NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1954 - Mid-South 250 Race Results
Race Name - Mid-South 250Date - 10/10/1954Race Track - Memphis-Arkansas SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 251 milesPole Speed - mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 89.013 mphLead Changes - 2Total Race Purse - $10,950Race Number - 35 | More Races from 1954 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | Buck Baker | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 167 | 54 Oldsmob | 17 | $2,750 | |
2 | Dick Rathman | 3 | Pure (John Ditz) | 162 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $1,150 | |
3 | 2 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 161 | 54 Chrysle | 150 | $850 |
4 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 161 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $700 | |
5 | Herschel Buchanan | 4 | Herschel Buchanan | 160 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $500 | |
6 | Slick Smith | 114 | Frank Christian | 160 | 52 Oldsmob | 0 | $400 | |
7 | Marvin Panch | 98 | Beryl Jackson | 158 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $400 | |
8 | Lou Figaro | 189 | Lou Figaro | 154 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $300 | |
9 | Hershel McGriff | 14 | Frank Christian | 154 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $300 | |
10 | Gober Sosebee | 44 | Elmer Brooks | 153 | 52 Oldsmob | 0 | $300 | |
11 | Jimmie Lewallen | 23 | George Miller | 153 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $200 | |
12 | Van Van Wey | 10 | Van Van Wey | 149 | 54 Ford | 0 | $300 | |
13 | Erick Erickson | 27 | Chalmers Buick Co (Erick Erickson) | 147 | 54 Buick | 0 | $300 | |
14 | Charles Hardiman | 85 | 146 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $200 | ||
15 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | Ralph Liguori | 146 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $300 | |
16 | Frank Smith | 8 | 144 | 54 Ford | 0 | $100 | ||
17 | Blackie Pitt | 100 | Gary Drake | 138 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $100 | |
18 | Don Oldenberg | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 138 | 54 Mercury | 0 | $200 | |
19 | John Erickson | 68 | 137 | 53 Dodge | 0 | $100 | ||
20 | Bo Fields | 202 | 137 | 54 Plymout | 0 | $200 | ||
21 | Chuck Hansen | 148 | 135 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 | ||
22 | Tim Flock | 71 | Atlanta Muffler | 129 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $50 | |
23 | Charles Merrill | 90 | Frank Bielarski | 129 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $50 | |
24 | Ted Chamberlain | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | 129 | 51 Hudson | 0 | $50 | |
25 | Ed Massey | 15 | 127 | 50 Plymout | 0 | $50 | ||
26 | Joe Guide | 52 | Sally Guide | 125 | 52 Hudson | 0 | $50 | |
27 | Bill Widenhouse | 25 | Bob Widenhouse | 120 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 | |
28 | Robert Slensby | 485 | 117 | 50 Plymout | 0 | $50 | ||
29 | Jim McLain | 47 | 112 | 50 Ford | 0 | $50 | ||
30 | CH Dingler | 291 | CH Dingler | 108 | 51 Hudson | 0 | $50 | |
31 | Hooker Hood | 188 | Hooker Hood | 102 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 | |
32 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) | 99 | 51 Hudson | 0 | $50 | |
33 | Lloyd Chick | 51 | 94 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 | ||
34 | Joel Million | 13 | Ernest Woods | 92 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 | |
35 | Leland Sowell | 76 | 84 | 52 Chrysle | 0 | $50 | ||
36 | Johnny Patterson | 58 | HB Ranier | 74 | 54 Mercury | 0 | $50 | |
37 | Jimmy Ayers | 33 | Jimmy Ayers | 68 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $50 | |
38 | Bud Chaddock | 599 | 66 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $50 | ||
39 | Laird Bruner | 91 | 62 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 | ||
40 | Arden Mounts | 18 | Gene Comstock | 61 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $50 | |
41 | Bud Harless | 133 | Edgar Clay | 55 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $ | |
42 | Charles Brinkley | 100 | 51 | 51 Hudson | 0 | $ | ||
43 | Dutch Munsinger | 176 | 46 | 53 Dodge | 0 | $ | ||
44 | Ray Duhigg | 5 | Joe Blair | 43 | 54 Mercury | 0 | $ | |
45 | Roscoe Rann | 280 | 33 | 53 Lincoln | 0 | $100 | ||
46 | Jim Reed | 7 | Jim Reed | 31 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $ | |
47 | Jim Paschal | 88 | Ernest Woods | 27 | 54 Oldsmob | 0 | $ | |
48 | Dave Terrell | 0 | Bob Colvin | 18 | 54 Packard | 0 | $100 | |
49 | Lucky Walters | 317 | 18 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $ | ||
50 | Harold Lutz | 49 | 11 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $50 | ||
51 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 17 | Paul Whiteman | 10 | 54 Cadilla | 0 | $50 |
52 | Richard Jones | 112 | 1 | 52 Chrysle | 0 | $ |