1954 North Wilkesboro Speedway

Race 37 of 37

North Wilkesboro
157 laps
Time of race: 1:30:20
Average speed of winner: 65.175 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 4 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 4 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: McGriff pole, Rathmann 1-82, McGriff 83, Rathmann 84, McGriff 85-157

Race notes: Last win for Hershel McGriff. Last pole for Hershel McGriff. Finale for Lou Figaro and Billy Minter. Only start for Jim Frey.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Hershel McGriff	14		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian		77.612	157	2	74	running	1000	0
2		Buck Baker	87		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			157	0	0	running	650	0
3	5	Herb Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		157	0	0	running	450	0
4		Slick Smith	143		'51 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			156	0	0	running	350	0
5	2	Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			156	2	83	running	300	0
6		Marvin Panch	98		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Beryl Jackson			154	0	0	running	250	0
7		Ralph Liguori	6		'54 Dodge	Liguori			153	0	0	running	200	0
8		Bill Blair	2		'53 Hudson Hornet	Bill Blair			151	0	0	running	150	0
9		Clyde Minter	19		'50 Mercury	Ken Pace			151	0	0	running	100	0
10		Joe Eubanks	82		'51 Hudson	Oates			150	0	0	running	100	0
11		Arden Mounts	18		'54 Hudson	Comstock			150	0	0	running	25	0
12		Jim Paschal	88		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			149	0	0	running	25	0
13		Lou Figaro	187		'54 Hudson				146	0	0	fatal accident	25	0
14		Hooker Hood	188		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Hood			146	0	0	running	25	0
15		Elton Hildreth	1		'53 Nash	Hildreth			145	0	0	running	25	0
16		Joel Million	13		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			144	0	0	running	25	0
17		Donald Thomas	9		'53 Hudson	Donald Thomas			144	0	0	running	25	0
18		Dave Terrell	126		'54 Dodge	Terrell			144	0	0	running	25	0
19		Billy Minter	103		'54 Chevrolet				120	0	0	running	25	0
20		Ken Pace	71		'49 Hudson				120	0	0	running	25	0
21		Ned Jarrett	61		'53 Oldsmobile				114	0	0	spindle	0	0
22		Jimmie Lewallen	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			90	0	0	tie rod	0	0
23		Cotton Owens	182		'51 Hudson Hornet				87	0	0	piston	0	0
24		Fred Dove	77		'51 Hudson Hornet				56	0	0	gas tank	0	0
25		Jim Frey	33		'52 Hudson Hornet				52	0	0	engine	0	0
26		Bud Harless	8		'53 Hudson Hornet				51	0	0	gasket	0	0
27		Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage	'54 Oldsmobile 88	Sosebee			42	0	0	radiator	0	0
28		Blackie Pitt	100		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Gary Drake			37	0	0	gas tank	0	0
29		Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			33	0	0	piston	0	0
30		Dink Widenhouse	B-29		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Dink Widenhouse			20	0	0	spindle	0	0
31		Gwyn Staley	7		'54 Cadillac	Whiteman			15	0	0	vapor lock	0	0
32	3	Lee Petty	42		'54 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		12	0	0	hub	0	0