Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 6th, 1954

Race #31 of the 1954 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 364
  • Miles: 497.2
  • Average Speed: 95.026 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 4
  • Lead Changes: 12
#5 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 23 92 Herb Thomas Hudson 0 0 0 364 43 Running
2 17 44 Curtis Turner Oldsmobile 0 0 0 364 266 Running
3 24 98 Marvin Panch Dodge 0 0 0 362 0 Running
4 27 58 Johnny Patterson Mercury 0 0 0 360 0 Running
5 34 88 Jim Paschal Oldsmobile 0 0 0 357 0 Running
6 7 40 John Soares Dodge 0 0 0 348 0 Running
7 2 25 Fireball Roberts Oldsmobile 0 0 0 343 0 Running
8 25 7 Gwyn Staley Cadillac 0 0 0 342 0 Running
9 40 13 Joel Million Oldsmobile 0 0 0 339 0 Running
10 38 12 Speedy Thompson Buick 0 0 0 337 0 Running
11 21 18 Arden Mounts Hudson 0 0 0 335 0 Running
12 41 53 Elmo Langley Oldsmobile 0 0 0 335 0 Running
13 9 8 Gene Comstock Hudson 0 0 0 334 0 Running
14 4 28 Eddie Skinner Oldsmobile 0 0 0 332 0 Running
15 14 82 Joe Eubanks Hudson 0 0 0 330 0 Running
16 50 1 Elton Hildreth Nash 0 0 0 327 0 Running
17 28 17 Bill Widenhouse Mercury 0 0 0 326 0 Running
18 31 47 Harvey Eakin Nash 0 0 0 321 0 Running
19 6 97 Bill Amick Oldsmobile 0 0 0 317 9 Running
20 11 64 Charlie Cregar Plymouth 0 0 0 313 8 Running
21 19 32 Art Watts Hudson 0 0 0 312 0 Running
22 12 11 George Parrish Studebaker 0 0 0 299 0 Running
23 29 21 Laird Bruner Oldsmobile 0 0 0 294 0 Rear end
24 35 27 Jim Gillette Plymouth 0 0 0 293 0 Running
25 42 48 Otis Martin Chrysler 0 0 0 290 0 Running
26 32 85 Walt Harvey Ford 0 0 0 284 0 Running
27 37 16 Buck Mason Plymouth 0 0 0 283 0 Running
28 30 70 Charles Brinkley Hudson 0 0 0 268 0 Engine
29 43 20 Van Van Wey Ford 0 0 0 260 0 Crash
30 15 6 Ralph Liguori Dodge 0 0 0 253 0 Running
31 10 93 Ted Chamberlain Chrysler 0 0 0 252 0 Running
32 48 55 Frank Stutts Ford 0 0 0 250 0 Running
33 5 26 Dave Terrell Dodge 0 0 0 231 0 Rear end
34 16 83 Cotton Owens Hudson 0 0 0 228 0 Engine
35 22 33 Pop McGinnis Hudson 0 0 0 221 4 Fuel
36 44 71 Dean Pelton Ford 0 0 0 216 0 Gasket
37 47 15 Joe Sheppard Ford 0 0 0 215 0 Running
38 13 42 Lee Petty Chrysler 0 0 0 173 0 Coil
39 39 23 Erick Erickson Buick 0 0 0 131 0 Rear end
40 8 4 Ken Fisher Hudson 0 0 0 118 0 Radiator
41 18 5 Jimmie Lewallen Mercury 0 0 0 110 0 Crash
42 20 29 Dink Widenhouse Oldsmobile 0 0 0 101 0 Vapor lock
43 26 10 Blackie Pitt Oldsmobile 0 0 0 98 0 Piston
44 1 87 Buck Baker Oldsmobile 0 0 0 66 34 Engine
45 3 14 Hershel McGriff Oldsmobile 0 0 0 37 0 Engine
46 49 20 John McGinley Hudson 0 0 0 36 0 Bearing
47 46 43 Danny Letner Hudson 0 0 0 26 0 Engine
48 33 90 Bob Welborn Dodge 0 0 0 14 0 Piston
49 45 79 Hassell Reid Plymouth 0 0 0 11 0 Piston
50 36 75 Jimmy Thompson Oldsmobile 0 0 0 4 0 Fuel tank