Race: 100 Miles at Tri-City Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 1 of 45
Date: November 7, 1954
Track: Tri-City Speedway
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100 Miles at Tri-City Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Lee Petty | Car | No. 42 Chrysler |
| Team / Owner | Petty Enterprises | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Herb Thomas | Most Laps Led | Lee Petty (194) |
| Race Distance | 100 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Dirt oval | Starters | 21 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Lee Petty | Season Race | 1 of 45 |
100 Miles at Tri-City Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Chrysler | 200 | 194 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 5 | 14 | Buck Baker | Frank Christian (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 200 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 3 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 199 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 4 | 4 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Sosebee Racing | Oldsmobile | 196 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | Jimmie Lewallen | Joe Blair (Owner) | Mercury | 196 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 6 | 13 | B-29 | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 192 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 11 | 111 | Blackie Pitt | Gary Drake (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 189 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Bud Harless | Edgar Clay (Owner) | Hudson | 187 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 9 | 15 | 19 | Clyde Minter | Ken Pace (Owner) | Mercury | 178 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 10 | 10 | 9 | Donald Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 170 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 11 | 20 | 71 | Ken Pace | Ken Pace (Owner) | Hudson | 151 | 0 | axle | 120 |
| 12 | 21 | 11 | George Parrish | George Parrish (Owner) | Studebaker | 112 | 0 | wheel | 112 |
| 13 | 2 | 13 | Dick Rathman | John Ditz (Owner) | Hudson | 110 | 6 | clutch | 104 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth (Owner) | Nash Motor Company | 102 | 0 | transmission | 96 |
| 15 | 9 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates (Owner) | Hudson | 93 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 16 | 17 | 48 | John Dodd Jr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Hudson | 68 | 0 | transmission | 80 |
| 17 | 6 | 7 | Junior Johnson | Paul Whiteman (Owner) | Cadillac | 51 | 0 | bearing | 72 |
| 18 | 14 | 18 | Bill Blair | Gene Comstock (Owner) | Hudson | 43 | 0 | accident | 64 |
| 19 | 16 | 77 | Fred Dove | Ken Pace (Owner) | Hudson | 40 | 0 | running | 56 |
| 20 | 18 | 52 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Plymouth | 10 | 0 | radiator | 48 |
| 21 | 19 | 80 | Jim Paschal | George Hutchens (Owner) | Plymouth | 7 | 0 | differential | 40 |
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