1954 Southern States Fairgrounds

Race 28 of 37

Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt)
200 laps
Time of race: 1:56:49
Average speed of winner: 51.362 mph
Margin of victory: 2 laps
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-198 unknown, Petty 199-200

Race notes: Debut for George Parrish and Samuel Smith. Only start for Bill Blackwell.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1		Lee Petty	42		'54 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		200	1	2	running	1000	0
2		Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			198	0	0	running	650	0
3		Bob Welborn	87		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			196	0	0	running	450	0
4		Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Dink Widenhouse			196	0	0	running	350	0
5	1	Buck Baker	88		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods		57.270	192	0	0	running	300	0
6		Blackie Pitt	100		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Gary Drake			192	0	0	running	250	0
7		Joe Eubanks	82		'51 Hudson	Oates			191	0	0	running	200	0
8		Bill Blair	2		'54 Hudson	Bill Blair			186	0	0	running	150	0
9		Cotton Owens	6		'53 Oldsmobile 88				183	0	0	running	100	0
10		Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage	'54 Oldsmobile 88	Sosebee			158	0	0	accident	100	0
11		Dave Terrell	126		'54 Dodge	Terrell			157	0	0	radiator	25	0
12		Laird Bruner	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			144	0	0	heating	25	0
13		Samuel Smith	90		'53 Dodge				137	0	0	accident	25	0
14		Herb Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		111	0	0	steering	25	0
15		Hershel McGriff	14		'51 Oldsmobile	Frank Christian			111	0	0	fuel tank	25	0
16		Perk Brown	22		'51 Hudson	Shelton			97	0	0	steering	25	0
17		Frank Stutts	55		'52 Ford				94	0	0	accident	25	0
18		Jimmie Lewallen	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			80	0	0	gasket	25	0
19		George Parrish	11		'53 Studebaker				76	0	0	axle	25	0
20		Jim Paschal	13		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			54	0	0	bearing	25	0
21		Clyde Minter	19		'49 Mercury	Ken Pace			28	0	0	control arm	0	0
22		Bill Blackwell	10		'49 Plymouth				4	0	0	flagged	0	0