CUP SERIES · SEASON

1954

Gen 1 · Grand National · Champion: Herb Thomas

Cup

‹ 1953 1955 ›

Races

Drivers

339

Winners

Avg cautions

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Avg lead changes

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Avg margin

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Closest finish

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Races

#	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Pole	Laps	Ctn	LC	Margin	Data
1	—	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	3Dick Rathman	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
2	—	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course RC	42Lee Petty	42Lee Petty	39	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
3	—	100 Miles at Speedway Park	Speedway Park DIRT	92Herb Thomas	44Curtis Turner	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
4	—	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	92Herb Thomas	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
5	—	100 Miles at Oglethorpe Speedway	Oglethorpe Speedway DIRT	23Al Keller	92Herb Thomas	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
6	—	125 Miles at Oakland Stadium	Oakland Stadium DIRT	3Dick Rathman	9Hershel McGriff	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
7	—	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	3Dick Rathman	51Gober Sosebee	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
8	—	100 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	88Buck Baker	100	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
9	—	100 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway DIRT	51Gober Sosebee	3Dick Rathman	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
10	—	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	42Lee Petty	150	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
11	—	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway DIRT	88Buck Baker	87Jim Paschal	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
12	—	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway ST	87Jim Paschal	6Ralph Liguori	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
13	—	80 Miles at Sharon Speedway	Sharon Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	3Dick Rathman	160	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
14	—	Raleigh 250	Raleigh Speedway INT	92Herb Thomas	92Herb Thomas	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
15	—	248 Miles at Carrell Speedway	Carrell Speedway DIRT	4John Soares	39Danny Letner	496	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
16	—	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	23Al Keller	133	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
17	—	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway DIRT	44Curtis Turner	88Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
18	—	100 Miles at Linden Airport	Linden Airport RC	4Al Keller	88Buck Baker	50	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
19	—	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	92Herb Thomas	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
20	—	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds DIRT	42Lee Petty	92Herb Thomas	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
21	—	100 Miles at Williams Grove Speedway	Williams Grove Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	3Dick Rathman	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
22	—	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds DIRT	92Herb Thomas	14Hershel McGriff	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
23	—	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	92Herb Thomas	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
24	—	100 Miles at Santa Fe Speedway	Santa Fe Speedway DIRT	3Dick Rathman	88Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
25	—	100 Miles at Grand River Speedrome	Grand River Speedrome DIRT	42Lee Petty	92Herb Thomas	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
26	—	100 Miles at Morristown Speedway	Morristown Speedway DIRT	88Buck Baker	88Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
27	—	150 Miles at Oakland Stadium	Oakland Stadium DIRT	3Danny Letner	98Marvin Panch	297	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
28	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	42Lee Petty	88Buck Baker	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
29	—	250 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track	Bay Meadows Race Track DIRT	14Hershel McGriff	14Hershel McGriff	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
30	—	100 Miles at Corbin Speedway	Corbin Speedway DIRT	42Lee Petty	88Jim Paschal	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
31	—	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway INT	92Herb Thomas	87Buck Baker	364	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
32	—	100 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway DIRT	14Hershel McGriff	89Tim Flock	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
33	—	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds DIRT	14Hershel McGriff	14Hershel McGriff	200	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
34	—	250 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway DIRT	92Herb Thomas	92Herb Thomas	250	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
35	—	251 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway DIRT	87Buck Baker	17Junior Johnson	167	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
36	—	87 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway ST	42Lee Petty	42Lee Petty	165	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP
37	—	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	14Hershel McGriff	14Hershel McGriff	157	—	—	—	LAPSPITSLOOP

Wins per driver

Standings

Computed with the season's rules

#	Driver	Team	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Poles	Laps led	Avg fin	DNF
1	92Herb Thomas	Herb Thomas Racing	12	19	27	8	1,255	7.7	10
2	42Lee Petty	Petty Enterprises	7	24	32	3	595	5.7	3
3	87Buck Baker	Bob Griffin (Owner)	4	23	28	7	651	6.7	5

Pace leaders · 1954 Cup Series

drivers with 3+ races (0 of 0)

No pace statistics for this season (lap-level data from 2020).