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April 18, 1954
The 1954-08 was the 8th race of the 1954 NASCAR Cup Series season and took place at Occoneechee Speedway on 04-18-1954. Herb Thomas won the race in his 1954 Hudson from the 4 starting position against 27 other drivers with an average race speed of 77.386 mph. The race distance was 100 miles and offered a total prize purse of $3,825. The 1954-08 was slowed by 1 caution flags for a total of 0 caution laps. There were a total of 2 lead changes during the race. The pole speed was 86.767.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 92 | Herb Thomas | Hudson | Herb Thomas | 0 | 100/35 | Running | 1,000 |
| 2 | 0 | 31 | Donald Thomas | Hudson | Pure | 0 | 100/53 | Running | 650 |
| 3 | 1 | 88 | Buck Baker | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | 0 | 100/12 | Running | 450 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Dick Rathman | Hudson | Pure | 0 | 100/0 | Running | 350 |
| 5 | 0 | 14 | Curtis Turner | Oldsmobile | Frank Christian | 0 | 99/0 | Running | 300 |
| 6 | 0 | 42 | Lee Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 98/0 | Running | 250 |
| 7 | 3 | 82 | Joe Eubanks | Hudson | Oates Motor… | 0 | 97/0 | Running | 200 |
| 8 | 0 | 16 | Ted Rambo | Lincoln | Bob Cancro | 0 | 97/0 | Running | 150 |
| 9 | 0 | 21 | Laird Bruner | Oldsmobile | Carmen Amica | 0 | 96/0 | Running | 100 |
| 10 | 0 | 24 | Ray Duhigg | Plymouth | J.O. Goode | 0 | 95/0 | Running | 100 |
| 11 | 0 | 6 | Ralph Liguori | Dodge | Ralph Liguori | 0 | 94/0 | Running | 25 |
| 12 | 0 | 143 | Andy Winfree | Plymouth | Andy Winfree | 0 | 92/0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 0 | 108 | Arden Mounts | Hudson | Gene Comstock | 0 | 91/0 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 0 | 100 | Blackie Pitt | Plymouth | Gary Drake | 0 | 90/0 | Running | 25 |
| 15 | 0 | 8 | Bud Harless | Hudson | Edgar Clay | 0 | 90/0 | Running | 25 |
| 16 | 0 | 47 | Harvey Eakin | Nash | Harvey Eakin | 0 | 89/0 | Running | 25 |
| 17 | 0 | 28 | Eddie Skinner | Oldsmobile | Frank Dodge | 0 | 88/0 | Running | 25 |
| 18 | 0 | 78 | Elbert Allen | Oldsmobile | -- | 0 | 86/0 | Running | 25 |
| 19 | 0 | 1 | Elton Hildreth | Nash | Hildreth Motors | 0 | 86/0 | Running | 25 |
| 20 | 0 | 10 | Marshall Harless | Ford | Marshall Harless | 0 | 82/0 | Running | 25 |
| 21 | 0 | 22 | Perk Brown | Hudson | R.G. Shelton | 0 | 77/0 | Running | 25 |
| 22 | 0 | 71 | Fred Dove | Chevrolet | Fred Dove | 0 | 64/0 | Overheating | 0 |
| 23 | 0 | 13 | Emory Lewis | Oldsmobile | Ernest Woods | 0 | 61/0 | Crash | 0 |
| 24 | 0 | 87 | Jim Paschal | Oldsmobile | Griffin Motors | 0 | 37/0 | Oil pan | 0 |
| 25 | 0 | 61 | Jimmie Lewallen | Oldsmobile | -- | 0 | 31/0 | Spring | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 51 | Gober Sosebee | Oldsmobile | Cherokee Garage | 0 | 21/0 | Piston | 0 |
| 27 | 0 | 43 | Bob Welborn | Dodge | Julian Petty | 0 | 17/0 | Gasket | 0 |
| 28 | 0 | 126 | Dave Terrell | Dodge | Dave Terrell | 0 | 8/0 | Hub | 0 |