1954 - NASCAR Grand National Series - Wilkes 160 Race Results

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1954 - Wilkes 160 Race Results

Race Name - Wilkes 160
Date - 10/24/1954
Race Track - North Wilkesboro Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.625 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 98 miles
Pole Speed - 77.612 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 65.175 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $3,800
Race Number - 37

More Races from 1954

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	1	Hershel McGriff	14	Air Lift (Frank Christian)	157	54 Oldsmob	74	$1,000
2		Buck Baker	87	Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin)	157	54 Oldsmob	0	$650
3	5	Herb Thomas	92	Herb Thomas	157	54 Hudson	0	$450
4		Slick Smith	143	Frank Christian	156	51 Oldsmob	0	$350
5	2	Dick Rathman	3	Pure (John Ditz)	156	54 Hudson	83	$300
6		Marvin Panch	98	Beryl Jackson	154	54 Oldsmob	0	$250
7		Ralph Liguori	6	Ralph Liguori	153	54 Dodge	0	$200
8		Bill Blair	2	Bill Blair	151	53 Hudson	0	$150
9		Clyde Minter	19	Ken Pace	151	50 Mercury	0	$100
10		Joe Eubanks	82	Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates)	150	51 Hudson	0	$100
11		Arden Mounts	18	Gene Comstock	150	54 Hudson	0	$25
12		Jim Paschal	88	Ernest Woods	149	54 Oldsmob	0	$25
13		Lou Figaro	187	Lou Figaro	146	54 Hudson	0	$25
14		Hooker Hood	188	Hooker Hood	146	54 Oldsmob	0	$25
15		Elton Hildreth	1	Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth)	145	53 Nash	0	$25
16		Joel Million	13	Ernest Woods	144	53 Oldsmob	0	$25
17		Donald Thomas	9	Herb Thomas	144	53 Hudson	0	$25
18		Dave Terrell	126	Dave Terrell	144	54 Dodge	0	$25
19		Billy Minter	103	Clyde Minter	120	54 Chevrol	0	$25
20		Ken Pace	71	Ken Pace	120	49 Hudson	0	$25
21		Ned Jarrett	61	Mellie Bernard	114	53 Oldsmob	0	$
22		Jimmie Lewallen	5	Joe Blair	90	54 Mercury	0	$
23		Cotton Owens	182		87	51 Hudson	0	$
24		Fred Dove	77	Ken Pace	56	51 Hudson	0	$
25		Jim Frey	33		52	52 Hudson	0	$
26		Bud Harless	8	Edgar Clay	51	53 Hudson	0	$
27		Gober Sosebee	51	Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee)	42	54 Oldsmob	0	$
28		Blackie Pitt	100	Gary Drake	37	54 Oldsmob	0	$
29		Eddie Skinner	28	Frank Dodge	33	53 Oldsmob	0	$
30		Dink Widenhouse	0	Dink Widenhouse	20	53 Oldsmob	0	$
31		Gwyn Staley	7	Paul Whiteman	15	54 Cadilla	0	$
32	3	Lee Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	12	54 Chrysle	0	$