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NASCAR Grand National race
Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, FL
February 7, 1954
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1953 Hudson	200	1,600	running	54
2		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile	198	1,050	running	79
3		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Dodge	198	750	running	0
4		Jim Paschal	80	George Hutchens	1954 Dodge	196	350	running	0
5		Ray Duhigg	24	J.O. Goode	1950 Plymouth	190	300	running	0
6		Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	189	250	running	0
7		Don Oldenberg	86	Don Oldenberg	1954 Mercury	188	200	running	0
8		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	186	150	running	0
9		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	185	100	running	0
10		Tommie Elliott	181	Millard Wright	1952 Plymouth	185	100	running	0
11		Bob Welborn	43	Petty Enterprises	1953 Dodge	183	25	running	0
12		Fonty Flock	14	Frank Christian	1953 Hudson	177	25	running	0
13		Mel Krueger	10		1953 Hudson	174	25	running	0
14		Billy Irvin	47		1951 Plymouth	170	25	running	0
15		Allan Clarke	R-D		1950 Dodge	166	25	overheating	0
16		Mason Bright	96	Mason Bright	1953 Dodge	165	25	running	0
17		Laird Bruner	21	Carmen Amica	1953 Oldsmobile	164	25	wheel	0
18		Cotton Hodges	77		1950 Oldsmobile	164	25	running	0
19		Pop McGinnis	33	Irving Frye	1952 Hudson	157	25	running	0
20		Johnny Roberts	107	Johnny Roberts	1950 Ford	138	25	running	0
21		Buckie Sager	101	Bucky Sager	1953 Studebaker	98		generator	0
22		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	86		fuel pump	0
23	1	Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	68		gasket	21
24	2	Al Keller	23	George Miller	1954 Hudson	52		gasket	46
25		Red Duvall	187	Hank Salat	1953 Packard	49		radiator	0
26		Jim Jones	97		1952 Oldsmobile	7		shocks	0

Time of race: 01:41:46
Average Speed: 58.938 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.12 seconds
1 caution for 2 laps
Race Purse: $ 5,100
Attendance: 4,500