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1954-36

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NASCAR Grand National race number 36 of 37
Sunday, October 17, 1954 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
200 laps* on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:51:07
Average speed: 44.547 mph
Pole speed: 53.191 mph

Cautions: 3
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
1	1	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'54 Chrysler	165	1000	running	157
2	–	14	Hershel McGriff	Frank Christian	'54 Oldsmobile	165	650	running	8
3	–	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'54 Oldsmobile	163	450	running	0
4	–	3	Dick Rathmann	Pure (John Ditz)	'54 Hudson	163	350	running	0
5	–	7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'52 Hudson	162	300	running	0
6	–	88	Jim Paschal	Ernest Woods	'53 Oldsmobile	161	250	running	0
7	–	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'54 Mercury	161	200	running	0
8	–	48	John Dodd, Jr.	John Dodd, Sr.	'51 Hudson	161	150	running	0
9	–	187	Lou Figaro	Lou Figaro	'54 Hudson	161	100	running	0
10	–	2	Bill Blair	Bill Blair	'53 Hudson	160	100	running	0
17	–	18	Arden Mounts	Gene Comstock	'53 Hudson	154	25	running	0
20	–	248	Gifford Wood	Gifford Wood	'49 Hudson	152	25	running	0
19	–	98	Marvin Panch	Beryl Jackson	'53 Oldsmobile	152	25	running	0
18	–	5	Jimmie Lewallen	Joe Blair	'54 Mercury	152	25	crash	0
16	–	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'54 Hudson	156	25	running	0
14	–	8	Bud Harless	Edgar Clay	'53 Hudson	157	25	running	0
13	–	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'51 Hudson	158	25	running	0
12	–	19	Clyde Minter	Ken Pace	'50 Mercury	160	25	running	0
11	–	61	Bob Welborn	–	'53 Oldsmobile	160	25	running	0
15	–	28	Eddie Skinner	Frank Dodge	'53 Oldsmobile	157	25	running	0
41	–	163	Glen Wood	–	'50 Oldsmobile	33		crash	0
33	–	17	Junior Johnson	Paul Whiteman	Cadillac	109		overheating	0
34	–	148	Chuck Hanson	–	'53 Oldsmobile	97		axle	0
35	–	6	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	'54 Dodge	84		suspension	0
36	–	78	Hassell Reid	–	'50 Plymouth	83		spindle	0
37	–	11	George Parrish	George Parrish	'53 Studebaker	65		spindle	0
38	–	103	Billy Minter	–	'54 Chevrolet	63		crash	0
39	–	100	Blackie Pitt	Gary Drake	'53 Oldsmobile	50		spindle	0
40	–	B-29	Dink Widenhouse	Dink Widenhouse	'53 Oldsmobile	34		crash	0
42	–	182	Cotton Owens	–	'50 Oldsmobile	32		clutch	0
43	–	25	Bill Widenhouse	Bob Widenhouse	'53 Oldsmobile	21		piston	0
44	–	52	Walt Flinchum	Byrd Johnson	'51 Plymouth	9		transmission	0
32	–	126	Dave Terrell	Dave Terrell	'54 Dodge	113		gas line	0
31	–	80	Ray Duhigg	George Hutchens	'50 Plymouth	122		overheating	0
30	–	13	Joel Million	Ernest Woods	'53 Oldsmobile	126		running	0
29	–	77	Fred Dove	Ken Pace	'51 Hudson	127		running	0
28	–	71	Ken Pace	Ken Pace	'49 Hudson	138		running	0
27	–	491	Dick Ross	Dick Ross	'51 Studebaker	140		crash	0
26	–	481	Jim Cooper	–	'49 Ford	141		overheating	0
25	–	111	Joe Bill O'Dell	Joe Bill O'Dell	'49 Ford	141		running	0
24	–	V-2	Jim Gillette	–	'52 Plymouth	148		running	0
23	–	51	Gober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)	'52 Oldsmobile	148		radiator	0
22	–	93	Ted Chamberlain	Ted Chamberlain	'50 Plymouth	149		running	0
21	–	X-2	Carl Burris	Bob Colvin	'53 Packard	150		running	0

* Race shortened to 165 laps due to darkness.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Lee Petty	1	13	13
Hershel McGriff	14	20	7
Lee Petty	21	70	50
Hershel McGriff	71	71	1
Lee Petty	72	165	94