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1954 High Point NASCAR in NASCAR at the Tri-City Speedway circuit. Full information

1954 High Point NASCAR

1954 High Point NASCAR is 177th NASCAR race. Passed at the Tri-City Speedway circuit. Herb Thomas won the pole position, Lee Petty won this race. Buck Baker and Herb Thomas also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1954 North Wilkesboro NASCAR
Next race: 1955 West Palm Beach NASCAR
Race Start: 7th November 1954

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1954 High Point NASCAR

19th victory for the Petty Enterprises team
19th victory for the Lee Petty
65th podium for the Lee Petty
31st podium for the Buck Baker
74th podium for the Herb Thomas

Chrysler New Yorker - 1954 High Point NASCAR winner

Chrysler New Yorker #42 - 1954 High Point NASCAR winner

1954 High Point NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Lee Petty	Chrysler New Yorker, #42	0	1h 35m 25s	Petty Enterprises
2	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #14			Frank Christian
3	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92			Herb Thomas
4	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #51			Gober Sosebee
5	Jimmie Lewallen	Mercury ?? 1954, #5			Joe Blair
6	Dink Widenhouse	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0			Dink Widenhouse
7	Blackie Pitt	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #111			Gary Drake
8	Bud Harless	Hudson Hornet, #8			Edgar Clay
9	Clyde Minter	Mercury ?? 1950, #19			Ken Pace
10	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #9			Herb Thomas
11	Ken Pace	Hudson Hornet, #71			Ken Pace
12	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11			George Parrish
13	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #13			John Ditz
14	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1953, #1			Elton Hildreth
15	Joe Eubanks	Hudson Hornet, #82			Phil Oates
16	John Dodd, Jr.	Hudson Hornet, #48			John Dodd, Sr.
17	Junior Johnson	Cadillac ?? 1954, #7			Paul Whiteman
18	Bill Blair	Hudson Hornet, #18			Gene Comstock
19	Fred Dove	Hudson Hornet, #77			Ken Pace
20	Bob Welborn	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #52			Julian Petty
21	Jim Paschal	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #80			George Hutchens

Qualifying Results for the 1954 High Point NASCAR on the Tri-City Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Herb Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #92	Herb Thomas
2	Dick Rathman	Hudson Hornet, #13	John Ditz
3	Lee Petty	Chrysler New Yorker, #42	Petty Enterprises
4	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #51	Gober Sosebee
5	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #14	Frank Christian
6	Junior Johnson	Cadillac ?? 1954, #7	Paul Whiteman
7	Elton Hildreth	Nash ?? 1953, #1	Elton Hildreth
8	Bud Harless	Hudson Hornet, #8	Edgar Clay
9	Joe Eubanks	Hudson Hornet, #82	Phil Oates
10	Donald Thomas	Hudson Hornet, #9	Herb Thomas
11	Blackie Pitt	Oldsmobile 88 (Second generation), #111	Gary Drake
12	Jimmie Lewallen	Mercury ?? 1954, #5	Joe Blair
13	Dink Widenhouse	Oldsmobile 88 (First generation), #0	Dink Widenhouse
14	Bill Blair	Hudson Hornet, #18	Gene Comstock
15	Clyde Minter	Mercury ?? 1950, #19	Ken Pace
16	Fred Dove	Hudson Hornet, #77	Ken Pace
17	John Dodd, Jr.	Hudson Hornet, #48	John Dodd, Sr.
18	Bob Welborn	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #52	Julian Petty
19	Jim Paschal	Plymouth Concord Savoy, #80	George Hutchens
20	Ken Pace	Hudson Hornet, #71	Ken Pace
21	George Parrish	Studebaker ?? 1953, #11	George Parrish