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Pole-starter Herb Thomas guided his Fabulous Hudson Hornet to victory at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta (Georgia, US), prevailing by one car-length over Buck Baker

Sunday 21st March 1954

Pole-starter Herb Thomas guided his Fabulous Hudson Hornet to victory at Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta (Georgia, US), prevailing by one car-length over Buck Baker. Thomas’s third win of the season was the 31st of his NASCAR Grand National career. Dick Rathman finished third on the mile-long dirt track.

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