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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
April 18, 1954
100 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	100	1,000	running	35
2		Donald Thomas	31	John Ditz	1953 Hudson	100	650	running	53
3	1	Buck Baker	88	Ernest Woods	1954 Oldsmobile	100	450	running	12
4	5	Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	100	350	running	0
5		Curtis Turner	14	Frank Christian	1954 Oldsmobile	99	300	running	0
6		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Dodge	98	250	running	0
7	3	Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	97	200	running	0
8		Ted Rambo	16	Bob Cancro	1954 Lincoln	97	150	running	0
9		Laird Bruner	21	Carmen Amica	1953 Oldsmobile	96	100	running	0
10		Ray Duhigg	24	J.O. Goode	1950 Plymouth	95	100	running	0
11		Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	94	25	running	0
12		Andy Winfree	143	Andy Winfree	1950 Plymouth	92	25	running	0
13		Arden Mounts	108	Gene Comstock	1951 Hudson	91	25	running	0
14		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1949 Plymouth	90	25	running	0
15		Bud Harless	8	Edgar Clay	1953 Hudson	90	25	running	0
16		Harvey Eakin	47	Harvey Eakin	1953 Nash	89	25	running	0
17		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	88	25	running	0
18		Elbert Allen	78		1953 Oldsmobile	86	25	running	0
19		Elton Hildreth	1	Elton Hildreth	1953 Nash	86	25	running	0
20		Marshall Harless	10	Marshall Harless	1949 Ford	82	25	running	0
21		Perk Brown	22	R.G. Shelton	1951 Hudson	77	25	running	0
22		Fred Dove	71	Fred Dove	1954 Chevrolet	64		overheating	0
23		Emory Lewis	13	Ernest Woods	1953 Oldsmobile	61		accident	0
24		Jim Paschal	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile	37		oil pan	0
25		Jimmie Lewallen	61		1953 Oldsmobile	31		spring	0
26	2	Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1954 Oldsmobile	21		piston	0
27		Bob Welborn	43	Julian Petty	1953 Dodge	17		gasket	0
28		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	8		hub	0

Time of race: 01:17:32
Average Speed: 77.386 MPH
Pole Speed: 41.49 seconds
1 caution
Race Purse: $ 3,825
Attendance: 5,700