1954 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1954 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 37 races across 31 tracks, with 11 different drivers reaching victory lane. Lee Petty captured the championship driving a Chrysler.

Total Races

Different Winners

Lee Petty

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Hudson: 17, Oldsmobile: 11, Chrysler: 7, Dodge: 1, Jaguar: 1

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	100 Miles at Palm Beach Speedway	Palm Beach Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	26
2	160 Miles at Daytona Beach & Road Course	Daytona Beach & Road Course	Lee Petty	Chrysler	62
3	100 Miles at Speedway Park	Speedway Park	Herb Thomas	Hudson	24
4	100 Miles at Lakewood Speedway	Lakewood Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	34
5	100 Miles at Oglethorpe Speedway	Oglethorpe Speedway	Al Keller	Hudson	21
6	125 Miles at Oakland Stadium	Oakland Stadium	Dick Rathman	Hudson	26
7	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	24
8	100 Miles at Occoneechee Speedway	Occoneechee Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	28
9	100 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway	Gober Sosebee	Oldsmobile	22
10	150 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	25
11	100 Miles at Wilson Speedway	Wilson Speedway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	16
12	105 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Jim Paschal	Oldsmobile	24
13	80 Miles at Sharon Speedway	Sharon Speedway	Lee Petty	Chrysler	22
14	Raleigh 250	Raleigh Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	35
15	248 Miles at Carrell Speedway	Carrell Speedway	John Soares	Dodge	32
16	100 Miles at Charlotte Speedway	Charlotte Speedway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	25
17	100 Miles at Columbia Speedway	Columbia Speedway	Curtis Turner	Oldsmobile	18
18	100 Miles at Linden Airport	Linden Airport	Al Keller	Jaguar	43
19	73 Miles at Hickory Speedway	Hickory Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	24
20	100 Miles at Monroe County Fairgrounds	Monroe County Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Chrysler	32
21	100 Miles at Williams Grove Speedway	Williams Grove Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	41
22	100 Miles at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Herb Thomas	Hudson	21
23	100 Miles at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	21
24	100 Miles at Santa Fe Speedway	Santa Fe Speedway	Dick Rathman	Hudson	23
25	100 Miles at Grand River Speedrome	Grand River Speedrome	Lee Petty	Chrysler	25
26	100 Miles at Morristown Speedway	Morristown Speedway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	35
27	150 Miles at Oakland Stadium	Oakland Stadium	Danny Letner	Hudson	33
28	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Lee Petty	Chrysler	22
29	250 Miles at Bay Meadows Race Track	Bay Meadows Race Track	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile	41
30	100 Miles at Corbin Speedway	Corbin Speedway	Lee Petty	Chrysler	21
31	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	50
32	100 Miles at Central City Speedway	Central City Speedway	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile	21
33	100 Miles at Southern States Fairgrounds	Southern States Fairgrounds	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile	25
34	250 Miles at Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne Speedway	Herb Thomas	Hudson	64
35	251 Miles at Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Memphis-Arkansas Speedway	Buck Baker	Oldsmobile	52
36	87 Miles at Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville Speedway	Lee Petty	Chrysler	44
37	Wilkes 160	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Hershel McGriff	Oldsmobile	32

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Herb Thomas	12	19	27	34	7.7
2	Lee Petty ★	7	24	32	34	5.6
3	Buck Baker	4	23	28	34	6.7
4	Hershel McGriff	4	13	17	24	9.3
5	Dick Rathman	3	23	26	32	5.8
6	Al Keller	2	6	9	13	9.2
7	Curtis Turner	1	7	8	10	6.5
8	Jim Paschal	1	5	11	27	15.4
9	Gober Sosebee	1	4	7	18	14.2
10	Danny Letner	1	2	3	4	14.5
11	John Soares	1	2	4	9	17.4
12	Joe Eubanks	0	11	24	33	9.9
13	Jimmie Lewallen	0	5	10	22	13.6
14	Lloyd Dane	0	3	4	4	5.0
15	Marvin Panch	0	3	7	10	9.3
16	Donald Thomas	0	3	4	9	13.0
17	Allen Adkins	0	2	2	2	3.5
18	Ben Gregory	0	2	2	4	9.3
19	Bill Blair	0	2	10	19	13.0
20	Ralph Liguori	0	2	12	23	15.4
21	Laird Bruner	0	2	6	24	16.9
22	Fonty Flock	0	2	2	5	17.4
23	Ray Duhigg	0	2	5	12	17.8
24	Jim Reed	0	2	3	9	21.3
25	Bill Claren	0	1	1	1	4.0
26	Bob Grossman	0	1	1	1	5.0
27	Herschel Buchanan	0	1	1	1	5.0
28	Clyde Palmer	0	1	2	2	6.5
29	Paul Pettit	0	1	1	2	13.5
30	Speedy Thompson	0	1	3	7	15.6