Elton HildrethNash
Bill Blair2Bill BlairHudson
Charlie Cregar64James GessPlymouth
Dave Terrell126Dave TerrellDodge
DCCarl BurrisX-2Bob ColvinPackard

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Lee Petty1150150
  Buck Baker15116717