Independence Day Sweepstakes
Darlington Raceway
1.375 Mile Paved Oval
146 Laps/200.75 Miles
July 5, 1954

Finish Start Driver Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Laps Status

Points
1 2 Manny Ayulo 44 Peter Schmidt Kuzma D Offy 146 1:37:33.09 123.012 400
2 7 Jimmy Reece 25 Malloy Pankratz D Offy 146 1:37:57.98 122.491 320
3 3 Jimmy Bryan 9 Dean Van Lines Kuzma D Offy 146 1:38:16.90 122.098 280
4 11 Johnnie Tolan 49 Anderson Kurtis 4000 Offy 146 1:38:54.77 121.319 240
5 6 Jerry Hoyt 99 Belanger Kurtis D Offy 146 1:39:19.67 120.812 200
6 17 Art Cross 6 Springfield Welding Kurtis 4000 Offy 146 1:39:20.66 120.792 160
7 13 Joe Sostilio 45 Bardahl Kurtis 4000 Offy 146 1:39:33.62 120.530 120
8 9 Sam Hanks 1 Bardahl Kurtis 4000 Offy 146 1:40:21.43 119.573 53
9 25 Duane Carter 34 Auto Shippers Kurtis 500 Offy 145 Flagged 80
10 8 Pat O'Connor 26 Hopkins Lesovsky D Offy 145 Flagged 60
11 4 Larry Crockett 28 Federal Engineering Kurtis 3000 Offy 144 Flagged 40
12 26 Gene Force 74 Brown Motor Company Schroeder Offy 142 Flagged 20
13 23 Walt Faulkner 43 Chapman Russo/Nichels Offy 141 Flagged
14 22 Johnny Boyd 48 Sumar Blough D Offy 139 Flagged
15 19 Troy Ruttman 3 Sid Street Pankratz D Offy 134 Flagged
16 27 Eddie Sachs 92 Glessner Scopa D Offy 134 Flagged
17 24 Eddie Russo 68 Peter Wales Trucking Kurtis 4000 Offy 132 Flagged
18 14 Don Freeland 7 Bob Estes Phillips Offy 120 Out
19 28 Tommy Hinnershitz 57 Iddings Meyer D Offy 115 Out
20 21 Bob Scott 18 Ray Brady Kurtis 4000 Offy 108 Wrecked BS - fatal
21 5 Jack McGrath 2 Hinkle Kurtis 4000 Offy 104 Spun out, turn 3
22 16 Bob Sweikert 17 Lutes Truck Parts Kurtis 4000 Offy 102 Out
23 20 Jimmy Daywalt 16 Auto Shippers Kurtis 4000 Offy 77 Wrecked, turn 2
24 30 Wally Campbell 33 Ray Brady Schroeder Offy 76 Out
25 18 Mike Nazaruk 73 McNamara Kurtis/Wetteroth D Offy 61 Out
26 12 Andy Linden 76 Leitenberger Silnes/Sherman Offy 60 Out
27 29 Jim Rathmann 21 Travelon Trailer Kurtis 500 Offy 46 Lost brakes
28 15 Jimmy Davies 14 Pat Clancy Ewing D Offy 37 Stalled
29 1 Chuck Stevenson 98 Agajanian Kuzma D Offy 17 Burned bearing
30 10 Johnnie Parsons 36 Ed Stone Kurtis 3000 Offy 9 Broken crankshaft
-- -- Len Duncan 1 Bardahl Kurtis 4000 Offy 70 Relieved Hanks 77-146 47
-- -- Ernie McCoy 16 Auto Shippers Kurtis 4000 Offy 18 Relieved Daywalt 60-78
-- -- Ernie McCoy 71 Martin Bros. Silnes D Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Ray Crawford 32 Crawford Kurtis 500 Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Johnny Thomson 62 Commercial Motor Freight Ewing D Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Rodger Ward 81 Central Excavating Trevis D Offy -- Did not qualify
-- -- Marshall Teague X Hart Fullerton Kurtis 4000 Offy -- Withdrew
-- -- Rodger Ward 12 Dr. Sabourin Pawl D Offy -- Withdrew
-- -- Ed Elisian 28 Federal Engineering Kurtis 3000 Offy -- Driven by Crockett

Lap Leaders Total Laps
Jimmy Bryan 87 2-88
Manny Ayulo 58 89-146
Chuck Stevenson 1 1