| 1954 Santa Fe 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,800 | Race Date: | Apr 18, 2026 | Sante Fe Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .8 Lap | Race Duration: | 1Hr 23Min 5Sec. | Willow Springs, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 1 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 72.216 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 23 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dick Rathmann D. Rathmann | Driver: | Buck Baker B. Baker | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Hudson | Car No.: | #88 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Chrysler: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 154 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 75.662 MPH | |||||
| Official 1954 Santa Fe 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | Pure | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 154 | Running |
| 2 | 3 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Hudson | 0 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 4 | 14 | Hershel McGriff | Frank Christian (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 0 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Buck Baker | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 197 | 46 | Running |
| 6 | 14 | 7 | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 10 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Hudson | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 7 | 21 | Laird Bruner | Carmen Amica (Car Owner) | | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 15 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | J.O. Goode (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 22 | 48 | Bill Moore | | 0 | 183 | 0 | Running | |
| 11 | 2 | 12 | Jim Paschal | Buckshot Morris (Car Owner) | | 0 | 180 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 16 | 11 | Hal Ruyle |  | 0 | 178 | 0 | Running | |
| 13 | 18 | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 12 | 91-B | Virgil Stockton | Virgil Stockton (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 171 | 0 | Accident |
| 15 | 11 | 57 | Art Dugan |  | 0 | 165 | 0 | Running | |
| 16 | 20 | M-22 | Frank Ropp | | 0 | 163 | 0 | Running | |
| 17 | 23 | 25 | Sam Pearson | | 0 | 150 | 0 | Running | |
| 18 | 21 | 1 | Ted Wright | | 0 | 132 | 0 | Clutch | |
| 19 | 19 | 50 | Danny Curley | | 0 | 125 | 0 | Overheating | |
| 20 | 8 | 100 | Blackie Pitt | Gary Drake (Car Owner) | | 0 | 113 | 0 | Hub |
| 21 | 13 | V-2 | Legs Whitcomb | | 0 | 97 | 0 | Bearings | |
| 22 | 9 | 15 | Slim Brown |  | 0 | 41 | 0 | Transmission | |
| 23 | 17 | 69 | Bay Darnell | | 0 | 18 | 0 | Overheating |
