1954 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division

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The 1954 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Division was the 1st season of the series. The title was won by Lloyd Dane, making him the inaugural champion in what is now the ARCA Menards Series West.

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Schedule and results

The 1954 season included 9 individual races, with Oakland Speedway and Balboa Stadium both hosting two events. [1] Multiple of the season's races were in combination with the NASCAR Grand National Series. [2] [3] [4] [5] Other races were in combination with the NASCAR Short Track Division. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
March 28none Oakland Speedway Oakland, California Dick Rathmann
May 30none Carrell Speedway Gardena, California John Soares
June 26none Marchbanks Speedway Hanford, California Marvin Panch
July 4none Balboa Stadium San Diego, California Danny Letner
August 1none Oakland Speedway Oakland, California Danny Letner [11]
August 7none Vallejo Speedway Vallejo, California Marvin Panch
August 22none Bay Meadows Speedway San Mateo, California Hershel McGriff
October 2none Balboa Stadium San Diego, California Robert Caswell
October 10none Capital Speedway Sacramento, California Allen Adkins

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References

  1. ↑ "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NASCAR Grand National:1954-06 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR Grand National:1954-16 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "NASCAR Grand National:1954-27 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ "NASCAR Grand National:1954-29 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1954-03 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1954-04 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1954-06 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1954-08 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  10. ↑ "NASCAR Pacific Coast:1954-09 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Danny Letner Wins 300-Lap Stock Race". Times-Star . United Press. August 2, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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