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Wilkes 160

NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
October 24, 1954
157 laps on 0.625 mile dirt oval; 98.125 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Hershel McGriff	14	Frank Christian	1954 Oldsmobile	157	1,000	running	74
2		Buck Baker	87	Bob Griffin	1954 Oldsmobile	157	650	running	0
3	5	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	1954 Hudson	157	450	running	0
4		Slick Smith	143	Frank Christian	1951 Oldsmobile	156	350	running	0
5	2	Dick Rathmann	3	John Ditz	1954 Hudson	156	300	running	83
6		Marvin Panch	98	Beryl Jackson	1954 Oldsmobile	154	250	running	0
7		Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	1954 Dodge	153	200	running	0
8		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	1953 Hudson	151	150	running	0
9		Clyde Minter	19	Ken Pace	1950 Mercury	151	100	running	0
10		Joe Eubanks	82	Phil Oates	1951 Hudson	150	100	running	0
11		Arden Mounts	18	Gene Comstock	1954 Hudson	150	25	running	0
12		Jim Paschal	88	Ernest Woods	1954 Oldsmobile	149	25	running	0
13		Lou Figaro	187	Lou Figaro	1954 Hudson	146	25	accident	0
14		Hooker Hood	188	Hooker Hood	1954 Oldsmobile	146	25	running	0
15		Elton Hildreth	1	Elton Hildreth	1953 Nash	145	25	running	0
16		Joel Million	13	Ernest Woods	1953 Oldsmobile	144	25	running	0
17		Donald Thomas	9	Herb Thomas	1953 Hudson	144	25	running	0
18		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	1954 Dodge	144	25	running	0
19		Billy Minter	103	Clyde Minter	1954 Chevrolet	120	25	running	0
20		Ken Pace	71	Ken Pace	1949 Hudson	120	25	running	0
21		Ned Jarrett	61	Mellie Bernard	1953 Oldsmobile	114		spindle	0
22		Jimmie Lewallen	5	Joe Blair	1954 Mercury	90		tie rod	0
23		Cotton Owens	182		1951 Hudson	87		piston	0
24		Fred Dove	77	Ken Pace	1951 Hudson	56		gas tank	0
25		Jim Frey	33		1952 Hudson	52		engine	0
26		Bud Harless	8	Edgar Clay	1953 Hudson	51		gasket	0
27		Gober Sosebee	51	Gober Sosebee	1954 Oldsmobile	42		radiator	0
28		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	1954 Oldsmobile	37		gas tank	0
29		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	1953 Oldsmobile	33		piston	0
30		Dink Widenhouse	B-29	Dink Widenhouse	1953 Oldsmobile	20		spindle	0
31		Gwyn Staley	7	Paul Whiteman	1954 Cadillac	15		vapor lock	0
32	3	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1954 Chrysler	12		hub	0

Notes: Scheduled for 160 laps; called after 157 laps due to Lou Figaro's accident.
Figaro died from his injuries on October 25.
Time of race: 01:30:20
Average Speed: 65.175 MPH
Pole Speed: 28.99 seconds
4 cautions
Race Purse: $ 3,800
Attendance: 8,500