| 1954 Wilkes County 160 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,825 | Race Date: | Apr 4, 1954 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 1Hr 27Min 32Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 68.545 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann | Driver: | Gober Sosebee G. Sosebee | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Hudson | Car No.: | #51 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Sosebee Racing | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 48 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 76.698 MPH | |||||
| Official 1954 Wilkes County 160 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | - | 3 | Dick Rathmann | Pure | Running | Hudson | 0 | 160 | 48 |
| 2 | - | 92 | Herb Thomas | Fabulous Hudson Hornet | Running | Hudson | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 14 | Curtis Turner | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 158 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 23 | Al Keller | George Miller (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 34 | Andy Winfree | Andy Winfree (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 80 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 24 | Jimmie Lewallen | J.O. Goode (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 44 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Cherokee Garage | Running | | 0 | 152 | 112 |
| 13 | - | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 43 | Billy Irvin | Julian Petty (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors | Running | | 0 | 142 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 58 | Bud Harless | Edgar Clay (Car Owner) | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | 75 | Ralph Dutton | Ralph Dutton (Car Owner) | | 0 | 70 | 0 | |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Nash | 0 | 58 | 0 | |
| 20 | 7 | 16 | Ted Rambo | Bob Cancro (Car Owner) | Accident | Lincoln | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 108 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 22 | 21 | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 77 | Stan Kross | Sam Knox (Car Owner) | Piston | Hudson | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 100 | Blackie Pitt (R) | Gary Drake (Car Owner) | | 0 | 12 | 0 |
