1954 Oakland Speedway

Race 6 of 37

Oakland
250 laps
Time of race: 2:27:57
Average speed of winner: 50.692 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-142 unknown, Rathmann 143-250

Race notes: First pole for Hershel McGriff. Debut for Bill Amick, Richard Brown, Dick Carter, Jim Cook, Bob Havemann, Jim Heath, Rick Henderson, H.R. Kahl, Clyde Palmer, Cliff Roberts, Joe Valente, Art Watts, and Bill Williams. Only start for Paul Phipps and Bill Weiman. Lee Petty took the points lead from Buck Baker.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	26	Dick Rathman	3		'52 Hudson	Erick Erickson			250	1	108	running	1000	0
2	5	Marvin Panch	98		'54 Dodge	Beryl Jackson			249	0	0	running	650	0
3	3	John Soares	4		'54 Dodge	Vance			247	0	0	running	450	0
4	11	Clyde Palmer	1		'51 Mercury				238	0	0	running	350	0
5	9	Lloyd Dane	18		'50 Oldsmobile	Lloyd Dane			234	0	0	running	300	0
6	2	Lee Petty	42		'54 Dodge	Petty	Petty		232	0	0	running	250	0
7	10	Sam Hawks	8		'53 Dodge				230	0	0	running	200	0
8	19	Bob Havemann	24		'54 Ford 6				228	0	0	running	150	0
9	18	Jim Heath	7		'54 Ford 6				226	0	0	running	100	0
10	20	Jim Cook	90		'50 Ford				226	0	0	running	100	0
11	4	Ben Gregory	12		'53 Oldsmobile				222	0	0	tie rod	25	0
12	8	Joe Valente	99		'50 Oldsmobile	Valente			220	0	0	tie rod	25	0
13	23	Rick Henderson	51		'51 Chevrolet				217	0	0	running	25	0
14	12	Bob Caswell	84		'52 Plymouth	Lou Mangini			210	0	0	running	25	0
15	17	Cliff Roberts	15		'50 Plymouth				194	0	0	running	25	0
16	16	Bill Stammer	33		'53 Pontiac				190	0	0	running	25	0
17	24	H.R. Kahl	44		'52 Plymouth				174	0	0	running	25	0
18	25	Dick Carter	11		'51 Dodge				171	0	0	running	25	0
19	14	Paul Phipps	48		'51 Mercury				167	0	0	running	25	0
20	1	Hershel McGriff	9		'54 Oldsmobile			55.624	129	0	0	tie rod	25	0
21	7	Bill Amick	21		'54 Oldsmobile	Amica			124	0	0	tie rod	0	0
22	21	Richard Brown	23		'52 Oldsmobile				118	0	0	tie rod	0	0
23	23	Bill Williams	21x		'50 Plymouth				113	0	0	running	0	0
24	13	Woody Brown	88		'50 Oldsmobile	Joe Mangini			52	0	0	tie rod	0	0
25	6	Art Watts	38		'53 Dodge				52	0	0	tie rod	0	0
26	15	Bill Weiman	14		'51 Oldsmobile				20	0	0	accident	0	0