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NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
July 4, 1954
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Herb Thomas
| 92
| Herb Thomas
| 1954 Hudson
| 200
| 1,000
| running
| |
| 2
|
| Jimmie Lewallen
| 5
| Joe Blair
| 1954 Mercury
| 199
| 650
| running
| |
| 3
|
| Dick Rathmann
| 3
| John Ditz
| 1954 Hudson
| 199
| 450
| running
| |
| 4
|
| Lee Petty
| 100
| Gary Drake
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 196
| 350
| running
| |
| 5
|
| Gober Sosebee
| 51
| Gober Sosebee
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 193
| 300
| running
| |
| 6
|
| Joe Eubanks
| 82
| Phil Oates
| 1952 Hudson
| 188
| 250
| running
| |
| 7
|
| Laird Bruner
| 21
| Carmen Amica
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 188
| 200
| running
| |
| 8
|
| Dave Terrell
| 126
| Dave Terrell
| 1954 Dodge
| 186
| 150
| running
| |
| 9
|
| Walt Flinchum
| 49
|
| 1951 Plymouth
| 183
| 100
| running
| |
| 10
|
| Jim Paschal
| 13
| Ernest Woods
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 183
| 100
| running
| |
| 11
|
| Arden Mounts
| 108
| Gene Comstock
| 1951 Hudson
| 180
| 25
| running
| |
| 12
|
| Fred Starr
| 4-X
| Fred Dove
| 1954 Hudson
| 163
| 25
| running
| |
| 13
|
| Hershel McGriff
| 14
| Frank Christian
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 161
| 25
| spindle
| |
| 14
|
| Buck Baker
| 88
| Ernest Woods
| 1954 Oldsmobile
| 137
| 25
| bearings
| |
| 15
|
| Fred Dove
| 71
| Fred Dove
| 1949 Hudson
| 137
| 25
|
| |
| 16
|
| Clyde Minter
| 19
| Ken Pace
| 1951 Mercury
| 135
| 25
| overheating
| |
| 17
|
| Blackie Pitt
| 28
| Frank Dodge
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 119
| 25
| piston
| |
| 18
|
| Speedy Thompson
| 12
| Buckshot Morris
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 97
| 25
| distributor
| |
| 19
|
| Virgil Stockton
| 91-B
|
| 1952 Hudson
| 66
| 25
| wheel
| |
| 20
|
| Ray Duhigg
| 87
| Bob Griffin
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 63
| 25
| spindle
| |
| 21
|
| Dick Grice
| 10
|
| 1954 Lincoln
| 52
|
| rear end
| |
Time of race: 01:37:51
Average Speed: 61.318 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.56 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,800