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1954 Charlotte NASCAR Race 2 in NASCAR at the Southern States circuit. Full information

1954 Charlotte NASCAR

1954 Charlotte NASCAR is 167th NASCAR race. Passed at the Southern States circuit. Lee Petty won the pole position and this race. Dick Rathman and Bob Welborn also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1954 Oakland NASCAR
Next race: 1954 San Mateo NASCAR
Race Start: 13th August 1954

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1954 Charlotte NASCAR

16th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
16th victory for the Lee Petty
58th podium for the Lee Petty
46th podium for the Dick Rathman
1st podium for the Bob Welborn

Chrysler New Yorker - 1954 Charlotte NASCAR winner

Chrysler New Yorker #42 - 1954 Charlotte NASCAR winner

1954 Charlotte NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Chrysler New Yorker, #42	0	1h 56m 49s	Petty Enterprises
2	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #3			John Ditz
3	Bob Welborn	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87			Bob Griffin
4	Dink Widenhouse	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0			Dink Widenhouse
5	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Ernest Woods
6	Blackie Pitt	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #100			Gary Drake
7	Joe Eubanks	Hudson Hornet, #82			Phil Oates
8	Bill Blair	Hudson Hornet, #2			Bill Blair
9	Cotton Owens	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #6			George Hutchens
10	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #51			Gober Sosebee
11	Dave Terrell	Dodge ?? 1954, #126			Dave Terrell
12	Laird Bruner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28			Frank Dodge
13	Sam Smith	Dodge ?? 1953, #90
14	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
15	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14			Frank Christian
16	Perk Brown	Hudson Hornet, #22			R.G. Shelton
17	Frank Stutts	Ford ?? 1952, #55
18	Jimmie Lewallen	Mercury ?? 1954, #5			Joe Blair
19	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11			George Parrish
20	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #13			Ernest Woods
21	Clyde Minter	Mercury ?? 1949, #19			Ken Pace
22	Bill Blackwell	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #10

Qualifying Results for the 1954 Charlotte NASCAR on the Southern States circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88		Ernest Woods
1	Lee Petty	Chrysler New Yorker, #42	0	Petty Enterprises
0	Laird Bruner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #28		Frank Dodge
0	Bill Blackwell	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #10
0	Clyde Minter	Mercury ?? 1949, #19		Ken Pace
0	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #13		Ernest Woods
0	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11		George Parrish
0	Jimmie Lewallen	Mercury ?? 1954, #5		Joe Blair
0	Frank Stutts	Ford ?? 1952, #55
0	Perk Brown	Hudson Hornet, #22		R.G. Shelton
0	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14		Frank Christian
0	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92		Herb Thomas
0	Sam Smith	Dodge ?? 1953, #90
0	Dave Terrell	Dodge ?? 1954, #126		Dave Terrell
0	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #51		Gober Sosebee
0	Cotton Owens	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #6		George Hutchens
0	Bill Blair	Hudson Hornet, #2		Bill Blair
0	Joe Eubanks	Hudson Hornet, #82		Phil Oates
0	Blackie Pitt	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #100		Gary Drake
0	Dink Widenhouse	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0		Dink Widenhouse
0	Bob Welborn	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #87		Bob Griffin
0	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #3		John Ditz