The 1954 Wilkes County 160 was a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) racing event that took place on April 4, 1954 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA).^[1][2]

It took one hour and twenty-seven minutes for the race to reach its full conclusion;^[1] Dick Rathmann beat Herb Thomas by a margin of twenty seconds in front of five thousand and five hundred people.^[1] Notable speeds were: as the average speed and as the pole position speed.^[1] John Ditz would win his first race as an owner during this event.^[1] Total winnings for this race were $3,825 ($}} in today's money).^[2]

Finishers

1. Dick Rathmann^[3]
2. Herb Thomas^[3]
3. Joe Eubanks^[3] (the third and final driver to end the race on the lead lap)
4. Curtis Turner^[3]
5. Lee Petty^[3]
6. Ralph Liguori
7. Al Keller
8. Andy Winfree
9. Jim Paschal
10. Jimmie Lewallen
11. Bob Welborn
12. Gober Sosebee
13. Fred Dove
14. Billy Irvin
15. Buck Baker
16. Eddie Skinner (last driver to complete the entire race 21 laps behind)
17. Bud Harless* (involved in the only crash of the race)
18. Ralph Dutton*
19. Elton Hildreth* (drove a Nash vehicle)
20. Ted Rambo* (drove a Lincoln vehicle also involved in the crash with Bud Harless)
21. Arden Mounts*
22. Dave Terrell*
23. Stan Kross*
24. Blackie Pitt*

* Driver failed to finish race

References

External links

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