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1954 Central City Speedway
Race 9 of 37
Macon (old)
200 laps
Time of race: 1:48:17
Average speed of winner: 55.410 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Rathmann 1-4, Baker 5-32, Sosebee 33-58, Keller 59-100, Rathmann 101-115, Keller 116-168, Sosebee 169-200
Race notes: Last win for Gober Sosebee. Debut for Walt Flinchum. Finale for Elbert Allen. Only start for Wallace Simpson. Buck Baker took the points lead from Lee Petty.
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 7 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Cherokee Garage | '54 Oldsmobile | Sosebee | 200 | 2 | 58 | running | 1000 | 0 | ||
2 | 1 | Dick Rathman | 3 | '54 Hudson | Ditz | 57.859 | 200 | 2 | 19 | running | 650 | 0 | ||
3 | 3 | Jim Paschal | 87 | '53 Oldsmobile | Bob Griffin | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 450 | 0 | |||
4 | 6 | Al Keller | 23 | '54 Hudson | George Miller | 199 | 2 | 95 | running | 350 | 0 | |||
5 | 8 | Curtis Turner | 14 | '53 Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 300 | 0 | |||
6 | 4 | Donald Thomas | 31 | '53 Hudson | Ditz | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 250 | 0 | |||
7 | 20 | Bob Welborn | 44 | '51 Plymouth | Petty | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 200 | 0 | |||
8 | 2 | Buck Baker | 88 | '54 Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | 195 | 1 | 28 | running | 150 | 0 | |||
9 | 12 | Lee Petty | 42 | '54 Dodge | Petty | Petty | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | ||
10 | 9 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | '54 Dodge | Liguori | 193 | 0 | 0 | running | 100 | 0 | |||
11 | 5 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | '51 Hudson | Oates | 192 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
12 | 13 | Bill Blair | 141 | '53 Hudson | Eanes | 191 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
13 | 14 | Jim Clark | 98 | '53 Oldsmobile | 189 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
14 | 19 | Walt Flinchum | 52 | '49 Plymouth | 185 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
15 | 18 | C.H. Dingler | 144 | '53 Hudson | 179 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
16 | 15 | Elbert Allen | 78 | '53 Oldsmobile | 179 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
17 | 16 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | '53 Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | 176 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
18 | 10 | Herb Thomas | 92 | '54 Hudson | Herb Thomas | Yunick | 145 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 25 | 0 | ||
19 | 22 | Wallace Simpson | 304 | '53 Oldsmobile | 143 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | ||||
20 | 21 | Blackie Pitt | 200 | '49 Plymouth | Gary Drake | 102 | 0 | 0 | running | 25 | 0 | |||
21 | 17 | Stan Kross | 77 | '54 Hudson | 56 | 0 | 0 | spindle | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | 11 | Jack Smith | 122 | '54 Oldsmobile | Jack Smith | 34 | 0 | 0 | piston | 0 | 0 |
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