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1954 Daytona Beach/Road Course


Race 2 of 37


Daytona Beach
39 laps
Time of race: 1:47:40
Average speed of winner: 89.108 mph
Margin of victory: 9.0 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Petty pole, Thomas 1-2, Petty 3-39

Race notes: First pole for Lee Petty. Debut for Art Binkley, Mike Brown, Harvey Eakin, Dick Garlington, Stan Kross, Ted Rambo, and Don White. Finale for Mason Bright, Jimmy Florian, Hap Jones, Mel Krueger, Virgil Livengood, George Osborne, Jim Romine, Ed Samples, and Bob Sampson. Only start for Jack Conley, Bill Cornwall, Victor Geisler, William Kearney, Byron King, and Ernest Palmer. Lee Petty took the points lead from Herb Thomas.



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
11Lee Petty42'54 ChryslerPettyPetty123.41039137running17000
210Buck Baker87'53 OldsmobileBob Griffin3900running13250
313Curtis Turner14'54 OldsmobileFrank Christian3900running9000
48Dick Rathman3'54 HudsonDitz3800running6250
526Bill Blair2'54 OldsmobileBill Blair3800running4750
623Jack Smith122'54 OldsmobileJack Smith3800running4250
76Emory Lewis13'53 OldsmobileErnest Woods3800running3000
814Fireball Roberts25'53 OldsmobileLeland Colvin3800running2000
917Gober Sosebee51Cherokee Garage'54 OldsmobileSosebee3800running1500
1037Stan Kross77'54 Hudson3800running1250
1125Don White35'54 OldsmobileDon White3800running900
129Hershel McGriff98'54 OldsmobileBeryl Jackson3700running800
132Otis Martin48'54 Chrysler3700running700
1427Byron King118'54 Buick3700running600
157Jack Conley16'53 Lincoln3700rear end500
1620Jim Reed7A'54 OldsmobileJim Reed3700running400
1712Ed Samples9'54 OldsmobileClaude Alexander3600running400
1831Joe Eubanks82'51 HudsonOates3600running400
1939Jimmie Lewallen61'53 Oldsmobile3600running400
2047Speedy Thompson12'53 OldsmobileBuckshot Morris3600running400
2146Al Keller23'54 HudsonGeorge Miller3600running250
2235Laird Bruner21'53 OldsmobileAmica3600running250
2336Don Oldenberg86'54 MercuryOldenberg3600running250
2428Buckie Sager101'53 Studebaker3500running250
25Joe Guide52'51 HudsonSally Guide3500running250
2624Dick Garlington41'51 OldsmobileFrank Christian3500running250
2738Jim Paschal80'54 DodgeHutchens3500running250
28Pop McGinnis33'52 HudsonFrye3500running250
2943Nero Steptoe30'52 Oldsmobile3500running250
3048Mike Brown7'53 Packard3500running250
3132Bob Welborn44A'53 DodgePetty3500running250
3242Dave Terrell126'54 DodgeTerrell3500running250
3329Mason Bright96'53 Oldsmobile3500running250
3441Virgil Livengood34'54 Nash3500running250
3530Elbert Allen50'53 Oldsmobile3400running250
3650Mel Krueger155'53 Hudson3400running250
3749Jimmy Florian15'52 Hudson3400running250
3844Elton Hildreth1'53 NashHildreth3400out of gas250
3945Eddie Skinner28'53 DodgeFrank Dodge3300running250
4051Harvey Eakin47'53 NashEakin3300running250
4140Bob Sampson10'53 Dodge3200heating00
4254Billy Rafter141'49 Plymouth3200running00
4355Hap Jones10A'54 Nash3100running00
4453Billy Irvin47A'51 Plymouth2800running00
4521William Kearney28'51 Plymouth2800clutch00
46Harold Nash44'52 Oldsmobile2700running00
4715Jim Romine17'53 Hudson2500engine00
4857Johnny Roberts107'50 Ford2200head gasket00
49Johnny Patterson58'52 OldsmobileH.B. Ranier2200running00
5056Art Binkley144'51 Ford2100running00
5133Ralph Liguori6'54 DodgeLiguori2100stalled00
5258Ernest Palmer166'53 Willys2000running00
5318Bill Cornwall53'54 Oldsmobile1800running00
5422Ted Rambo16'54 LincolnCancro1600running00
5534George Osborne22'53 Hudson1600gas line00
563Tommy Thompson40San Juan Motors'54 Chrysler1500accident00
5711Fonty Flock99'54 Buick1300clutch00
5816Bill Barker39'54 Oldsmobile1200hearing00
595Herb Thomas92'54 HudsonHerb ThomasYunick1012gas line00
6019Slick Smith4'54 OldsmobileFrank Christian500engine00
6152Victor Geisler37'51 Ford200unknown00
624Tim Flock88'54 OldsmobileErnest Woods3900disqualified00


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