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1954-36 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 36 of 37 Sunday, October 17, 1954 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA 200 laps* on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:51:07 Average speed: 44.547 mph Pole speed: 53.191 mph Cautions: 3 Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: 8500 Lead changes: 4 Glossary    1954 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1954 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 1 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '54 Chrysler 165 1000 running 157 2 – 14   Hershel McGriff Frank Christian '54 Oldsmobile 165 650 running 8 3 – 87   Buck Baker Griffin Motors   (Bob Griffin) '54 Oldsmobile 163 450 running 0 4 – 3   Dick Rathmann Pure   (John Ditz) '54 Hudson 163 350 running 0 5 – 7   Jim Reed Jim Reed '52 Hudson 162 300 running 0 6 – 88   Jim Paschal Ernest Woods '53 Oldsmobile 161 250 running 0 7 – 86   Don Oldenberg Don Oldenberg '54 Mercury 161 200 running 0 8 – 48   John Dodd, Jr. John Dodd, Sr. '51 Hudson 161 150 running 0 9 – 187   Lou Figaro Lou Figaro '54 Hudson 161 100 running 0 10 – 2   Bill Blair Bill Blair '53 Hudson 160 100 running 0 11 – 61   Bob Welborn – '53 Oldsmobile 160 25 running 0 12 – 19   Clyde Minter Ken Pace '50 Mercury 160 25 running 0 13 – 82   Joe Eubanks Oates Motor Co.   (Phil Oates) '51 Hudson 158 25 running 0 14 – 8   Bud Harless Edgar Clay '53 Hudson 157 25 running 0 15 – 28   Eddie Skinner Frank Dodge '53 Oldsmobile 157 25 running 0 16 – 92   Herb Thomas Herb Thomas '54 Hudson 156 25 running 0 17 – 18   Arden Mounts Gene Comstock '53 Hudson 154 25 running 0 18 – 5   Jimmie Lewallen Joe Blair '54 Mercury 152 25 crash 0 19 – 98   Marvin Panch Beryl Jackson '53 Oldsmobile 152 25 running 0 20 – 248   Gifford Wood Gifford Wood '49 Hudson 152 25 running 0 21 – X-2   Carl Burris Bob Colvin '53 Packard 150   running 0 22 – 93   Ted Chamberlain Ted Chamberlain '50 Plymouth 149   running 0 23 – 51   Gober Sosebee Cherokee Garage   (Gober Sosebee) '52 Oldsmobile 148   radiator 0 24 – V-2   Jim Gillette – '52 Plymouth 148   running 0 25 – 111   Joe Bill O'Dell Joe Bill O'Dell '49 Ford 141   running 0 26 – 481   Jim Cooper – '49 Ford 141   overheating 0 27 – 491   Dick Ross Dick Ross '51 Studebaker 140   crash 0 28 – 71   Ken Pace Ken Pace '49 Hudson 138   running 0 29 – 77   Fred Dove Ken Pace '51 Hudson 127   running 0 30 – 13   Joel Million Ernest Woods '53 Oldsmobile 126   running 0 31 – 80   Ray Duhigg George Hutchens '50 Plymouth 122   overheating 0 32 – 126   Dave Terrell Dave Terrell '54 Dodge 113   gas line 0 33 – 17   Junior Johnson Paul Whiteman Cadillac 109   overheating 0 34 – 148   Chuck Hanson – '53 Oldsmobile 97   axle 0 35 – 6   Ralph Liguori Ralph Liguori '54 Dodge 84   suspension 0 36 – 78   Hassell Reid – '50 Plymouth 83   spindle 0 37 – 11   George Parrish George Parrish '53 Studebaker 65   spindle 0 38 – 103   Billy Minter – '54 Chevrolet 63   crash 0 39 – 100   Blackie Pitt Gary Drake '53 Oldsmobile 50   spindle 0 40 – B-29   Dink Widenhouse Dink Widenhouse '53 Oldsmobile 34   crash 0 41 – 163   Glen Wood – '50 Oldsmobile 33   crash 0 42 – 182   Cotton Owens – '50 Oldsmobile 32   clutch 0 43 – 25   Bill Widenhouse Bob Widenhouse '53 Oldsmobile 21   piston 0 44 – 52   Walt Flinchum Byrd Johnson '51 Plymouth 9   transmission 0 * Race shortened to 165 laps due to darkness.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Lee Petty 1 13 13   Hershel McGriff 14 20 7   Lee Petty 21 70 50   Hershel McGriff 71 71 1   Lee Petty 72 165 94