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NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Oakland Speedway, Oakland, CA
March 28, 1954
250 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 125 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 26
| Dick Rathmann
| 3
| Ray Erickson
| 1952 Hudson
| 250
| 1,000
| running
| 108 |
2
|
| Marvin Panch
| 98
| Beryl Jackson
| 1954 Dodge
| 249
| 650
| running
| 17 |
3
|
| John Soares
| 4
| Charles Vance
| 1954 Dodge
| 247
| 450
| running
| |
4
|
| Clyde Palmer
| 1
| Al Neves
| 1951 Mercury
| 238
| 350
| running
| |
5
|
| Lloyd Dane
| 18
| Lloyd Dane
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 234
| 300
| running
| |
6
|
| Lee Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1954 Dodge
| 232
| 250
| running
| |
7
|
| Sam Hawks
| 8
| Jack Beumer
| 1953 Dodge
| 230
| 200
| running
| |
8
|
| Bob Havemann
| 24
| Bob Havenmann
| 1954 Ford
| 228
| 150
| running
| |
9
|
| Jim Heath
| 7
|
| 1954 Ford
| 226
| 100
| running
| |
10
|
| Jim Cook
| 90
| Arley Scranton
| 1950 Ford
| 226
| 100
| running
| |
11
|
| Ben Gregory
| 12
| Don Oliver
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 222
| 25
| tie rod
| |
12
|
| Joe Valente
| 99
| Joe Mangini
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 220
| 25
| tie rod
| |
13
|
| Rick Henderson
| 51
| Ray Henderson
| 1951 Chevrolet
| 217
| 25
| running
| |
14
|
| Robert Caswell
| 84
| Lou Mangini
| 1954 Dodge
| 210
| 25
| running
| |
15
|
| Cliff Roberts
| 15
| Chet Chiroso
| 1950 Plymouth
| 194
| 25
| running
| |
16
|
| Bill Stammer
| 33
| Bill Stammer
| 1953 Pontiac
| 190
| 25
| running
| |
17
|
| H.R. Kahl
| 44
|
| 1952 Plymouth
| 174
| 25
| running
| |
18
|
| Dick Carter
| 11
| Dick Carter
| 1951 Dodge
| 171
| 25
| running
| |
19
|
| Paul Phipps
| 48
| Les Brand
| 1951 Mercury
| 167
| 25
| running
| |
20
| 1
| Hershel McGriff
| 9
| Beryl Jackson
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 129
| 25
| tie rod
| |
21
|
| Bill Amick
| 21
| Carmen Amica
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 124
|
| tie rod
| |
22
|
| Richard Brown
| 23
|
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 118
|
| tie rod
| |
23
|
| Bill Williams
|
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 113
|
| running
| |
24
|
| Woody Brown
| 88
| Joe Mangini
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 52
|
| tie rod
| |
25
|
| Art Watts
| 38
| Joe Fisher
| 1953 Dodge
| 52
|
| tie rod
| |
26
|
| Bill Weiman
| 14
|
| 1951 Oldsmobile
| 20
|
| accident
| |
|
| Vic Dent
|
|
| 1952 Hudson
| 0
| 0
| did not qualify
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:27:57
Average Speed: 50.692 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.36 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 10,000