| 1954 Columbia 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,750 | Race Date: | Jun 6, 1954 | Columbia Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 1Hr 45Min 47Sec. | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 56.719 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 18 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Curtis Turner C. Turner | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #44 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #87 Oldsmobile | Hudson: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Chrysler: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 62.240 MPH | |||||
| Official 1954 Columbia 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | - | 44 | Curtis Turner | Elmer Brooks (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 89 |
| 2 | - | 14 | Hershel McGriff | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 3 | Dick Rathmann | Pure | Running | Hudson | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 12 | Speedy Thompson | Buckshot Morris (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 197 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 88 | Buck Baker | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 19 | Clyde Minter | Ken Pace (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 100 | Blackie Pitt (R) | Gary Drake (Car Owner) | Radiator |  | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 114 | Parks Surratt | R. Spearman (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 165 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 25 | Fireball Roberts | Leland Colvin (Car Owner) | | 0 | 164 | 0 | |
| 14 | - | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | | 0 | 154 | 0 | |
| 16 | - | 21 | Laird Bruner | Carmen Amica (Car Owner) | | 0 | 151 | 0 | |
| 17 | - | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Rear Gear |  | 0 | 131 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Cherokee Garage | Overheating | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
