Results

The 1954 1954-36 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

1954-36

Sunday, October 17th, 1954

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 12 Hudson
  • 14 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Chevrolet
  • 1 Packard
  • 3 Mercury
  • 2 Dodge
  • 2 Studebaker
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 2 Ford
  • 1 Cadillac
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 165 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 44.547
  • Cautions: 3 for 0 laps
  • Lead Changes: 4
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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1954-36 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
17 0 18 Arden Mounts Hudson 0 0 154 0 0 running
10 0 2 Bill Blair Hudson 0 0 160 0 0 running
43 0 25 Bill Widenhouse Oldsmobile 0 0 21 0 0 piston
38 0 103 Billy Minter Chevrolet 0 0 63 0 0 crash
39 0 100 Blackie Pitt Oldsmobile 0 0 50 0 0 spindle
11 0 61 Bob Welborn Oldsmobile 0 0 160 0 0 running
3 0 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 163 0 0 running
14 0 8 Bud Harless Hudson 0 0 157 0 0 running
21 0 X-2 Carl Burris Packard 0 0 150 0 0 running
34 0 148 Chuck Hansen Oldsmobile 0 0 97 0 0 axle
12 0 19 Clyde Minter Mercury 0 0 160 0 0 running
42 0 182 Cotton Owens Oldsmobile 0 0 32 0 0 clutch
32 0 126 Dave Terrell Dodge 0 0 113 0 0 gas line
4 0 3 Dick Rathman Hudson 0 0 163 0 0 running
27 0 491 Dick Ross Studebaker 0 0 140 0 0 crash
40 0 B-29 Dink Widenhouse Oldsmobile 0 0 34 0 0 crash
7 0 86 Don Oldenberg Mercury 0 0 161 0 0 running
15 0 28 Eddie Skinner Oldsmobile 0 0 157 0 0 running
29 0 77 Fred Dove Hudson 0 0 127 0 0 running
37 0 11 George Parrish Studebaker 0 0 65 0 0 spindle
20 0 248 Gifford Wood Hudson 0 0 152 0 0 running
41 0 163 Glen Wood Oldsmobile 0 0 33 0 0 crash
23 0 51 Gober Sosebee Oldsmobile 0 0 148 0 0 radiator
36 0 78 Hassell Reid Plymouth 0 0 83 0 0 spindle
16 0 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 156 0 0 running
2 0 14 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 165 8 0 running
26 0 481 Jim Cooper Ford 0 0 141 0 0 overheating
24 0 V-2 Jim Gillette Plymouth 0 0 148 0 0 running
6 0 88 Jim Paschal Oldsmobile 0 0 161 0 0 running
5 0 7 Jim Reed Hudson 0 0 162 0 0 running
18 0 5 Jimmie Lewallen Mercury 0 0 152 0 0 crash
25 0 111 Joe Bill O'Dell Ford 0 0 141 0 0 running
13 0 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 158 0 0 running
30 0 13 Joel Million Oldsmobile 0 0 126 0 0 running
8 0 48 John Dodd Jr Hudson 0 0 161 0 0 running
33 0 17 Junior Johnson Cadillac 0 0 109 0 0 overheating
28 0 71 Ken Pace Hudson 0 0 138 0 0 running
1 1 42 Lee Petty Chrysler 0 0 165 157 0 running
9 0 187 Lou Figaro Hudson 0 0 161 0 0 running
19 0 98 Marvin Panch Oldsmobile 0 0 152 0 0 running
35 0 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge 0 0 84 0 0 suspension
31 0 80 Ray Duhigg Plymouth 0 0 122 0 0 overheating
22 0 93 Ted Chamberlain Plymouth 0 0 149 0 0 running
44 0 52 Walt Flinchum Plymouth 0 0 9 0 0 transmission

Race Infractions

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