NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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 - 23 Race Results
Race Name - 23Date - 7/4/1954Race Track - Asheville-Weaverville SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 67.771 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 61.318 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,800Race Number - 23 | More Races from 1954 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 1 | Herb Thomas | 92 | Herb Thomas | 200 | 54 Hudson | $1,000 | |
2 | Jimmie Lewallen | 5 | Joe Blair | 199 | 54 Mercury | $650 | ||
3 | Dick Rathman | 3 | Pure (John Ditz) | 199 | 54 Hudson | $450 | ||
4 | Lee Petty | 100 | Gary Drake | 196 | 54 Oldsmob | $350 | ||
5 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee) | 193 | 54 Oldsmob | $300 | ||
6 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) | 188 | 52 Hudson | $250 | ||
7 | Laird Bruner | 21 | Carmen Amica | 188 | 53 Oldsmob | $200 | ||
8 | Dave Terrell | 126 | Dave Terrell | 186 | 54 Dodge | $150 | ||
9 | Walt Flinchum | 49 | 183 | 51 Plymout | $100 | |||
10 | Jim Paschal | 13 | Ernest Woods | 183 | 53 Oldsmob | $100 | ||
11 | Arden Mounts | 108 | Gene Comstock | 180 | 51 Hudson | $25 | ||
12 | Fred Starr | 4 | Fred Dove | 163 | 54 Hudson | $25 | ||
13 | Hershel McGriff | 14 | Frank Christian | 161 | 52 Oldsmob | $25 | ||
14 | Buck Baker | 88 | Ernest Woods | 137 | 54 Oldsmob | $25 | ||
15 | Fred Dove | 71 | Fred Dove | 137 | 49 Hudson | $25 | ||
16 | Clyde Minter | 19 | Ken Pace | 135 | 51 Mercury | $25 | ||
17 | Blackie Pitt | 28 | Frank Dodge | 119 | 53 Oldsmob | $25 | ||
18 | Speedy Thompson | 12 | Buckshot Morris | 97 | 53 Oldsmob | $25 | ||
19 | Virgil Stockton | 91 | 66 | 52 Hudson | $25 | |||
20 | Ray Duhigg | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 63 | 53 Oldsmob | $25 | ||
21 | Dick Grice | 10 | 52 | 54 Lincoln | $ |