1954 Mid-South 250

Race 35 of 37

LeHi
167 laps
Time of race: 2:48:51
Average speed of winner: 89.013 mph
Margin of victory: 5 laps
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Petty 1-150, Baker 151-167

Race notes: First pole for Junior Johnson. Debut for Lloyd Chick, Bo Fields, Hooker Hood, Jim McLain, Dutch Munsinger, Roscoe Rann, Leland Sewell, and Robert Slensby. Finale for Charles Brinkley, Laird Bruner, Herschel Buchanan, and Frank Smith. Only start for Bud Chaddock, John Erickson, Charles Hardiman, Richard Jones, Harold Lutz, Charles Merrill, and Lucky Walters.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1		Buck Baker	87		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Griffin			167	1	17	running	2750	0
2		Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			162	0	0	running	1150	0
3	2	Lee Petty	42		'54 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		161	1	150	axle	850	0
4		Herb Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		161	0	0	running	700	0
5		Herschel Buchanan	4		'54 Hudson				160	0	0	running	500	0
6		Slick Smith	114		'52 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			160	0	0	running	400	0
7		Marvin Panch	98		'54 Oldsmobile	Beryl Jackson			158	0	0	running	400	0
8		Lou Figaro	189		'54 Hudson				154	0	0	running	300	0
9		Hershel McGriff	14		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			154	0	0	running	300	0
10		Gober Sosebee	44		'52 Oldsmobile 88	Elmer Brooks			153	0	0	running	300	0
11		Jimmie Lewallen	23		'53 Hudson	George Miller			153	0	0	running	200	0
12		Van Van Wey	10		'54 Ford	Van Wey			149	0	0	running	300	0
13		Erick Erickson	27		'54 Buick	Erick Erickson			147	0	0	piston	300	0
14		Charles Hardiman	85		'54 Hudson				146	0	0	running	200	0
15		Ralph Liguori	6		'54 Dodge	Liguori			146	0	0	running	300	0
16		Frank Smith	08		'54 Ford				144	0	0	running	100	0
17		Blackie Pitt	100		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Gary Drake			138	0	0	running	100	0
18		Don Oldenberg	86		'54 Mercury	Oldenberg			138	0	0	running	200	0
19		John Erickson	68		'53 Dodge				137	0	0	vapor lock	100	0
20		Bo Fields	202		'54 Plymouth				137	0	0	running	200	0
21		Chuck Hansen	148		'53 Oldsmobile 88				135	0	0	running	50	0
22		Tim Flock	71	Atlanta Muffler	'54 Hudson				129	0	0	running	50	0
23		Charles Merrill	90		'53 Hudson				129	0	0	running	50	0
24		Ted Chamberlain	93		'51 Hudson Hornet	Ted Chamberlain			129	0	0	running	50	0
25		Ed Massey	15		'50 Plymouth				127	0	0	running	50	0
26		Joe Guide	52		'52 Hudson	Sally Guide			125	0	0	running	50	0
27		Bill Widenhouse	25		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Bob Widenhouse			120	0	0	running	50	0
28		Robert Slensby	485		'50 Plymouth				117	0	0	running	50	0
29		Jim McLain	47		'50 Ford 6				112	0	0	running	50	0
30		C.H. Dingler	291		'51 Hudson Hornet				108	0	0	running	50	0
31		Hooker Hood	188		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Hood			102	0	0	running	50	0
32		Joe Eubanks	82		'51 Hudson	Oates			99	0	0	fuel line	50	0
33		Lloyd Chick	51		'53 Oldsmobile 88				94	0	0	running	50	0
34		Joel Million	13		'53 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			92	0	0	rear end	50	0
35		Leland Sewell	76		'52 Chrysler				84	0	0	accident	50	0
36		Johnny Patterson	58		'54 Mercury	H.B. Ranier			74	0	0	fuel pump	50	0
37		Jimmy Ayers	33		'54 Dodge				68	0	0	gasket	50	0
38		Bud Chaddock	599		'53 Hudson Hornet				66	0	0	spindle	50	0
39		Laird Bruner	91		'53 Oldsmobile 88				62	0	0	transmission	50	0
40		Arden Mounts	18		'54 Hudson	Mounts			61	0	0	gasket	50	0
41		Bud Harless	133		'53 Hudson Hornet				55	0	0	vapor lock	0	0
42		Charles Brinkley	100		'51 Hudson Hornet				51	0	0	vapor lock	0	0
43		Dutch Munsinger	176		'53 Dodge				46	0	0	transmission	0	0
44		Ray Duhigg	5		'54 Mercury	Joe Blair			43	0	0	steering	0	0
45		Roscoe Rann	280		'53 Lincoln				33	0	0	tie rod	100	0
46		Jim Reed	7		'53 Hudson Hornet	Jim Reed			31	0	0	gasket	0	0
47		Jim Paschal	88		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods			27	0	0	piston	0	0
48		Dave Terrell	X-2		'54 Packard	Bob Colvin			18	0	0	engine	100	0
49		Lucky Walters	317		'54 Hudson Jet				18	0	0	a-frame	0	0
50		Harold Lutz	49		'53 Oldsmobile 88			92.767	11	0	0	piston	50	0
51	1	Junior Johnson	17		'54 Cadillac	Whiteman			10	0	0	piston	50	0
52		Richard Jones	112		'52 Chrysler				1	0	0	accident	0	0