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1954 Wilkes 160 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 37 of 37 Sunday, October 24, 1954 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 160 laps* on a 0.625 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:30:20 Average speed: 65.175 mph Pole speed: 77.612 mph Cautions: 4 Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 8500 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 31 – 7   Gwyn Staley Paul Whiteman '54 Cadillac 15   vapor lock 0 19 – 103   Billy Minter Clyde Minter '54 Chevrolet 120 25 running 0 32 3 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '54 Chrysler 12   hub 0 7 – 6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '54 Dodge 153 200 running 0 18 – 126   Dave Terrell Dave Terrell '54 Dodge 144 25 running 0 3 5 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '54 Hudson 157 450 running 0 5 2 3   Dick Rathmann Pure   (John Ditz) '54 Hudson 156 300 running 83 8 – 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair '53 Hudson 151 150 running 0 10 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '51 Hudson 150 100 running 0 11 – 18   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock '54 Hudson 150 25 running 0 13 – 187   Lou Figaro Lou Figaro '54 Hudson 146 25 crash 0 17 – 9   Donald Thomas Herb Thomas '53 Hudson 144 25 running 0 20 – 71   Ken Pace Ken Pace '49 Hudson 120 25 running 0 23 – 182   Cotton Owens – '51 Hudson 87   piston 0 24 – 77   Fred Dove Ken Pace '51 Hudson 56   gas tank 0 25 – 33   Jim Frey – '52 Hudson 52   engine 0 26 – 8   Bud Harless Edgar Clay '53 Hudson 51   gasket 0 9 – 19   Clyde Minter Ken Pace '50 Mercury 151 100 running 0 22 – 5   Jimmie Lewallen Joe Blair '54 Mercury 90   tie rod 0 15 – 1   Elton Hildreth Hildreth Motors   (Elton Hildreth) '53 Nash 145 25 running 0 1 1 14   Hershel McGriff Air Lift   (Frank Christian) '54 Oldsmobile 157 1000 running 74 2 – 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '54 Oldsmobile 157 650 running 0 4 – 143   Slick Smith Frank Christian '51 Oldsmobile 156 350 running 0 6 – 98   Marvin Panch Beryl Jackson '54 Oldsmobile 154 250 running 0 12 – 88   Jim Paschal Ernest Woods '54 Oldsmobile 149 25 running 0 14 – 188   Hooker Hood Hooker Hood '54 Oldsmobile 146 25 running 0 16 – 13   Joel Million Ernest Woods '53 Oldsmobile 144 25 running 0 21 – 61   Ned Jarrett Mellie Bernard '53 Oldsmobile 114   spindle 0 27 – 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '54 Oldsmobile 42   radiator 0 28 – 100   Blackie Pitt Gary Drake '54 Oldsmobile 37   gas tank 0 29 – 28   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile 33   piston 0 30 – B-29   Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse '53 Oldsmobile 20   spindle 0 * Race shortened to 157 laps due to crash.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dick Rathman 1 82 82   Hershel McGriff 83 83 1   Dick Rathman 84 84 1   Hershel McGriff 85 157 73