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Carrell 500
NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Carrell Speedway, Gardena, CA
May 30, 1954
496 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 248 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 17
| John Soares
| 4
| Tom Roady
| 1954 Dodge
| 496
| 1,500
| running
| 211 |
| 2
| 4
| Lloyd Dane
| 33
| Jim Dane
| 1953 Hudson
| 495
| 800
| running
| 180 |
| 3
| 1
| Danny Letner
| 39
| Joe Bearscheck
| 1952 Hudson
| 490
| 600
| running
| 105 |
| 4
| 2
| Ben Gregory
| 12
| Coz Concilla
| 1953 Oldsmobile
| 486
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 4
| George Seeger
| 73
| Carl Dane
| 1954 Ford
| 486
| 350
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 21
| Erick Erickson
| 66
| Walt Smith
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 477
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Bill West
| 89
| Bert Letner
| 1951 Hudson
| 476
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 20
| Tony Nelson
| 16
| Joe Savatier
| 1949 Ford
| 475
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 10
| Joe Valente
| 99
| Joe Mangini
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 468
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 7
| Bill Bade
| 65
| Sam Arena
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 466
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 14
| Bob Havemann
| 24
| Bob Havenmann
| 1954 Ford
| 466
| 125
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 23
| Eddie Pagan
| 52
| Eddie Pagan
| 1950 Plymouth
| 459
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 16
| Bill Smith
| 35
|
| 1951 Hudson
| 455
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 28
| Bob Tyrell
| 82
|
| 1953 Ford
| 450
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 30
| Bill Galdarisi
| 45
| Bill Galdarisi
| 1950 Ford
| 445
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 29
| Tom Drake
| 40
|
| 1950 Ford
| 444
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 9
| Bill Stammer
| 30
| Bill Stammer
| 1953 Pontiac
| 441
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 5
| Woody Brown
| 88
| Joe Mangini
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 428
| 50
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 24
| Cliff Roberts
| 15
|
| 1950 Plymouth
| 422
| 25
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 15
| John Kieper
| 6
| Vincent Cornella
| 1954 Ford
| 420
| 25
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 22
| Arley Scranton
| 80
| Arley Scranton
| 1950 Ford
| 413
| 25
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 32
| Bob Rose
| 93
|
| 1952 Henry J
| 393
| 25
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 19
| Jerry Keyes
| 17
| Jerry Keyes
| 1954 Dodge
| 338
| 25
| tie rod
| 0 |
| 24
| 27
| Ernie Young
| 41
| Walt Palozi
| 1950 Plymouth
| 337
| 25
| hub
| 0 |
| 25
| 31
| Ted Lee
| 90
| Ted Lee
| 1950 Ford
| 328
| 25
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 26
| 11
| Jim Cook
| 50
| Leroy Weyher
| 1950 Oldsmobile
| 299
|
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| 3
| Fred Bince
| 91
| Fred Bince
| 1953 Dodge
| 200
|
| steering
| 0 |
| 28
| 12
| Chuck Meekins
| 5
| Larry Dorsey
| 1952 Oldsmobile
| 191
|
| wheel
| 0 |
| 29
| 18
| Allen Heath
| 48
| Allen Heath
| 1954 Kaiser
| 52
|
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 30
| 26
| H.R. Kahl
| 44
|
| 1952 Plymouth
| 51
|
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
| 25
| Dick Freeman
| 32
| Pat Freeman
| 1953 Hudson
| 20
|
| radiator
| 0 |
| 32
| 13
| Bud Diamond
| 28
| Chester Price
| 1952 Hudson
| 11
|
| wheel
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled for 500 laps; checkered flag waved at 496 laps due to a scoring error.
Time of race: 04:38:27
Average Speed: 53.438 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.64 seconds
Race Purse: $ 5,450
Attendance: 12,000