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1954-16 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 16 of 37 Sunday, May 30, 1954 at Carrell Speedway, Gardena, CA 500 laps* on a 0.500 mile dirt track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 4:38:27 Average speed: 53.438 mph Pole speed: 62.849 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 12000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 17 4   John Soares Charles Vance '54 Dodge 496 1500 running 211 23 19 17   Jerry Keyes Jerry Keyes '54 Dodge 338 25 tie rod 0 27 3 91   Fred Bince Fred Bince '53 Dodge 200   steering 0 5 4 73   George Seeger Carl Dane '54 Ford 486 350 running 0 8 20 16   Tony Nelson Joe Savatier '49 Ford 475 200 running 0 11 14 24   Bob Havemann Bob Havemann '54 Ford 466 125 running 0 14 28 82   Bob Tyrell – '53 Ford 450 100 running 0 15 30 45   Bill Galdarisi Bill Galdarisi '50 Ford 445 100 running 0 16 29 40   Tom Drake – '50 Ford 444 50 running 0 20 15 6   Johnny Kieper Vincent Cornella '54 Ford 420 25 running 0 21 22 80   Arley Scranton Arley Scranton '50 Ford 413 25 running 0 25 31 90   Ted Lee Ted Lee '50 Ford 328 25 fuel pump 0 2 4 33   Lloyd Dane Jim Dane '53 Hudson 495 800 running 180 3 1 39   Danny Letner Joe Bearscheck '52 Hudson 490 600 running 105 7 6 89   Bill West Bert Letner '51 Hudson 476 200 running 0 13 16 35   Bill Smith – '51 Hudson 455 100 running 0 31 25 32   Dick Freeman Pat Freeman '53 Hudson 20   radiator 0 32 13 28   Bud Diamond Chester Price '52 Hudson 11   wheel 0 22 32 93   Bob Rose – '52 Henry J 393 25 crash 0 29 18 48   Allen Heath McCullock   (Allen Heath) '54 Kaiser 52   fuel pump 0 4 2 12   Ben Gregory Cos Cancilla '53 Oldsmobile 486 400 running 0 6 21 66   Erick Erickson Walt Smith '50 Oldsmobile 477 250 running 0 9 10 99   Joe Valente Joe Mangini '50 Oldsmobile 468 150 running 0 10 7 65   Bill Bade Sam Arena '52 Oldsmobile 466 150 running 0 18 5 88   Woody Brown Joe Mangini '50 Oldsmobile 428 50 running 0 26 11 50   Jim Cook Leroy Weyher '50 Oldsmobile 299   rear end 0 28 12 5   Chuck Meekins Larry Dorsey '52 Oldsmobile 191   wheel 0 12 23 52   Eddie Pagan Eddie Pagan '50 Plymouth 459 100 running 0 19 24 15   Cliff Roberts – '50 Plymouth 422 25 running 0 24 27 41   Ernie Young Walt Palozi '50 Plymouth 337 25 rf hub 0 30 26 44   H.R. Kahl – '52 Plymouth 51   crash 0 17 9 30   Bill Stammer Bill Stammer '53 Pontiac 441 50 running 0 * Race shortened to 496 laps due to scoring error.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Danny Letner 1 105 105   Lloyd Dane 106 285 180   John Soares 286 496 211