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Wilkes County 160

NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 4, 1954
160 laps on 0.625 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	160	1,000	running	48
2		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	160	650	running	0
3		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	160	450	running	0
4		Curtis Turner	14	Frank Christian	1952 Oldsmobile	158	350	running	0
5		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Dodge	156	300	running	0
6		Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	156	250	running	0
7		Al Keller	23	George Miller	1954 Hudson	155	200	running	0
8		Andy Winfree	34	Andy Winfree	1950 Plymouth	155	150	running	0
9		Jim Paschal	80	George Hutchens	1954 Dodge	155	100	running	0
10		Jimmie Lewallen	24	J.O. Goode	1950 Plymouth	154	100	running	0
11		Bob Welborn	44	Julian Petty	1951 Plymouth	154	25	running	0
12	1	Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1954 Oldsmobile	152	25	running	112
13		Fred Dove	71	Fred Dove	1954 Chevrolet	149	25	running	0
14		Billy Irvin	43	Julian Petty	1953 Dodge	149	25	running	0
15		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile	142	25	running	0
16		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	139	25	running	0
17		Bud Harless	58	Edgar Clay	1953 Hudson	129	25	accident	0
18		Ralph Dutton	75		1953 Dodge	70	25	wheel	0
19		Elton Hildreth	1	Elton Hildreth	1953 Nash	58	25	hose	0
20		Ted Rambo	16	Bob Cancro	1954 Lincoln	46	25	accident	0
21		Arden Mounts	108	Gene Comstock	1951 Hudson	44	25	wheel	0
22		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	31		bearing	0
23		Stan Kross	77	Sam Knox	1954 Hudson	26		piston	0
24		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1950 Plymouth	12		wheel	0

Time of race: 01:27:32
Average Speed: 68.545 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.59 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,825
Attendance: 5,500