1954 NASCAR Grand National Series results

1954 season standings

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Race	Date	Track	Starters	Laps	Winner	Pole	Qualifying Speed	Led Most	Points Leader	Average Speed (mph)	Lead Changes	Leaders	Cautions	Caution Laps	Lead Lap Cars
1	02/07/54	Palm Beach	26	200	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathman	66.371	Buck Baker	Herb Thomas	58.958	5	4	1	2	1
2	02/21/54	Daytona Beach	62	39	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	123.410	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	89.108	2	2	0	0	3
3	03/07/54	Jacksonville, FL	24	200	Herb Thomas	Curtis Turner	63.581	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	56.461	4	4	N/A	N/A	1
4	03/21/54	Lakewood	34	100	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	73.514	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	60.494	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	3
5	03/28/54	Savannah	21	200	Al Keller	Herb Thomas	63.202	Al Keller	Buck Baker	59.820	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
6	03/28/54	Oakland	26	250	Dick Rathman	Hershel McGriff	55.624	Dick Rathman	Lee Petty	50.692	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
7	04/04/54	North Wilkesboro	24	160	Dick Rathman	Gober Sosebee	78.698	Gober Sosebee	Lee Petty	68.545	3	2	N/A	N/A	3
8	04/18/54	Hillsborough	28	100	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	86.767	Donald Thomas	Lee Petty	77.386	2	3	1	N/A	4
9	04/25/54	Macon (old)	22	200	Gober Sosebee	Dick Rathman	57.859	Al Keller	Buck Baker	55.410	6	4	N/A	N/A	2
10	05/02/54	Langhorne	25	150	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	87.217	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	74.883	1	2	1	N/A	1
11	05/09/54	Wilson	16	200	Buck Baker	Jim Paschal	55.469	Buck Baker	Lee Petty	52.279	5	4	N/A	N/A	1
12	05/16/54	Martinsville	24	200	Jim Paschal	Ralph Liguori		Jim Paschal	Lee Petty	46.153	2	3	3	N/A	1
13	05/23/54	Sharon	22	160	Lee Petty	Dick Rathman	62.090	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	N/A	2	3	N/A	N/A	1
14	05/29/54	Raleigh	35	250	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	76.660	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	73.909	7	4	0	0	1
15	05/30/54	Charlotte (.75 mi. dirt)	25	133	Buck Baker	Al Keller	68.947	Buck Baker	Lee Petty	49.805	3	2	2	26	2
16	05/30/54	Gardena	32	496	John Soares	Danny Letner	62.849	John Soares	Lee Petty	53.438	2	3	N/A	N/A	1
17	06/06/54	Columbia	18	200	Curtis Turner	Buck Baker	62.240	Curtis Turner	Lee Petty	56.719	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
18	06/13/54	Linden	43	50	Al Keller	Buck Baker	80.536	Al Keller	Lee Petty	77.569	4	3	4	N/A	2
19	06/19/54	Hickory	24	200	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	81.669	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	82.872	0	1	N/A	N/A	2
20	06/25/54	Rochester	32	200	Lee Petty	Herb Thomas	60.422	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	52.455	1	2	N/A	N/A	2
21	06/27/54	Mechanicsburg	41	200	Herb Thomas	Dick Rathman	54.945	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	51.085	5	2	N/A	N/A	2
22	07/03/54	Spartanburg	21	200	Herb Thomas	Hershel McGriff	58.120	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	59.181	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
23	07/04/54	Asheville-Weaverville	21	200	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	67.771	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	61.318	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
24	07/10/54	Willow Springs, IL	23	200	Dick Rathman	Buck Baker	75.662	Dick Rathman	Lee Petty	72.216	1	2	N/A	N/A	3
25	07/11/54	Grand Rapids	25	200	Lee Petty	Herb Thomas	59.055	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	52.090	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
26	07/30/54	Morristown	35	200	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	66.667	Dick Rathman	Lee Petty	58.968	2	2	N/A	N/A	1
27	08/01/54	Oakland	32	300	Danny Letner	Marvin Panch	55.248	Danny Letner	Lee Petty	53.045	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
28	08/13/54	Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt)	22	200	Lee Petty	Buck Baker	57.270	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	51.362	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
29	08/22/54	San Mateo	41	250	Hershel McGriff	Hershel McGriff	75.566	Hershel McGriff	Lee Petty	64.710	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
30	08/29/54	Corbin	21	200	Lee Petty	Jim Paschal	65.789	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	63.080	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2
31	09/06/54	Darlington	50	364	Herb Thomas	Buck Baker	108.261	Curtis Turner	Lee Petty	95.026	12	6	2	4	2
32	09/12/54	Macon (old)	21	200	Hershel McGriff	Tim Flock	56.907	Tim Flock	Lee Petty	50.526	1	2	N/A	N/A	3
33	09/24/54	Charlotte (.5 mi. dirt)	25	200	Hershel McGriff	Hershel McGriff	54.054	Hershel McGriff	Lee Petty	53.167	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
34	09/26/54	Langhorne	63	250	Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas	89.418	Herb Thomas	Lee Petty	71.186	8	4	6	25	3
35	10/10/54	LeHi	52	167	Buck Baker	Junior Johnson	N/A	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	89.013	1	2	N/A	N/A	1
36	10/17/54	Martinsville	44	165	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	53.191	Lee Petty	Lee Petty	44.547	4	2	3	N/A	2
37	10/24/54	North Wilkesboro	32	157	Hershel McGriff	Hershel McGriff	77.612	Dick Rathman	Lee Petty	65.175	4	2	4	N/A	3