Race: 160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 2 of 37
Date: February 21, 1954
Track: Daytona Beach & Road Course
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160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Lee Petty | Most Laps Led | Lee Petty (37) |
| Race Distance | 159.9 miles (39 laps) | Track Length | 4.1 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 62 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Season Race | 2 of 37 |
160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 39 | 37 | running |
| 2 | 10 | 87 | Buck Baker | Bob Griffin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 13 | 14 | Curtis Turner | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Hudson | 38 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 26 | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 23 | 200 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 6 | 13 | Emory Lewis | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 14 | 25 | Fireball Roberts | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 17 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 37 | 77 | Stan Kross | Sam Knox (Owner) | Hudson | 38 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 25 | 35 | Don White | Don White (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 38 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 9 | 98 | Hershel McGriff | Beryl Jackson (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 37 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 2 | 48 | Otis Martin | Otis Martin (Owner) | Chrysler | 37 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 27 | 118 | Byron King | — | Buick | 37 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 7 | 16 | Jack Conley | — | Lincoln | 37 | 0 | rear end |
| 16 | 20 | 7A | Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 37 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 12 | 9 | Ed Samples | Claude Alexander (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 31 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Hudson | 36 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 39 | 61 | Jimmie Lewallen | — | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 47 | 12 | Speedy Thompson | Buckshot Morris (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 46 | 23 | Al Keller | George Miller (Owner) | Hudson | 36 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 35 | 21 | Laird Bruner | Carmen Amica (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 36 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 36 | 86 | Don Oldenberg | Don Oldenberg (Owner) | Mercury | 36 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 28 | 101 | Bucky Sager | Bucky Sager (Owner) | Studebaker | 35 | 0 | running |
| 25 | — | 52 | Joe Guide | Sally Guide (Owner) | Hudson | 35 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 24 | 41 | Dick Garlington | John Eanes (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | running |
| 27 | 38 | 80 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Owner) | Dodge | 35 | 0 | running |
| 28 | — | 33 | Pop McGinnis | Irving Frye (Owner) | Hudson | 35 | 0 | running |
| 29 | 43 | 30 | Nero Steptoe | — | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | running |
| 30 | 48 | 7 | Mike Brown | — | Packard Motor Car Company | 35 | 0 | running |
| 31 | 32 | 44A | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Dodge | 35 | 0 | running |
| 32 | 42 | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Owner) | Dodge | 35 | 0 | running |
| 33 | 29 | 96 | Mason Bright | Mason Bright (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 35 | 0 | running |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | Virgil Livengood | Virgil Livengood (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 35 | 0 | running |
| 35 | 30 | 50 | Elbert Allen | — | Oldsmobile | 34 | 0 | running |
| 36 | 50 | 155 | Mel Krueger | — | Hudson | 34 | 0 | running |
| 37 | 49 | 15 | Jimmy Florian | Jimmy Florian (Owner) | Hudson | 34 | 0 | running |
| 38 | 44 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 34 | 0 | out of fuel |
| 39 | 45 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Dodge | 33 | 0 | running |
| 40 | 51 | 47 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 33 | 0 | running |
| 41 | 40 | 10 | Bob Sampson | — | Dodge | 32 | 0 | overheating |
| 42 | 54 | 141 | Billy Rafter | — | Plymouth | 32 | 0 | running |
| 43 | 55 | 10A | Hap Jones | Hap Jones (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 31 | 0 | running |
| 44 | 53 | 47A | Billy Irvin | — | Plymouth | 28 | 0 | running |
| 45 | 21 | 287 | William Kearney | — | Plymouth | 28 | 0 | clutch |
| 46 | — | 44 | Harold Nash | — | Oldsmobile | 27 | 0 | running |
| 47 | 15 | 17 | Jim Romine | — | Hudson | 25 | 0 | engine |
| 48 | 57 | 107 | Johnny Roberts | Johnny Roberts (Owner) | Ford | 22 | 0 | head gasket |
| 49 | — | 58 | Johnny Patterson | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Oldsmobile | 22 | 0 | running |
| 50 | 56 | 144 | Art Binkley | — | Ford | 21 | 0 | running |
| 51 | 33 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Owner) | Dodge | 21 | 0 | stalled |
| 52 | 58 | 166 | Ernest Palmer | — | – | 20 | 0 | running |
| 53 | 18 | 53 | Bill Cornwall | — | Oldsmobile | 18 | 0 | running |
| 54 | 22 | 16 | Ted Rambo | Bob Cancro (Owner) | Lincoln | 16 | 0 | running |
| 55 | 34 | 22 | George Osborne | George Osborne (Owner) | Hudson | 16 | 0 | fuel line |
| 56 | 3 | 40 | Tommy Thompson | Tommy Thompson (Owner) | Chrysler | 15 | 0 | accident |
| 57 | 11 | 99 | Fonty Flock | Raymond Parks (Owner) | Buick | 13 | 0 | clutch |
| 58 | 16 | 39 | Bill Barker | — | Oldsmobile | 12 | 0 | overheating |
| 59 | 5 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 10 | 2 | fuel line |
| 60 | 19 | 4 | Slick Smith | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 5 | 0 | engine |
| 61 | 52 | 37 | Victor Geisler | — | Ford | 2 | 0 | not experienced |
| 62 | 4 | 91 | Tim Flock | Ernest Woods (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 39 | 0 | disqualified |
Season Navigation
1954 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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