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NASCAR Grand National race
Langhorne Speedway, Langhorne, PA
May 2, 1954
150 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 150 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	150	1,685	running	75
2		Al Keller	23	George Miller	1954 Hudson	149	810	running	0
3		Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	149	610	running	0
4		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	133	510	running	0
5		Paul Pettit	45	Paul Pettit	1953 Hudson	132	325	running	0
6		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile	132	225	running	0
7		Whitey Brainard	43		1949 Ford	130	150	running	0
8		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1949 Plymouth	130	125	running	0
9	1	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	121	380	running	75
10		Gary Mathieson	84		1950 Ford	114	100	running	0
11		Bobby Courtwright	177	Bobby Courtwright	1950 Ford	107	25	running	0
12		Laird Bruner	21	Carmen Amica	1953 Oldsmobile	102	25	running	0
13		Wimpy Ervin	13		1951 Henry J	100	25	overheating	0
14		Jim Clark	98		1953 Oldsmobile	81	25	running	0
15		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1953 Hudson	68	25	gasket	0
16		Elton Hildreth	1	Elton Hildreth	1954 Nash	65	25	piston	0
17		Matt Gowan	99	Matt Gowan	1953 Plymouth	53	25	accident	0
18		Russ Hepler	120	Walt Chapman	1953 Hudson	43	25	bearing	0
19		Bill Chevalier	106		1951 Ford	33	25	head	0
20		Harvey Eakin	47	Harvey Eakin	1953 Nash	30	25	gasket	0
21		Jack Harrison	64		1954 Oldsmobile	19	25	overheating	0
22		Stan Kross	77	Sam Knox	1954 Hudson	15	25	bearings	0
23		Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1954 Oldsmobile	14	25	clutch	0
24		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	10	25	bearings	0
25		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	0	25	did not start	0

Time of race: 02:00:11
Average Speed: 74.883 MPH
Pole Speed: 41.276 seconds
1 caution
Race Purse: $ 5,295
Attendance: 19,000