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1954 - Wilkes 160 Race Results


Race Name - Wilkes 160
Date - 10/24/1954
Race Track - North Wilkesboro Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 0.625 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 98 miles
Pole Speed - 77.612 mph
Number of Cautions - 4
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 65.175 mph
Lead Changes - 4
Total Race Purse - $3,800
Race Number - 37
 More Races from 1954
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Hershel McGriff 14 Air Lift (Frank Christian) 157 54 Oldsmob 74 $1,000
2 Buck Baker 87 Griffin Motors (Bob Griffin) 157 54 Oldsmob 0 $650
3 5 Herb Thomas 92 Herb Thomas 157 54 Hudson 0 $450
4 Slick Smith 143 Frank Christian 156 51 Oldsmob 0 $350
5 2 Dick Rathman 3 Pure (John Ditz) 156 54 Hudson 83 $300
6 Marvin Panch 98 Beryl Jackson 154 54 Oldsmob 0 $250
7 Ralph Liguori 6 Ralph Liguori 153 54 Dodge 0 $200
8 Bill Blair 2 Bill Blair 151 53 Hudson 0 $150
9 Clyde Minter 19 Ken Pace 151 50 Mercury 0 $100
10 Joe Eubanks 82 Oates Motor Co (Phil Oates) 150 51 Hudson 0 $100
11 Arden Mounts 18 Gene Comstock 150 54 Hudson 0 $25
12 Jim Paschal 88 Ernest Woods 149 54 Oldsmob 0 $25
13 Lou Figaro 187 Lou Figaro 146 54 Hudson 0 $25
14 Hooker Hood 188 Hooker Hood 146 54 Oldsmob 0 $25
15 Elton Hildreth 1 Hildreth Motors (Elton Hildreth) 145 53 Nash 0 $25
16 Joel Million 13 Ernest Woods 144 53 Oldsmob 0 $25
17 Donald Thomas 9 Herb Thomas 144 53 Hudson 0 $25
18 Dave Terrell 126 Dave Terrell 144 54 Dodge 0 $25
19 Billy Minter 103 Clyde Minter 120 54 Chevrol 0 $25
20 Ken Pace 71 Ken Pace 120 49 Hudson 0 $25
21 Ned Jarrett 61 Mellie Bernard 114 53 Oldsmob 0 $
22 Jimmie Lewallen 5 Joe Blair 90 54 Mercury 0 $
23 Cotton Owens 182 87 51 Hudson 0 $
24 Fred Dove 77 Ken Pace 56 51 Hudson 0 $
25 Jim Frey 33 52 52 Hudson 0 $
26 Bud Harless 8 Edgar Clay 51 53 Hudson 0 $
27 Gober Sosebee 51 Cherokee Garage (Gober Sosebee) 42 54 Oldsmob 0 $
28 Blackie Pitt 100 Gary Drake 37 54 Oldsmob 0 $
29 Eddie Skinner 28 Frank Dodge 33 53 Oldsmob 0 $
30 Dink Widenhouse 0 Dink Widenhouse 20 53 Oldsmob 0 $
31 Gwyn Staley 7 Paul Whiteman 15 54 Cadilla 0 $
32 3 Lee Petty 42 Petty Enterprises 12 54 Chrysle 0 $