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NASCAR Grand National race
Southern States Fairgrounds, Charlotte, NC
August 13, 1954
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	200	1,000	running
2		Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	198	650	running
3		Bob Welborn	87	Bob Griffin	1953 Oldsmobile	196	450	running
4		Dink Widenhouse	B-29	Dink Widenhouse	1953 Oldsmobile	196	350	running
5	1	Buck Baker	88	Ernest Woods	1954 Oldsmobile	192	300	running
6		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1954 Oldsmobile	192	250	running
7		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	191	200	running
8		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1954 Hudson	186	150	running
9		Cotton Owens	6	George Hutchens	1953 Oldsmobile	183	100	running
10		Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1954 Oldsmobile	158	100	accident
11		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	157	25	radiator
12		Laird Bruner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	144	25	overheating
13		Sam Smith	90		1953 Dodge	137	25	accident
14		Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	111	25	steering
15		Hershel McGriff	14	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile	111	25	fuel tank
16		Perk Brown	22	R.G. Shelton	1951 Hudson	97	25	steering
17		Frank Stutts	55		1952 Ford	94	25	accident
18		Jimmie Lewallen	5	Joe Blair	1954 Mercury	80	25	gasket
19		George Parrish	11	George Parrish	1953 Studebaker	76	25	axle
20		Jim Paschal	13	Ernest Woods	1953 Oldsmobile	54	25	bearing
21		Clyde Minter	19	Ken Pace	1949 Mercury	28		control arm
22		Bill Blackwell	10		1949 Plymouth	4		black flagged

Time of race: 01:56:49
Average Speed: 51.362 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.43 seconds
Race Purse: $ 3,800