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1954 Santa Fe Speedway
Race 24 of 37
Willow Springs, IL
200 laps
Time of race: 1:23:05
Average speed of winner: 72.216 mph
Margin of victory: 3/4 lap
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-46, Rathmann 47-200
Race notes: Last win for Dick Rathman. Debut for Bay Darnell and Bill Moore. Only start for Danny Curley, Art Dugan, Sam Pearson, Frank Ropp, Hal Ruyle, Legs Whitcomb, and Ted Wright.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 5 | Dick Rathman | 3 | '54 Hudson | Ditz | 200 | 1 | 154 | running | 1000 | 0 | |||
2 | 3 | Herb Thomas | 92 | '54 Hudson | Herb Thomas | Yunick | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 650 | 0 | ||
3 | 4 | Hershel McGriff | 14 | '51 Oldsmobile 88 | Frank Christian | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 450 | 0 | |||
4 | 6 | Lee Petty | 42 | '54 Chrysler | Petty | Petty | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 350 | 0 | ||
5 | 1 | Buck Baker | 88 | '54 Oldsmobile 88 | Ernest Woods | 75.662 | 197 | 1 | 46 | running | 300 | 0 | ||
6 | 14 | Jim Reed | 7 | '52 Hudson Hornet | Jim Reed | 196 | 0 | 0 | running | 250 | 0 | |||
7 | 10 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | '51 Hudson | Oates | 196 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||
8 | 7 | Laird Bruner | 21 | '53 Oldsmobile | Amica | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 150 | 0 | |||
9 | 15 | Ray Duhigg | 24 | '50 Plymouth | Goode | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
10 | 22 | Bill Moore | 48 | '50 Plymouth | 183 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||||
11 | 2 | Jim Paschal | 12 | '53 Oldsmobile | Buckshot Morris | 180 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
12 | 16 | Hal Ruyle | 11 | '52 Mercury | 178 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
13 | 18 | Dave Terrell | 126 | '54 Dodge | Terrell | 175 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
14 | 12 | Virgil Stockton | 91-B | '52 Hudson | 171 | 0 | 0 | accident | 25 | 0 | ||||
15 | 11 | Art Dugan | 57 | '49 Ford | 165 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
16 | 20 | Frank Ropp | M-22 | '49 Ford | 163 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
17 | 23 | Sam Pearson | 25 | '49 Ford | 150 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
18 | 21 | Ted Wright | 1 | '51 Ford | 132 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 25 | 0 | ||||
19 | 19 | Danny Curley | 50 | '51 Ford | 125 | 0 | 0 | heating | 25 | 0 | ||||
20 | 8 | Blackie Pitt | 100 | '54 Oldsmobile | Gary Drake | 113 | 0 | 0 | hub | 25 | 0 | |||
21 | 13 | Legs Whitcomb | V-2 | '50 Ford | 97 | 0 | 0 | bearings | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | 9 | Slim Brown | 15 | '54 Buick | 41 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | 17 | Bay Darnell | 69 | '50 Ford | 18 | 0 | 0 | heating | 0 | 0 |
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