1954 Bay Meadows Speedway, August 22 Results
Hershel McGriff won the 1954 Grand National Series race at Bay Meadows Speedway on August 22, 1954, leading 249 of 250 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 41 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Hershel McGriff | 1 | 250 | 249 | Running |
| 2 | 28 | Bill Amick | 20 | 250 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 12 | Dick Rathmann | 8 | 249 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 68 | Allen Adkins | 6 | 249 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 42 | Lee Petty | 15 | 247 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 4 | 247 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 3 | Danny Letner | 7 | 245 | 0 | Crash |
| 8 | 33 | Lloyd Dane | 18 | 244 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 84 | Robert Caswell | 24 | 244 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 98 | Marvin Panch | 2 | 244 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 2 | Jim Graham | 3 | 239 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 65 | Chuck Meekins | 14 | 238 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 10 | Charles Pemberton | 237 | 0 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | Tony Nelson | 12 | 236 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 88 | Woody Brown | 21 | 235 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 99 | Joe Valente | 19 | 233 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | 231 | 0 | Running | |
| 18 | 6 | Ben Gregory | 13 | 228 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 97 | Fred Bince | 11 | 226 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 89 | Bill West | 225 | 0 | Running | |
| 21 | 52 | Eddie Pagan | 25 | 223 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 25 | Erick Erickson | 41 | 215 | 1 | Running |
| 23 | X100 | Blackie Pitt | 10 | 214 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 33-X | Bob Deehan | 213 | 0 | Running | |
| 25 | 7 | Jim Heath | 210 | 0 | Rear end | |
| 26 | 1 | Al Neves | 17 | 210 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 15 | Sam Hawks | 203 | 0 | Running | |
| 28 | 73 | Art Watts | 9 | 200 | 0 | Gasket |
| 29 | 51 | Rick Henderson | 199 | 0 | Running | |
| 30 | 60 | Howard Phillippi | 199 | 0 | Running | |
| 31 | 50 | Jim Cook | 184 | 0 | Running | |
| 32 | 41 | Ernie Young | 178 | 0 | Running | |
| 33 | 90 | Ted Lee | 164 | 0 | Running | |
| 34 | 4 | John Soares | 5 | 160 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 11 | Dick Carter | 154 | 0 | Wheel | |
| 36 | 77 | Bill Bade | 144 | 0 | Running | |
| 37 | 31 | Red Ortwein | 144 | 0 | Overheating | |
| 38 | 099 | Dick Zimmermann | 16 | 121 | 0 | Engine |
| 39 | 35 | Bill Smith | 83 | 0 | Piston | |
| 40 | 19 | George Rogge | 64 | 0 | Crash | |
| 41 | 8 | Ed Normi | 39 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | August 22, 1954 |
| Track | Bay Meadows Speedway |
| Laps | 250 |