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1954-01

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NASCAR Grand National race number 1 of 37
Sunday, February 7, 1954 at Palm Beach Speedway, W. Palm Beach, FL
200 laps on a .500 mile dirt track (100.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:41:46
Average Speed: 58.938 mph
Pole Speed: 66.371 mph

Cautions: 1 for 2 laps
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 4,500
Lead changes: 5

Glossary 1954 NASCAR Grand National results / 1954 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
2	3	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'53 Oldsmobile	198	1,050	running	79
1	4	92	Herb Thomas	FABULOUS (Herb Thomas)	'53 Hudson	200	1,600	running	54
24	2	23	Al Keller	George Miller	'54 Hudson	52		gasket	46
23	1	3	Dick Rathman	Pure Sensitized (John Ditz)	'54 Hudson	68		gasket	21
3	9	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'54 Dodge	198	750	running	0
4	11	80	Jim Paschal	George Hutchens	'54 Dodge	196	350	running	0
5	18	24	Ray Duhigg	J.O. Goode	'50 Plymouth	190	300	running	0
6	5	6	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	'54 Dodge	189	250	running	0
7	15	86	Don Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg	'54 Mercury	188	200	running	0
8	21	126	Dave Terrell	Dave Terrell	'54 Dodge	186	150	running	0
9	13	82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'51 Hudson	185	100	running	0
10	20	181	Tommie Elliott	Millard Wright	'52 Plymouth	185	100	running	0
11	6	43	Bob Welborn	Petty Enterprises	'53 Dodge	183	25	steering	0
12	7	14	Fonty Flock	Frank Christian	'53 Hudson	177	25	overheating	0
13	16	10	Mel Krueger	Ken Behn Motor Co. (Ken Behn)	'53 Hudson	174	25	running	0
14	12	47	Billy Irvin	Billy Irvin	'51 Plymouth	170	25	running	0
15	26	R-D	Allan Clarke	Allan Clarke	'50 Dodge	166	25	overheating	0
16	14	96	Mason Bright	Mason Bright	'53 Dodge	165	25	slow	0
17	23	21	Laird Bruner	Carmen Amica	'53 Oldsmobile	164	25	wheel	0
18	25	77	Cotton Hodges	Cotton Hodges	'50 Oldsmobile	164	25	slow	0
19	8	33	Pop McGinnis	Irving Frye	'52 Hudson	157	25	overheating	0
20	19	107	Johnny Roberts	Johnny Roberts	'50 Ford	138	25	overheating	0
21	22	101	Bucky Sager	Bucky Sager	'53 Studebaker	98		generator	0
22	10	28	Eddie Skinner	Frank Dodge	'53 Oldsmobile	86		fuel pump	0
25	24	187	Red Duvall	Hank Salat	'53 Packard	49		radiator	0
26	17	97	Jim Jones	Jim Jones	'52 Oldsmobile	7		shocks	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dick Rathman	1	3	3
Al Keller	4	49	46
Dick Rathman	50	67	18
Herb Thomas	68	70	3
Buck Baker	71	149	79
Herb Thomas	150	200	51

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