| 1954 Wilkes 160 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,800 | Race Date: | Oct 24, 1954 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1Hr 30Min 20Sec. | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 Among / 2 Drivers | Average Speed: | 65.175 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 4 | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Hershel McGriff H. McGriff | Driver: | Hershel McGriff H. McGriff | Oldsmobile: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #14 Oldsmobile | Car No.: | #14 Oldsmobile | Hudson: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Mercury: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 74 of 157 | Pole Speed: | 77.612 MPH | |||||
| Official 1954 Wilkes 160 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 14 | Hershel McGriff | Air Lift | Running |  | 0 | 157 | 74 |
| 2 | - | 87 | Buck Baker | Griffin Motors | Running | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | Hudson | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 143 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | Pure | Running | Hudson | 0 | 156 | 83 |
| 6 | - | 98 | Marvin Panch | Beryl Jackson (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 19 | Clyde Minter | Ken Pace (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 151 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Running | Hudson | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 18 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 88 | Jim Paschal | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 187 | Lou Figaro | Lou Figaro (Car Owner) | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 188 | Hooker Hood | Hooker Hood (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 146 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Running | Nash | 0 | 145 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 13 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 9 | Donald Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | Hudson | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 144 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 103 | Billy Minter | Clyde Minter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 71 | Ken Pace | Ken Pace (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 61 | Ned Jarrett | Mellie Bernard (Car Owner) | | 0 | 114 | 0 | |
| 22 | - | 5 | Jimmie Lewallen | Joe Blair (Car Owner) | Tie Rod | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 182 | Cotton Owens | Piston | Hudson | 0 | 87 | 0 | |
| 24 | - | 77 | Fred Dove | Ken Pace (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 56 | 0 | |
| 25 | - | 33 | Jim Frey | Engine | Hudson | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 26 | - | 8 | Bud Harless | Edgar Clay (Car Owner) | Hudson | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| 27 | - | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Cherokee Garage | Radiator | | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 100 | Blackie Pitt (R) | Gary Drake (Car Owner) | | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 29 | - | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 30 | - | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Car Owner) | | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 31 | - | 7 | Gwyn Staley | Paul Whiteman (Car Owner) |  | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 32 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Hub | Chrysler | 0 | 12 | 0 |
