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Daytona Beach 160 1954 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 37
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$7,275	Race Date:	Feb 21, 1954	Daytona Beach & Road Course
Margin of Victory:	9.000 Seconds	Race Duration:	1Hr 47Min 40Sec.	Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:	2 Among / 2 Drivers	Average Speed:	89.108 MPH	4.17 Mile Sand/Paved
No. of Cars:	62	No. of Cautions:	No Cautions

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Lee Petty L. Petty	Driver:	Lee Petty L. Petty	Chrysler:	9
Car No.:	#42 Chrysler	Car No.:	#42 Chrysler	Oldsmobile:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:	Petty Enterprises	Hudson:	0
Crew Chief:	Lee Petty	Crew Chief:	Lee Petty	Buick:	0
Laps Led:	37 of 39	Pole Speed:	123.410 MPH

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Official 1954 Daytona Beach 160 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	1	42	Lee Petty L. PettyLee Petty	San Juan Motors	Chrysler	0	39	37	Running
2	10	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Griffin Motors		0	39	0	Running
3	13	14	Curtis Turner C. TurnerCurtis Turner	Air Lift Special		0	39	0	Running
4	8	3	Dick Rathmann D. RathmannDick Rathmann	Pure Sensitized	Hudson	0	38	0	Running
5	26	2	Bill Blair B. BlairBill Blair	Halifax Motors		0	38	0	Running
6	23	122	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Running
7	6	13	Emory Lewis E. LewisEmory Lewis	Ernest Woods (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Running
8	14	25	Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball Roberts	Leland Colvin (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Running
9	17	51	Gober Sosebee G. SosebeeGober Sosebee	Cherokee Garage		0	38	0	Running
10	37	77	Stan Kross S. KrossStan Kross	Sam Knox (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	38	0	Running
11	25	35	Don White D. WhiteDon White	Don White (Car Owner)		0	38	0	Running
12	9	98	Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriff	Beryl Jackson (Car Owner)		0	37	0	Running
13	2	48	Otis Martin O. MartinOtis Martin	Otis Martin (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	37	0	Running
14	27	118	Byron King B. KingByron King	Byron King (Car Owner)		0	37	0	Running
15	7	16	Jack Conley S. ParsonsJack Conley	Jack Conley	Lincoln	0	37	0	Rear Gear
16	20	7A	Jim Reed J. ReedJim Reed	Jim Reed (Car Owner)		0	37	0	Running
17	12	9	Ed Samples E. SamplesEd Samples	Claude Alexander (Car Owner)		0	36	0	Running
18	31	82	Joe Eubanks J. EubanksJoe Eubanks	Oates Motor Company	Hudson	0	36	0	Running
19	39	61	Jimmie Lewallen J. LewallenJimmie Lewallen	M.E. Riley (Car Owner)		0	36	0	Running
20	47	12	Speedy Thompson S. ThompsonSpeedy Thompson	Buckshot Morris (Car Owner)		0	36	0	Running
21	46	23	Al Keller Al KellerAl Keller	George Miller (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	36	0	Running
22	35	21	Laird Bruner L. BrunerLaird Bruner	Carmen Amica (Car Owner)		0	36	0	Running
23	36	86	Don Oldenberg D. OldenbergDon Oldenberg	Don Oldenberg (Car Owner)		0	36	0	Running
24	28	101	Bucky Sager B. SagerBucky Sager	Bucky Sage (Car Owner)	Studebaker	0	35	0	Running
25	61	52	Joe Guide J. GuideJoe Guide	Sally Guide (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	35	0	Running
26	24	41	Dick Garlington D. GarlingtonDick Garlington	Air Lift Special		0	35	0	Running
27	38	80	Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim Paschal	George Hutchens (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Running
28	59	33	Pop McGinnis P. McGinnisPop McGinnis	Irving Frye (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	35	0	Running
29	43	30	Nero Steptoe N. SteptoeNero Steptoe	Lavern Kendrick (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Running
30	48	7	Mike Brown M. BrownMike Brown	Citizens Packard Company	Packard	0	35	0	Running
31	32	44A	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Julian Petty (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Running
32	42	126	Dave Terrell D. TerrellDave Terrell	Dave Terrell (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Running
33	29	96	Mason Bright M. BrightMason Bright	Mason Bright (Car Owner)		0	35	0	Running
34	41	34	Virgil Livengood V. LivengoodVirgil Livengood	Virgil Livengood (Car Owner)	Nash	0	35	0	Running
35	30	50	Elbert Allen E. AllenElbert Allen	Gober Sosebee (Car Owner)		0	34	0	Running
36	50	155	Mel Krueger M. KruegerMel Krueger	Len Behn Motor Company	Hudson	0	34	0	Running
37	49	15	Jimmy Florian J. FlorianJimmy Florian	Jimmy Florian (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	34	0	Running
38	44	1	Elton Hildreth E. HildrethElton Hildreth	Hildreth Motors	Nash	0	34	0	Out of Fuel
39	45	28	Eddie Skinner E. SkinnerEddie Skinner	Frank Dodge (Car Owner)		0	33	0	Running
40	51	47	Harvey Eakin H. EakinHarvey Eakin	Harvey Eakin (Car Owner)	Nash	0	33	0	Running
41	40	10	Bob Sampson B. SampsonBob Sampson	Bob Sampson (Car Owner)		0	32	0	Overheating
42	54	141	Billy Rafter B. RafterBilly Rafter	Billy Rafter (Car Owner)		0	32	0	Running
43	57	10A	Hap Jones H. JonesHap Jones	Greenville Nash Company	Nash	0	31	0	Running
44	54	47A	Billy Irvin B. IrvinBilly Irvin	Billy Irvin (Car Owner)		0	28	0	Running
45	21	287	William Kearney W. KearneyWilliam Kearney			0	28	0	Clutch
46	60	44	Harold Nash H. NashHarold Nash	Harold Nash (Car Owner)		0	27	0	Running
47	15	17	Jim Romine J. RomineJim Romine	Jim Romine (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	25	0	Engine
48	52	107	Johnny Roberts J. RobertsJohnny Roberts	Johnny Roberts (Car Owner)		0	22	0	Header
49	62	58	Johnny Patterson J. PattersonJohnny Patterson	H.B. Ranier (Car Owner)		0	22	0	Running
50	56	144	Art Binkley A. BinkleyArt Binkley			0	21	0	Running
51	33	6	Ralph Liguori R. LiguoriRalph Liguori	Ralph Liguori (Car Owner)		0	21	0	Stalled
52	58	166	Ernest Palmer E. PalmerErnest Palmer	Ernest Palmer	Willys	0	20	0	Running
53	18	53	Bill Cornwall B. CornwallBill Cornwall	Bill Cornwall (Car Owner)		0	18	0	Running
54	22	16	Ted Rambo T. RamboTed Rambo	Bob Cancro (Car Owner)	Lincoln	0	16	0	Running
55	34	22	George Osborne G. OsborneGeorge Osborne	George Osborne (Car Owner)	Hudson	0	16	0	Oil Line
56	3	40	Tommy Thompson T. ThompsonTommy Thompson	San Juan Motors	Chrysler	0	15	0	Accident
57	11	99	Fonty Flock F. FlockFonty Flock	Raymond Parks (Car Owner)		0	13	0	Clutch
58	16	39	Bill Barker B. BarkerBill Barker			0	12	0	Overheating
59	5	92	Herb Thomas H. ThomasHerb Thomas	Thomas Racing	Hudson	0	10	2	Oil Line
60	19	4	Slick Smith S. SmithSlick Smith	Air Lift		0	5	0	Engine
61	53	37	Victor Geisler V. GeislerVictor Geisler			0	2	0
62	4	88	Tim Flock T. FlockTim Flock	Helzafire		0	39	0	Disqualified
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