1954 Martinsville Speedway

Race 36 of 37

Martinsville
165 laps
Time of race: 1:51:07
Average speed of winner: 44.547 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 4 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 3 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-13, McGriff 14-20, Petty 21-70, McGriff 71, Petty 72-165

Race notes: Debut for John Dodd, Jr. and Ken Pace. Finale for Walt Flinchum, Jim Gillette, Hassell Reid, Dick Ross, and Gifford Wood. Only start for Jim Cooper.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Lee Petty	42		'54 Chrysler	Petty	Petty	53.191	165	3	157	running	1000	0
2		Hershel McGriff	14		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			165	2	8	running	650	0
3		Buck Baker	87		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			163	0	0	running	450	0
4		Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			163	0	0	running	350	0
5		Jim Reed	7		'52 Hudson Hornet	Jim Reed			162	0	0	running	300	0
6		Jim Paschal	88		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			161	0	0	running	250	0
7		Don Oldenberg	86		'54 Mercury	Oldenberg			161	0	0	running	200	0
8		John Dodd, Jr.	48		'51 Hudson Hornet				161	0	0	running	150	0
9		Lou Figaro	187		'54 Hudson				161	0	0	running	100	0
10		Bill Blair	2		'53 Hudson Hornet	Bill Blair			160	0	0	running	100	0
11		Bob Welborn	61		'53 Oldsmobile 88				160	0	0	running	25	0
12		Clyde Minter	19		'50 Mercury	Ken Pace			160	0	0	running	25	0
13		Joe Eubanks	82		'51 Hudson	Oates			158	0	0	running	25	0
14		Bud Harless	8		'53 Hudson	H.B. Ranier			157	0	0	running	25	0
15		Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			157	0	0	running	25	0
16		Herb Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		156	0	0	running	25	0
17		Arden Mounts	18		'53 Hudson Hornet	Comstock			154	0	0	running	25	0
18		Jimmie Lewallen	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			152	0	0	accident	25	0
19		Marvin Panch	98		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Beryl Jackson			152	0	0	running	25	0
20		Gifford Wood	248		'49 Hudson				152	0	0	running	25	0
21		Carl Burris	X-2		'53 Packard	Bob Colvin			150	0	0	running	0	0
22		Ted Chamberlain	93		'50 Plymouth	Ted Chamberlain			149	0	0	running	0	0
23		Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage	'52 Oldsmobile 88	Sosebee			148	0	0	radiator	0	0
24		Jim Gillette	V-2		'52 Plymouth				148	0	0	running	0	0
25		Joe Bill O'Dell	111		'49 Ford				141	0	0	running	0	0
26		Jim Cooper	481		'49 Ford				141	0	0	heating	0	0
27		Dick Ross	491		'51 Studebaker				140	0	0	accident	0	0
28		Ken Pace	71		'49 Hudson				138	0	0	running	0	0
29		Fred Dove	77		'51 Hudson Hornet				127	0	0	running	0	0
30		Joel Million	13		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			126	0	0	running	0	0
31		Ray Duhigg	80		'50 Plymouth	Hutchens			122	0	0	heating	0	0
32		Dave Terrell	126		'54 Dodge	Terrell			113	0	0	gas line	0	0
33		Junior Johnson	17		Cadillac	Whiteman			109	0	0	heating	0	0
34		Chuck Hansen	148		'53 Oldsmobile 88				97	0	0	axle	0	0
35		Ralph Liguori	6		'54 Dodge	Liguori			84	0	0	suspension	0	0
36		Hassell Reid	78		'50 Plymouth				83	0	0	spindle	0	0
37		George Parrish	11		'53 Studebaker				65	0	0	spindle	0	0
38		Billy Minter	103		'54 Chevrolet				63	0	0	accident	0	0
39		Blackie Pitt	100		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Gary Drake			50	0	0	spindle	0	0
40		Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Dink Widenhouse			34	0	0	accident	0	0
41		Glen Wood	163		'50 Oldsmobile				33	0	0	accident	0	0
42		Cotton Owens	182		'51 Hudson				32	0	0	clutch	0	0
43		Bill Widenhouse	25		'53 Oldsmobile	Bob Widenhouse			21	0	0	piston	0	0
44		Walt Flinchum	52		'51 Plymouth				9	0	0	transmission	0	0