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1954 Grand Rapids NASCAR

1954 Grand Rapids NASCAR is 164th NASCAR race. Passed at the Grand Rapids circuit. Lee Petty won the pole position and this race. Buck Baker and Dick Rathman also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1954 Willow Springs NASCAR
Next race: 1954 Morristown NASCAR
Race Start: 11th July 1954

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1954 Grand Rapids NASCAR

15th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
15th victory for the Lee Petty
57th podium for the Lee Petty
24th podium for the Buck Baker
45th podium for the Dick Rathman

Chrysler New Yorker - 1954 Grand Rapids NASCAR winner

Chrysler New Yorker #42 - 1954 Grand Rapids NASCAR winner

1954 Grand Rapids NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Chrysler New Yorker, #42	0	1h 55m 11s	Petty Enterprises
2	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88			Ernest Woods
3	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #3			John Ditz
4	Ray Duhigg	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #24			J.O. Goode
5	Jim Reed	Hudson Hornet, #7			Jim Reed
6	Dave Terrell	Dodge ?? 1954, #126			Dave Terrell
7	Blackie Pitt	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #100			Gary Drake
8	Walt Flinchum	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #52			Byrd Johnson
9	Joe Eubanks	Hudson Hornet, #82			Phil Oates
10	Virgil Stockton	Hudson Hornet, #91			Virgil Stockton
11	Clare Lawicki	Ford ?? 1949, #4
12	Chuck Neale	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #12
13	Jack Cummiford	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2
14	Bud Bennett	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0
15	Hank Russ	Ford ?? 1954, #31
16	Andy Biddle	Ford ?? 1951, #883
17	Dick Jennette	Ford ?? 1950, #241
18	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #13			Ernest Woods
19	Richard Brownlee	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #49			Dave Quate
20	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #9			Herb Thomas
21	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14			Frank Christian
22	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
23	Laird Bruner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #21			Carmen Amica
24	Irv Atkinson	Hudson Hornet, #1
25	Andy Bruni	Ford ?? 1950, #36

Qualifying Results for the 1954 Grand Rapids NASCAR on the Grand Rapids circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92		Herb Thomas
1	Lee Petty	Chrysler New Yorker, #42	0	Petty Enterprises
0	Jack Cummiford	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #2
0	Andy Bruni	Ford ?? 1950, #36
0	Irv Atkinson	Hudson Hornet, #1
0	Laird Bruner	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #21		Carmen Amica
0	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #14		Frank Christian
0	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #9		Herb Thomas
0	Richard Brownlee	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #49		Dave Quate
0	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #13		Ernest Woods
0	Dick Jennette	Ford ?? 1950, #241
0	Andy Biddle	Ford ?? 1951, #883
0	Hank Russ	Ford ?? 1954, #31
0	Bud Bennett	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0
0	Chuck Neale	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #12
0	Clare Lawicki	Ford ?? 1949, #4
0	Virgil Stockton	Hudson Hornet, #91		Virgil Stockton
0	Joe Eubanks	Hudson Hornet, #82		Phil Oates
0	Walt Flinchum	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #52		Byrd Johnson
0	Blackie Pitt	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #100		Gary Drake
0	Dave Terrell	Dodge ?? 1954, #126		Dave Terrell
0	Jim Reed	Hudson Hornet, #7		Jim Reed
0	Ray Duhigg	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #24		J.O. Goode
0	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #3		John Ditz
0	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #88		Ernest Woods