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1954-34

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NASCAR Grand National race number 34 of 37
Sunday, September 26, 1954 at Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
250 laps on a 1.000 mile dirt track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:30:43
Average Speed: 71.186 mph
Pole Speed: 89.418 mph

Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
Margin of Victory: n/a
Attendance: 22,000
Lead changes: 8

Glossary 1954 NASCAR Grand National results / 1954 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	1	92	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	'54 Hudson	250	2,450	running	163
4	3	87	Buck Baker	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	'54 Oldsmobile	245	625	running	44
2	2	42	Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	'54 Chrysler	250	1,150	running	25
3	6	14	Hershel McGriff	Frank Christian	'54 Oldsmobile	250	850	running	18
5	20	23	Erick Erickson	Erick Erickson	'54 Buick	245	600	running	0
6		5	Jimmie Lewallen	Joe Blair	'54 Mercury	244	500	running	0
7	13	3	Dick Rathman	Pure (John Ditz)	'54 Hudson	244	300	running	0
8	7	44	Tim Flock	Elmer Brooks	'54 Oldsmobile	243	250	running	0
9		6	John Dodd, Sr.	John Dodd, Sr.	'54 Dodge	240	300	running	0
10		82	Joe Eubanks	Oates Motor Co. (Phil Oates)	'51 Hudson	237	175	running	0
11		88	Jim Paschal	Ernest Woods	'54 Oldsmobile	235	150	running	0
12		4	Ken Fisher	Ken Fisher	'54 Hudson	228	100	running	0
13		98	Marvin Panch	Beryl Jackson	'53 Oldsmobile	225	100	running	0
14		13	Joel Million	Ernest Woods	'53 Oldsmobile	225	100	running	0
15		7	Junior Johnson	Paul Whiteman	'54 Cadillac	222	200	running	0
16		28	Eddie Skinner	Frank Dodge	'53 Oldsmobile	221	75	running	0
17		121	Reds Kagle		'51 Studebaker	220	175	running	0
18		10	Van Van Wey	Van Van Wey	'54 Ford	220	75	running	0
19		93	Ted Chamberlain	Ted Chamberlain	'54 Chrysler	213	75	running	0
20		71	Dean Pelton		'50 Ford	211	55	running	0
21		X-4	Bill Lone		'50 Plymouth	209	150	running	0
22		111	Joe Bill O'Dell	Joe Bill O'Dell	'49 Ford	208	50	running	0
23		X-18	Charles Blewitt		'50 Plymouth	207	50	running	0
24		129	Junie Lancaster		'50 Plymouth	202	50	running	0
25		491	Dick Ross	Dick Ross	'51 Studebaker	201	50	running	0
26		25	Bill Widenhouse	Bob Widenhouse	'53 Oldsmobile	200	50	running	0
27		101	Dan Danello		'52 Hudson	199	50	running	0
28		38	E.J. Turner	E.J. Turner	'53 Hudson	199	50	running	0
29		X-2	John Ford	Roy Alloway	'53 Packard	198	50	running	0
30		34	Gene Holcomb		'54 Nash	197	50	running	0
31		178	John Lindsay	John Lindsay	'50 Plymouth	197	50	running	0
32		79	Leon Lundy	Leon Lundy	'51 Plymouth	192	50	running	0
33		181	Ronnie Kohler	Millard Wright	'50 Plymouth	184	50	running	0
34		150	Dick Hallock		'50 Lincoln	184	150	running	0
35		X-7	Jim Reed	Jim Reed	'51 Hudson	180	50	running	0
36		100	Blackie Pitt	Gary Drake	'54 Oldsmobile	172	50	steering	0
37		47	Harvey Eakin	Harvey Eakin	'53 Nash	166	50	crash	0
38		2	Bill Blair	Bill Blair	'53 Hudson	163	50	engine	0
39		69	Bill Cleveland		'50 Ford	150	50	overheating	0
40		91	Laird Bruner	Carmen Amica	'53 Oldsmobile	135	50	driveshaft	0
41		49	Charlie Cregar	James Gess	'54 Oldsmobile	128		crash	0
42		171	Chris Miller		'51 Hudson	126		crash	0
43		L-28	Ed Paskovich	Ed Paskovich	'50 Plymouth	98		stalled	0
44		126	Dave Terrell	Dave Terrell	'54 Dodge	96		rear end	0
45		18	Arden Mounts	Gene Comstock	'54 Hudson	84		engine	0
46		48	Chuck Hansen		'51 Hudson	75		bearing	0
47		6	Ralph Liguori	Ralph Liguori	'54 Dodge	52		engine	0
48		19	Joe Bell		'50 Hudson	48		rear end	0
49		641	Bob Kennedy		'50 Plymouth	46		hub	0
50	5	97	Bill Amick	Frank Christian	'54 Oldsmobile	45		crash	0
51		177	Bill Morgan		'51 Hudson	44		crash	0
52		40	John Soares	Charles Vance	'54 Dodge	31		engine	0
53		104	Eddie Van Horn		'50 Ford	25		overheating	0
54		X-5	Dominic Persicketti		'49 Oldsmobile	25		crash	0
55		64	Al Neal	Al Neal	'51 Studebaker	13		crash	0
56		1	Elton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth)	'54 Nash	7		crash	0
57		52	Kenneth Bridge	Mark Handley	'52 Hudson	5		crash	0
58		96	Leslie Young		'52 Hudson	5		crash	0
59		53	Elmo Langley	Elmo Langley	'53 Oldsmobile	5		crash	0
60		90	Bob Welborn	George Hutchens	'53 Dodge	4		crash	0
61			Bill Tanner	Mel Gould	'53 Dodge	4		crash	0
62		481	Jim Lacy		'53 Dodge	3		crash	0
63		L-2	Ed DeWolff	Ed DeWolff	'50 Ford	3		crash	0
64	0	11	Pepper Cunningham	Pepper Cunningham	'54 Hudson	0		did not start	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Herb Thomas	1	11	11
Buck Baker	12	26	15
Herb Thomas	27	44	18
Lee Petty	45	69	25
Buck Baker	70	96	27
Hershel McGriff	97	114	18
Herb Thomas	115	149	35
Buck Baker	150	151	2
Herb Thomas	152	250	99

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