| 1954 Martainsville 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,700 | Race Date: | May 16, 1954 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2Hr 10Min 4Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 Among / 3 Drivers | Average Speed: | 46.153 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | 3 | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jim Paschal J. Paschal | Driver: | Ralph Liguori R. Liguori | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #87 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #6 Dodge | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Griffin Racing | Team: | 23XI Racing | Hudson: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 193 of 200 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1954 Martainsville 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 87 | Jim Paschal | Griffin Motors | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 193 |
| 2 | - | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 21 | Curtis Turner | Carmen Amica (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 23 | Al Keller | George Miller (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 28 | Laird Bruner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 19 | Clyde Minter | Ken Pace (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | Hudson | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 100 | Blackie Pitt (R) | Gary Drake (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 176 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 3 | Dick Rathmann | Pure | Running | Hudson | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 30 | Perk Brown | Perk Brown (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 172 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 108 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 171 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Cherokee Garage | Driveshaft | | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | | 0 | 158 | 0 | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 133 | 7 | |
| 18 | - | 88 | Buck Baker | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Accident | Nash | 0 | 128 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 31 | Donald Thomas | Blue Crown | Hudson | 0 | 90 | 0 | |
| 21 | - | 52 | Walt Flinchum | Byrd Johnson (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 45 | Paul Pettit | Paul Pettit (Car Owner) | Transmission | Hudson | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 111 | Joe Bill O'Dell | Joe Bill O'Dell | Overheating |  | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 13 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
