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 - Wilkes County 160 Race Results
Race Name - Wilkes County 160Date - 4/4/1954Race Track - North Wilkesboro SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.625 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 78.698 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 68.545 mphLead Changes - 3Total Race Purse - $3,825Race Number - 7 | More Races from 1954 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | Dick Rathman | 3 | Pure (John Ditz) | 160 | 54 Hudson | 48 | $1,000 | |
2 | Herb Thomas | 92 | FABULOUS (Herb Thomas) | 160 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $650 | |
3 | Joe Eubanks | 82 | Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) | 160 | 51 Hudson | 0 | $450 | |
4 | Curtis Turner | 14 | Frank Christian | 158 | 52 Oldsmob | 0 | $350 | |
5 | Lee Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 156 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $300 | |
6 | Ralph Liguori | 6 | Ralph Liguori | 156 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $250 | |
7 | Al Keller | 23 | George Miller | 155 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $200 | |
8 | Andy Winfree | 34 | Andy Winfree | 155 | 50 Plymout | 0 | $150 | |
9 | Jim Paschal | 80 | George Hutchens | 155 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $100 | |
10 | Jimmie Lewallen | 24 | JO Goode | 154 | 50 Plymout | 0 | $100 | |
11 | Bob Welborn | 44 | Julian Petty | 154 | 51 Plymout | 0 | $25 | |
12 | 1 | Gober Sosebee | 51 | Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee) | 152 | 54 Oldsmob | 112 | $25 |
13 | Fred Dove | 71 | Fred Dove | 149 | 54 Chevrol | 0 | $25 | |
14 | Billy Irvin | 43 | Julian Petty | 149 | 53 Dodge | 0 | $25 | |
15 | Buck Baker | 87 | Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) | 142 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | |
16 | Eddie Skinner | 28 | Frank Dodge | 139 | 53 Oldsmob | 0 | $25 | |
17 | Bud Harless | 58 | Edgar Clay | 129 | 53 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
18 | Ralph Dutton | 75 | 70 | 53 Dodge | 0 | $25 | ||
19 | Elton Hildreth | 1 | Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth) | 58 | 53 Nash | 0 | $25 | |
20 | Ted Rambo | 16 | Bob Cancro | 46 | 54 Lincoln | 0 | $25 | |
21 | Arden Mounts | 108 | Gene Comstock | 44 | 51 Hudson | 0 | $25 | |
22 | Dave Terrell | 126 | Dave Terrell | 31 | 54 Dodge | 0 | $ | |
23 | Stan Kross | 77 | Sam Knox | 26 | 54 Hudson | 0 | $ | |
24 | Blackie Pitt | 100 | Gary Drake | 12 | 50 Plymout | 0 | $ |