
| 1954 Raleigh 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 37 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $9,150 | Race Date: | May 29, 1954 | Raleigh Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 Laps | Race Duration: | 3h 22m 57s | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 Among / 4 Drivers | Average Speed: | 73.909 MPH | 1 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Driver: | Herb Thomas H. Thomas | Hudson: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Car No.: | #92 Hudson | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Thomas Racing | Team: | Thomas Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Crew Chief: | Smokey Yunick | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 204 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 76.660 MPH | |||||
| Official 1954 Raleigh 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | Hudson | 0 | 250 | 204 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | Pure | Running | Hudson | 0 | 248 | 34 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Hershel McGriff | Frank Christian (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | ![]() | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 80 | Jimmie Lewallen | George Hutchens (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 241 | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 23 | Al Keller | George Miller (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | J.O. Goode (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 236 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Hildreth Motors | Running | Nash | 0 | 235 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 88 | Buck Baker | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 233 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 231 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 61 | Slick Smith | Slick Smith (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 225 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 11 | Eddie Riker | Eddie Riker | Running | ![]() | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 120 | Russ Hepler | Walt Chapman (Car Owner) | Running | Hudson | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 4 | Charlie Cregar | James Gess (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 221 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 219 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 100 | Blackie Pitt (R) | Gary Drake (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 218 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | FRS Racing | Running | ![]() | 0 | 212 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 52 | Walt Flinchum | Byrd Johnson (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 195 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 25 | Fireball Roberts | Leland Colvin (Car Owner) | Hub | ![]() | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 13 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods (Car Owner) | Running | ![]() | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 44 | Curtis Turner | Elmer Brooks (Car Owner) | Driveshaft | ![]() | 0 | 160 | 10 |
| 23 | 16 | 21 | Laird Bruner | Carmen Amica (Car Owner) | Bearings | ![]() | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Frank Dodge (Car Owner) | Ignition | ![]() | 0 | 104 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 108 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock (Car Owner) | Accident | Hudson | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 12 | Speedy Thompson | Buckshot Morris (Car Owner) | Engine | ![]() | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 87 | Jim Paschal | Griffin Motors | Brakes | ![]() | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 31 | Donald Thomas | Blue Crown | Bearings | Hudson | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 98 | Jim Clark | Jim Clark (Car Owner) | Overheating | ![]() | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 97 | Clarence Burch | Clarence Burch | Rear Gear | Willys | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 48 | Gifford Wood | Wood & Stanley | Brakes | Hudson | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Oates Motor Company | Piston | Hudson | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 103 | Clyde Minter | Ken Pace (Car Owner) | Unknown | ![]() | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 47 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin (Car Owner) | Bearings | Nash | 0 | 5 | 0 |