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1954 Mid-South 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 35 of 37 Sunday, October 10, 1954 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, LeHi, AR 167 laps on a 1.500 mile dirt track (250.500 miles) Time of race: 2:48:51 Average speed: 89.013 mph Pole speed: 90.924 mph Cautions: 6 Margin of victory: 5 laps + Attendance: 12000 Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 – 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '54 Oldsmobile 167 2750 running 17 2 – 3   Dick Rathmann Pure   (John Ditz) '54 Hudson 162 1150 running 0 3 2 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '54 Chrysler 161 850 axle 150 4 – 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '54 Hudson 161 700 running 0 5 – 4   Herschel Buchanan Herschel Buchanan '54 Hudson 160 500 running 0 6 – 114   Slick Smith Frank Christian '52 Oldsmobile 160 400 running 0 7 – 98   Marvin Panch Beryl Jackson '54 Oldsmobile 158 400 running 0 8 – 189   Lou Figaro Lou Figaro '54 Hudson 154 300 running 0 9 – 14   Hershel McGriff Frank Christian '54 Oldsmobile 154 300 running 0 10 – 44   Gober Sosebee Elmer Brooks '52 Oldsmobile 153 300 running 0 11 – 23   Jimmie Lewallen George Miller '53 Hudson 153 200 running 0 12 – 10   Van Van Wey Van Van Wey '54 Ford 149 300 running 0 13 – 27   Erick Erickson Chalmers Buick Co.   (Erick Erickson) '54 Buick 147 300 piston 0 14 – 85   Charles Hardiman – '54 Hudson 146 200 running 0 15 – 6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '54 Dodge 146 300 running 0 16 – 08   Frank Smith – '54 Ford 144 100 running 0 17 – X100   Blackie Pitt Gary Drake '54 Oldsmobile 138 100 running 0 18 – 86   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg '54 Mercury 138 200 running 0 19 – 68   John Erickson – '53 Dodge 137 100 vapor lock 0 20 – 202   Bo Fields – '54 Plymouth 137 200 running 0 21 – 148   Chuck Hanson – '53 Oldsmobile 135 50 running 0 22 – 71   Tim Flock Atlanta Muffler '54 Hudson 129 50 running 0 23 – 90   Charles Merrill Frank Bielarski '53 Hudson 129 50 running 0 24 – 93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain '51 Hudson 129 50 running 0 25 – 15   Ed Massey – '50 Plymouth 127 50 running 0 26 – 52   Joe Guide Sally Guide '52 Hudson 125 50 running 0 27 – 25   Bill Widenhouse Bob Widenhouse '54 Oldsmobile 120 50 running 0 28 – 485   Robert Slensby – '50 Plymouth 117 50 running 0 29 – 47   Jim McLain – '50 Ford 112 50 running 0 30 – 291   C.H. Dingler C.H. Dingler '51 Hudson 108 50 running 0 31 – 188   Hooker Hood Hooker Hood '54 Oldsmobile 102 50 running 0 32 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '51 Hudson 99 50 fuel line 0 33 – 51   Lloyd Chick – '53 Oldsmobile 94 50 running 0 34 – 13   Joel Million Ernest Woods '53 Oldsmobile 92 50 rear end 0 35 – 76   Leland Sewell – '52 Chrysler 84 50 crash 0 36 – 58   Johnny Patterson H.B. Ranier '54 Mercury 74 50 fuel pump 0 37 – 33   Jimmy Ayers Jimmy Ayers '54 Dodge 68 50 gasket 0 38 – 599   Bud Chaddock – '53 Hudson 66 50 spindle 0 39 – 91   Laird Bruner Carmen Amica '53 Oldsmobile 62 50 transmission 0 40 – 18   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock '54 Hudson 61 50 gasket 0 41 – 133   Bud Harless Edgar Clay '53 Hudson 55   vapor lock 0 42 – 100   Charles Brinkley – '51 Hudson 51   vapor lock 0 43 – 176   Dutch Munsinger – '53 Dodge 46   transmission 0 44 – 5   Ray Duhigg Joe Blair '54 Mercury 43   steering 0 45 – 280   Roscoe Rann – '53 Lincoln 33 100 tie rod 0 46 – 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '53 Hudson 31   gasket 0 47 – 88   Jim Paschal Ernest Woods '54 Oldsmobile 27   piston 0 48 – X-2   Dave Terrell Bob Colvin '54 Packard 18 100 engine 0 49 – 317   Lucky Walters – '54 Hudson 18   a frame 0 50 – 49   Harold Lutz – '53 Oldsmobile 11 50 piston 0 51 1 17   Junior Johnson Paul Whiteman '54 Cadillac 10 50 piston 0 52 – 112   Richard Jones – '52 Chrysler 1   crash 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Elton Hildreth 1 Elton Hildreth Nash Bill Blair 2 Bill Blair Hudson Charlie Cregar 64 James Gess Plymouth Dave Terrell 126 Dave Terrell Dodge DC Carl Burris X-2 Bob Colvin Packard Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Lee Petty 1 150 150   Buck Baker 151 167 17