Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 6th, 1954
Race #31 of the 1954 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 364
- Drivers Entered: 50
- Makes
- Buick (2)
- Cadillac (1)
- Chrysler (3)
- Dodge (5)
- Ford (5)
- Hudson (11)
- Mercury (3)
- Nash (2)
- Oldsmobile (13)
- Plymouth (4)
- Studebaker (1)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (Southern 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | Hildreth Motors | Elton Hildreth | ||
| 10 | Blackie Pitt | Oldsmobile | Gary Drake | Gary Drake | ||
| 11 | George Parrish | Studebaker | George Parrish | George Parrish | ||
| 12 | Speedy Thompson | Buick | Buckshot Morris | Buckshot Morris | ||
| 13 | Joel Million | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods | ||
| 14 | Hershel McGriff | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | Frank Christian | ||
| 15 | Joe Sheppard | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 16 | Buck Mason | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 17 | Bill Widenhouse | Mercury | Bob Widenhouse | Bob Widenhouse | ||
| 18 | Arden Mounts | Hudson | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | ||
| 20 | Van Van Wey | Ford | Van Van Wey | Van Van Wey | ||
| 20 | John McGinley | Hudson | Walt Chapman | Walt Chapman | ||
| 21 | Laird Bruner | Oldsmobile | Carmen Amica | Carmen Amica | ||
| 23 | Erick Erickson | Buick | Erick Erickson | Erick Erickson | ||
| 25 | Fireball Roberts | Oldsmobile | Leland Colvin | Leland Colvin | ||
| 26 | Dave Terrell | Dodge | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell | ||
| 27 | Jim Gillette | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 28 | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | Frank Dodge | ||
| 29 | Dink Widenhouse | Oldsmobile | Dink Widenhouse | Dink Widenhouse | ||
| 32 | Art Watts | Hudson | -- | -- | ||
| 33 | Pop McGinnis | Hudson | Irving Frye | Irving Frye | ||
| 4 | Ken Fisher | Hudson | Ken Fisher | Ken Fisher | ||
| 40 | John Soares | Dodge | Charles Vance | Charles Vance | ||
| 42 | Lee Petty | Chrysler | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Danny Letner | Hudson | Joe Bearscheck | Joe Bearscheck | ||
| 44 | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile | Elmer Brooks | Elmer Brooks | ||
| 47 | Harvey Eakin | Nash | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin | ||
| 48 | Otis Martin | Chrysler | Otis Martin | Otis Martin | ||
| 5 | Jimmie Lewallen | Mercury | Joe Blair | Joe Blair | ||
| 53 | Elmo Langley | Oldsmobile | Elmo Langley | Elmo Langley | ||
| 55 | Frank Stutts | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 58 | Johnny Patterson | Mercury | H.B. Ranier | H.B. Ranier | ||
| 6 | Ralph Liguori | Dodge | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | ||
| 64 | Charlie Cregar | Plymouth | James Gess | James Gess | ||
| 7 | Gwyn Staley | Cadillac | Paul Whiteman | Paul Whiteman | ||
| 70 | Charles Brinkley | Hudson | -- | -- | ||
| 71 | Dean Pelton | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 75 | Jimmy Thompson | Oldsmobile | -- | -- | ||
| 79 | Hassell Reid | Plymouth | -- | -- | ||
| 8 | Gene Comstock | Hudson | Gene Comstock | Gene Comstock | ||
| 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | Oates Motor Co. | Phil Oates | ||
| 83 | Cotton Owens | Hudson | -- | -- | ||
| 85 | Walt Harvey | Ford | -- | -- | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Griffin Motors | Bob Griffin | ||
| 88 | Jim Paschal | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | Ernest Woods | ||
| 90 | Bob Welborn | Dodge | George Hutchens | George Hutchens | ||
| 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas | ||
| 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Chrysler | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain | ||
| 97 | Bill Amick | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | Frank Christian | ||
| 98 | Marvin Panch | Dodge | Beryl Jackson | Beryl Jackson |