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1954 Mid-South 250
Race 35 of 37
LeHi
167 laps
Time of race: 2:48:51
Average speed of winner: 89.013 mph
Margin of victory: 5 laps
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-150, Baker 151-167
Race notes: First pole for Junior Johnson. Debut for Lloyd Chick, Bo Fields, Hooker Hood, Jim McLain, Dutch Munsinger, Roscoe Rann, Leland Sewell, and Robert Slensby. Finale for Charles Brinkley, Laird Bruner, Herschel Buchanan, and Frank Smith. Only start for Bud Chaddock, John Erickson, Charles Hardiman, Richard Jones, Harold Lutz, Charles Merrill, and Lucky Walters.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | Buck Baker | 87 | '54 Oldsmobile 88 | Bob Griffin | 167 | 1 | 17 | running | 2750 | 0 | ||||
2 | Dick Rathman | 3 | '54 Hudson | Ditz | 162 | 0 | 0 | running | 1150 | 0 | ||||
3 | 2 | Lee Petty | 42 | '54 Chrysler | Petty | Petty | 161 | 1 | 150 | axle | 850 | 0 | ||
4 | Herb Thomas | 92 | '54 Hudson | Herb Thomas | Yunick | 161 | 0 | 0 | running | 700 | 0 | |||
5 | Herschel Buchanan | 4 | '54 Hudson | 160 | 0 | 0 | running | 500 | 0 | |||||
6 | Slick Smith | 114 | '52 Oldsmobile 88 | Frank Christian | 160 | 0 | 0 | running | 400 | 0 | ||||
7 | Marvin Panch | 98 | '54 Oldsmobile | Beryl Jackson | 158 | 0 | 0 | running | 400 | 0 | ||||
8 | Lou Figaro | 189 | '54 Hudson | 154 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | |||||
9 | Hershel McGriff | 14 | '54 Oldsmobile 88 | Frank Christian | 154 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | ||||
10 | Gober Sosebee | 44 | '52 Oldsmobile 88 | Elmer Brooks | 153 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | ||||
11 | Jimmie Lewallen | 23 | '53 Hudson | George Miller | 153 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | ||||
12 | Van Van Wey | 10 | '54 Ford | Van Wey | 149 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | ||||
13 | Erick Erickson | 27 | '54 Buick | Erick Erickson | 147 | 0 | 0 | piston | 300 | 0 | ||||
14 | Charles Hardiman | 85 | '54 Hudson | 146 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||||
15 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | '54 Dodge | Liguori | 146 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | ||||
16 | Frank Smith | 08 | '54 Ford | 144 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||||
17 | Blackie Pitt | 100 | '54 Oldsmobile 88 | Gary Drake | 138 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||||
18 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | '54 Mercury | Oldenberg | 138 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | ||||
19 | John Erickson | 68 | '53 Dodge | 137 | 0 | 0 | vapor lock | 100 | 0 | |||||
20 | Bo Fields | 202 | '54 Plymouth | 137 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||||
21 | Chuck Hansen | 148 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | 135 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
22 | Tim Flock | 71 | Atlanta Muffler | '54 Hudson | 129 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
23 | Charles Merrill | 90 | '53 Hudson | 129 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
24 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | '51 Hudson Hornet | Ted Chamberlain | 129 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
25 | Ed Massey | 15 | '50 Plymouth | 127 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
26 | Joe Guide | 52 | '52 Hudson | Sally Guide | 125 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
27 | Bill Widenhouse | 25 | '54 Oldsmobile 88 | Bob Widenhouse | 120 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
28 | Robert Slensby | 485 | '50 Plymouth | 117 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
29 | Jim McLain | 47 | '50 Ford 6 | 112 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
30 | C.H. Dingler | 291 | '51 Hudson Hornet | 108 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
31 | Hooker Hood | 188 | '54 Oldsmobile 88 | Hood | 102 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | ||||
32 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | '51 Hudson | Oates | 99 | 0 | 0 | fuel line | 50 | 0 | ||||
33 | Lloyd Chick | 51 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | 94 | 0 | 0 | running | 50 | 0 | |||||
34 | Joel Million | 13 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | Ernest Woods | 92 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 50 | 0 | ||||
35 | Leland Sewell | 76 | '52 Chrysler | 84 | 0 | 0 | accident | 50 | 0 | |||||
36 | Johnny Patterson | 58 | '54 Mercury | H.B. Ranier | 74 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump | 50 | 0 | ||||
37 | Jimmy Ayers | 33 | '54 Dodge | 68 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 50 | 0 | |||||
38 | Bud Chaddock | 599 | '53 Hudson Hornet | 66 | 0 | 0 | spindle | 50 | 0 | |||||
39 | Laird Bruner | 91 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | 62 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 50 | 0 | |||||
40 | Arden Mounts | 18 | '54 Hudson | Mounts | 61 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 50 | 0 | ||||
41 | Bud Harless | 133 | '53 Hudson Hornet | 55 | 0 | 0 | vapor lock | 0 | 0 | |||||
42 | Charles Brinkley | 100 | '51 Hudson Hornet | 51 | 0 | 0 | vapor lock | 0 | 0 | |||||
43 | Dutch Munsinger | 176 | '53 Dodge | 46 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 0 | 0 | |||||
44 | Ray Duhigg | 5 | '54 Mercury | Joe Blair | 43 | 0 | 0 | steering | 0 | 0 | ||||
45 | Roscoe Rann | 280 | '53 Lincoln | 33 | 0 | 0 | tie rod | 100 | 0 | |||||
46 | Jim Reed | 7 | '53 Hudson Hornet | Jim Reed | 31 | 0 | 0 | gasket | 0 | 0 | ||||
47 | Jim Paschal | 88 | '54 Oldsmobile 88 | Ernest Woods | 27 | 0 | 0 | piston | 0 | 0 | ||||
48 | Dave Terrell | X-2 | '54 Packard | Bob Colvin | 18 | 0 | 0 | engine | 100 | 0 | ||||
49 | Lucky Walters | 317 | '54 Hudson Jet | 18 | 0 | 0 | a-frame | 0 | 0 | |||||
50 | Harold Lutz | 49 | '53 Oldsmobile 88 | 92.767 | 11 | 0 | 0 | piston | 50 | 0 | ||||
51 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 17 | '54 Cadillac | Whiteman | 10 | 0 | 0 | piston | 50 | 0 | |||
52 | Richard Jones | 112 | '52 Chrysler | 1 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0 |
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