1954 Bay Meadows Speedway

Race 29 of 37

San Mateo
250 laps
Time of race: 3:50:48
Average speed of winner: 64.710 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: N/A among N/A drivers
Lead changes: N/A
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: 1-249 unknown, McGriff 250

Race notes: First win for Hershel McGriff. Finale for Woody Brown, Bob Caswell, Sam Hawks, Jim Heath, Rick Henderson, Ted Lee, Tony Nelson, Al Neves, Red Ortwein, Charles Pemberton, Bill Smith, and Joe Valente. Only start for Bob Deehan and George Rogge.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Hershel McGriff	14		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian		75.566	250	1	1	running	2425	0
2		Bill Amick	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			250	0	0	running	1500	0
3		Dick Rathman	12		'53 Oldsmobile 88				249	0	0	running	900	0
4		Allen Adkins	68		'54 Dodge	Gus Davis			249	0	0	running	700	0
5		Lee Petty	42		'54 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		247	0	0	running	500	0
6		Herb Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		247	0	0	running	400	0
7		Danny Letner	3		'52 Hudson Hornet	Bearscheck			245	0	0	running	300	0
8		Lloyd Dane	33		'53 Hudson Hornet	Lloyd Dane			244	0	0	running	200	0
9		Bob Caswell	84		'52 Plymouth	Lou Mangini			244	0	0	running	200	0
10		Marvin Panch	98		'54 Dodge	Beryl Jackson			244	0	0	running	200	0
11		Jim Graham	2		'54 Oldsmobile 88				239	0	0	running	150	0
12		Chuck Meekins	65		'52 Oldsmobile				238	0	0	running	150	0
13		Charles Pemberton	10		'53 Dodge				237	0	0	running	100	0
14		Tony Nelson	16		'53 Hudson Hornet				236	0	0	running	100	0
15		Woody Brown	88		'50 Oldsmobile	Joe Mangini			235	0	0	running	100	0
16		Joe Valente	99		'50 Oldsmobile	Valente			233	0	0	running	100	0
17		Buck Baker	87		'54 Cadillac				231	0	0	running	100	0
18		Ben Gregory	6		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Cancilla			228	0	0	running	50	0
19		Sam Lamm	97		'53 Dodge	Bince			226	0	0	running	50	0
20		Bill West	89		'51 Hudson Hornet				225	0	0	running	50	0
21		Eddie Pagan	52		'52 Plymouth	Eddie Pagan			223	0	0	running	40	0
22	41	Erick Erickson	25		'54 Buick	Erick Erickson			215	0	0	running	40	0
23		Blackie Pitt	100		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Gary Drake			214	0	0	running	40	0
24		Bob Deehan	33-X		'53 Dodge				213	0	0	running	40	0
25		Jim Heath	7		'54 Ford				210	0	0	rear end	40	0
26		Al Neves	1		'51 Mercury				210	0	0	running	40	0
27		Sam Hawks	15		'50 Plymouth				203	0	0	running	40	0
28		Art Watts	73		'54 Hudson				200	0	0	gasket	40	0
29		Rick Henderson	51		'51 Ford				199	0	0	running	40	0
30		Howard Phillippi	60		'51 Hudson Hornet				199	0	0	running	40	0
31		Jim Cook	50		'50 Oldsmobile				184	0	0	running	40	0
32		Ernie Young	41		'51 Plymouth				178	0	0	running	40	0
33		Ted Lee	90		'50 Ford				164	0	0	running	40	0
34		John Soares	4		'54 Dodge	Vance			160	0	0	accident	40	0
35		Dick Carter	11		'51 Hudson Hornet				154	0	0	wheel	40	0
36		Bill Bade	77		'52 Plymouth				144	0	0	running	40	0
37		Red Ortwein	31		'51 Hudson Hornet				144	0	0	heating	40	0
38		Dick Zimmerman	099		'54 Mercury				121	0	0	engine	40	0
39		Bill Smith	35		'51 Hudson Hornet				83	0	0	piston	40	0
40		George Rogge	19		'50 Oldsmobile				64	0	0	accident	40	0
41		Ed Normi	8		'53 Dodge				39	0	0	engine	40	0