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1954-21 Previous race results / Next race results                         Post NASCAR Grand National race number 21 of 37 Sunday, June 27, 1954 at Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:57:27 Average speed: 51.085 mph Pole speed: 54.945 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 4 cl Attendance: 21600 Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 – 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '54 Hudson 200 1000 running 150 2 1 3   Dick Rathmann Pure   (John Ditz) '54 Hudson 200 650 running 50 3 – 14   Hershel McGriff Frank Christian '54 Oldsmobile 199 450 running 0 4 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '51 Hudson 199 350 running 0 5 – 80   Jimmie Lewallen George Hutchens '54 Mercury 197 300 running 0 6 – 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '53 Oldsmobile 197 250 running 0 7 15 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '54 Dodge 196 200 running 0 8 – 23   Ralph Liguori George Miller '54 Hudson 195 150 crash 0 9 – 1   Elton Hildreth Elton Hildreth '51 Nash 193 100 running 0 10 – 100   Blackie Pitt Gary Drake '54 Oldsmobile 193 100 running 0 11 – 121   Dean Pelton – '51 Studebaker 193 25 running 0 12 – 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '51 Hudson 192 25 crash 0 13 – 43   Whitey Brainerd – '49 Ford 187 25 running 0 14 – 21   Laird Bruner Carmen Amica '53 Oldsmobile 185 25 running 0 15 – 44   Bill Blair Elmer Brooks '52 Oldsmobile 184 25 running 0 16 – 11   Eddie Riker Eddie Riker '51 Oldsmobile 183 25 running 0 17 – 126   Dave Terrell Dave Terrell '54 Dodge 181 25 running 0 18 – 81   Bill Barker – '50 Plymouth 181 25 running 0 19 – 111   Joe Bill O'Dell Joe Bill O'Dell '49 Ford 180 25 running 0 20 – 74   Peck Peckham Peck Peckham '51 Hudson 178 25 running 0 21 – 2   Jack Clarke – '49 Plymouth 176   running 0 22 – 119   Ray Duhigg – '49 Ford 175   running 0 23 16 30   Hilly Rife – '54 Dodge 174   running 0 24 – 34   Gene Holcomb Grimes Holcomb '54 Nash 172   running 0 25 – 93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain '50 Plymouth 170   running 0 26 – 6   Dick Kable Ralph Liguori '54 Dodge 168   oil pressure 0 27 – 150   Dick Hallock – '50 Lincoln 167   running 0 28 – 41   Ken Fisher Ken Fisher '54 Hudson 161   running 0 29 – 71   Ed Paskovich – '50 Ford 153   running 0 30 – 40   Frank Hannellburg – '53 Hudson 147   running 0 31 – 17   Charles McDuffie Jim Reed '51 Ford 109   fuel line 0 32 – 47   Harvey Eakin Harvey Eakin '53 Nash 97   bearing 0 33 – 212   John McGinley John McGinley '53 Hudson 94   crash 0 34 – 48   Shelby Colby – '53 Dodge 82   brakes 0 35 – 148   Chuck Hanson – '53 Oldsmobile 78   wheel 0 36 – 172   John Dodd, Sr. – '52 Willys 62   brakes 0 37 – 69   Volney Schulze – '50 Ford 46   overheating 0 38 – 58   Pete Moxley – '54 Nash 40   piston 0 39 – 120   Russ Hepler Walt Chapman '53 Hudson 40   spindle 0 40 – 4   Charlie Cregar – '54 Chrysler 24   wheel 0 41 – 171   Dizzy Dean – '51 Hudson 1   wheel 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dick Rathman 1 5 5   Herb Thomas 6 10 5   Dick Rathman 11 15 5   Herb Thomas 16 21 6   Dick Rathman 22 61 40   Herb Thomas 62 200 139