1954 Langhorne Speedway

Race 34 of 37

Langhorne
250 laps
Time of race: 3:30:42.89
Average speed of winner: 71.186 mph
Margin of victory: N/A
Lead changes: 8 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Thomas 1-11, Baker 12-26, Thomas 27-44, Petty 45-69, Baker 70-96, McGriff 97-114, Thomas 115-149, Baker 150-151, Thomas 152-250

Race notes: Debut for Charles Blewitt, Reds Kagle, John Lindsay, Bill Lone, Dominic Persicketti, Dick Ross, Bill Tanner, E.J. Turner, and Leslie Young. Finale for Bill Cleveland, Ed DeWolff, Ronnie Kohler, Jim Lacy, Dean Pelton, and Eddie van Horn. Only start for Joe Bell, Kenneth Bridge, Dan Danello, John Ford, Bob Kennedy, Junie Lancaster, Chris Miller, and Al Neal.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Herb Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick	89.418	250	4	163	running	2450	0
2	2	Lee Petty	42		'54 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		250	1	25	running	1150	0
3	6	Hershel McGriff	14		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			250	1	18	running	850	0
4	3	Buck Baker	87		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			245	3	44	running	625	0
5	20	Erick Erickson	23		'54 Buick	Erick Erickson			245	0	0	running	600	0
6		Jimmie Lewallen	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			244	0	0	running	500	0
7	13	Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			244	0	0	running	300	0
8	7	Tim Flock	44		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Elmer Brooks			243	0	0	running	250	0
9		John Dodd, Sr.	6		'54 Dodge				240	0	0	running	300	0
10		Joe Eubanks	82		'51 Hudson	Oates			237	0	0	running	175	0
11		Jim Paschal	88		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			235	0	0	running	150	0
12		Ken Fisher	4		'54 Hudson				228	0	0	running	100	0
13		Marvin Panch	98		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Beryl Jackson			225	0	0	running	100	0
14		Joel Million	13		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			225	0	0	running	100	0
15		Junior Johnson	7		'54 Cadillac	Whiteman			222	0	0	running	200	0
16		Eddie Skinner	28		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Dodge			221	0	0	running	75	0
17		Reds Kagle	121		'51 Studebaker				220	0	0	running	175	0
18		Van Van Wey	10		'54 Ford	Van Wey			220	0	0	running	75	0
19		Ted Chamberlain	93		'54 Chrysler	Ted Chamberlain			213	0	0	running	75	0
20		Dean Pelton	71		'50 Ford				211	0	0	running	55	0
21		Bill Lone	X-4		'50 Plymouth				209	0	0	running	150	0
22		Joe Bill O'Dell	111		'49 Ford				208	0	0	running	50	0
23		Charles Blewitt	X-18		'50 Plymouth				207	0	0	running	50	0
24		Junie Lancaster	129		'50 Plymouth				202	0	0	running	50	0
25		Dick Ross	491		'51 Studebaker				201	0	0	running	50	0
26		Bill Widenhouse	25		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Widenhouse			200	0	0	running	50	0
27		Dan Danello	101		'52 Hudson Hornet				199	0	0	running	50	0
28		E.J. Turner	38		'53 Hudson Hornet				199	0	0	running	50	0
29		John Ford	X-2		'53 Packard				198	0	0	running	50	0
30		Gene Holcomb	34		'54 Nash				197	0	0	running	50	0
31		John Lindsay	178		'50 Plymouth				197	0	0	running	50	0
32		Leon Lundy	79		'51 Plymouth	Lundy			192	0	0	running	50	0
33		Ronnie Kohler	181		'50 Plymouth	Millard Wright			184	0	0	running	50	0
34		Dick Hallock	150		'50 Lincoln				184	0	0	running	150	0
35		Jim Reed	X-7		'51 Hudson Hornet	Jim Reed			180	0	0	running	50	0
36		Blackie Pitt	100		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Gary Drake			172	0	0	steering	50	0
37		Harvey Eakin	47		'53 Nash	Eakin			166	0	0	accident	50	0
38		Bill Blair	2		'53 Hudson Hornet	Bill Blair			163	0	0	engine	50	0
39		Bill Cleveland	69		'50 Ford				150	0	0	heating	50	0
40		Laird Bruner	91		'53 Oldsmobile 88				135	0	0	drive shaft	50	0
41		Charlie Cregar	49		'54 Oldsmobile 88				128	0	0	accident	0	0
42		Chris Miller	171		'51 Hudson Hornet				126	0	0	accident	0	0
43		Ed Paskovich	L-28		'50 Plymouth				98	0	0	stalled	0	0
44		Dave Terrell	126		'54 Dodge	Terrell			96	0	0	rear end	0	0
45		Arden Mounts	18		'54 Hudson	Comstock			84	0	0	engine	0	0
46		Chuck Hansen	48		'51 Hudson Hornet				75	0	0	bearings	0	0
47		Ralph Liguori	6		'54 Dodge	Liguori			52	0	0	engine	0	0
48		Joe Bell	19		'50 Hudson				48	0	0	rear end	0	0
49		Bob Kennedy	641		'50 Plymouth				46	0	0	hub	0	0
50	5	Bill Amick	97		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			45	0	0	accident	0	0
51		Bill Morgan	177		'51 Hudson Hornet				44	0	0	accident	0	0
52		John Soares	40		'54 Dodge	Vance			31	0	0	engine	0	0
53		Eddie van Horn	104		'50 Ford				25	0	0	heating	0	0
54		Dominic Persicketti	X-5		'49 Oldsmobile				25	0	0	accident	0	0
55		Al Neal	64		'51 Studebaker				13	0	0	accident	0	0
56		Elton Hildreth	1		'54 Nash	Hildreth			7	0	0	accident	0	0
57		Kenneth Bridge	52		'52 Hudson				5	0	0	accident	0	0
58		Leslie Young	96		'52 Hudson Hornet				5	0	0	accident	0	0
59		Elmo Langley	53		'53 Oldsmobile				5	0	0	accident	0	0
60		Bob Welborn	90		'53 Dodge				4	0	0	accident	0	0
61		Bill Tanner			'53 Dodge	Mel Gould			4	0	0	accident	0	0
62		Jim Lacy	481		'53 Dodge				3	0	0	accident	0	0
63		Ed DeWolff	L-2		'50 Ford				3	0	0	accident	0	0
64		Pepper Cunningham	11		'54 Hudson				0	0	0	did not start	0	0