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NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
May 16, 1954
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Jim Paschal	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile	200	1,000	running	193
2		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	199	650	running	0
3		Curtis Turner	21	Carmen Amica	1953 Oldsmobile	198	450	running	0
4		Al Keller	23	George Miller	1954 Hudson	195	350	running	0
5		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	187	300	running	0
6		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	187	250	running	0
7		Clyde Minter	19	Ken Pace	1950 Mercury	185	200	running	0
8		Fred Dove	71	Fred Dove	1954 Chevrolet	185	150	running	0
9		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	179	100	running	0
10		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1950 Plymouth	176	100	running	0
11		Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	174	25	running	0
12		Perk Brown	30		1950 Mercury	172	25	running	0
13		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	171	25	running	0
14		Arden Mounts	108	Gene Comstock	1952 Hudson	171	25	running	0
15		Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1954 Oldsmobile	166	25	driveshaft	0
16	1	Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	158	25	spindle	0
17	2	Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1953 Hudson	133	25	spindle	7
18		Buck Baker	88	Ernest Woods	1954 Oldsmobile	132	25	accident	0
19		Elton Hildreth	1	Elton Hildreth	1953 Nash	128	25	accident	0
20		Donald Thomas	31	John Ditz	1953 Hudson	90	25	timing	0
21		Walt Flinchum	52		1950 Plymouth	84		rear end	0
22		Paul Pettit	45	Paul Pettit	1952 Hudson	34		transmission	0
23		Joe Bill O'Dell	111		1949 Ford	27		overheating	0
24		Joel Million	13	Ernest Woods	1953 Oldsmobile	22		accident	0

Notes: Starting order determined by random draw.
Laird Bruner relieved Eddie Skinner on lap 62.
Time of race: 02:10:04
Average Speed: 46.153 MPH
3 cautions
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 8,500