Home / AAA / Seasons / 1954 / 1954 Bobby Ball 100

1954 Bobby Ball 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Phoenix circuit. Full information

1954 Bobby Ball 100

1954 Bobby Ball 100 is 493rd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Phoenix circuit. Shorty Templeman won the pole position, Jimmy Bryan won this race. Manuel Ayulo and Bob Sweikert also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1954 Golden State 100
Next race: 1954 Silver State Century 100
Race Start: 7th November 1954

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1954 Bobby Ball 100

5th victory for the Dean Van Lines Racing Division team
5th victory for the Jimmy Bryan
11th podium for the Jimmy Bryan
9th podium for the Manuel Ayulo
6th podium for the Bob Sweikert

1954 Bobby Ball 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ? 1954, #9	200	1h 10m 59.150s	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
2	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1954, #44	160		Peter J Schmidt
3	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #17	140		WJ Lutes
4	Andy Linden	Nichels ? 1954, #43	120		H Allen Chapman
5	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft ? 1954, #1	100		Murrell Belanger
6	Cal Niday	Kuzma ? 1954, #97	80		JC Agajanian
7	Eddie Sachs	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #31	60		John Zink
8	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #68	50		Schaefer Gear Works
9	Chuck Weyant	Silnes ? 1954, #71	40		Martin Brothers
10	Jiggs Peters	Scopa ? 1954, #92	30		Lee S Glessner
11	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #45	20		Bardahl
12	Johnny Boyd	Blough ? 1954, #48	10		Chapman S Root
13	Tommy Hinnershitz	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #6	0		Springfield Welding
14	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #32	0		Ray Crawford
15	Larry Crockett	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #37	0		Federal Engineering
16	Tony Bettenhausen	Schroeder ? 1954, #41	0		Blakely Oil
17	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz ? 1954, #25	0		Emmett J Malloy
18	Johnny Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #49	0		Anderson

Qualifying Results for the 1954 Bobby Ball 100 on the Phoenix circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Shorty Templeman	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #68	Schaefer Gear Works
2	Bob Sweikert	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #17	WJ Lutes
3	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft ? 1954, #1	Murrell Belanger
4	Jimmy Bryan	Kuzma ? 1954, #9	Dean Van Lines Racing Division
5	Johnny Boyd	Blough ? 1954, #48	Chapman S Root
6	Tommy Hinnershitz	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #6	Springfield Welding
7	Andy Linden	Nichels ? 1954, #43	H Allen Chapman
8	Jimmy Reece	Pankratz ? 1954, #25	Emmett J Malloy
9	Chuck Weyant	Silnes ? 1954, #71	Martin Brothers
10	Manuel Ayulo	Kuzma ? 1954, #44	Peter J Schmidt
11	Johnny Tolan	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #49	Anderson
12	Cal Niday	Kuzma ? 1954, #97	JC Agajanian
13	Eddie Sachs	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #31	John Zink
14	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #45	Bardahl
15	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #32	Ray Crawford
16	Jiggs Peters	Scopa ? 1954, #92	Lee S Glessner
17	Larry Crockett	Kurtis Kraft 4000, #37	Federal Engineering
18	Tony Bettenhausen	Schroeder ? 1954, #41	Blakely Oil