1954 Mid-South 250 Results
Buck Baker won the 1954 Mid-South 250 at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway on October 10, 1954, leading 17 of 167 laps. Full Grand National Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 52 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 87 | Buck Baker | 167 | 17 | Running | |
| 2 | 3 | Dick Rathmann | 162 | 0 | Running | |
| 3 | 42 | Lee Petty | 2 | 161 | 150 | Axle |
| 4 | 92 | Herb Thomas | 161 | 0 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | Herschel Buchanan | 160 | 0 | Running | |
| 6 | 114 | Slick Smith | 160 | 0 | Running | |
| 7 | 98 | Marvin Panch | 158 | 0 | Running | |
| 8 | 189 | Lou Figaro | 154 | 0 | Running | |
| 9 | 14 | Hershel McGriff | 154 | 0 | Running | |
| 10 | 44 | Gober Sosebee | 153 | 0 | Running | |
| 11 | 23 | Jimmie Lewallen | 153 | 0 | Running | |
| 12 | 10 | Van Van Wey | 149 | 0 | Running | |
| 13 | 27 | Erick Erickson | 147 | 0 | Piston | |
| 14 | 85 | Charles Hardiman | 146 | 0 | Running | |
| 15 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | 146 | 0 | Running | |
| 16 | 08 | Frank Smith | 144 | 0 | Running | |
| 17 | X100 | Blackie Pitt | 138 | 0 | Running | |
| 18 | 86 | Don Oldenberg | 138 | 0 | Running | |
| 19 | 68 | John Erickson | 137 | 0 | Vapor lock | |
| 20 | 202 | Bo Fields | 137 | 0 | Running | |
| 21 | 148 | Chuck Hanson | 135 | 0 | Running | |
| 22 | 71 | Tim Flock | 129 | 0 | Running | |
| 23 | 90 | Charles Merrill | 129 | 0 | Running | |
| 24 | 93 | Ted Chamberlain | 129 | 0 | Running | |
| 25 | 15 | Ed Massey | 127 | 0 | Running | |
| 26 | 52 | Joe Guide | 125 | 0 | Running | |
| 27 | 25 | Bill Widenhouse | 120 | 0 | Running | |
| 28 | 485 | Robert Slensby | 117 | 0 | Running | |
| 29 | 47 | Jim McLain | 112 | 0 | Running | |
| 30 | 291 | C.H. Dingler | 108 | 0 | Running | |
| 31 | 188 | Hooker Hood | 102 | 0 | Running | |
| 32 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | 99 | 0 | Fuel line | |
| 33 | 51 | Lloyd Chick | 94 | 0 | Running | |
| 34 | 13 | Joel Million | 92 | 0 | Rear end | |
| 35 | 76 | Leland Sewell | 84 | 0 | Crash | |
| 36 | 58 | Johnny Patterson | 74 | 0 | Fuel pump | |
| 37 | 33 | Jimmy Ayers | 68 | 0 | Gasket | |
| 38 | 599 | Bud Chaddock | 66 | 0 | Spindle | |
| 39 | 91 | Laird Bruner | 62 | 0 | Transmission | |
| 40 | 18 | Arden Mounts | 61 | 0 | Gasket | |
| 41 | 133 | Bud Harless | 55 | 0 | Vapor lock | |
| 42 | 100 | Charles Brinkley | 51 | 0 | Vapor lock | |
| 43 | 176 | Dutch Munsinger | 46 | 0 | Transmission | |
| 44 | 5 | Ray Duhigg | 43 | 0 | Steering | |
| 45 | 280 | Roscoe Rann | 33 | 0 | Tie rod | |
| 46 | 7 | Jim Reed | 31 | 0 | Gasket | |
| 47 | 88 | Jim Paschal | 27 | 0 | Piston | |
| 48 | X-2 | Dave Terrell | 18 | 0 | Engine | |
| 49 | 317 | Lucky Walters | 18 | 0 | A frame | |
| 50 | 49 | Harold Lutz | 11 | 0 | Piston | |
| 51 | 17 | Junior Johnson | 1 | 10 | 0 | Piston |
| 52 | 112 | Richard Jones | 1 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | October 10, 1954 |
| Track | Memphis-Arkansas Speedway |
| Laps | 167 |