Raleigh 250 1954
Raleigh 250 1954 var ett stockcarlopp ingående i Nascar Grand National Series (nuvarande Nascar Cup Series) som kördes 29 maj 1954 på den 1 mile (1,609 meter) långa ovalbanan Raleigh Speedway i Raleigh i North Carolina. Banunderlaget var asfalt. Loppet vanns av Herb Thomas i en Hudson på tiden 3:22.57 körande för det egna stallet Herb Thomas Racing. Thomas snitthastighet var 73,909 mph. Han var vid målgång ensam förare på ledarvarvet, två varv före tvåan Dick Rathmann. Prispotten uppgick till 9 150 dollar, varav 2 250 dollar gick till segraren.
Resultat[redigera | redigera wikitext]
| Plc | Nr | Förare | Team/ bilägare |
Konstruktör | Start | Varv | Ledda varv | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Herb Thomas Racing | Hudson | 1 | 250 | 204 | |
| 2 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | John Ditz | Hudson | 4 | 248 | 34 | |
| 3 | 14 | Hershel McGriff | Frank Christian | Oldsmobile | 3 | 246 | 0 | |
| 4 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 12 | 244 | 0 | |
| 5 | 80 | Jimmie Lewallen | George Hutchens | Mercury | 13 | 241 | 0 | |
| 6 | 23 | Al Keller | George Miller | Hudson | 24 | 240 | 0 | |
| 7 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | J.O. Goode | Plymouth | 21 | 236 | 0 | |
| 8 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Elton Hildreth | Nash | 7 | 234 | 0 | |
| 9 | 88 | Buck Baker | Ernest Woods | Oldsmobile | 2 | 233 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | Bill Blair | Bill Blair | Hudson | 26 | 231 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Ralph Liguori | Dodge | 28 | 230 | 0 | |
| 12 | 61 | Slick Smith | Slick Smith | Oldsmobile | 6 | 225 | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | Eddie Riker | Eddie Riker | Oldsmobile | 29 | 223 | 0 | |
| 14 | 120 | Russ Hepler | Walt Chapman | Hudson | 30 | 221 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | Charlie Cregar | i.u. | Plymouth | 17 | 221 | 0 | |
| 16 | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dave Terrell | Dodge | 14 | 219 | 0 | |
| 17 | 100 | Blackie Pitt | Gary Drake | Plymouth | 19 | 218 | 0 | |
| 18 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | Ted Chamberlain | Plymouth | 23 | 212 | 0 | |
| 19 | 52 | Walt Flinchum | i.u. | Plymouth | 30 | 195 | 0 | |
| 20 | 25 | Fireball Roberts | Leland Colvin | Oldsmobile | 31 | 181 | 0 | |
| 21 | 13 | Joel Million | Ernest Woods | Oldsmobile | 18 | 179 | 0 | |
| 22 | 44 | Curtis Turner | Elmer Brooks | Oldsmobile | 35 | 160 | 10 | |
| 23 | 21 | Laird Bruner | Carmen Amica | Oldsmobile | 16 | 135 | 0 | |
| 24 | 71 | Fred Dove | Fred Dove | Chevrolet | 15 | 132 | 0 | |
| 25 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Franke Dodge | Oldsmobile | 8 | 104 | 0 | |
| 26 | 108 | Arden Mounts | Gene Comstock | Hudson | 32 | 90 | 0 | |
| 27 | 12 | Speedy Thompson | Buckshot Morris | Oldsmobile | 9 | 86 | 0 | |
| 28 | 87 | Jim Paschal | Bob Griffin | Oldsmobile | 10 | 72 | 0 | |
| 29 | 31 | Donald Thomas | John Ditz | Hudson | 5 | 66 | 0 | |
| 30 | 98 | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Oldsmobile | 27 | 62 | 0 | |
| 31 | 97 | Clarence Burch[a] | i.u. | Willys | 26 | 58 | 0 | |
| 32 | 48 | Gifford Wood | i.u. | Hudson | 34 | 51 | 0 | |
| 33 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Phil Oates | Hudson | 11 | 23 | 0 | |
| 34 | 103 | Clyde Minter | Ken Pace | Mercury | 33 | 15 | 0 | |
| 35 | 47 | Harvey Eakin | Harvey Eakin | Nash | 22 | 5 | 0 | |
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Anmärkningar[redigera | redigera wikitext]
- ^ Enda starten i ett Nascar-lopp för Clarence Burch.
Referenser[redigera | redigera wikitext]
- ^ ”1954 Raleigh 250” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1954_Raleigh_250/W/.
- ^ ”NASCAR Race Results at Raleigh - May 29, 1954” (på engelska). driveraverages.com. https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1954014.