1954 Santa Fe Speedway

Race 24 of 37

Willow Springs, IL
200 laps
Time of race: 1:23:05
Average speed of winner: 72.216 mph
Margin of victory: 3/4 lap
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Baker 1-46, Rathmann 47-200

Race notes: Last win for Dick Rathman. Debut for Bay Darnell and Bill Moore. Only start for Danny Curley, Art Dugan, Sam Pearson, Frank Ropp, Hal Ruyle, Legs Whitcomb, and Ted Wright.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Dick Rathman	3		'54 Hudson	Ditz			200	1	154	running	1000	0
2	3	Herb Thomas	92		'54 Hudson	Herb Thomas	Yunick		200	0	0	running	650	0
3	4	Hershel McGriff	14		'51 Oldsmobile 88	Frank Christian			200	0	0	running	450	0
4	6	Lee Petty	42		'54 Chrysler	Petty	Petty		199	0	0	running	350	0
5	1	Buck Baker	88		'54 Oldsmobile 88	Ernest Woods		75.662	197	1	46	running	300	0
6	14	Jim Reed	7		'52 Hudson Hornet	Jim Reed			196	0	0	running	250	0
7	10	Joe Eubanks	82		'51 Hudson	Oates			196	0	0	running	200	0
8	7	Laird Bruner	21		'53 Oldsmobile	Amica			195	0	0	running	150	0
9	15	Ray Duhigg	24		'50 Plymouth	Goode			195	0	0	running	100	0
10	22	Bill Moore	48		'50 Plymouth				183	0	0	running	100	0
11	2	Jim Paschal	12		'53 Oldsmobile	Buckshot Morris			180	0	0	running	25	0
12	16	Hal Ruyle	11		'52 Mercury				178	0	0	running	25	0
13	18	Dave Terrell	126		'54 Dodge	Terrell			175	0	0	running	25	0
14	12	Virgil Stockton	91-B		'52 Hudson				171	0	0	accident	25	0
15	11	Art Dugan	57		'49 Ford				165	0	0	running	25	0
16	20	Frank Ropp	M-22		'49 Ford				163	0	0	running	25	0
17	23	Sam Pearson	25		'49 Ford				150	0	0	running	25	0
18	21	Ted Wright	1		'51 Ford				132	0	0	clutch	25	0
19	19	Danny Curley	50		'51 Ford				125	0	0	heating	25	0
20	8	Blackie Pitt	100		'54 Oldsmobile	Gary Drake			113	0	0	hub	25	0
21	13	Legs Whitcomb	V-2		'50 Ford				97	0	0	bearings	0	0
22	9	Slim Brown	15		'54 Buick				41	0	0	transmission	0	0
23	17	Bay Darnell	69		'50 Ford				18	0	0	heating	0	0