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NASCAR Grand National race
Santa Fe Speedway, Hinsdale, IL
July 10, 1954
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	5	Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	200	1,000	running	154
2	3	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	200	650	running	0
3	4	Hershel McGriff	14	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile	200	450	running	0
4	6	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	199	350	running	0
5	1	Buck Baker	88	Ernest Woods	1954 Oldsmobile	197	300	running	46
6	14	Jim Reed	7	Jim Reed	1952 Hudson	196	250	running	0
7	10	Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	196	200	running	0
8	7	Laird Bruner	21	Carmen Amica	1953 Oldsmobile	195	150	running	0
9	15	Ray Duhigg	24	J.O. Goode	1950 Plymouth	195	100	running	0
10	22	Bill Moore	48		1950 Plymouth	183	100	running	0
11	2	Jim Paschal	12	Buckshot Morris	1953 Oldsmobile	180	25	running	0
12	16	Hal Ruyle	11		1952 Mercury	178	25	running	0
13	18	Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	175	25	running	0
14	12	Virgil Stockton	91-B		1952 Hudson	171	25	accident	0
15	11	Art Dugan	57		1949 Ford	165	25	running	0
16	20	Frank Ropp	M-22		1949 Ford	163	25	running	0
17	23	Sam Pearson	25		1949 Ford	150	25	running	0
18	21	Ted Wright	1		1951 Ford	132	25	clutch	0
19	19	Danny Curley	50		1951 Ford	125	25	overheating	0
20	8	Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1954 Oldsmobile	113	25	hub	0
21	13	Legs Whitcomb	V-2		1950 Ford	97		bearings	0
22	9	Slim Brown	15		1954 Buick	41		transmission	0
23	17	Bay Darnell	69		1950 Ford	18		overheating	0

Time of race: 01:23:05
Average Speed: 72.216 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.79 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 6,208