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NASCAR Grand National race
Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
June 19, 1954
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	200	1,000	running	200
2		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	200	650	running	0
3		Buck Baker	88	Ernest Woods	1954 Oldsmobile	198	450	running	0
4		Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	198	350	running	0
5	2	Junior Johnson	23	George Miller	1954 Hudson	194	300	running	0
6		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	193	250	running	0
7		Hershel McGriff	14	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile	192	200	running	0
8		Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	192	150	running	0
9		Speedy Thompson	12	Buckshot Morris	1953 Oldsmobile	190	100	running	0
10		Jimmie Lewallen	80	George Hutchens	1950 Plymouth	184	100	running	0
11		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1954 Oldsmobile	184	25	running	0
12		Clyde Minter	19	Ken Pace	1951 Mercury	180	25	running	0
13		Kenny Reeder	48		1953 Dodge	179	25	running	0
14		Fred Dove	71	Fred Dove	1949 Hudson	168	25	running	0
15		Parks Surratt	114	R. Spearman	1950 Plymouth	167	25	running	0
16		Walt Flinchum	711		1951 Plymouth	166	25	running	0
17		Laird Bruner	21	Carmen Amica	1953 Oldsmobile	160	25	running	0
18		Ned Jarrett	17	Mellie Bernard	1953 Studebaker	159	25	running	0
19		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	141	25	spindle	0
20		Ray Duhigg	24	J.O. Goode	1950 Plymouth	127	25	overheating	0
21		Jim Paschal	90	George Hutchens	1953 Dodge	116		overheating	0
22		Bill Blair	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	93		overheating	0
23		Dink Widenhouse	29	Dink Widenhouse	1953 Oldsmobile	79		handling	0
24		Pete Stewart	11	Pete Stewart	1951 Studebaker	77		hub	0

Notes: Bob Welborn had engine problems and was unable to qualify.
Time of race: 01:12:24
Average Speed: 82.872 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.04 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 4,000