CUP Series Darlington Raceway

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Results

The 1954 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 6th, 1954

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 11 Hudson
  • 13 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Mercury
  • 5 Dodge
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 5 Ford
  • 2 Nash
  • 2 Buick
  • 1 Studebaker
  • 1 Cadillac
  • 3 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 95.026
  • Cautions: 2 for 4 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
11 21 18 Arden Mounts Hudson 0 0 335 0 0 running
21 19 32 Art Watts Hudson 0 0 312 0 0 running
19 6 97 Bill Amick Oldsmobile 0 0 317 9 0 running
17 28 17 Bill Widenhouse Mercury 0 0 326 0 0 running
43 26 10 Blackie Pitt Oldsmobile 0 0 98 0 0 piston
48 33 90 Bob Welborn Dodge 0 0 14 0 0 piston
44 1 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 66 34 0 engine
27 37 16 Buck Mason Plymouth 0 0 283 0 0 running
28 30 70 Charles Brinkley Hudson 0 0 268 0 0 engine
20 11 64 Charlie Cregar Plymouth 0 0 313 8 0 running
34 16 83 Cotton Owens Hudson 0 0 228 0 0 engine
2 17 44 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 364 266 0 running
47 46 43 Danny Letner Hudson 0 0 26 0 0 engine
33 5 26 Dave Terrell Dodge 0 0 231 0 0 rear end
36 44 71 Dean Pelton Ford 0 0 216 0 0 gasket
42 20 29 Dink Widenhouse Oldsmobile 0 0 101 0 0 vapor lock
14 4 28 Eddie Skinner Oldsmobile 0 0 332 0 0 running
12 41 53 Elmo Langley Oldsmobile 0 0 335 0 0 running
16 50 1 Elton Hildreth Nash 0 0 327 0 0 running
39 39 23 Erick Erickson Buick 0 0 131 0 0 rear end
7 2 25 Fireball Roberts Oldsmobile 0 0 343 0 0 running
32 48 55 Frank Stutts Ford 0 0 250 0 0 running
13 9 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 334 0 0 running
22 12 11 George Parrish Studebaker 0 0 299 0 0 running
8 25 7 Gwyn Staley Cadillac 0 0 342 0 0 running
18 31 47 Harvey Eakin Nash 0 0 321 0 0 running
49 45 79 Hassell Reid Plymouth 0 0 11 0 0 piston
1 23 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 364 43 0 running
45 3 14 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 37 0 0 engine
24 35 27 Jim Gillette Plymouth 0 0 293 0 0 running
5 34 88 Jim Paschal Oldsmobile 0 0 357 0 0 running
41 18 5 Jimmie Lewallen Mercury 0 0 110 0 0 crash
50 36 75 Jimmy Thompson Oldsmobile 0 0 4 0 0 fuel tank
15 14 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 330 0 0 running
37 47 15 Joe Sheppard Ford 0 0 215 0 0 running
9 40 13 Joel Million Oldsmobile 0 0 339 0 0 running
46 49 20 John McGinley Hudson 0 0 36 0 0 bearing
6 7 40 John Soares Dodge 0 0 348 0 0 running
4 27 58 Johnny Patterson Mercury 0 0 360 0 0 running
40 8 4 Ken Fisher Hudson 0 0 118 0 0 radiator
23 29 21 Laird Bruner Oldsmobile 0 0 294 0 0 rear end
38 13 42 Lee Petty Chrysler 0 0 173 0 0 coil
3 24 98 Marvin Panch Dodge 0 0 362 0 0 running
25 42 48 Otis Martin Chrysler 0 0 290 0 0 running
35 22 33 Pop McGinnis Hudson 0 0 221 4 0 fuel
30 15 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge 0 0 253 0 0 running
10 38 12 Speedy Thompson Buick 0 0 337 0 0 running
31 10 93 Ted Chamberlain Chrysler 0 0 252 0 0 running
29 43 20 Van Van Wey Ford 0 0 260 0 0 crash
26 32 85 Walt Harvey Ford 0 0 284 0 0 running

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