Race: 250 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 29 of 37
Date: August 22, 1954
Track: Bay Meadows Race Track
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250 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track Race Information
| Winner | Hershel McGriff | Car | No. 14 Oldsmobile |
| Team / Owner | Frank Christian (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Hershel McGriff | Most Laps Led | Hershel McGriff (1) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (250 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 41 |
| Different Leaders | 1 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Season Race | 29 of 37 |
250 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 14 | Hershel McGriff | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 250 | 1 | running |
| 2 | — | 28 | Bill Amick | Frank Dodge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 250 | 0 | running |
| 3 | — | 12 | Dick Rathman | Don Oliver (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 249 | 0 | running |
| 4 | — | 68 | Allen Adkins | Gus Davis (Owner) | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running |
| 5 | — | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 247 | 0 | running |
| 6 | — | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 247 | 0 | running |
| 7 | — | 3 | Danny Letner | Joe Bearscheck (Owner) | Hudson | 245 | 0 | running |
| 8 | — | 33 | Lloyd Dane | Lloyd Dane (Owner) | Hudson | 244 | 0 | running |
| 9 | — | 84 | Robert Caswell | Lou Mangini (Owner) | Plymouth | 244 | 0 | running |
| 10 | — | 98 | Marvin Panch | John Fernandez (Owner) | Dodge | 244 | 0 | running |
| 11 | — | 2 | Jim Graham | George Bignotti (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 239 | 0 | running |
| 12 | — | 65 | Chuck Meekins | Larry Dorsey (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 238 | 0 | running |
| 13 | — | 10 | Charles Pemberton | Bill Payne (Owner) | Dodge | 237 | 0 | running |
| 14 | — | 16 | Tony Nelson | Joe Savatier (Owner) | Hudson | 236 | 0 | running |
| 15 | — | 88 | Woody Brown | Joe Mangini (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 235 | 0 | running |
| 16 | — | 99 | Joe Valente | Joe Mangini (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 233 | 0 | running |
| 17 | — | 87 | Buck Baker | Slick Smith (Owner) | Cadillac | 231 | 0 | running |
| 18 | — | 6 | Ben Gregory | Chris Milovich (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 228 | 0 | running |
| 19 | — | 97 | Fred Bince | Fred Bince (Owner) | Dodge | 226 | 0 | running |
| 20 | — | 89 | Bill West | Danny Letner (Owner) | Hudson | 225 | 0 | running |
| 21 | — | 52 | Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Plymouth | 223 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 41 | 25 | Erick Erickson | Erick Erickson (Owner) | Buick | 215 | 0 | running |
| 23 | — | X100 | Blackie Pitt | Gary Drake (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 214 | 0 | running |
| 24 | — | 33-X | Bob Deehan | — | Dodge | 213 | 0 | running |
| 25 | — | 7 | Jim Heath | Allen Heath (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | rear end |
| 26 | — | 1 | Al Neves | Al Neves (Owner) | Mercury | 210 | 0 | running |
| 27 | — | 15 | Sam Hawks | Chet Chiroso (Owner) | Plymouth | 203 | 0 | running |
| 28 | — | 73 | Art Watts | — | Hudson | 200 | 0 | gasket |
| 29 | — | 51 | Rick Henderson | Ray Henderson (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 0 | running |
| 30 | — | 60 | Howard Phillippi | Leroy Weyher (Owner) | Hudson | 199 | 0 | running |
| 31 | — | 50 | Jim Cook | Leroy Weyher (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 184 | 0 | running |
| 32 | — | 41 | Ernie Young | Walt Palozi (Owner) | Plymouth | 178 | 0 | running |
| 33 | — | 90 | Ted Lee | Ted Lee (Owner) | Ford | 164 | 0 | running |
| 34 | — | 4 | John Soares | Charles Vance (Owner) | Dodge | 160 | 0 | accident |
| 35 | — | 11 | Dick Carter | Dick Carter (Owner) | Hudson | 154 | 0 | wheel |
| 36 | — | 77 | Bill Bade | — | Plymouth | 144 | 0 | running |
| 37 | — | 31 | Red Ortwein | — | Hudson | 144 | 0 | overheating |
| 38 | — | 099 | Dick Zimmerman | Les Brand (Owner) | Mercury | 121 | 0 | engine |
| 39 | — | 35 | Bill Smith | F.W. Smith (Owner) | Hudson | 83 | 0 | piston |
| 40 | — | 19 | George Rogge | George Rogge (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 64 | 0 | accident |
| 41 | — | 8 | Ed Normi | Jack Beumer (Owner) | Dodge | 39 | 0 | engine |
Season Navigation
1954 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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