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NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
October 17, 1954
165 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 82.5 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	165	1,000	running	157
2		Hershel McGriff	14	Frank Christian	1954 Oldsmobile	165	650	running	8
3		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1954 Oldsmobile	163	450	running	0
4		Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	163	350	running	0
5		Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	1952 Hudson	162	300	running	0
6		Jim Paschal	88	Ernest Woods	1953 Oldsmobile	161	250	running	0
7		Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1954 Mercury	161	200	running	0
8		John Dodd Jr.	48	John Dodd Sr.	1951 Hudson	161	150	running	0
9		Lou Figaro	187	Lou Figaro	1954 Hudson	161	100	running	0
10		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1953 Hudson	160	100	running	0
11		Bob Welborn	61		1953 Oldsmobile	160	25	running	0
12		Clyde Minter	19	Ken Pace	1950 Mercury	160	25	running	0
13		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	158	25	running	0
14		Bud Harless	8	Edgar Clay	1953 Hudson	157	25	running	0
15		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	157	25	running	0
16		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	156	25	running	0
17		Arden Mounts	18	Gene Comstock	1953 Hudson	154	25	running	0
18		Jimmie Lewallen	5	Joe Blair	1954 Mercury	152	25	accident	0
19		Marvin Panch	98	Beryl Jackson	1953 Oldsmobile	152	25	running	0
20		Gifford Wood	248	Gifford Wood	1949 Hudson	152	25	running	0
21		Carl Burris	X-2	Bob Colvin	1953 Packard	150		running	0
22		Ted Chamberlain	93	Ted Chamberlain	1950 Plymouth	149		running	0
23		Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1952 Oldsmobile	148		radiator	0
24		Jim Gillette	V-2		1952 Plymouth	148		running	0
25		Joe Bill O'Dell	111		1949 Ford	141		running	0
26		Jim Cooper	481		1949 Ford	141		overheating	0
27		Dick Ross	491		1951 Studebaker	140		accident	0
28		Ken Pace	71	Ken Pace	1949 Hudson	138		running	0
29		Fred Dove	77	Ken Pace	1951 Hudson	127		running	0
30		Joel Million	13	Ernest Woods	1953 Oldsmobile	126		running	0
31		Ray Duhigg	80	George Hutchens	1950 Plymouth	122		overheating	0
32		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	113		gas line	0
33		Junior Johnson	17	Paul Whiteman	Cadillac	109		overheating	0
34		Chuck Hansen	148		1953 Oldsmobile	97		axle	0
35		Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	84		suspension	0
36		Hassell Reid	78		1950 Plymouth	83		spindle	0
37		George Parrish	11	George Parrish	1953 Studebaker	65		spindle	0
38		Billy Minter	103		1954 Chevrolet	63		accident	0
39		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1953 Oldsmobile	50		spindle	0
40		Dink Widenhouse	B-29	Dink Widenhouse	1953 Oldsmobile	34		accident	0
41		Glen Wood	163		1950 Oldsmobile	33		accident	0
42		Cotton Owens	182		1950 Oldsmobile	32		clutch	0
43		Bill Widenhouse	25	Bob Widenhouse	1953 Oldsmobile	21		piston	0
44		Walt Flinchum	52		1951 Plymouth	9		transmission	0

Notes: Scheduled for 200 laps; called after 165 laps due to darkness.
Time of race: 01:51:07
Average Speed: 44.547 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.84 seconds
3 cautions
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 8,500